Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Liquid Waste Management Plan grant for Nelson, B.C.
Nelson, B.C. – The City of Nelson has been awarded a $395,000 grant from the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Strategic Priorities Fund through the Government…
Wastewater
Canada and Nova Scotia invest in upgrading drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in four communities
Mahone Bay, NS – The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, the Honourable John Lohr,…
Manitoba Government forms Task Force to protect Lake Winnipeg through wastewater infrastructure advancement
Environment and Climate Minister Kevin Klein has announced a new provincial-municipal task force that will work collaboratively to advance wastewater infrastructure projects that will improve…
Ottawa committee approves sewer connection to capture renewable energy from wastewater
Ottawa – The City’s Environment and Climate Change Committee has approved that the City enter into an agreement with Theia Partners and Envari Holdings to…
CarboNet’s NanoNet Platform and innovation in wastewater treatment solutions
Watching dirty water get mixed in jars isn’t usually what comes to mind when you think business competition. But it’s hard not to see the…
An additional 8.56 billion cubic metres of wastewater a year needs to be treated to meet UN goals, ABB reveals
Global wastewater treatment capacity needs to increase annually by 8.56 billion cubic metres and investment in an additional 4691 treatment facilities per year is required…
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation announces construction of new water treatment plant
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, ON – Biigtigong Nishnaabeg held celebrations to formally announce the construction of a new raw water intake and treatment plant. This new plant…
Canada, Nova Scotia, and Inverness County invest in new wastewater treatment facility and water distribution systems upgrades
Inverness, NS – Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and Member of Parliament for Cape Breton–Canso;…
The Canada Infrastructure Bank invests $27.3 million in Indigenous-owned wastewater treatment facility near Saskatoon
Saskatoon, SK – The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and English River First Nation (ERFN), through their economic development arm Des Nedhe Group, announced financial close…
Cranbrook B.C. to move forward with Shadow Mountain sanitary sewer construction
Cranbrook, B.C. – The City of Cranbrook intends to move forward with the construction project to install the sanitary sewer force main and lift stations…
Upgraded wastewater infrastructure for Town of Lunenburg and Municipality of the District of Lunenburg
Cookville, NS – Kody Blois, Member of Parliament for Kings—Hants, the Honourable Susan Corkum-Greek, Minister of Economic Development and Member of the Legislative Assembly for…
Canada and Nova Scotia invest in water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades in Region of Queens Municipality
Region of Queens Municipality, NS – Lena Metlege Diab, Member of Parliament for Halifax West, the Honourable Kim Masland, Minister of Public Works, and Her…
FCM board of directors discuss municipal priorities ahead of the federal budget
The president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Taneen Rudyk, issued the following statement at the conclusion of the FCM Board of Directors meetings in…
Next steps underway toward proposed new First Nations drinking water and wastewater legislation
Ottawa – Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, has announced that a consultation draft of a legislative proposal has been shared with First Nations rights…
B.C. invests $250M in Phase 1 of Iona WWTP upgrade
The Province of British Columbia is providing Metro Vancouver with funding to upgrade the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Richmond, ensuring it can meet…
Canada, Nova Scotia and Stewiacke invest in improved water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure
Stewiacke, NS – The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, Larry Harrison, Member of the…
Government of Canada and FCM support innovative wastewater projects in Prince Rupert
Prince Rupert, B.C. – The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and FCM President Taneen Rudyk have announced an investment of $487,000 to the City…
St. Catharines, ON continues investments in safe drinking water, renewal of water and wastewater infrastructure
St. Catharines, ON – On February 27, 2023, Council approved rates for water-wastewater services in its 2023 water and wastewater budget. The new rates, represent…
Government of Canada partners with the Province of Nova Scotia and Cumberland County to improve water and wastewater infrastructure
Springhill, NS – Kody Blois, Member of Parliament for Kings‒Hants; the Honourable Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables and Member of the Legislative…
Canada and Mapleton partner to replace the Drayton Sewage Pumping Station
Drayton, ON – Tim Louis, Member of Parliament for Kitchener—Conestoga, and His Worship Gregg Davidson, Mayor of the Township of Mapleton, have announced over $5…
FREDsense announces rapid and accurate electrochemical biosensor solution for PFAS detection
Alberta – FREDsense Technologies Corp., the leader in field-ready water testing kits that detect chemicals in drinking and wastewater, announced today that their platform can…
AFNQL responds to proposed federal legislation on drinking water and wastewater
Wendake, QC – The Chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) and the Grand Chiefs denounce the fact that, despite promises…
PFAS and Biosolids: Status, technologies, and trends
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of human-made compounds that are used as surfactants, lubricants, repellents (for dirt, water, and grease) and can…
Monitoring airport wastewater growing more complicated, says U of G researcher
As a pilot project involving University of Guelph researchers monitoring wastewater at Toronto Pearson Airport for coronavirus variants enters its second year, one of its lead researchers…