Monday, June 16, 2025
Okanagan water efforts celebrated
Kelowna, B.C. – As summer winds down, so too does the Okanagan’s Make Water Work campaign, with a celebration of those who worked to conserve and…
British Columbia
Abbotsford builds back stronger with new drinking water system
Abbotsford, B.C. – The Province is providing $62 million to the City of Abbotsford to build a new well and water-treatment system to ensure a…
Axine achieves destruction of PFAS in water with its commercially proven electrochemical oxidation technology
Vancouver, B.C. – Axine Water Technologies, a global provider of on-site solutions treating the toughest organic contaminants and emerging contaminants in industrial wastewater, announced that…
Canada supports community-based action to improve and protect fresh water in B.C.
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…
B.C.’s Maliview Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade project receives funding
Victoria, B.C. – The Capital Regional District (CRD) will receive funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program – Rural and Northern Communities Program. The $1,989,000 in…
Cumberland, B.C., awarded two major grants for drinking water infrastructure
The Village of Cumberland has been successful in two major grant applications for infrastructure funding: a $4,475,000 grant from the joint federal-provincial Investing in Canada Infrastructure…
Provincial oversight requested for B.C.’s Hatzic watershed management
Mission, B.C. – Local partners in the management of the Hatzic watershed are asking the Provincial Government to lead a stakeholder discussion on how best…
CRD board approves regional water supply 2022 master plan
Victoria, B.C. – The Capital Regional District (CRD) Board has approved the Regional Water Supply 2022 Master Plan. The Plan was approved by the Regional Water…
AECOM to provide filtration engineering services for the Mission Hill Water Treatment Plant
Vancouver, B.C. – AECOM has announced it has been awarded a contract by the Regional District North Okanagan (RDNO) to provide engineering services for the…
B.C.’s largest coastline cleanup sets new targets
New projects funded by the Province in partnership with coastal communities and Indigenous Peoples will clean as much as 1,000 kilometres of B.C.’s coastline, remove as…
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…
Canada and British Columbia invest in resilience projects
British Columbia – The Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia are investing over $29.5 million in 11 projects through the Investing in…
Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Biosolids Dewatering Facility complete
A new biosolids dewatering facility at Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Richmond will help Metro Vancouver to more efficiently use wastewater as a resource,…
Nanaimo breaks ground on Midtown Water Supply Project
Nanaimo, B.C. – Construction for the City’s Midtown Water Supply Project began on Monday, July 25, 2022. This multi-year project will see the construction of…
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,…
Extreme Weather Preparedness for Agriculture program helps B.C. farmers
B.C. farmers and ranchers can reduce their risks from extreme weather through a new pilot program that will help improve farms’ climate-change preparedness and resilience…
Preparations begin for Sunshine Coast Regional District’s wastewater treatment plant system upgrades
Sunshine Coast Regional District, B.C. – Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc,…
Minister Blair announces over $870 million to support disaster recovery and climate resilience in British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C. – Following devastating floods and wildfires in the province last year, British Columbians are living the effects of extreme weather driven by climate…
Delivering clean oceans and healthy coasts with an expanded Oceans Protection Plan
Bowen Island, B.C. – Since its launch in 2016, the Oceans Protection Plan has strengthened protections for our coasts and wildlife, improved marine traffic and…
Agreement struck to improve protection of waterways along CGL pipeline route in B.C.
Victoria, B.C.- The Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) and Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. (CGL) have entered into a compliance agreement that requires CGL to follow more…
New funding for flood mitigation in B.C.
First Nations and local governments can apply for funding for projects under the new Green Infrastructure Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Mitigation (ARDM) program. The program…
B.C.’s Chemainus River flood mapping underway
B.C. – The Lower Chemainus River is a floodplain, which means it is prone to periodic flooding. Flooding can impact properties, infrastructure, businesses, and the…