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Government of Alberta Invests in Water Projects
The Government of Alberta is investing in new water system improvements to provide the City of Red Deer and central Alberta with clean, safe water.…
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Government of Alberta Acquires Land for Springbank Off-stream Reservoir
The Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) is another step closer to construction after the province acquired 465 acres of land needed for the project. The Government…
Lacombe, Alberta Adopts Asset Management Policy
Lacombe, Alberta’s council has voted to adopt a new Asset Management Policy and has endorsed its Asset Management Strategy. “Over the past year, city staff…
Alberta Amends Emergency Management Act
Alberta’s Emergency Management Amendment Act is now in effect, improving the ability of the province’s communities to develop and refine their emergency management plans and…
Green Municipal Fund Supports Stormwater Project in Alberta
Today, François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and Vicki-May Hamm, FCM President announced more than $5.7 million for green infrastructure in the Town of…
Okotoks, Alberta Approves Its Environmental Master Plan
The Town of Okotoks, Alberta has approved at Environmental Master Plan (EMP) at the regular Town Council meeting of Monday, October 22nd. “This important document…
Montreal’s Ovivo Inc. Acquires Alberta-based FilterBoxx Water
Montreal-based Ovivo Inc., a global provider of water and wastewater treatment equipment, technology and systems, has announced the acquisition of FilterBoxx Water & Environmental Corp. and…
Alberta Government Helps Support Watersheds on Private Lands
The Alberta Land Trust Grant Program has approved more than $7 million to support 24 different projects for the 2017–18 grant cycle, supporting grants that…
XPV Announces Strategic Investment with Alberta IoT Firm
Private venture capital fund, XPV Water Partners announced today that it has invested in Alberta-based Mobiltex Data Ltd., an IoT product and service provider that monitors corrosion…
Alberta Allocates Funding for Flood-Prevention Measures
Earlier this year, the Government of Alberta committed $10 million to help communities along river basins prepare for floods. The funding included $2 million for…
Taber, Alberta Enters P3 Agreement to Run Wastewater Plant
Taber, Alberta has signed a utility services agreement to operate Lantic Inc.’s wastewater treatment plant, which came into effect June 1st, 2018. Lantic Inc. approached…
Alberta-Ontario Funding Supports Water, Pipeline Research
Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) has announced twenty new projects valued at more than $36 million. Water-focused projects include brine desalination and watermain improvements. The funding is…
Alberta Invests $720K in Agricultural Lands for Flood Prevention
Photo: Road washout in the Modeste subwatershed flood in August 2016. Credit: County of Wetaskiwin The Government of Alberta is investing $720,000 in farmlands through…
Alberta Secures $1B in Federal Funding for Green Infrastructure
Yesterday afternoon, Alberta and Canada announced a bilateral agreement providing more than $3.3 billion in federal funding, with a significant green infrastructure component. Amarjeet Sohi,…
Alberta Seeks Input on North Saskatchewan Regional Plan
Albertan residents are invited to provide input on land use in the North Saskatchewan Region, which will directly impact watershed management in the province. The…
Alberta’s Human Footprint in Watersheds a Priority Management Issue
The Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) has released a report examining the human footprint in the province, providing insights to human activity within watersheds and…
Lacombe, Alberta to Manage and Operate Wastewater for North Red Deer
The City of Lacombe, Alberta has been selected as the successful proponent to the North Red Deer Wastewater Services Commission’s Request for Proposal for management and…
Four New Projects Funded Under CWWF in Alberta
The governments of Canada and Alberta are investing in Alberta water and wastewater services, with four new projects being funded by the Clean Water and…
Report: Flawed Inspection Procedures Caused Crude Oil Leak into Alberta Creek
In its investigation report (P17H0019) released today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined that the lack of detailed inspection procedures contributed to the March 2017 crude oil…
Alberta Brownfield Project Installed Thousands of Metres of Pipes in 2017
Edmonton’s Blatchford Redevelopment Project saw a productive year in 2017, installing thousands of metres of water and sewer mains for its district energy system. Over…
Alberta and NWT Release First Progress Report on Bilateral Transboundary Water Agreement
The Government of Alberta and the Government of the Northwest Territories have released a report regarding year one of implementation of the Alberta-Northwest Territories Transboundary Water…
Northern Alberta Gets a New Water Treatment Plant
The governments of Canada and Alberta have announced just over $7.5 million in joint federal-provincial-municipal funding for the construction of a new water treatment plant for the Hamlet…
Alberta Start-Up Provides In Situ Testing for E. coli
University of Alberta researchers are tackling the problem of rural and agricultural water testing by introducing a handheld sensor that can detect E. coli in…
Chevron Develops Shale Plays in Alberta
Chevron Canada, a subsidiary of global giant Chevron Corp, has announced that it will begin to develop its first ever Canadian shale play development in the East…