Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Calgary begins Bearspaw repairs, starts water restrictions
The City of Calgary announced March 9 the Bearspaw South Feeder Main is out of service to prepare for critical reinforcement work expected to last…
Infrastructure
North Vancouver mayors raise alarm about North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant costs
The mayors of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver have issued a joint statement voicing their concerns about continued delays in construction of…
Yukon continues work on Haines Junction upgrades
The Yukon government announced March 5 it has completed major upgrades to aging underground infrastructure in the Village of Haines Junction, Yukon. The project replaced…
Nova Scotia water pipeline gets environmental approval
The Landrie Lake Water Utility has received environmental assessment approval as of March 4 to service the Port Hawkesbury and Richmond areas of Cape Breton,…
City of Toronto launches water meter transmission unit replacement program
The City of Toronto is starting a three-year program to replace all 470,000 water meter transmission units in use by customers due to early failures…
Leduc County, Town of Devon sign water infrastructure MOU
The Town of Devon and Leduc County in Alberta have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for joint planning of future water and wastewater servicing…
Township of Ignace gets $4.8 million water infrastructure upgrade investment
The government of Ontario announced a $4.8 million grant application approval on Feb. 18 to make significant improvements to the Township of Ignace, ON’s water…
Grand-Bouctouche water infrastructure gets federal, provincial investment
The federal government and province of New Brunswick are investing in water infrastructure to support increased housing in Grand-Bouctouche, NB. $1.5 million of joint funding…
Calgary temporarily limits underground construction near Bearspaw Feeder Main
The City of Calgary is implementing temporary measures to limit underground construction activity near the Bearspaw South Feeder Main and the new parallel pipe replacement…
Canada, Newfoundland invest over $139 million in St. John’s water infrastructure
The governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador are making a joint investment of over $139 million towards the first phase of the Riverhead Wastewater…
Deadline nears for 2026 applications to NWT water-focused housing infrastructure fund
The government of the Northwest Territories is calling for community governments to apply to the Northwest Territories Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (NWT CHIF). Projects forecasted…
Black River-Matheson gets $1.54 million in provincial investment for wastewater infrastructure
The Township of Black River-Matheson, ON announced Feb. 23 it is receiving $1.54 million in funding from the province of Ontario to support improvements to…
Kimberley hits wastewater project milestones
The City of Kimberley, B.C. has reached two major milestones towards construction of its wastewater treatment plant project. Registration under B.C.’s Municipal Wastewater Regulation (MWR)…
Kelowna advances 63 utility projects including significant water infrastructure
The City of Kelowna is committing to continued investment in essential infrastructure in 2026 as it announced Feb. 17 it is advancing 63 utilities projects…
Canada, Nova Scotia partner with Antigonish on water and wastewater upgrades
The governments of Canada, Nova Scotia and the Town of Antigonish announced Feb. 20 a series of investments to improve water and wastewater infrastructure with…
Ontario investing more than $8 million in Peterborough water infrastructure rehabilitation
The province of Ontario is investing up to $8,691,562 to rehabilitate water infrastructure in the City of Peterborough. The funding come’s from Ontario’s Municipal Housing…
Calgary moving forward with planned Bearspaw reinforcements
The City of Calgary announced Feb.20 it is proceeding with planned reinforcements to the Bearspaw South Feeder Main (BSFM). The work will target up to…
Ponoka approves first bylaw reading for wastewater facility
Ponoka Town Council in Ponoka, Alta has approved the first reading of Borrowing Bylaw 01-2026 to partially fund construction of the first phase of required upgrades…
$6.8 million investment in Conception Bay South infrastructure
Water and sewer lines in Conception Bay South, NL are being extended to enable more housing development with $6.8 million in funding from federal, provincial…
Proactive risk reduction key to addressing future climate crises: expert
As floods and fire continue to batter the built environment, one climate resilience expert is stressing the importance of shifting from reactive responses to proactive…
Ontario invests $30 million in Cornwall water infrastructure
The government of Ontario announced Feb. 17 it is investing up to $30 million to expand water infrastructure in Cornwall, ON. The funding through the…
Ontario invests more than $6.9 million in municipal water infrastructure
The government of Ontario is investing more than $6.9 million in municipal infrastructure in two southern Ontario towns. The provincial government will put $6,455,937 towards…
Aecon awarded contract for Niverville wastewater treatment facility
Aecon has announced it has been awarded a contract for the RSR Cooperative Wastewater Treatment Facility located in Niverville, Man. The new facility will increase…
New Brunswick announces Memramcook water upgrades
The government of New Brunswick announced Feb. 9 it is investing in water system upgrades as well as a new recreation centre in Memramcook, NB.…