Saturday, April 19, 2025
Shediac, N.B. receives funding for infrastructure upgrades
Funding has been announced to renew and upgrade the water, wastewater, and stormwater systems in Shediac, New Brunswick. “This investment is key to ensuring the…
Wastewater
Saskatchewan communities receive funding for water, wastewater infrastructure
Funding has been announced to upgrade drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in three provincial parks and nine Saskatchewan communities. “This federal investment of over $12.7…
New thinking is addressing performance challenges at wastewater treatment plants
Wastewater treatment plant upgrades happen all the time because owners are constantly improving efficiency, expanding capacity, and striving for better environmental stewardship. Not surprisingly, while…
Alberta commits $7.5 million toward Sundre’s new wastewater plant
Residents of Sundre and surrounding area will soon benefit from a state-of-the-art electrochemical wastewater treatment plant. It is made possible through an innovative partnership between…
Canada announces funding for North End Sewage Treatment Plant
Funding has been announced by the Government of Canada for the North End Sewage Treatment Plant in Winnipeg. “Investing in renewing or modernizing our public…
Green Municipal Fund invests in two Newfoundland & Labrador communities
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced an investment of $104,800 through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF). The investment…
B.C. invests upgrade for Sooke Wastewater Treatment Plant
An upgrade to the Sooke Wastewater Treatment Plant will soon provide modern, reliable services that further meet the needs of people living in the District…
Genomic testing can effectively track COVID-19 variants of concern: Research
Wastewater testing can accurately and rapidly identify levels of COVID-19 infections in the community, including the rise of variants of concern, suggests new research led…
Regulators should identify true cost of sanitation services: IWA
Water regulators should develop a model to identify the full life costs and benefits of sanitation services, according to a new report from the International Water Association…
Testing hospital wastewater can catch COVID-19 outbreaks faster
A study at three Calgary hospitals has proven that testing wastewater for COVID-19 can help identify cases and predict outbreaks in individual high-risk facilities. The…
New infrastructure funds for Alberta watersheds and wetlands
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) are providing investments through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to help improve the quality…
Contract awarded for Winnipeg sewage treatment plant project
Aecon Group Inc. announced that Red River Solutions, a 50/50 joint venture between Aecon and Oscar Renda Contracting of Canada Inc. has been awarded a…
Communicating science in a crisis
Communicating science during a crisis is no simple task. Over the past year, governments across the world have faced the shared challenge of communicating the…
Heat from wastewater treatment to fuel Cogswell District in Nova Scotia
The Government of Nova Scotia is investing more than $4.6 million in an energy system to supply heating, cooling and hot water for the new…
Wastewater-based epidemiology
Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, individual swab-testing has been adopted globally as the gold-standard for acquiring information regarding positive cases, rates of…
Canada and Manitoba invest in regional wastewater treatment system
Representatives from the governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced funding for Phase 1 upgrades to the regional wastewater treatment system in the City of…
Waterloo, Ontario receives funds for water infrastructure
A $4.5-million investment has been announced through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) for projects that will improve the quality of…
Canada and FCM make investments in Southwestern Ontario communities
A $1.2-million investment through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) has been announced to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in…
FCM invests in Eastern Ontario communities
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has announced investments in cities and communities in Eastern Ontario. About $223,750 from the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) will…
Funding announced for WWTP in Whycocomagh, N.S.
Funding has been announced for the replacement of the existing wastewater treatment plant in Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia. “The Government of Canada is taking strong and…
Bureau Veritas announces SARS-CoV-2 testing services in wastewater
Bureau Veritas announced that it is now offering testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater samples through a large laboratory network in Canada. This testing is…
New Initiative Announced in Newfoundland and Labrador to Detect COVID-19
A new initiative has been announced to help detect COVID-19 in wastewater in Newfoundland and Labrador. “As we continue through the pandemic, the wastewater surveillance…
Researchers Receive Investment to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Wastewater
Ontario Genomics, Genome Canada, and Illumina are investing in a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance initiative across Ontario to identify variants of concern. This project will enhance province-wide coordination…
USask and City of Saskatoon Named to Smart Cities List for Wastewater Projects
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) and the City of Saskatoon have been honoured for their collaborative wastewater monitoring project that advances environmental and human health—one…