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 Items tagged: Building Canada FundItems Found: 12Feds Extend Stimulus DeadlineDecember 3, 2010 - 8:39 am The federal government is extending the deadline for stimulus-funded projects (including several water/wastewater projects) by one full construction season, to October 31, 2011. Throughout the year, federal ministers have been sticking to their guns, saying the deadline is firm. But this week, several... PEI Celebrates Completed Water ProjectsMay 26, 2010 - 1:27 pm Residents and visitors to Charlottetown and its historical waterfront and university are celebrating upgrades to water and sewage services, thanks to investments made under the Building Canada Fund and Build PEI. Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Ron MacKinley, PEI Minister of... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News A Picture is Worth 1,000 WordsMarch 17, 2010 - 10:30 am Thanks to Water Canada's attentive associate publisher, Lee Scarlett, I've now seen the latest Economic Action Plan commercial from the federal government. The quick mention of "making water cleaner," dubbed in tandem with a running faucet, caught his eye, and mine, too. Let's examine the potential... Categories: Blog West Kelowna Phase 2 ProceedsFebruary 8, 2010 - 8:50 am Phase 2 of the West Kelowna Sewer Services project, worth close to $8.8 million, will receive $5.1 million in joint federal-provincial funding, under the Building Canada Fund - Communities Component Top-Up fund. The project will improve the reliability of wastewater treatment and eliminate the on-site... Categories: News, Western Canada McBride Unveils Second Eco-Friendly Wastewater PhaseOctober 15, 2009 - 8:51 am McBride, British Columbia’s Eco-Sensitive Solution to Wastewater Treatment project officially unveiled its $2-million second phase yesterday. Phase 2 will add an additional month of retention and capacity to the system with a third treatment/storage cell. A constructed effluent wetland will increase... Categories: News, Western Canada Wastewater Strategy Concerns MunicipalitiesSeptember 25, 2009 - 12:24 pm “Some municipalities have been incredibly responsible and placed a real priority on sewer and wastewater treatment,” said Minister John Baird in an interview with ReNew Canada’s Ottawa correspondent, Guy Félio, recently. “Some have let it slip.” Proposed federal wastewater regulations are... Categories: Blog Five NS Water Projects Receive FundingMarch 9, 2009 - 9:05 am Five communities in the Kings County, N.S. area will have better drinking water and wastewater treatment systems with funding from three levels of government. More than $6 million under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund was announced on March 6. The Municipality of Kings project... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News $1M to Improve Horse Lake and Canim WaterFebruary 25, 2009 - 8:01 am Horse Lake and Canim Lake, B.C. residents can expect a $1-million federal-provincial investment to upgrade water systems. The Horse Lake project will replace the existing water system with one that complies with the Drinking Water Protection Act. The Cariboo Regional District will build a new well... Categories: News, Western Canada Fast Money for Small TownsFebruary 18, 2009 - 10:17 am Since Ministers Smitherman and Baird announced the $1 billion of infrastructure funding for Ontario small communities on Friday, my inbox has been flooded (no pun intended) with announcements about big bucks for tiny towns. Water projects are seeing results. Among the 289 communities on the list... Categories: Blog Budget 2009: What Does Water Get?January 28, 2009 - 9:42 am Upgrades to Quebec water and sewer systems and other "priority" Building Canada Fund projects will be expedited, according to yesterday's budget release. This comes as a welcome announcement, especially after the latest aging water main catastrophe in Montreal. Infrastructure topped the list on the... Categories: Blog Advertisement
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