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Toronto-Area Rivers High in PCBs: Study

Toronto-Area Rivers High in PCBs: Study

Posted on 14 May 2010

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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 [...]

Toronto Launches Water Meter Program

Toronto Launches Water Meter Program

Posted on 29 April 2010

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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 [...]

Earth Day Profit?

Posted on 23 April 2010

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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 [...]

Toronto Chooses Neptune for AMR Contract

Toronto Chooses Neptune for AMR Contract

Posted on 15 January 2010

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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 [...]

Next Issue: Crumbling Water Infrastructure

Next Issue: Crumbling Water Infrastructure

Posted on 14 January 2010

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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 [...]

RVA Awarded Toronto Watermain Replacement Contract

RVA Awarded Toronto Watermain Replacement Contract

Posted on 22 September 2009

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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” [...]

Comstock Awarded Humber Plant Upgrades

Comstock Awarded Humber Plant Upgrades

Posted on 01 September 2009

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Comstock Canada, a subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc., has received a contract from the City of Toronto for a de-chlorination upgrade project at the Humber Wastewater Treatment Plant, the City of Toronto’s [...]

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 [...]

Toronto Taps the Sun for Hot Water

Toronto Taps the Sun for Hot Water

Posted on 13 May 2009

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Residents of Toronto’s Ward 30 (Toronto-Danforth) will be leading the way in using the sun for home water heating in a new program announced yesterday. The Solar Neighbourhoods program is providing [...]

Water in Short Supply at EID

Posted on 30 April 2009

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The Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) held its 9th annual Environment Industry Day (EID) on April 2009 at Queen's Park and Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto. The theme of the event [...]

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