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Shell, Dawson Creek Agree on Reclamation Plant

Shell, Dawson Creek Agree on Reclamation Plant

Posted on 24 August 2010

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As we reported in our May/June issue, the City of Dawson Creek, B.C., and Shell recently reached an agreement to build the City’s Reclaimed Water Plant (RWP). This 10-year agreement is subject to elector [...]

Victoria Awards US$4M Contract to Insituform

Victoria Awards US$4M Contract to Insituform

Posted on 06 July 2010

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Insituform Technologies, Inc. has received a contract award for US$4 million to rehabilitate over 11,000 feet of drinking water pipelines in Victoria, British Columbia. Work on this project [...]

Groups Respond to Proposed Water Opportunities Act

Groups Respond to Proposed Water Opportunities Act

Posted on 09 March 2010

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With the announcement of the proposed Water Opportunities Act in yesterday's Speech from the Throne, the Ontario government is setting the province on a path to become a global leader in water technology [...]

Getting Your Act Together

Posted on 08 March 2010

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Whether it’s a drinking water or wastewater treatment system, the ultimate goal for water utilities is always optimum performance. Most operators generally know where the problems are, and may even know [...]

$1.8M for Centre Wellington Water Projects

$1.8M for Centre Wellington Water Projects

Posted on 22 February 2010

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Ontario's Township of Centre Wellington will receive funds for source water protection via the federal Infrastructure Stimulus Fund. Support of up to $1.8 million will be devoted to improve municipal [...]

GPS: A Salt Solution?

GPS: A Salt Solution?

Posted on 25 November 2009

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As winter approaches and the threat of black ice returns, cities once again find themselves facing the age-old question of salt use. Sure, salt is cheap and effective, and it makes roads safer [...]

Report Highlights Water Technologies for Green Buildings

Report Highlights Water Technologies for Green Buildings

Posted on 10 November 2009

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A new green building report, sponsored by the Mechanical Contractors Education and Research Foundation, the research arm of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA), profiles a water conservation [...]

Award for Eagle Lake Membrane Filtration Facility

Award for Eagle Lake Membrane Filtration Facility

Posted on 22 October 2009

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The District of West Vancouver’s Eagle Lake Membrane Filtration Facility has won the Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of BC (APEGBC) Environmental Award of Excellence for 2009 [...]

Baird Talks Sewage at AMO

Baird Talks Sewage at AMO

Posted on 19 August 2009

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The Association of Ontario Municipalities’ annual conference was a chance for some municipal leaders to ask questions about—what else—stimulus funding. But it was in the media scrum that the real [...]

Hidden Infrastructure Uncovered, Lack of Funding Revealed

Posted on 11 August 2009

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Several recent events have highlighted how much our communities depend on our infrastructure to enable us to go about our daily lives. In Toronto, two large sinkholes (one five metres in diameter and [...]

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