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- May 12–September 9, 2017: "Water for Life" International Art Exhibition
- August 22–23, 2017: Indigenous Cultural Competency Training for Water Tech Companies
- September 5, 2017, 2:30 EST: #WaterTalk. Data instead of concrete? Exploring the potential of digitalization in urban drainage
- September 6, 2017 (3:00 pm Eastern Time): Canada@WEFTEC 2017 Webinar
- September 11–13, 2017: The Role of Water Technology Innovation in the Blue Economy — Elsevier's 4th Water Research Conference
- September 13-14, 2017: Canadian Shale Water Management 2017
- September 18–21, 2017: CitiesAlive Conference
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- September 24, 2017: Ontario150 Great Lakes Water Walk
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Posted on August 18, 2017
Saskatchewan provincial parks are expanding their beach wheelchair program, increasing access to water recreation for park users with mobility challenges.
The beach wheelchair program in Saskatchewan’s provincial parks that was launched earlier this year and proved extremely popular, said the province. There are now ten chairs across the province, doubling the number of beach wheelchairs available to park visitors.
“I am proud to announce that we have added five chairs to the beach wheelchair program in our parks, doubling the total number of chairs available,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Ken Cheveldayoff said. “Everyone [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2017
An independent expert has been appointed to oversee the review of pollution in B.C.’s Hullcar Aquifer.
Oliver Brandes, the co-director of the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance at the University of Victoria’s Centre for Global Studies, an independent, respected national water and governance expert has been commissioned to support the review of the pollution. Brandes will provide strategic advice and oversee aspects of the review. He will also lead a team that will make recommendations to Heyman that will ensure that best practices for the agricultural sector are aligned with the goal of ensuring safe, clean drinking water [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2017
Cambridge, Ontario’s Lystek International Ltd. has been awarded a multi-year contract by the City of Petaluma for Diversified Reuse of Biosolids.
Under the terms of the agreement, Lystek will accept Class B biosolids generated in Petaluma and convert them into LysteGro®, a US EPA, Class A EQ (Exceptional Quality) biofertilizer product at its 150,000 ton, state-of-the-art, Organic Material Recovery Center, located at the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District (FSSD) in California (OMRC-FSSD).
Opened in August 2016, the OMRC-FSSD is now celebrating its first full year of successful operations in this unique, P3-style partnership, and [...]
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Posted on August 17, 2017
The City of Vancouver and the Park Board have launched a free mobile pump-out service in False Creek to increase access to sewage disposal facilities and help improve water quality.
The free pilot service will come directly to boats in False Creek to empty their sewage tanks, making it easier for boaters to pump, not dump, their waste.
“False Creek is a fantastic public amenity with tremendous potential to be an urban oasis for boaters, kayakers, and other year-round recreational users,” said Mayor Gregor Robertson. “We all have a part to play in keeping False Creek clean and helping realize its potential. I encourage all [...]
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Posted on August 17, 2017
Kathryn McGarry, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and Jeff Leal, MPP for Peterborough, were in Peterborough yesterday to announce a number of new investments in programs to combat invasive species on behalf of the Ontario government.
New investments this year include:
Support for the Invasive Species Centre's work to further research into new biological control agents for phragmites and dog-strangling vine.
Additional support for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) Invading Species Awareness Program—which is marking its 25th anniversary—to strengthen the reporting invading species hotline, online [...]
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Posted on August 17, 2017
Jenny Gerbasi, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and Deputy Mayor of Winnipeg, issued the following statement after addressing delegates at the 2017 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference on infrastructure priorities, water systems, and climate change:
I was pleased to meet with municipal leaders from across Ontario this week to discuss our shared challenges and opportunities on the road ahead. That includes unlocking the tremendous potential of the most recent federal budget, for Ontarians and for all of Canadians.
Federal Budget 2017 makes unprecedented commitments to municipal priorities [...]
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Posted on August 16, 2017
The City of Waterloo has been recognized by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for investing money received from the federal Gas Tax Fund into its asset management system.
The City of Waterloo received the Award for investing more than $700,000 from the federal Gas Tax Fund into an asset management system that will help guide infrastructure investment and maintenance over the next 25 years. Part of Waterloo’s asset management system is its water distribution master plan.
“Waterloo is known for our culture of innovation, and city staff believed they could create a unique asset management system that could even predict [...]
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Posted on August 16, 2017
Yesterday, the Government of Canada announced improvements to water infrastructure for two First Nations communities in Ontario, with the goal of lifting long-term drinking water advisories.
Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, announced that the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation will receive infrastructure upgrades. Minister Bennet also announced that the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation will receive an investment to improve water infrastructure.
The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation is contributing approximately $2.3 million towards the infrastructure work. Through the significant [...]
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Posted on August 15, 2017
The Alberta government has issued a Water Act enforcement order to Associated Aggregates Inc. The company is required to restore a portion of a sand and gravel pit adjacent to the North Saskatchewan River to dry ground surface conditions after an end pit lake was constructed without authorization.
A 2007 Water Act approval permitted the establishment of a single end pit lake at the north end of the Drayton Valley Pit site, and did not authorize a wet excavation in the south end of the site. Aerial photography and site inspections confirmed the existence of two end pit lakes, including an unauthorized lake with a constructed berm at [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2017
WSP Global Inc. and UEM Edgenta Berhad have announced that they have entered into an agreement under which WSP will acquire UEM Edgenta's 61.2 per cent in Opus International Consultants Limited (OIC), through a New Zealand takeover offer. WSP has, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, filed a notice of intention to make this takeover offer, in cash, for 100 per cent of the fully paid shares in OIC at NZ$1.78 per OIC share. The offer values the entire issued share capital of OIC at approximately NZ$263.2 million (CDN$243.4 million).
In addition, the terms of the offer allow the OIC board to declare and pay to OIC shareholders a fully [...]
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