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 Items tagged: watermainItems Found: 9Next 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... $16M for N.B. Water InfrastructureAugust 17, 2009 - 11:26 am More stimulus funding announcements today. Improvements to Saint John, New Brunswick’s water infrastructure were part of MP Rodney Weston’s “Four in Four” priorities, he said. “It has been the city's number one priority and it has been my priority ever since I was elected last October." Six... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News Funding for NL Water, Sewer UpgradesJuly 14, 2009 - 7:24 am The Town of Lumsden, Newfoundland will see $414,000 worth of upgrades to its water treatment plant from the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF). Several components of the town's existing water treatment plant have deteriorated and need replacement so the plant... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News Labour DisruptionsJune 25, 2009 - 9:06 am Re: Smelly cities—looks like I spoke too soon. Just days after I posted about Halifax's stinky sewage dilemma, Toronto's Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) went on strike, causing interruptions to several City services, including city-run daycare centres, ferry services and parks and... Categories: Blog RCCAO Links Energy Costs and Water Maintenance: ReportJune 10, 2009 - 9:46 am Ontario consumers are paying $700 million per year for water that never reaches their taps. A new study (PDF) released today by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) finds that municipal water systems in the province experience leakage rates ranging from 10 to 50 per... Aecon Awarded a Seymour-Cap ProjectApril 8, 2009 - 8:35 am Aecon Group Inc.'s infrastructure division has been awarded a project with Metro Vancouver for completion of the twin tunnels component of the Seymour Capilano Filtration Project. Under the $181-million contract, the Seymour-Cap Partnership, in which Aecon is a 30 per cent partner, will... Categories: News, Western Canada PRECO Means $700M for Quebec's WatermainsApril 7, 2009 - 2:01 pm After a winter of devastating watermain breaks and pipeline bursts, Quebec municipalities must have jumped with joy to learn that the province is investing heavily in water and sewer mains. An announcement yesterday confirmed that the governments of Canada and Quebec will jointly invest $700 million... Chemainus Wells Water Supply Project ApprovedMarch 11, 2009 - 1:36 pm The District of North Cowichan, B.C. has received an environmental assessment (EA) certificate for its proposal to install and operate a groundwater supply for the Town of Chemainus during the fall, winter and spring to address seasonal turbidity problems with the existing surface water supply. Environment... Categories: National, News, Western Canada Advertisement
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