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Posted on August 15, 2011
Kananaskis Country’s Evan-Thomas Provincial Recreation Area will soon see water and wastewater treatment plants and upgrades.
“This community has seen a lot of growth and change in the 30 years since the Evan-Thomas water and wastewater treatment facility was built,” said Minister of Alberta Infrastructure Ray Danyluk. “It’s time to move into the future, taking advantage of today’s innovations and technologies to ensure we can continue to meet the increasing demand for a safe and stable supply of water in the Kananaskis region.”
Built in the early 1980s and upgraded in the 90s, the Evan-Thomas water treatment [...]
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Posted on July 21, 2011
Environment Minister Peter Kent today issued a press release announcing an integrated monitoring plan for Canada's oil sands region. The Government of Canada will be working with the Province of Alberta on implementing the plan.
"The oil sands represent a significant, long-term economic advantage for the people of Alberta, and all Canadians," said Kent. "We must ensure that this resource is developed in a way that protects our air, our water and biodiversity for generations to come."
The Government of Canada coordinated the development of the monitoring plan in collaboration with provincial, territorial, and academic scientists [...]
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Posted on July 18, 2011
The Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA) has launched a new Groundwater Working Group (GWWG) to focus on improving scientific knowledge of regional groundwater systems using effective characterization, monitoring, and modelling approaches that, according to a press release, "support and promote the overall objective of watershed integrity."
The GWWG will develop recommendations for regional groundwater quality and quantity and will report annually on the environmental risks, status and trends of the groundwater quality and quantity within the surface mining areas, in-situ areas and in association with tailings [...]
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Posted on June 21, 2011
Dr. Monique Dubé has won Canadian Geographic‘s 2011 Environmental Scientist of the Year Award for her contributions to aquatic ecosystem research. Dubé is the Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Ecosystem Health Diagnosis, an associate professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan, and the leader of a CWN-funded project that assesses the cumulative effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems.
Dubé’s project assesses the cumulative effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems. She and her research team are developing a framework to conduct cumulative effects [...]
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Posted on June 7, 2011
The City of Calgary was awarded the National Municipal Environment Award from the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators for its water reuse project. City manager Owen Tobert received the award on behalf of the Calgary Fire Department and City of Calgary Parks.
The Calgary Fire Department’s water reuse project has also been named a finalist for other awards including, the Globe Awards for Excellence in Urban Sustainability and the Emerald Awards, to be distributed on June 15 in Edmonton.
Recognizing an opportunity to reduce its environmental footprint and to participate in the City’s 30-in-30 Water Efficiency [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2011
The Government of Manitoba will take new action to protect the province’s water and save Lake Winnipeg, Premier Greg Selinger announced yesterday.
“The stakes are too high and the time to take action is now,” said Selinger. “Lake Winnipeg is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world and it’s in trouble. We must take the steps necessary to preserve the lake and make it safe for generations of Manitobans to enjoy.”
The premier unveiled the plan to save the lake following the release on Tuesday of a report that clearly shows the lake is at risk. Dr. Peter Leavitt's five-year study, commissioned by the province [...]
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Posted on May 31, 2011
The Government of Manitoba will take the steps necessary to save Lake Winnipeg, Premier Greg Selinger announced today, concluding Dr. Peter Leavitt's five-year study of the lake.
Leavitt's study of Lake Winnipeg, commissioned by the province, is a comprehensive report that establishes a benchmark for restoring the health of the lake. "Dr. Leavitt's research spells it out clearly: Lake Winnipeg is at risk and that's why we'll do what it takes to save it," said the premier.
Leavitt's study recommends a 50 per cent reduction in phosphorous levels to reverse regular algae blooms and return the lake to a pre-1990 state.
"Phosphorous [...]
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Posted on May 31, 2011
Cenovus Energy Inc., the Calgary-based integrated oil company, is investing $2.5 million in Vancouver's Saltworks Technologies Inc. through its Environmental Opportunity Fund (EOF), which enables environmental innovations in energy and technology.
Saltworks has developed an energy efficient way to convert salt water into fresh water through desalination. The company's technology removes salt from seawater and underground saline (brackish) water by harnessing low-temperature heat provided by solar energy or waste heat from power generation, which reduces the amount of mechanical and/or electrical energy required. Potential applications [...]
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Posted on May 24, 2011
The Dene Tha' First Nation celebrated the grand opening of its new water treatment plant last week.
Completed ahead of schedule and on budget, this project was funded in part by Canada's Economic Action Plan (CEAP), which made an investment of $12 million.
The water treatment plant has advanced water filtering technology called membrane filtration and ultraviolet technology that will ensure the system meets the latest water quality protocols. It was designed by ISL Engineering and Land Services and built by SKMG Construction, with local labour and equipment provided by the First Nation.
"On behalf of the Dene Tha' First [...]
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Posted on May 13, 2011
Earlier this week, Vancouver-based Teck Metals Ltd. Trail Operations, which represents a zinc and lead smelting and refining complex, participated in a community justice forum that focused on an October 7, 2010 mercury discharge into the Columbia River and a leachate overflow into Stoney Creek that occurred September 13, 2010.
After a joint investigation under the Fisheries Act and the Environmental Management Act, the Conservation Officer Service and Environment Canada's Environmental Enforcement Branch recommended the community justice forum process as a method to resolve these incidents. The forum was coordinated by trained facilitators [...]
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