Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Colwood, BC, council endorses Sewer Master Plan update
Colwood council has endorsed aa Sewer Master Plan Update for planning purposes and has directed staff to provide options for how sewer service could be expanded…
Infrastructure
York Region’s critical infrastructure assets continue to reliably serve community needs
York Region’s 2022 Corporate State of Infrastructure Report highlights Regional owned and operated infrastructure assets with an estimated replacement cost of $25.3 billion, an increase from $19…
Canada and Yukon invest in water, sewer, and road improvements in Watson Lake
Watson Lake, YT – Dr. Brendan Hanley, Member of Parliament for Yukon; Jeanie McLean, Deputy Premier, Minister of Education and Minister responsible for the Women…
Cranbrook’s major capital works projects nearing completion
Cranbrook, BC – The City of Cranbrook’s capital works program is getting close to completion for the year, with officials offering an update on some…
Canada and Nova Scotia and the West Hants Regional Municipality invest in water infrastructure in Windsor
Windsor, NS – Kody Blois, Member of Parliament for Kings–Hants, Melissa Sheehy-Richard, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Hants West, and His Worship Abraham Zebian,…
Study: What is the carbon footprint of a hospital bed?
Researchers from the University of Waterloo completed the first-ever assessment of a Canadian hospital to reveal its total environmental footprint and specific carbon emission hotspots.…
Stantec chosen to design next phase of Toronto’s Basement Flooding Protection Program
Toronto – The City of Toronto has selected Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, to provide engineering services for Phase 5 of…
Prince Rupert council approves borrowing for infrastructure replacement
Prince Rupert, B.C. – Prince Rupert is edging closer to having the funds needed for an ambitious plan to replace the most critical 26 km…
WSA launching infrastructure crossing replacement program
The Water Security Agency (WSA) is launching a new $500,000 cost-sharing pilot program that will assist rural municipalities (RMs) and irrigation districts with the cost…
Canada and New Brunswick invest in infrastructure renewal in Fredericton
Jenica Atwin, Member of Parliament for Fredericton, the Honourable Jill Green, Minister of Social Development, Minister responsible for the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation and…
Realizing hydropower’s value: WaterPower Canada draws roadmap for policymakers
Ottawa – Canadian electricity policymakers and other electricity industry stakeholders will benefit from WPC’s latest white paper on the critical role that hydropower will play in Canada’s net-zero…
Canada and British Columbia invest in water infrastructure improvements on Bowen Island
Bowen Island, B.C. – Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, the Honourable Anne Kang, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and…
Water and wastewater infrastructure funding for municipalities of Tracadie and Rivière-du-Nord, NB
Rivière-du-Nord, NB – The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Acadie–Bathurst, the Honourable Réjean Savoie,…
Water infrastructure improvements in Bathurst and Belle-Baie, NB
Belle-Baie, NB – The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Acadie‒Bathurst, the Honourable Réjean Savoie,…
Investments in drinking water infrastructure for town and county of Antigonish, NS
Antigonish, NS – The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, the Honourable Michelle Thompson, Minister…
Manitoba Government $8M investment in Winnipeg wastewater projects
The Manitoba government is supporting the City of Winnipeg by providing approximately $8 million for wastewater infrastructure projects to help protect Manitoba’s precious freshwater resources,…
Manitoba Government invests $40M in Rivers Dam
The Manitoba government has announced that permanent rehabilitation work of the Rivers Dam on Lake Wahtopanah in Rivers Provincial Park, has started. “Our government is…
Brandon, Manitoba takes another step forward on water plant
Brandon, MB – The City is taking the next step in upgrading and expanding its water treatment facility so safe, clean water will keep flowing…
Newmarket’s pilot leak detection program works at saving water
Newmarket, ON – Newmarket’s Water Meter Replacement Program is continuing with great success to replace and upgrade all water meters in Town. The aim is…
Tofino, B.C., receives additional funding for WWTP
Tofino, B.C. – The B.C. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Canada’s Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities have announced a joint investment of more…
Town of Osoyoos, B.C., granted $9 M to assist with water infrastructure projects
The province of British Columbia has announced an investment of $9 million for water upgrades for Osoyoos. “We are going to start moving on this…
Selkirk, Manitoba says goodbye to fossil fuels in water treatment plant
The City of Selkirk’s water treatment plant is now heated and cooled with a geothermal system, and it joins the wastewater treatment plant as the second…
B.C. invests in water infrastructure in Kelowna, Merritt
The Province of British Columbia is investing $6 million for drinking water and wastewater treatment projects in Kelowna and Merritt, supporting the health and safety…
Manitoba Government working with municipalities to streamline legacy drainage compliance
The Manitoba government is responding to feedback from municipalities to help take a co-ordinated approach on bringing unlicensed drainage works into compliance and achieve best…