Friday, April 18, 2025
Prairie Flooding Takes Top Spot on Weather Stories List
Spring flooding in Canada’s Prairie region took 2011’s top spot in Environment Canada’s annual list of top weather stories. Epic melts occurred everywhere, says EC’s…
Quebec
$8.5M for Longue-Rive Water Works
The Municipality of Longue-Rive will receive $8,564,486 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec (FCCQ) for water…
Watermain, Sewer Upgrades for Disraeli, Quebec
Disraeli, Quebec is receiving a joint federal-provincial financial contribution of $1,943,334 for the repair and extension of watermains and sewer lines. With the town’s contribution,…
KSB Opens Montreal Office
KSB Pumps Inc. has opened a new regional office in Montreal that will focus on customers and consulting engineering firms in Quebec. Located nearby Montréal-Trudeau…
$10M for Quebec Water Infrastructure
The municipality of Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies will receive over $10.5 million in joint funding under the Communities component of the Building Canada Fund–Quebec, for drinking water supply,…
GLV Acquires Christ Water
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec announced yesterday that it has finalized its $39.8-million investment in Quebec company GLV Inc., as part of…
$10.5M for Quebec Water Infrastructure
Quebec’s Municipality of Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds will receive $10,561,102 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec to carry…
Eaux Vives Receives $1.6M
Eaux Vives Water Inc. will receive $1,631,600 in repayable funding under the Community Economic Diversification Initiative – Vitality to increase productivity. This funding will enable…
Armtec $1.3M Contract for QC Project
Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund’s Armtec division has been awarded a $1.3-million contract to supply drainage and water management products as part of the construction of…
Filtration Funds for Gracefield, QC
The City of Gracefield, Quebec will receive a joint federal-provincial investment of $2.8 million under the Provincial-Territorial (PT) Base Fund. This investment involved the construction…
Wastewater Funds for Montreal
Canada and Quebec are partnering to improve a wastewater treatment facility in Montreal with a federal-provincial investment of up to $127.5 million. The funds will…
BioteQ Commences Raglan Operations
BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc. has announced that it has commenced water treatment operations for the 2009 season at its Raglan plant, located in Nunavik (Northern…
Laval to See Upgrades
Feds and the province of Quebec will upgrade three water treatment plants in Laval. The Governments of Canada and Quebec will contribute up to $46.82…
GLV Acquires Dewatering Technology
GLV Inc. has acquired the municipal and industrial wastewater sludge treatment technology developed by Elcotech Technologies, a young company based in Boucherville, Quebec. Conventional mechanical…
PRECO Means $700M for Quebec’s Watermains
After a winter of devastating watermain breaks and pipeline bursts, Quebec municipalities must have jumped with joy to learn that the province is investing heavily…
Shannon to Receive Federal Funding
The community stricken by water contaminated by trichloroethylene (TCE ) — an odourless, tasteless solvent, proven to cause cancer — will soon receive funds from…
Quebec Sees Gas Tax Results
Saint-Raphael, Que. will see funds from the Federal Gas Tax Revenues and the province’s contribution. The municipality will use the first payment of $190,375 to…
Richard Arena Gets $5.2M Revamp
Montreal’s Maurice Richard Arena is to get a $5.2-million facelift starting in March and then be temporarily dedicated to short-track speed skaters training for the…
U.S. House Approves Great Lakes Compact: AP
The House ratified a compact Tuesday to prevent the diversion of water from the Great Lakes, one of the world’s largest sources of fresh water,…
‘Blue Gold’ Report: MEI
Though some people fear harmful exploitation or even the drying up of water resources, Marcel Boyer, the author of a research paper published by the…
Gatineau Boil Water Advisory: CBC Reports
At least 45,000 people in Gatineau are being asked to boil their water as a precautionary measure after a water main broke in the city’s…
Quebec Upholds Deadline on the Sale of Uncertified Product
The province of Quebec is enforcing the changes to the plumbing code that have been in development since last year. The Canadian Water Qualtiy Association…
$1.5M for Major Wastewater Works Upgrades in Quebec Municipality
The Municipality of Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Que. will receive $1,137,500 in combined government assistance under the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF) for major waterworks upgrades.The funding will…