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Penner Approves CRD’s Sewage Plan

Penner Approves CRD’s Sewage Plan

Posted on 27 August 2010

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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 [...]

Pressure From All Sides

Pressure From All Sides

Posted on 16 March 2010

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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 [...]

City of Ottawa Releases Plan to Clean Up River

City of Ottawa Releases Plan to Clean Up River

Posted on 04 February 2010

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Hot on the heels of last week's sewer overflows, the City of Ottawa has released a plan to clean up and protect the Ottawa River. Based on recent consultations with residents across the City of [...]

A Five-Year Plan for Petitcodiac

A Five-Year Plan for Petitcodiac

Posted on 12 December 2009

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Petitcodiac Riverkeeper’s five-year strategic plan to protect and restore New Brunswick's Petitcodiac River watershed was released on Friday, presenting the organization’s vision for the river system [...]

Labour Disruptions

Labour Disruptions

Posted on 25 June 2009

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Re: Smelly cities—looks like I spoke too soon. Just days after I posted about Halifax's stinky sewage dilemma, Toronto's Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) went on strike, causing interruptions [...]

Smelly Cities

Smelly Cities

Posted on 19 June 2009

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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 [...]

CRD Chooses Stantec

CRD Chooses Stantec

Posted on 16 June 2009

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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 [...]

Winnipeg Council Explores New Water Corporation

Winnipeg Council Explores New Water Corporation

Posted on 20 November 2008

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Winnipeg council has voted to explore the idea of a new city-owned corporation to deliver water and sewage-treatment services to both Winnipeggers and neighbouring municipalities, reports CBC News. Several [...]

Niagara Tries Chlorine-Free Sewage Treatment

Niagara Tries Chlorine-Free Sewage Treatment

Posted on 05 November 2008

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Onita Basu, an Ottawa professor, wants to eliminate chlorine from municipal sewage treatment using an organic replacement called peracetic acid, reports St. Catharines, Ont.'s The Standard. Grimsby's [...]

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