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 Items tagged: stormwaterItems Found: 24New Ways to Fund Stormwater ServiceApril 20, 2012 - 1:15 pm The City of Mississauga is looking for a new way to fund its stormwater management program. A stormwater financing study is underway, according to a recent press release. "The City's stormwater management system is a valued infrastructure asset that protects the quality of our water," said Martin... Charlottetown to Address Harbour ConcernsFebruary 24, 2012 - 2:40 pm Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island has announced a three-phase plan to separate the remaining portion of its Spring Park Combined Storm and Sanitary Sewer System. When the project is complete in 2014, sanitary sewage will no longer enter Charlottetown Harbour from the city’s sanitary sewer system. The... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News Ontario Too Slow: ECO's Annual ReportNovember 29, 2011 - 1:46 pm Ontario's Environmental Commissioner is worried that Ontario has lost momentum when it comes to the province's pressing environmental issues. In his 2010/2011 Annual Report, titled Engaging Solutions, Gord Miller says there's no shortage of talk about the problems such as climate change, waste... Pond, Tunnel and PipeApril 17, 2011 - 3:08 pm It wasn’t a happy day back in 1987 when the International Joint Commission (IJC) listed Toronto’s waterfront as one of 43 Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin. “Toronto the Good” was coming of age. Anxious to strut about the global stage, the city would welcome world leaders to the 1988... Categories: Features Damage ControlApril 1, 2011 - 12:07 pm While City of Edmonton’s Dr. Fayi Zhou (general supervisor of environmental planning in the City’s drainage services branch) is proud of Edmonton’s Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Watershed Award recognizing his municipality’s project for adapting... Categories: Features Waterfront Toronto Wins for Stormwater ProjectNovember 9, 2010 - 8:31 am Waterfront Toronto was a big winner at the Charles Sauriol Environmental Dinner for The Living City last Friday. The organization won the Toronto and Region Conservation's (TRCA) Living City Healthy Rivers and Shorelines Award for its East Bayfront Integrated Stormwater Management System at Sherbourne... Edmonton Wins National Watershed AwardJune 1, 2010 - 3:22 pm The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), in partnership with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), has announced the winners of the first annual Watershed Awards to recognize Canadian municipalities that have taken proactive measures to reduce their vulnerability to storm and wastewater damage. The... PEI Celebrates Completed Water ProjectsMay 26, 2010 - 1:27 pm Residents and visitors to Charlottetown and its historical waterfront and university are celebrating upgrades to water and sewage services, thanks to investments made under the Building Canada Fund and Build PEI. Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Ron MacKinley, PEI Minister of... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News Full CycleMay 12, 2010 - 9:20 am It may come as a surprise to some within the water industry, but the practice of water reuse and recycling has been around for about a century. Reclaimed water is former effluent water such as stormwater, greywater, and domestic wastewater that would have traditionally been disposed of, but instead... Categories: Features 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 |
