Southern Ontario Water Consortium signs MOU with Mitacs to Access Graduate Student Research Expertise
SOWC and Mitacs have announced a Memorandum of Understanding to open strategic partnership opportunities between Ontario's innovative water companies and local, highly-trained university graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. SOWC will help connect Ontario water and wastewater companies to the Mitacs-Accelerate program, giving them access to the latest research expertise from graduate and post-doctoral students. Interns will also benefit from exposure to practical industry experience. Over 5 years, this MOU is anticipated to support projects worth over $1 million. Ontario water [...]
London to Establish $8 Million Wastewater Centre of Excellence
This article was originally published by the London Community News by Craig Gilbert. It may not be the sexiest centre of excellence in North America, but a wastewater research and development hub is a step closer to being established in London. The city's civic works committee voted on Monday (Jan. 21) to support the creation of an $8-million Southern Ontario Water Consortium London Wastewater Facility (SOC-LWF) within existing city wastewater plants, in conjunction with Western University. The city has already [...]
Thirsty For Change In Southern Ontario – IBM Deep Thinking
This article was originally published by IBM. More than a decade ago, in the small town of Walkerton, Ontario, seven people died and more than 2,500 fell ill. The culprit? Farm runoff contaminated with E. coli had been captured by the water wells that provided the town's drinking water supply. A public outcry prompted revamped water legislation across the country. Since then, the province of Ontario has transformed its reputation for water management. Recently, it was recognized by national environmental [...]