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SOWC FedDev ICP Proposal – Call for Expressions of Interest

The Southern Ontario Water Consortium, in collaboration with our partners, is preparing an application for funding to a grant program of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) called "Investing in Commercialization Partnerships." We are proposing to create a cluster to consolidate the exceptional assets already in place in the province and greatly [...]

2015-09-04T16:34:07+00:00March 20th, 2014|Features|

External Funding Opportunities – March

Scientific Research and Development Tax Incentive Programs Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive Program - (FEDERAL) The SR&ED Program is a federal tax incentive program to encourage Canadian businesses of all sizes and in all sectors to conduct research and development (R&D) in Canada that will lead to new, improved, or technologically advanced [...]

2017-03-21T18:48:34+00:00March 20th, 2014|Features|

External Funding Opportunities – February

The SOWC regularly highlights timely external funding programs that may be of interest to our subscribers. Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) Program: Round 25 – Calls for Statement of Interest (SOI) SOI Deadline: April 16, 2014 On behalf of the Government of Canada, SDTC helps commercialize Canadian clean technologies, readying them for growth and export [...]

2017-03-21T18:48:34+00:00February 19th, 2014|Features|

New SOWC Facility Overview Available

Highlighting the technical specifications of the SOWC Drinking Water node facilities, a new one-page facility overview is available on the SOWC Resource page for downloading. Each overview provides a high-level summary of SOWC node facility capacity for prospective SOWC industry partners. Along with the new Drinking Water overview, currently available facility overviews include the Watershed [...]

2015-09-04T15:43:45+00:00January 28th, 2014|Features|

External Funding Opportunities – January

Starting this month, the SOWC will highlight timely external funding programs that may be of interest to our subscribers. Great Lakes Protection Fund Pre-Proposal deadline: February 3, 2014 The Great Lakes Protection Fund seeks to support a suite of projects that will design, develop, test and evaluate innovations to advance the next generation of actions [...]

2017-03-21T18:48:34+00:00January 22nd, 2014|Features|

SOWC 2013 – Year in Review

The SOWC Guelph Wastewater event hosted more than 125 attendees eager to learn more about the platform 2013 has been a very busy and exciting year for the SOWC. Over the past 12 months, we have been working hard to deliver a platform for water technology research, development, demonstration and testing needs. We [...]

2017-03-21T18:48:34+00:00December 15th, 2013|Features|

SOWC Promotes Ontario in MEDTE Water Industry Video Shoot

Jessica Rahn, Wastewater Technician at the University of Guelph, was a main feature on the day On November 4, SOWC took part in the filming of a series of videos by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment focused on showcasing Ontario as an ideal location to do business for companies [...]

2017-03-21T18:48:34+00:00November 15th, 2013|Features|

Watershed Node Event Panel Discussion: SOWC Data Platform Capabilities

SOWC's recent Waterloo Watershed Node event "Smarter Watershed Management" featured a panel discussion and preview of the data platform SOWC is implementing. The discussion provided potential partners and end-users with their first technical introduction to the developing platform. The goal was to further stimulate interest, connections, and seek input particularly from proposed end-users about the [...]

2017-03-21T18:48:34+00:00October 15th, 2013|Features|

Dr. Susan Andrews – SOWC Node Leader Profile

Dr. Susan Andrews is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto, and is the Drinking Water Node Leader for the SOWC – which is supporting capacity for the development and testing of new technologies that address emerging concerns in water treatment, including effective use and reuse of water. Dr. Susan [...]

2017-03-21T18:48:35+00:00October 14th, 2013|Features|

International Collaborative Team Testing Microsatellite Technology For Water Resource Management

Researchers will be using the SOWC platform to test out-of-this-world technology that will strengthen watershed data acquisition through the utilization of microsatellites. Through an international collaboration of academic, private industry, and government partners, research has begun at Alder Creek, a sub-watershed of the Grand River, to test the use of micro-satellites in water resource management [...]

2017-03-21T18:48:35+00:00September 24th, 2013|Features|
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