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Infrastructure funding to help build housing at two Vancouver Island First Nations
Malahat Nation and Cowichan Tribes on Vancouver Island are receiving a combined $66.7 million in loans to enable on-reserve housing construction and business development. Funding…
CIMA+ awarded major contract for Metro Vancouver Water Supply Program Management
CIMA+, one of Canada’s largest employee-owned consulting engineering firms, has been selected by Metro Vancouver for the Coquitlam Lake Water Supply Program Management. CIMA+ will…
Metro Vancouver moves forward with North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant audit
Metro Vancouver has taken a key step toward an independent review of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program by retaining John J.L. Hunter, K.C.,…
City of Vancouver secures data monitoring software for sewer and drainage systems
The City of Vancouver has awarded a three-year contract for real-time data monitoring software to infinitii ai inc., following a competitive bid process. This contract…
Vancouver’s long-buried “First Creek” restored as part of Tatlow Park renewal
VANCOUVER – A long-buried creek under Kitsilano’s Tatlow Park has been restored, thanks to a multi-year project led by the Vancouver Board of Parks and…
Metro Vancouver celebrates 100 years of providing drinking water to the region
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Greater Vancouver Water District, which has, through the collaboration of its members, consistently provided high-quality drinking water…
Largest Estuary Restoration Project on Vancouver Island starts work to revitalize crucial estuarine habitat
Cowichan, B.C. – The Nature Trust of British Columbia (NTBC), in partnership with Cowichan Tribes, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC), Ministry of Water, Land and Resource…
New pump station coming to Strathcona, City of Vancouver
The City of Vancouver has begun construction on Strathcona’s new Raymur Pump Station in Strathcona located in the southeast corner of Strathcona Park at the…
Government of Canada and City of Vancouver invest in Rain City Strategy
Vancouver – Taleeb Noormohamed, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville, His Worship Ken Sim, Mayor of the City of Vancouver, and Scott Jensen, Chair of…
Vancouver City Council commits to Healthy Waters Plan
Vancouver City Council has approved a key milestone in the development of our Healthy Waters Plan, with the confirmation of the plan’s guiding principles, goal…
Canada invests to make Indigenous communities on Vancouver Island more resilient to natural disasters
District of Port Hardy, B.C. – The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of…
Metro Vancouver gets funding for heat recovery project
Richmond, B.C. – Metro Vancouver has been granted funding for a heat recovery project at the Lulu Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project will recover…
New Invest Vancouver report reveals untapped potential in water tech for regional economy
A new Invest Vancouver report reveals that water tech, a hidden gem of the clean tech sector, provides an untapped economic opportunity for the Metro Vancouver region,…
Stantec selected as program management consultant for Metro Vancouver’s Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant projects
Stantec has been selected as the Program Management Consultant (PMC) for the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant (IIWWTP) Projects in Vancouver, British Columbia. The $9.9…
Vancouver’s first floating habitat brings biodiversity to Trout Lake
On June 6, 2022, Vancouver’s first floating ecosystem was assembled and launched onto Trout Lake as a pilot to improve biodiversity, plant and wildlife habitat…
Brown and Caldwell to develop sewage and rainwater management plan for Vancouver
The City of Vancouver is embarking on a once-in-a-generation project to re-think and leverage critical infrastructure investments to make the city a more healthy, resilient,…
Metro Vancouver initiates termination process for contract with Acciona
Metro Vancouver provided a letter to Acciona Wastewater Solutions LP that indicated Metro Vancouver’s intent to terminate the contract with the company to build the…
Vancouver completes excavation for Second Narrows Water Supply Tunnel
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…
Vancouver launches Sea2City Design Challenge for False Creek
The City of Vancouver has launched the Sea2City Design Challenge to explore ideas for addressing sea level rise and coastal flooding in False Creek. The Sea2City…
Sedaru Acquired by Vancouver-based Aquatic Informatics
Sedaru Inc.—a provider of water utility management software—has been acquired by Vancouver-based Aquatic Informatics. Sedaru will also join Danaher’s Water Quality platform. “I am pleased…
Award-Winning Water Steward—City of Vancouver’s Melina Scholefield
Melina Scholefield brings her passion for green infrastructure to her role as the manager of green infrastructure implementation at the City of Vancouver. “Melina…
New Tool Tracks Presence of COVID-19 in Metro Vancouver’s Wastewater
Metro Vancouver has launched an online tool that allows residents to track the viral load of COVID-19 detected in untreated wastewater at each of the region’s five…
UBC Researchers Map Evolution of Coastal Waters in Metro Vancouver
What did the Burrard Inlet look like in the past, compared to how it is now? What were the fishing, food source, and maritime resources…