Items tagged: Capital Regional District

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Sea Change

November 8, 2010 - 8:29 am

Victoria has faced decades of criticism for failing to treat its sewage before pumping it into the Pacific Ocean, releasing often-harmful materials into the marine ecosystem and food chain. Sewage from the “City of Gardens” has been a recurring theme in newspaper editorials on either side of the...

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Esquimalt's "Wrong Plan"

September 7, 2010 - 12:33 pm

The Township of Esquimalt has launched a new website, TheWrongPlan.ca, in opposition to Victoria's Capital Regional District (CRD) plans for sewage treatment. In August, the British Columbia government approved the CRD's plan. “The CRD sewage treatment plan as presented to the Province can work...

Categories: News, Western Canada

Penner Approves CRD's Sewage Plan

August 27, 2010 - 7:40 am

The B.C. government has approved a wastewater management strategy proposed by the Capital Regional District (CRD) that will for the first time treat up to 40 billion litres of sewage per year before it is discharged into the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Environment Minister Barry Penner announced this week...

Categories: News, Western Canada

Pressure From All Sides

March 16, 2010 - 10:44 am

Victoria, British Columbia's Capital Regional District (CRD) is feeling the pressure. After facing scrutiny for its questionable sewage practices and unsatisfactory effluent quality, the CRD decided on a plan of action in 2009. The price tag, estimated at $967 million, is being split three ways among...

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CRD Chooses Stantec

June 16, 2009 - 2:04 pm

Victoria's Capital Regional District has chosen a firm to guide the development of the region's planned $1.2-billion sewage treatment system, reports VicNews.com. they shoot horses don t they movie download Stantec Consulting Ltd. took on four other bidders to become the program management consultant. The...

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Capital Regional District Votes for Four Sewage Plants for $1.2B

June 4, 2009 - 1:47 pm

British Columbia's Capital Regional District's Core Area Liquid Waste Management Committee (CALWMC) has selected a refined distributed wastewater management strategy for the Region's Core Area. Option One, with modifications and additions, was selected as the basis on which to continue further investigations...

Categories: News, Western Canada

B.C. Wastewater Treatment Study Funded

April 13, 2009 - 7:53 am

B.C.'s Capital Regional District (CRD) will receive federal and provincial financial support to plan wastewater treatment for its core area municipalities. The Governments of Canada and British Columbia will each contribute up to $3.33 million to eligible costs of a wastewater treatment study. The...

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Sooke's Wastewater Plant Benefits Environment

October 7, 2008 - 1:49 pm

The District of Sooke's new wastewater treatment system, developed in partnership with EPCOR, is reducing contaminants and providing environmental benefits to Sooke Harbour. A recent study by the Capital Regional District reveals that the community's sewer system has reduced contamination of Sooke...

Categories: News, Western Canada

Items tagged: Capital Regional District

Items Found: 8

Sea Change

Esquimalt's "Wrong Plan"

Penner Approves CRD's Sewage Plan

Pressure From All Sides

CRD Chooses Stantec

Capital Regional District Votes for Four Sewage Plants for $1.2B

B.C. Wastewater Treatment Study Funded

Sooke's Wastewater Plant Benefits Environment

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