Newsfeed via: Water CanadaRSS Water CanadaEmail
2012 Water

Items tagged: sewage treatment

Items Found: 11

Selinger Unveils New Plan for Lake Winnipeg

June 3, 2011 - 9:13 am

The Government of Manitoba will take new action to protect the province’s water and save Lake Winnipeg, Premier Greg Selinger announced yesterday. “The stakes are too high and the time to take action is now,” said Selinger. “Lake Winnipeg is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world...

Categories: News, Western Canada

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...

Categories: Blog

City of Ottawa Releases Plan to Clean Up River

February 4, 2010 - 8:39 am

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 Ottawa, City staff are recommending the Planning and Environment Committee recommend to Council it spend...

Categories: News, Ontario

A Five-Year Plan for Petitcodiac

December 12, 2009 - 1:45 pm

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 for 2010-2015. "Our five-year strategic plan has been in preparation for the past several months...

Categories: Atlantic Canada, National, News

Labour Disruptions

June 25, 2009 - 9:06 am

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 to several City services, including city-run daycare centres, ferry services and parks and...

Categories: Blog

Smelly Cities

June 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

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...

Categories: Western Canada

Winnipeg Council Explores New Water Corporation

November 20, 2008 - 8:50 am

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 citizens groups and the city's largest union spoke against the plan Wednesday fearing it could...

Categories: News, Western Canada

Advertisement
Buyer

In This Issue

January - February 2012

January - February 2012

Powered by Wordpress