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 Items tagged: British ColumbiaItems Found: 68BC Solicits Opinions on Water Data Sharing: What Was SaidMay 14, 2012 - 12:51 pm In March 2012, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) asked water professionals to participate in online focus groups, and to offer feedback via an online form. The objective was to facilitate a conversation with the water science community about how, together with the MOE, it can increase access to water... Categories: News, Western Canada NORAM Acquires Position in ECOfluid SystemsMay 8, 2012 - 8:16 am NORAM Engineering and Constructors Ltd., a company specializing in the fields of nitration, sulphuric acid, and electrochemistry, has purchased a position in British Columbia-based ECOfluid Systems Inc., designer, builder, and operator of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. The acquisition... Categories: News, Western Canada B.C. Showcases River Remediation ProjectApril 15, 2012 - 3:51 pm Victoria public had the opportunity to learn more about river remediation at an open house at British Columbia's Goldstream Provincial Park this past weekend. The event highlighted remediation work in the surrounding area and river after a Columbia Fuels truck overturned in April of last year, spilling... Categories: News, Western Canada BC Introduces Energy and Water Efficiency ActMarch 29, 2012 - 2:23 pm British Columbia has introduced Bill 32, the Energy and Water Efficiency Act, to help reduce consumers' energy bills and lower operating costs for businesses. The legislation would replace the current Energy Efficiency Act and provides: Improved Standards: The bill expands the types of products... Categories: News, Western Canada The Sacred Headwaters: The Fight to Save the Stikine, Skeena, and NassMarch 22, 2012 - 6:01 am Water Canada recently spoke with Canadian anthropologist, best-selling author, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Wade Davis, about his new book, The Sacred Headwaters: The Fight to Save the Stikine, Skeena, and Nass. Categories: Features BC Solicits Opinions on Water Data SharingMarch 1, 2012 - 12:32 pm While water-related information in BC is highly distributed, no one individual or organization is ultimately responsible for it. This poses challenges to the water science practitioners who rely on the sharing of data and information for sustainable water management. Categories: News, Western Canada Parksville Receives Funds for ASRJanuary 2, 2012 - 11:19 am The Englishman River Water Service (ERWS), a joint venture between the City of Parksville and the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, has been awarded more than $1.3 million from the federal Gas Tax Fund for a project to store and recover water in an aquifer. Aquifer storage and recovery... Categories: News, Western Canada Deconstructing "Deleterious"November 14, 2011 - 8:45 am Located near the mouth of Rivers Inlet, north of Port Hardy on the central coast of British Columbia, the floating Rivers Lodge is one of several that host sports fishing vacations. For six weeks each year, Pat Ardley and her two kids run the lodge, but it’s not an easy business. The economic downturn... Categories: Features Feds Invest in Stave Lake ProjectOctober 22, 2011 - 1:37 pm The feds will contribute up to $65.7 million through the P3 Canada Fund towards the Stave Lake Water Project, Minister of International Trade Ed Fast announced on Friday. In accordance with provincial laws, in order to implement this project, the City must seek electoral consent through a referendum... Categories: News, Western Canada Abbotsford Defers Wastewater MOU DraftSeptember 22, 2011 - 1:59 pm The Abbotsford Mission Water Sewer Commission (AMWSC) is drafting a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to update the Services Agreements which govern the regional water and wastewater partnership between Abbotsford and Mission, but agreed at its last meeting to table it until after the municipal election... Categories: News, Western Canada |
