Saturday, July 12, 2025
Metro Vancouver Loves Water
We Love Water is an indoor water conservation campaign run by Metro Vancouver. The campaign’s message is: using water wisely is the right thing to…
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East Coast of Vancouver Island in Level 4 drought
In response to low rainfall and record high temperatures across southern and eastern Vancouver Island, the province is putting residents on the highest drought alert…
Metro Vancouver Launches the We Love Water Campaign
Metro Vancouver’s We Love Water campaign aims to improve water conservation year round throughout the region by connecting to the deep appreciation people have for their…
New Water Treatment Plant Unveiled on Vancouver Island
Citizens and city officials gathered today to celebrate the city of Nanaimo’s grand opening of a new water treatment plant on Vancouver Island. “We’re excited…
High Snowpack Levels Curb Metro Vancouver’s Summer Water Shortage Concerns
Metro Vancouver Regional District has reported that its water supplies are in good shape this year due to the the abundant snowpack. As of March…
Vancouver Island Communities Announce Water System Upgrades
The Village of Alert Bay and the Regional District of Nanaimo, both on Vancouver Island, will each receive funding for new water and wastewater infrastructure…
Vancouver Island District Reviewing Water Supply Options
The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD), located on the southern end of Vancouver Island, is investigating opportunities to maintain adequate water flows on the Cowichan…
Elevated E. Coli Levels at Vancouver Beaches
Officials in British Columbia are warning people not to swim at three West Vancouver beaches after water quality sampling revealed elevated E. coli levels. The…
Boring Begins on New Metro Vancouver Water Supply Tunnel
The boring of a new water supply tunnel under the Fraser River began on February 20 in Metro Vancouver. The $240-million Port Mann Water Supply…
Biomethane Production Project Coming to Metro Vancouver Wastewater Treatment Plant
Metro Vancouver will initiate the design of a $13-million biomethane production project at the Lulu Island wastewater treatment plant in Richmond this spring. The project…
Metro Vancouver Purchases Wetlands
Metro Vancouver has taken steps to protect regional wetlands by purchasing nearly eight hectares of marsh and uplands on Pitt River, a large tributary that…
Vancouver’s Drinking Water Quality Meets All Provincial and National Requirements
Metro Vancouver has released its Quality Control Annual Report for 2012, and the region’s tap water has met all provincial and national quality guidelines. “The…
Vancouver Company Announces Water Drilling Venture in Africa
British Columbia’s Energold Drilling Corp.’s manufacturing division, Dando International Drilling Ltd., has formed a new subsidiary, Dando Drilling Services Ltd., which will specialize in water…
Golder Acquires Vancouver’s NovaTec
Golder Associates has acquired Vancouver-based NovaTec Consultants, a specialized process engineering firm, focused on industrial and municipal advanced water and wastewater treatment plant design, operations,…
Chrysalix Invests in Vancouver’s Axine Water Technologies
Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital has invested in Vancouver’s Axine Water Technologies, developers of a low-cost solution for treating toxic organic pollutants in wastewater. The investment…
Join Us at GLOBE 2012 in Vancouver this March
Join ReNew Canada and Water Canada at GLOBE 2012.
Vancouver Unveils Tap Map
Metro Vancouver is following in the footsteps of programs such as The Blue W and TapIt with its recent rollout, Tap Map. With help from…
Vancouver Island Tech Park Welcomes ARC
The Vancouver Island Technology Park (VITP) has welcomed the Alberta Research Council (ARC) as its newest tenant. ARC has opened its first British Columbia-based office…
Vancouver Terminates Contract for Water Tunnels
According to a local news report, Metro Vancouver is firing the contractor drilling tunnels for its $600-million water filtration plant on the North Shore due…
Stantec to design largest PFAS treatment system in Northwestern US
Stantec has been selected by the City of Vancouver, Washington, to design a treatment system to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from a high-volume…
Canada, BC governments finalize an agreement for the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have finalized an agreement under the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF). The agreement provides $250 million in federal funding over five years for phase…
MWGK Review Team to audit North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program
The MWGK Independent Review Team has been selected to conduct the independent audit of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program. The team will be…
Council approves directions for the Healthy Waters Plan
Council unanimously approved the key directions for the Healthy Waters Plan that will guide long-range sewage and rainwater management in Vancouver. The recommendations include a shift for the…
Improved water security is coming to the Sunshine Coast
Crucial conservation upgrades are being developed to solve the heightening water crisis due to drought on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast after an investment of more than $117 million from the…