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 Items tagged: TorontoItems Found: 25Pond, 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 Youth4WaterMarch 17, 2011 - 9:16 am http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PWmEg3hesc As part of our Canada Water Week series, we met with Toronto's Youth4Water organization to ask members what they're doing to celebrate Canada Water Week. Read more about Youth4Water in Dagna's ourlivingwater.ca blog post. Categories: Features Friend and FoeJanuary 3, 2011 - 9:40 am Urban roads and expansive highways propel our interconnected economy and mobile lifestyle, but a snowstorm can bring productivity crashing to a halt. Not to mention, icy roads and snowy banks increase the probability of accidents, threatening motorist and passenger safety. Road salt plays a major... Categories: Features Wasted EnergyOctober 29, 2010 - 8:42 am Across the country, provinces are updating Building Code standards—or implementing policies that would allow provincial ministries to change standards. Canada’s new building code, coming in 2012, will enshrine energy efficiency in its objectives, making the standard for all new homes much better... Categories: Features Toronto-Area Rivers High in PCBs: StudyMay 14, 2010 - 9:08 am A University of Toronto study of the concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other chemicals in the rivers running into Lake Ontario reveals significantly higher concentrations in areas closest to the centre of Toronto, an indication of the profound effects the city has on water quality. The... Categories: International, National, News Toronto Launches Water Meter ProgramApril 29, 2010 - 11:48 am The City of Toronto officially kicked off its Water Meter Program yesterday with the installation of the first automated water meter in a residential home under the new program. This mandatory initiative will install or replace the meter in every home and business in Toronto (approximately 465,000 meters)... Earth Day Profit?April 23, 2010 - 10:23 pm You’ve got to hand to Dalton McGuinty and the Ontario Government. They really knew how to score points on Earth Day. On April 22, the Premier of Canada’s largest province was in London touting the green jobs that can be created from environmentalists. The message is that the Province can make... Categories: Blog Toronto Chooses Neptune for AMR ContractJanuary 15, 2010 - 8:15 am Hot on the heels of Monday's smart metering report from Oracle, the City of Toronto announced on Wednesday that it has selected Neptune Technology Group (Canada) Ltd., a division of Neptune Technology Group Inc., as the prime contractor for the supply and installation of lead-free water meters and a... Next Issue: Crumbling Water InfrastructureJanuary 14, 2010 - 11:11 am As if we needed further inspiration for our March/April issue on aging water infrastructure. Just now, the (unoccupied, luckily) building next door to our offices fell victim to a watermain break (see photos below). Major excitement for the Water Canada team, let me tell ya. 'Tis the season. Every... Categories: Blog RVA Awarded Toronto Watermain Replacement ContractSeptember 22, 2009 - 10:47 am The City of Toronto has retained R.V. Anderson Associates Limited (RVA) to provide program management, design, inspection, and contract administration services during construction for a “stand-alone” watermain replacement program. Currently in the early stages, the program has an estimated capital... Advertisement
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