Tuesday, April 15, 2025
BQE Water Completes On-site Pilot of Patented Process
VANCOUVER, BC – BQE Water Inc., a leader in the treatment and management of mine-impacted waters, reports the successful completion of on-site pilot demonstration of its…
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Ontario Introduces Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund
Ontario municipalities can now receive funding for water infrastructure projects to protect communities and build more housing. About the fund The Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund…
Okanagan Falls Wetland is Leading the Way in Environmental Sustainability
Okanagan Falls, BC – An Okanagan Falls wetland is leading the way in environmental sustainability and community well-being. Located next to the Okanagan Falls Wastewater…
California to Convert Wastewater to Drinking Water
SACRAMENTO – Further advancing the Administration’s all-of-the-above Water Supply Strategy to make California more resilient to hotter, drier conditions, the State Water Resources Control Board…
Econse helps Round Table Brewery launch with on-site, sustainable, wastewater treatment
Lockport, NY – The Hudson Valley, while a beautiful region, has the unfortunate honour of having some of the most polluted water in the country.…
Federal and provincial investments in water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in southern B.C.
Greenwood, B.C. — Two communities in southern British Columbia will receive significant upgrades to their drinking water and wastewater infrastructure thanks to an investment of…
Funding paves the way for innovative wastewater surveillance program in British Columbia
Vancouver – A new initiative, dubbed SAFEGUARD, aims to transform monitoring for viruses and other pathogens in British Columbia, offering early and enhanced surveillance to…
Canada and British Columbia invest in wastewater infrastructure improvements in Kimberley
Kimberley, B.C. — The City of Kimberley will build new wastewater infrastructure after a combined investment of more than $90.6 million from the federal, provincial, and municipal governments.…
Orangeville Water Pollution Control Plant to undergo rehabilitation
The Town of Orangeville’s Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) is embarking on a rehabilitation project, ensuring the plant can continue to perform at maximum efficiency…
Canada and British Columbia invest in a wastewater treatment strategy in the Village of Daajing Giids
Daajing Giids, B.C. – Daajing Giids will improve compliance with regulatory wastewater requirements and enhance its capacity to protect fish and shellfish habitat, thanks to…
Hamilton’s wastewater spill response appropriate, according to OAG audit
Hamilton, ON – The City of Hamilton’s Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has released its report on their investigation into sewage spills that had…
Hamilton’s Woodward Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades complete
Hamilton – Her Worship Mayor Andrea Horwath, joined by the Honourable Filomena Tassi, the Honourable Kinga Surma, MPP Donna Skelly, Ward 4 Councillor Tammy Hwang,…
Canada and British Columbia invest in wastewater upgrades for Sea to Sky Country
District of Squamish, B.C. – Communities in Sea to Sky Country will see upgrades and replacements to aging wastewater infrastructure that will accommodate future growth,…
Canada, New Brunswick, and the Municipality of Grand Lake invest in the replacement of the Chipman Wastewater Treatment Facility
Grand Lake, NB – Grand Lake (Chipman) are building a new facility intended to serve an estimated growing population in the region and ensure a…
Warman, SK, completes $21M wastewater infrastructure project
Warman, SK – The City of Warman recently held a ribbon cutting and grand opening to officially celebrate the completion of its Sewage Treatment Lagoon…
Canada and British Columbia invest in the final phase of wastewater infrastructure upgrades
Lake Cowichan, B.C. — The final phase of wastewater infrastructure upgrades is set to get underway thanks to an investment of more than $10.1 million from the governments…
Hiawatha First Nation celebrates new water treatment system
Hiawatha First Nation has announced the successful completion of the first phase of its new water treatment plant and distribution system. The critical project, which…
Colwood, BC, council endorses Sewer Master Plan update
Colwood council has endorsed aa Sewer Master Plan Update for planning purposes and has directed staff to provide options for how sewer service could be expanded…
Lethbridge, AB advocacy efforts continue for water, wastewater improvements
Water is not an infinite resource and as the city’s population continues to grow, the process to provide water and wastewater services to residents and…
University of Ottawa’s Delatolla Lab using real-time wastewater measurements to boost hospital preparedness
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers using wastewater surveillance over conventional indicators have predicted the start of the annual respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season 12 days…
Cranbrook’s major capital works projects nearing completion
Cranbrook, BC – The City of Cranbrook’s capital works program is getting close to completion for the year, with officials offering an update on some…
Canada and Saskatchewan invest in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades
Loreburn, SK – The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, PrairiesCan and CanNor, and the Honourable Laura Ross, Saskatchewan’s Minister of Parks, Culture and…
Wastewater monitoring underway for opioids and other lethal drugs
Dr. Monty Ghosh, MD, was saddened but not surprised when he heard deaths due to drug overdoses spiked in June. He is monitoring wastewater for…
More than $662,000 invested in lagoon upgrade at Saskatchewan’s Meadow Lake Provincial Park
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, and Saskatchewan’s Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport Laura Ross have announced the completion of…