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Posted on February 3, 2009
Aecon Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Lockerbie & Hole Inc. for approximately $220 million.
"We believe this is a unique opportunity for Aecon to secure a leading position in the mechanical/electrical and water/wastewater markets in Western Canada," said Scott Balfour, president and CFO of Aecon, "and to further build on our strength in Western Canada's industrial markets, including the ongoing maintenance requirements of existing oil sands infrastructure, all of which we believe have significant long term growth potential."
"This transaction also brings significant opportunities to leverage the complementary skills and client [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2009
Seprotech Systems Inc., a provider and operator of pre-engineered water and wastewater treatment plants, has closed the purchase of Envirosearch Operations Incorporated, a private company located in Milton, Ontario. Envirosearch is an operator of water and wastewater treatment plants in Ontario.
On October 21, 2008, Seprotech announced the establishment of a division focused on operating and servicing water and wastewater treatment systems. The company is merging this division with the business of Envirosearch to establish a separate water utility division.
Seprotech is targeting achieving an even split between revenues from its [...]
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Posted on January 23, 2009
OCETA and The Russell-Mitchell Group, in collaboration with Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and the Ontario government, announced today the upcoming release of a groundbreaking report on Ontario's Clean Technology Industry. The report, entitled The 2009 OCETA SDTC Cleantech Growth & Go-to-Market Report, will be released in February 2009. It analyzes Ontario's clean technology industry, and identifies best practices to help Ontario's clean technology companies improve their go-to-market strategies.
Kevin Jones, president and CEO of OCETA says that "the opportunities for Ontario's clean technology [...]
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Posted on January 20, 2009
Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, have announced upcoming engagement sessions on the development of a proposed legislative framework for drinking water and wastewater in First Nation communities to begin in February 2009.
First Nation communities and regional First Nations organizations across the country, and provincial and territorial governments (except Nunavut, where there are no First Nations), will be invited to attend engagement sessions. Discussions during the sessions will focus on the scope and [...]
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Posted on January 16, 2009
The exciting restoration of the old Britannia mine on the Sea to Sky Highway between Vancouver and Whistler in British Columbia is recognized in this year's list of awards winners announced today by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).
Following an extensive restoration of the Britannia mine, which in its heyday in the 1920s was the largest producer of copper in the British Commonwealth, the site at Britannia Beach is now home to the B.C. Museum of Mining.
During the mine's operation, approximately 80 kilometres of underground workings and five open pits were excavated, the resulting acid rock drainage leaching [...]
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Posted on January 15, 2009
Canadian scientists, water policy and legal experts and environmental activists signed on today to a Freshwater Declaration, calling on all levels of government to take urgent action to develop an integrated freshwater strategy that protects the needs of nature while providing equitable measures to supply water for human needs, agriculture and industry.
In its previous two Throne Speeches, the federal Conservative government pledged to develop a new water strategy for Canada and pass legislation to prohibit bulk removals of water from Canada's major river basins. The declaration asks the government to use next week's new Throne Speech [...]
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Posted on January 12, 2009
Ontario Energy Savings L.P. (OES), an independent energy retailer, and Nationwide Energy Advisors (NEA), a licensed provider of energy evaluations for Natural Resources Canada's ecoENERGY Retrofit for Homes program, have announced the launch of a new promotional initiative designed to make switching to a high efficiency tankless hot water heater a better option for consumers.
Consumers who rent or purchase a new high efficiency tankless hot water heater through Newten Home Comfort L.P., an affiliate of OES, will receive a discounted initial energy evaluation through NEA. By undertaking this initial evaluation, consumers will gain [...]
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Posted on December 23, 2008
The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) has released its Top 10 Unfounded Health Scares of 2008 list-and near the top sits the bisphenol A controversy.
ACSH's core mission is to "counter misleading and alarmist health news" in print, broadcast and online media. "Unfortunately, old scares seem neither to die nor fade away," states the report. "Once again we see alarmist groups exploiting the understandable desire of parents to protect their children by trumpeting hyperbole about the supposed dangers in toys, baby bottles, and sippy cups."
The BPA controversy sits at number two, following phthalates. "While there is no [...]
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Posted on December 2, 2008
As Toronto City Council gathered yesterday to consider passing a city-wide ban on bottled water, a new coalition challenged advertising claims made by Nestlé Waters that "bottled water is the most environmentally responsible consumer product in the world." The group, which includes Friends of the Earth Canada, the Polaris Institute, the Council of Canadians, Wellington Water Watchers, and Ecojustice, has filed a complaint under Canadian Code of Advertising Standards against Nestlé Waters North America. The groups argue that Nestlé is attempting to mislead the public on the true impacts of bottled water. Copies of the coalition's complaint [...]
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Posted on November 24, 2008
A new study about beverage consumption by children and adults reveals that at all ages, water is the beverage consumed by the highest percentage of people and in the greatest quantities.
A Statistics Canada report released last week that after water, the beverage choices Canadians make are tied closely to their age. As they get older, boys and girls drink less milk and fruit juice, and more soft drinks and fruit-flavoured drinks containing less than 100% juice.
The release is based on two articles in Health Reports that use data from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey on nutrition, the first national nutrition survey [...]
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