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Small New Brunswick Communities to Receive $118-Million Infrastructure Investment
On May 19, the Government of New Brunswick announced a partnership with the federal government, municipalities, and local service districts of New Brunswick to...
Off the Frack Track
Four years ago, if you had asked Stephanie Merrill of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) and Jennifer West of the Ecology Action...
Controversial Nuclear Waste Dump at Lake Huron Site Given Okay by Review Panel
On May 6 a Federal Review Panel, formed in January 2012 by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, approved the controversial plan to bury low-level...
One Health
Researchers from the University of Calgary and University of Alberta in collaboration with Alberta’s Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (ProvLab), Alberta Health Services, and...
Newfoundland and Labrador Announces New Community Sustainability Partnership
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced a new fiscal agreement with its municipalities to "enhance supports to communities and strengthen the social and...
Ontario Approves Essex Region Source Protection Plan
Ontario has approved yet another regional source water protection plan, this time for the Essex Region in the province’s south-west. The plan was developed...
Pipe Replacement Project for Whistler Neighbourhood
The Resort Municipality of Whistler will be replacing all unlined cast iron pipe in the Alpine neighbourhood over 2015 and 2016. Plastic piping will...
Prioritize This
Across the country, municipalities are grappling with major water infrastructure challenges: aging infrastructure, legacy combined sewer systems, upgrading treatment plants to meet environmental requirements...
B.C. Announces Invasive Species Defence Measures
The Province of British Columbia announced on March 31 measures to improve its resistance to invasive mussels with a $1.3-million investment in early detection...
One Year In
Federal Infrastructure Minister Denis Lebel officially launched the New Building Canada Fund (NBCF) on March 28, 2014 to a lukewarm reception. While the plan...