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 Items tagged: British ColumbiaItems Found: 68Insituform to Rehabilitate Water Lines in VictoriaDecember 5, 2008 - 8:55 am Insituform Technologies, Inc., through its Canadian subsidiary Insituform Technologies Limited, has been awarded a $4.4-million contract from the City of Victoria, B.C. Insituform will use its PuraGuardTM technology, a close-fit polyethylene solution for water pipe renewal, to rehabilitate 14,750 feet... Categories: News, Western Canada Osoyoos to Apply for Water Twinning GrantSeptember 17, 2008 - 8:08 am The Osoyoos Times reports that councillors have given approval for TRUE Consulting, the Town's engineering firm, to apply for a $6,190,000 grant to begin the construction of a twinning system for Osoyoos water districts 8 and 9. Earlier this year, Interior Health recommended that a boil-water advisory... Categories: News, Western Canada Weekend Water NewsSeptember 2, 2008 - 10:19 am Funds A wastewater treatment plant in Cambridge, Ont. is getting a $21-million upgrade: the aim is to "dewater" the sludge held in its digesters. Meanwhile, Victoria, B.C. water pipes are getting a $10-million upgrade. The watermains, installed in 1927, will ensure quality drinking water and improved... Categories: Atlantic Canada, International, National, News, Ontario, Quebec Protecting the Mackenzie River Basin: NNSOnlineAugust 26, 2008 - 8:26 am Michael Miltenberger says a way already exists to deal with the preservation of quality and flow of water in the Mackenzie River basin, reports the Northern News Services Online. The Northwest Territories minister of environment and natural resources said that the Mackenzie River Basin Transboundary... Categories: News, Northern Canada, Western Canada Stop Taking Water for Granted: Ottawa ReportAugust 21, 2008 - 8:59 am Canada's stores of fresh water are not as plentiful as once thought, and water shortages threaten to pinch the economy and pit provinces against each other, says a 21-page draft report acquired by the Canadian Press (CP) under the Access to Information Act. "We can no longer take our extensive water... B.C. Ombudsman Releases Drinking Water Safety ReportJune 26, 2008 - 1:24 pm In a report released June 18 titled Fit to Drink: Challenges in Providing Safe Drinking Water in British Columbia, the province’s ombudsman Kim Carter issued 39 recommendations on how the provincial government and regional health authorities can improve the processes that ensure the safety of drinking... Categories: News Gowlings Clean Tech Award Presented to Nexterra Energy Corp.June 12, 2008 - 12:00 am Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP presented Nexterra Energy Corp. with the first-ever Gowlings Clean Tech Award as a part of the 22nd annual CATAAlliance Annual Innovation Awards on Tuesday.“It is an honour to recognize Nexterra with the Gowlings Clean Tech Award,” Gowlings managing partner Jane Steinberg... Categories: News New B.C. Water Plan Urges Province-Wide Water-SavingJune 4, 2008 - 11:10 am The Province of British Columbia has launched Living Water Smart, a new plan urging everyone in the province to restrict their water use. “Water defines British Columbia and it is essential to our quality of life,” Environment Minister Barry Penner said in a press release. "Living Water Smart: British... Categories: News |
