Items tagged: Halifax Regional Municipality

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Wells Worth Monitoring

March 14, 2011 - 9:03 pm

As part of our Canada Water Week series, we spoke with Jennifer West about the Ecology Action Centre's plans to celebrate and get communities involved in water stewardship. Nova Scotia’s Ecology Action Centre is using Canada Water Week and World Water Day to draw attention to one of its ongoing...

Categories: Features

Big City Mayors Call on Ottawa for Wastewater Funding

May 31, 2010 - 11:35 am

Last week the leaders of Canada’s 22 largest cities threw their support behind a resolution by Mayor Peter Kelly of the Halifax Regional Municipality, calling on Ottawa and the provinces to help fund the cost of implementing new national wastewater regulations. Mayor Kelly introduced the resolution...

Categories: National, News

Halifax Water Requests Increase

March 29, 2010 - 7:51 am

In more Nova Scotia news, Halifax Water has filed an application with the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB) requesting an increase in rates to wastewater and stormwater services.. The victim of problems with its new-ish sewage treatment plant, Halifax Water claims that a rate increase...

Categories: Atlantic Canada, News

“Unpleasant Odours”: Halifax Food Industry

August 12, 2009 - 8:28 am

Foodservice operators are striking back against sewage odours in downtown Halifax. Luc Erjavec, VP Atlantic Canada of Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, issued an open letter to Mayor Peter Kelly of the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) yesterday, calling the stench a “deplorable...