Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant project is on budget
The Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant (RVWTP) is on budget and remains in its planned commissioning phase and transparency and accountability updates are available for…
British Columbia
Storm drain marking in Coquitlam
Coquitlam residents and community groups are invited to help protect local streams by marking storm drains with yellow fish to raise awareness about stormwater pollution.…
Provincial water meter pilot project for Erickson Water System
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) announced that the Erickson Water System in Electoral Area B has been awarded $3,502,332 in grant funding from…
Grant funding for Universal Water Metering Pilot Project
The Village of Pemberton (VOP) and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) have each been awarded funding through the Province of British Columbia Water Meter Pilot…
B.C. boosts aquatic protection
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) acknowledges a significant step forward in the ongoing effort to protect B.C.’s waterways from invasive mussels with the introduction…
B.C. supports projects that help communities prepare for climate emergencies
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…
New water-monitoring program could save 1.5 billion litres a year
Homeowners and businesses in rural British Columbia will soon benefit from new water meters that will help small communities save water and increase resiliency during…
Courtenay celebrates completion of 1st Street Lift Station
The City of Courtenay, B.C. is celebrating the completion of the 1st Street Lift Station, a critical piece of City infrastructure that provides sewer service…
BC funds replacement of flood-damaged dikes in Merritt
New funding from the Province of British Columbia will allow the City of Merritt to rebuild two damaged dikes to higher standards to better protect…
Canada, BC governments finalize an agreement for the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have finalized an agreement under the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF). The agreement provides $250 million in federal funding over five years for phase…
The Government of Canada works to protect British Columbia’s aquatic ecosystems
The health of our oceans and waterways is essential to sustaining aquatic species and ecosystems, and plays a crucial role in our own health and…
Federal government invests in shoreline adaptation and restoration for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation
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…
Grindrod Water Treatment Plant infrastructure upgrades
The Regional District of North Okanagan is excited to announce that the Grindrod Water Treatment Plant will see infrastructure upgrades this year to extend the…
MWGK Review Team to audit North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program
The MWGK Independent Review Team has been selected to conduct the independent audit of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program. The team will be…
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…
Council approves directions for the Healthy Waters Plan
Council unanimously approved the key directions for the Healthy Waters Plan that will guide long-range sewage and rainwater management in Vancouver. The recommendations include a shift for the…
Funding helps build resilient communities through stronger climate adaptation
To strengthen defences against the effects of climate change on communities, the Province is funding disaster-risk reduction and climate adaptation projects throughout British Columbia. “B.C.…
Federal government invests in improved flood protection in the Village of Tahsis
Improvements to flood protection infrastructure will help the Village of Tahsis become more resilient to riverbank and coastal floods after a combined investment of more…
Improved water security is coming to the Sunshine Coast
Crucial conservation upgrades are being developed to solve the heightening water crisis due to drought on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast after an investment of more than $117 million from the…
City of Port Alberni develops action plan for treatment plant operations
The City of Port Alberni has responded to a letter from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (Ministry) addressing certain deficiencies in the…
Waterworks bylaw changes require meters for new developments
To help further reduce water waste in the City of Cranbrook, BC, and to improve leak detection across the entire water system, changes are coming…
Federal government partners with Port Coquitlam to strengthen flood protection efforts
The federal government is investing $9.6 million in two projects to mitigate flooding risks to the community by upgrading critical infrastructure. This was announced by Ron McKinnon,…
Upgrades to disaster mitigation infrastructure to help protect Gingolx Harbour
Critical disaster mitigation infrastructure upgrades are planned for Gingolx Harbour, British Columbia, the largest harbour within the Nisga’a First Nation territory, after an investment of…
City of Kimberley announces updates to wastewater treatment plant project
In December 2023, it was announced that the City of Kimberley, British Columbia, would build a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) after confirmation of combined…