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Penner Approves CRD’s Sewage Plan

Penner Approves CRD’s Sewage Plan

Posted on 27 August 2010

The B.C. government has approved a wastewater management strategy proposed by the Capital Regional District (CRD) that will for the first time treat up to 40 billion litres of sewage per year before it [...]

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Shell, Dawson Creek Agree on Reclamation Plant

Shell, Dawson Creek Agree on Reclamation Plant

Posted on 24 August 2010

As we reported in our May/June issue, the City of Dawson Creek, B.C., and Shell recently reached an agreement to build the City’s Reclaimed Water Plant (RWP). This 10-year agreement is subject to elector [...]

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Okanagan Tracks Water Resources Data

Okanagan Tracks Water Resources Data

Posted on 24 August 2010

A computer model developed to determine the amount of water resources required for agricultural land in the Okanagan now and in the future is helping identify, develop, and protect long-term agricultural [...]

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Funds Target Climate Change Risks: Drought, Floods

Funds Target Climate Change Risks: Drought, Floods

Posted on 26 July 2010

Funding for a series of projects to advance regional adaptation to climate change decision making was announced last week by the governments of Canada, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, together with [...]

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Edmonton Completes $7.5M Stormwater Wetland

Edmonton Completes $7.5M Stormwater Wetland

Posted on 23 July 2010

What was once an old gravel pit in Hermitage Park has been transformed into the City of Edmonton’s first wetland built exclusively for stormwater treatment and river protection. With the help of marshes [...]

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Cranbrook Breaks Ground on $14.5M Wastewater Project

Cranbrook Breaks Ground on $14.5M Wastewater Project

Posted on 16 July 2010

Last week Cranbrook, British Columbia held an official groundbreaking to commemorate the start of construction on the anticipated $14.5 million City of Cranbrook Wastewater Improvement Project. In [...]

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FilterBoxx Signs Agreement with GE

FilterBoxx Signs Agreement with GE

Posted on 12 July 2010

Recognizing the importance of finding efficient and economical ways to recover heavy oil from the oil sands regions, GE and Calgary-based FilterBoxx Water & Environmental Corp. have teamed up to develop [...]

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Alberta Funds Flooding Recovery

Alberta Funds Flooding Recovery

Posted on 08 July 2010

Two new provincial disaster recovery programs totaling $203.5-million will help citizens and municipalities in southern Alberta recover from recent flooding and severe weather. “These storms [...]

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Manitoba District Celebrates Completion of IWM Plan

Manitoba District Celebrates Completion of IWM Plan

Posted on 05 July 2010

Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick today congratulated the Seine-Rat River Conservation District and its project management team for completing the Seine River integrated watershed management [...]

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Groups Call for B.C. Public Trust in New Water Act

Groups Call for B.C. Public Trust in New Water Act

Posted on 30 June 2010

A new report released by Ecojustice and POLIS Water Sustainability Project outlines how the B.C. government can become leaders in responsible freshwater management by embracing the Public Trust Doctrine [...]

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