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 Items tagged: sewage treatmentItems Found: 12$1.2B in Sewage Treatment Upgrades for WinnipegMarch 1, 2012 - 12:35 pm The City of Winnipeg needs to find $1.2 billion for upgrades to its sewage treatment facilities. In order to fund Provincially mandated upgrades, the City's Public Service has recommended an increase in the sewer rate of $.13 per cubic metre, and an increase to the Block 1 water rate of one cent per... Categories: News, Western Canada Selinger Unveils New Plan for Lake WinnipegJune 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 PlanAugust 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 SidesMarch 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 RiverFebruary 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... A Five-Year Plan for PetitcodiacDecember 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 DisruptionsJune 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 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 CRD Chooses StantecJune 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 |
