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Edmonton Wins National Watershed Award

Edmonton Wins National Watershed Award

Posted on 01 June 2010

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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 [...]

PEI Celebrates Completed Water Projects

PEI Celebrates Completed Water Projects

Posted on 26 May 2010

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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 [...]

Full Cycle

Full Cycle

Posted on 12 May 2010

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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 [...]

Halifax Water Requests Increase

Halifax Water Requests Increase

Posted on 29 March 2010

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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 [...]

FCM Dispatch: Day Two

Posted on 11 February 2010

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Today's biggest water news started with a morning announcement from the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). In partnership with FCM, IBC is offering the Watershed Awards—a new annual awards program to [...]

IBC and FCM Announce Watershed Awards

IBC and FCM Announce Watershed Awards

Posted on 11 February 2010

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The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), in partnership with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), this morning announced the Watershed Awards, a new annual awards program to recognize Canadian [...]

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 [...]

Sustainable Stormwater Management

Sustainable Stormwater Management

Posted on 21 December 2009

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Stormwater management has become an increasingly challenging issue for urban communities. In many cases, rainwater can no longer follow its natural patterns, which increases the volumes of runoff and its [...]

Swimming in Stormwater

Swimming in Stormwater

Posted on 24 August 2009

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Growing up in Nova Scotia, I spent many of my summer days swimming in Canada’s Ocean Playground. At the time, the biggest worries were the occasional jellyfish and the undertow. Thoughts of ear infections [...]

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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