Saturday, April 19, 2025
The Toilet Toll
If you work in a wastewater treatment facility, you know better than to flush a toilet containing anything that isn’t water, human waste, or toilet…
2013
Manitoba Highway Work Includes Sophisticated Flood Protection System
After years of work, the Brandon eastern access route is complete, allowing smoother and more efficient access to Brandon, Manitoba for commercial and personal vehicles.…
Okanagan Falls Opens New Wastewater Treatment Plant
British Columbia’s Okanagan Falls granted tours of its new $11.7-million wastewater treatment plant to residents and government officials this week to celebrate the grand opening…
Vancouver’s Drinking Water Quality Meets All Provincial and National Requirements
Metro Vancouver has released its Quality Control Annual Report for 2012, and the region’s tap water has met all provincial and national quality guidelines. “The…
Enthusiasm for Charlottetown’s Water Efficiency Policy
The City of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island continues to tout its comprehensive water conservation policy, issuing a press release on the subject on July 2.…
Forcemains in Quick Time
Under Places to Grow, Ontario’s growth management plan, the small south-central Town of Georgina is expected to add 45,000 people to its current population of…
BluMetric Opens Barrie, ON Office
International water and wastewater treatment company BluMetric has opened up shop in Barrie, Ontario, from where it will serve the City of Barrie and Simcoe…
West Central Saskatchewan Gets Water System Upgrade
Saskatchewan has announced the opening of another water supply system. Just days after the Town of Cupar opened the door to its new water treatment…
Feds Announce Funding for Water Quality Project in Niverville, MB
The Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund, a federal organization supporting community action in improving water quality, has contributed more than $150,000 for a new environmental…
Duffin Creek Phase 3 Expansion Complete
Phase 3 of the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant expansion in Pickering, Ontario is now complete. The plant receives and treats 90 per cent…
Saskatchewan Town Opens New Water Treatment Plant
The Town of Cupar, Saskatchewan, has opened the doors of a new water treatment plant, with the help of funding efforts from all three levels…
The Silver Screen
Not much is known about the health impacts of silver nanoparticles. Often employed for its antibacterial properties, nanosilver fights potentially harmful bacteria in consumer products…
Interview: Linda Sheehan on the Rights of Waterways
For its fifth and final Creating a Blue Dialogue webinar of the 2012-2013 season, the POLIS Water Sustainability Project focuses on the legal rights of…
Interview: Henry J. Vaux, Jr. on Protecting the Mackenzie River Basin
“The Mackenzie River Basin is one of the world’s few that remains relatively unspoiled,” says Henry J. Vaux, Jr., professor emeritus of resource economics at…
Interview: Joppe Cramwinckel on Global Business Facing Water Risk
Increasing global demand and the impacts of climate change are placing unprecedented strain on freshwater resources. In order to ensure a viable business future, companies…
CentrePort Development to Take Water from Assiniboine River
Manitoba’s CentrePort industrial development will draw its water from the Assiniboine River, said Manitoba, City of Winnipeg, and CentrePort officials on Monday. Originally, the City…
OCWA and Pica Announce Teaming Agreement
PICA Corporation and the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) have announced a teaming agreement with both parties collaborating exclusively on specific projects and clients. Both…
Connected in the Country
Albertans might support the XL Pipeline as a means to move one resource out of the province, but at the same time, there’s a struggle…
H2O Innovation Partners with Rockwell Automation Program, Terminates Joint Venture in India
Quebec City-based H2O Innovation Inc. is now a partner in the Rockwell Automation OEM Program, part of the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork, a group of about 80 companies…
Sunshine Oilsands Selects GE Water Recycling Technology
Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. has selected GE’s produced water evaporation technology for its West Ells project in Fort McMurray. The steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) project will…
UV Pure Partners with newterra
Toronto-based UV Pure Technologies has announced an engineered solutions partnership with newterra. The Brockville, Ontario-based company provides decentralized water and wastewater treatment solutions to the…
Canada, In Brief
With each province and territory subject to its own water challenges, keeping tabs on regulations and policies from coast to coast can be a confusing…
Degrémont Opens New Facility in Ancaster
Anderson Water Systems, a subsidiary of Degrémont Technologies, celebrated the opening of its new Ancaster, Ontario facility this morning. Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Economic…
CaGBC Celebrates 1,000 LEED Certifications
Canada is now home to 1,000 LEED-certified projects contributing to water savings of over 3.3 billion litres–the equivalent of 1,336 Olympic sized swimming pools, says…