Friday, July 17, 2026
Improved wastewater treatment for Sechelt, B.C.
Sechelt, 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 John…
Wastewater
More extreme rainfall to add $6.2 billion to Ontario’s linear storm and wastewater infrastructure costs by 2030, and significantly more by 2100
Toronto – The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) has released its Costing Climate Change Impacts to Public Infrastructure: Linear Storm and Wastewater report, the latest in…
Leading the way: Atlantic First Nations Water Authority
For many Indigenous communities across Canada, water and wastewater systems tend to be relatively modest in size, geographically isolated, and underfunded. In recent issues, Water…
Hamilton’s 2023 rate budget targets infrastructure repair and updates
Hamilton, ON – Hamilton City Council has approved a Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Rate budget for 2023, which supports a 6.49 per cent combined rate…
There’s more than microplastics in our water
Imagine receiving an emergency alert on your phone stating your drinking water has been contaminated. If you drink it you may suffer adverse effects to…
Canada and British Columbia invest in new wastewater treatment facility to protect Cultus Lake
Regional District of Fraser Valley, B.C. – The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency…
Hamilton sewage spill estimated to be 337 million litres over 26 years
Hamilton, ON – Following the discovery and immediate repair of a hole in a combined sewer pipe spilling into a storm sewer pipe that flowed…
Waterloo wastewater treatment plant innovation wins award
Waterloo Region, ON– The Region of Waterloo was recognized with an Award of Excellence at the 2022 Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards on November 3, receiving…
Équipe Laurence campus using wastewater energy technology for heating and cooling
Ste-Adèle, QC – It is because of a unique and exclusive environmental partnership that the civil engineering firm Équipe Laurence has just realized a premiere in Quebec,…
Prince Albert Raw Water Pump House project complete
Prince Albert, Sask – An essential water utility infrastructure project is now complete, thanks to federal and municipal investments. The City of Prince Albert officially…
Northern Waters: Water treatment challenges across Canada’s territories
When spring arrived this past year in the town of Hay River, Northwest Territories, residents weren’t ready for what followed. River water levels reaching historic…
The Canada Infrastructure Bank invests in shíshálh Nation Government District-owned wastewater treatment plant
shíshálh Nation, BC – Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and the shíshálh Nation Government District (sNGD) announced financial close on an agreement, which will see the…
Wastewater heat recovery: From dirty water to clean energy
Canadians have the second highest water consumption in the world and generate almost 12.7 trillion litres of wastewater a day, much of which is heated…
COVID-19 wastewater surveillance networks established in New Brunswick
Riverview, GNB – COVID-19 wastewater surveillance networks are being established in the province. The initial pilot sites include the greater Moncton area and Natoaganeg First…
A closer look at Canada’s water operator shortage
Beyond a vague sense of thirst, many of us give little thought to the water that flows forth crisp, clean, and translucent bordering on invisible,…
Saskatchewan accepting water, wastewater, and green infrastructure project applications
Saskatchewan communities and eligible organizations may start submitting funding applications for proposed water, wastewater and other projects under the last intake in the province for…
Public review for draft standard related to the Mitigation of the Risks of Inflow and Infiltration in New Sanitary Sewer Systems launched
Québec – The Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) launches a public review for the draft standard CAN/BNQ 3682-320 Mitigation of the Risks of Inflow…
A natural approach sanitary system overflow reduction is right under our feet
Genus Bacillus, or soil microbes can extend the life and health of current sanitary sewer infrastructure. Combined with other trenchless rehabilitation efforts, these organic and…
Winning the bacteria battle in wastewater treatment
The problem today is as wastewater facilities age, capacity and quality problems arise, the first instinct or practice is to immediately start planning for a…
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…
Moncton residents to benefit from upgraded stormwater and wastewater infrastructure
Moncton, NB – The Honourable Ginette Petitpas-Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Member of Parliament Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe,…
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…
Second phase of upgrades for Winnipeg’s North End Sewage Treatment Plant
Winnipeg, MB – The Honourable Heather Stefanson, Premier of Manitoba; Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Member of…
Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure survey provides new data about water infrastructure to Canadian communities
On August 19, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, welcomed the latest release of data on the status of Canada’s…