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 Items tagged: HalifaxItems Found: 6Download DebateApril 15, 2010 - 1:56 pm Well, we thought it would happen. Turns out municipalities aren't so happy about these new federal wastewater regs. I've been documenting media coverage with our Twitter account, @CanadianWater: environmental lawyer (and frequent Water Canada contributor) Dianne Saxe isn't impressed, nor are Atlantic... Categories: Blog Halifax Water Requests IncreaseMarch 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 IndustryAugust 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... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News History in the MakingAugust 10, 2009 - 12:00 am For over 250 years, the town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has been associated with water. Located on a peninsula southwest of the provincial capital of Halifax, Lunenburg has not one but two harbours, upon which the town has built its reputation as a centre for fishing and shipbuilding. Many people know... Categories: Features Smelly CitiesJune 19, 2009 - 1:01 pm Poor Halifax. Since its brand-new, $54-million sewage treatment plant failed on January 14, about 82 million litres of raw sewage per day has flowed directly into Halifax harbour—and, along with the much-publicized "floatables" problem, the smell of sewer gas is growing worse. The smell is so... Categories: Blog CUPE Wants NS to ‘Ditch the Bottle’December 12, 2008 - 10:15 am A broad-based coalition of organizations in Nova Scotia has come together to convince municipalities and school boards that the sale and provision of bottled water in their facilities is a very 'un-green' and 'un-economical' thing to be doing. To launch the 'Campaign to Turn on the Tap and Ditch the... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News |
