The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has released a new report which examines the best practices on long-term management of civic infrastructure, such as sewer and water. Written by Calgary lawyer and [...]
Posted on 20 April 2010
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has released a new report which examines the best practices on long-term management of civic infrastructure, such as sewer and water. Written by Calgary lawyer and [...]
Posted on 16 April 2010
Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians, has announced an investment of approximately $7 million to assist 11 First [...]
Posted on 02 February 2010
The end of January saw a funding announcement of nearly $45.8 million from the federal, provincial and municipal governments for 15 new infrastructure projects across Saskatchewan. Federal funding represents [...]
Posted on 25 January 2010
Two municipalities in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Region, Saint Félix d'Otis and L'Anse Saint Jean, will share $532,273 under the federal-provincial gas tax agreement. The communities will receive a [...]
Posted on 20 January 2010
It's like the world is trying to tell us that the timing for our next issue on water infrastructure couldn't be better. First the burst next door, now this. On the eve of 2010, IBM released a video [...]
Posted on 14 January 2010
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 [...]
Posted on 23 November 2009
Consumers must pay for every unit of water they use, and the price must reflect the cost of supplying it, the Conference Board of Canada recommends in a new report released last week. “Water charges [...]
Posted on 09 November 2009
Feds announced today that the County of Oxford, Ontario has been approved for more than $12 million in low-cost loans from CMHC's Municipal Infrastructure Lending Program (MILP), including several water [...]
Posted on 08 November 2009
Water information technology (IT) is a US$530-million market today, with potential to address a US$16.3-billion market in 2020, according a new report from Lux Research. Titled Ranking Water Information [...]
Posted on 22 September 2009
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” [...]