Friday, March 13, 2026
Warman, SK, completes $21M wastewater infrastructure project
Warman, SK – The City of Warman recently held a ribbon cutting and grand opening to officially celebrate the completion of its Sewage Treatment Lagoon…
Wastewater
Canada and British Columbia invest in the final phase of wastewater infrastructure upgrades
Lake Cowichan, B.C. — The final phase of wastewater infrastructure upgrades is set to get underway thanks to an investment of more than $10.1 million from the governments…
Hiawatha First Nation celebrates new water treatment system
Hiawatha First Nation has announced the successful completion of the first phase of its new water treatment plant and distribution system. The critical project, which…
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…
Lethbridge, AB advocacy efforts continue for water, wastewater improvements
Water is not an infinite resource and as the city’s population continues to grow, the process to provide water and wastewater services to residents and…
University of Ottawa’s Delatolla Lab using real-time wastewater measurements to boost hospital preparedness
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers using wastewater surveillance over conventional indicators have predicted the start of the annual respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season 12 days…
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 Saskatchewan invest in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades
Loreburn, SK – The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, PrairiesCan and CanNor, and the Honourable Laura Ross, Saskatchewan’s Minister of Parks, Culture and…
Wastewater monitoring underway for opioids and other lethal drugs
Dr. Monty Ghosh, MD, was saddened but not surprised when he heard deaths due to drug overdoses spiked in June. He is monitoring wastewater for…
More than $662,000 invested in lagoon upgrade at Saskatchewan’s Meadow Lake Provincial Park
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, and Saskatchewan’s Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport Laura Ross have announced the completion of…
Upgrades improve sewage system in Songhees Nation reserve
The province of British Columbia is helping replace aging infrastructure on the Songhees Nation reserve to improve wastewater services and decrease costs for local businesses…
Anaergia selected to design, build and operate organic waste-to-renewable energy project in California
Burlington, ON – Anaergia Inc. recently announced that it has been selected as the energy recovery contractor for a new system that will produce renewable power…
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,…
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…
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…
Study: Recycling phosphorus from wastewater to grow better crops
Saskatoon – Researchers are helping close the loop on the sustainability cycle with research into nutrient-enhanced biochar — a charcoal-like material made by heating recycled…
Wastewater surveillance continues to show persistent levels of SARS-CoV-2 as society reopens, February to December 2022
Statistics Canada, in partnership with the National Microbiology Laboratory from the Public Health Agency of Canada, continues to collect the Canadian Wastewater Survey (CWS) to better understand…
Manitoba Government highlights positive results from first meeting of City of Winnipeg wastewater infrastructure task force
Representatives from the Manitoba government and the City of Winnipeg held the first meeting of the City of Winnipeg Wastewater Infrastructure Task Force on June…
Funding for upgrades to Chester, NS, wastewater collection system and treatment plant
Chester, NS – Kody Blois, Member of Parliament for Kings—Hants, Danielle Barkhouse, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Chester-St. Margaret’s, and Allen Webber, Warden of…
First clean and sustainable wastewater treatment system on Canadian Coast Guard ship
Ottawa – After nearly ten years of research and engineering work with Montréal-based clean-tech company, Terragon Environmental Technologies, the Canadian Coast Guard has introduced the…
Canada and British Columbia invest in upgrades to wastewater treatment infrastructure in B.C. communities
New Westminster, B.C. – The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, and…
Government of Canada continues to monitor and invest in COVID-19 wastewater monitoring
Ottawa – On May 5, 2023, the World Health Organization determined the current COVID-19 situation no longer constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern…
Infrastructure funding supports water and wastewater system upgrades for Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, MB – Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Chief Jennifer Bone and the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations, marked a historic…