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This post was originally published in the Guelph Tribune. The city has agreed to get involved in a wastewater research facility to be built on city land as part of a research project that's described as unique in the world. Council unanimously approved a plan Monday to lease land at the city's wastewater treatment plant on Wellington Street West so that the University of Guelph can build and operate a research facility there. The city will contribute about $195,000 worth [...]

This article was originally published in the Ontario Business Report. In a little more than a decade, the United Nations says two-thirds of the world's population, or about 5.5 billion, will face moderate or severe water shortages. And without smarter ways of using existing supplies the situation could get worse. Even now, limited water resources are threatening economic growth in the developed world. Solutions, however, may emerge in Ontario from an unprecedented public-private-university investment that will make the region the [...]

This post was originally written by Erica Gies on Forbes. In the United States there is much hue and cry from political animals complaining that the government is picking cleantech winners – if their preferred business is not the beneficiary of a subsidy. But in Ontario, a government initiative introduced in November 2010, the Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act, is striving to create partnerships among government, businesses, universities, and nonprofit organizations to help advance water-related technologies. Ontario is already [...]