Items tagged: water

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Weekend Water News

September 2, 2008 - 10:19 am

Funds A wastewater treatment plant in Cambridge, Ont. is getting a $21-million upgrade: the aim is to "dewater" the sludge held in its digesters. Meanwhile, Victoria, B.C. water pipes are getting a $10-million upgrade. The watermains, installed in 1927, will ensure quality drinking water and improved...

Categories: Atlantic Canada, International, National, News, Ontario, Quebec

‘Blue Gold’ Report: MEI

August 29, 2008 - 11:49 am

Though some people fear harmful exploitation or even the drying up of water resources, Marcel Boyer, the author of a research paper published by the Montreal Economic Institute, says it is urgent to look seriously at developing Canada's ‘blue gold,' particularly in the form of controversial large-scale...

Categories: News, Quebec

New GM for NSF’s Beverage Quality Program

August 27, 2008 - 11:10 am

Christopher Dunn, a 30-year veteran of the beverage industry, is now the general manager of NSF International's Beverage Quality Program. The beverage quality program tests, audits and certifies bottled water and natural mineral waters, flavored and functional beverages, and packaged ice. In the past...

Categories: International, News

$724M for Ontario’s Smaller Communities

August 27, 2008 - 10:58 am

Yesterday, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario welcomed the signing of the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund, which will flow more than $724 million in infrastructure funding to rural and small urban municipalities across Ontario. Under the agreement, the federal and provincial...

Categories: News, Ontario

H2O Innovation Secures Over $1.9 Million in Contracts

August 27, 2008 - 10:41 am

H2O Innovation has signed five new contracts, totaling $1.9 million. The municipality of St-Adolphe-d'Howard, Quebec, has signed on for a packaged nanofiltration treatment system including all pre-treatments. This plant will be using H2O's technology: NanH2Ofiltration. The company was awarded two...

Categories: News, Quebec

Stop Taking Water for Granted: Ottawa Report

August 21, 2008 - 8:59 am

Canada's stores of fresh water are not as plentiful as once thought, and water shortages threaten to pinch the economy and pit provinces against each other, says a 21-page draft report acquired by the Canadian Press (CP) under the Access to Information Act. "We can no longer take our extensive water...

Categories: National, News

New Regional Water Supply System: Penobsquis

August 19, 2008 - 7:43 am

Residents of Penobsquis will have access to safe drinking water through a new regional water supply system. Today, the governments of Canada and New Brunswick proceeded with the official sod-turning to mark the beginning of construction of the new system. The total estimated cost of the project is...

Categories: News

Pure Technologies Holds Buried Pipelines Conference

August 14, 2008 - 7:33 am

Pure Technologies Ltd., a company involved in the development and application of technologies for inspection, monitoring, and management of physical infrastructure, recently hosted an international workshop on asset management and loss prevention strategies for buried pipelines. Over seventy-five participants...

Categories: News