Friday, May 9, 2025
Constructed Wetlands
Picture a wetland treatment system. Do you see the man-made equivalent of a natural marsh-open water with some cattails and maybe a few ducks? If…
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EPCOR Takes on Banff
In more EPCOR news, the Town of Banff has agreed to make EPCOR Utilities Inc. as the new operator for its wastewater treatment plant. Under…
Council Suggests Improvements for Watershed Planning
Groups and individuals who manage Alberta’s watersheds, or those affected by decisions around watershed management, need to have a voice in planning and decisions that…
Farmers Dispose of Obsolete Pesticides
While pesticide use is a reality for many farms, Manitoba farmers are taking steps to protect the land and water by avoiding the careless dumping…
BWI Signs EPCOR Contract
BWI Holdings, Inc. (operating as Budget Waste Inc.) has signed a five-month contract with EPCOR Water Service Inc. (EWSI). The contract includes hauling of biosolids…
ERCB, AE Consider Directive on Water Use in Oil Sands
The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) and Alberta Environment are calling for feedback from stakeholders on a draft directive, which proposes new requirements for the…
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…
Leaking Legacy: Report
Though Alberta’s government has proclaimed it false, a new report from issued by Environmental Defence claims that over four billion litres of contaminated tailings water…
H2O Innovation Signs $9.4 Million Contract
H2O Innovation Inc., a Canadian company specializing exclusively in water technology, has won a bid launched by Petro-Canada Oil Sands Inc. on behalf of Fort…
RBC Announces 2008 Blue Water Project Leadership Grant Recipients
RBC has announced its latest round of RBC Blue Water Project Leadership Grant recipients. Twelve organizations, selected from 206 applicants from across North America, will…
ATCO Group Announces Launch of ATCO Water
ATCO Group today launched ATCO Water, a company focused on designing, building and operating water and wastewater infrastructure and facilities for both industry and municipalities.…
Protecting the Mackenzie River Basin: NNSOnline
Michael Miltenberger says a way already exists to deal with the preservation of quality and flow of water in the Mackenzie River basin, reports the…
GE to Reduce Global Water Use 20 Per Cent by 2012
GE announced today that it is expanding its “ecomagination” strategy and committing to reduce its global water use 20 per cent by 2012.The company also…
First Nations Water Situation Reaches “Boiling Point”
A new report from the Polaris Institute in collaboration with the Assembly of First Nations says “too many First Nation communities are living with substandard…
New Seminars and Events for CIPHEX West 2008
More than 3,000 industry delegates are expected to attend CIPHEX West 2008 when the trade show and conference take place in the Roundup Centre at…
As Canadian Water Resources Diminish, AB Becomes Province to Watch: Earth Day Report
Proposals to move massive volumes of water between river basins in Alberta and to allow its Irrigation Districts to sell water for non-agricultural uses indicate…
Over 1,700 Boil Water Advisories in Canada: Report
A new report released Monday by the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) said more than 1,700 provincial boil water advisories are currently in effect across…
August Date Set for Elmvale Water Festival
Over 50 individuals, companies and organizations are already on board for the Elmvale Water Festival 2008, which will take place August 16 at Elmvale Arena…
EPCOR Launches Service Pipe Replacement Program in Edmonton
EPCOR is launching a new program to remove the remaining lead service lines from Edmonton’s water infrastructure.The program targets the 5,000 homes built before 1950…
Poll Reveals Canadians Over-Confident in Supply of Fresh Water
Canada may be on the brink of a fresh water crisis and unless Canadians start taking notice, our economy will suffer, concludes a poll commissioned…