On April 24th, the City Council of Burnaby, British Columbia, heard a report to council regarding the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Project, which…
To better protect people and communities throughout B.C. from the increasing threat of natural and climate-related emergencies, the Province is providing more than $40 million…
Erosion and flood protection improvements will help preserve the səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) shores after a joint investment of more than $10.1 million from the federal government and…
Metro Vancouver’s Second Narrows Water Supply Tunnel has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Tunnelling Association of Canada’s Canadian Project of the Year Under $300…
Nelson B.C. – A new web-based tool provides information to better understand the complexities, competing interests and physical limitations in the management of Kootenay Lake’s…
Coquitlam, B.C. – Coquitlam is making progress on improving water quality and sewer system performance in the Stoney Creek watershed through a multi-faceted, cooperative approach.…
The Province of British Columbia is providing Metro Vancouver with funding to upgrade the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Richmond, ensuring it can meet…
Vancouver, B.C. – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, alongside a number of environmental organizations at John Hendry Park in Vancouver…
Each year, our sister publication ReNew Canada provides its report on the largest public sector infrastructure projects in Canada. This year’s report reached new heights:…
Metro Vancouver announced that tunnel excavation is now complete at the Second Narrows Water Supply Tunnel. This is an important infrastructure project that will make…
Aecon Group Inc. announced today that a joint venture between Aecon and Traylor Bros Inc. has been awarded a $267-million contract by Metro Vancouver’s Greater…
At the directive of the Treasury Board Secretariat, the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) has assembled a new expert panel to examine the top climate…
Canada has announced a new investment of $12.3-million in water cleantech. This money will forward the work of two Canadian companies working to improve water consumption…
The federal and British Columbia governments have announced funding for 144 new water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the province. Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure…
The Resort Municipality of Whistler will be replacing all unlined cast iron pipe in the Alpine neighbourhood over 2015 and 2016. Plastic piping will replace…
Golder Associates has acquired Vancouver-based NovaTec Consultants, a specialized process engineering firm, focused on industrial and municipal advanced water and wastewater treatment plant design, operations,…
Nanaimo’s City Council has made the city the fourth “Blue Community” in British Columbia. To become a Blue Community, a municipality must approve three key…
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…
In a press release on Tuesday, Vancouver’s Fraser Riverkeeper demanded an international investigation into Canada’s “failure to stop toxic sewage pollution.” The organization has asked…
Whether it’s a drinking water or wastewater treatment system, the ultimate goal for water utilities is always optimum performance. Most operators generally know where the…