Sunday, October 26, 2025
Funding Approved for New Wastewater Facility in Thompson, Manitoba
The City of Thompson, Manitoba announced on May 15 that it will receive up to $24.3 million in funding toward the construction of a new…
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Sudbury Biosolids Facility Now Operational
The City of Sudbury announced on May 7 that its new Sudbury Biosolids Management Facility is now operational. The facility is the first of its…
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 by…
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 and…
Fleming College and Trent University Receive Federal Research Funding
Fleming College’s Centre for Alternative Wastewater Treatment (CAWT) and Trent University will receive federal research funding through a College-University Idea to Innovation grant, part of…
World’s First Fully Integrated Research Facility Opens in Calgary Wastewater Plant
For the first time, university researchers are working side-by-side with municipal operators to advance wastewater treatment technologies and knowledge that will lead to cleaner water,…
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 is…
WRAIN, GHL Announce Collaboration
The Water Research and Innovation Network (WRAIN) and Good Harbour Labs (GHL) announced on February 27 a collaboration wherein GHL will promote WRAIN services to…
Guide to Change
The words “sustainable” and “resilient” have become widespread descriptors for infrastructure: resonating in brochures, ads, logos, business cards, magazines, and college curricula. These two words…
Wastewater System Upgrades Complete in God’s Lake First Nation
On February 10, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Bernard Valcourt announced the completion of an upgraded wastewater treatment facility for God’s Lake First…
Wastewater Optimization
Municipalities throughout North America have substantial investments in their wastewater treatment systems, and of course as populations grow, utilities must consider investing in expansion. Recently,…
North Battleford Announces New Biosolids Management Program
The City of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, announced on January 16 the commission of a biosolids management project incorporating technology developed by Lystek International Inc., a…
New Wastewater Select Committee Recommended for B.C.’s Capital Regional District
The Capital Regional District (CRD) Core Area Liquid Waste Management committee recommended that the CRD board approve the formation of a wastewater and resource recovery…
Alberta Town Approves Wastewater Plant Upgrade
The Town of Nanton in southern Alberta has announced plans for a new wastewater treatment plant, scheduled to be operational by the end of 2015.…
Big Ticket Water Projects Progressing in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced on December 23 that its Department of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs is currently a funding partner for around…
Interview: Brent Wootton on the Export Opportunity for Ontario’s Water Tech Sector
Ontario’s water technology champion, WaterTAP, is placing a new focus on supporting the province’s water tech companies as they build capacity to export their products…
Toxic Relationship
When McGill professor and researcher Viviane Yargeau used to visit wastewater treatment stations to explain her work on controlling contaminants of emerging concern, municipalities were…
I Don’t Flush
It should come as no surprise that wastewater operators continue to be plagued by non-flushables on a daily basis. Dental floss, personal care products, paper…
Down for the Count
The Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant was supposed to enhance phosphorus removal when an expansion was completed in 2013. Built by the province in…
IDE Technologies Partners with Fair Canada Engineering
IDE Technologies announced on October 27 a new partnership with Fair Canada Engineering which will see the company’s water treatment presence in Alberta’s oilsands increase.…
Manitoba, Ottawa Announce Support for Water Projects in Small Communities
The federal government and the Province of Manitoba announced on October 16 that five Manitoba communities in the Interlake Region will receive funding for water…
Running Out of Time
On July 8, 2012, Environment Canada published the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations (WSER) under the Fisheries Act, a set of national wastewater effluent quality standards…
Estrogen in Water Systems Causes Decline in Fish Population
A new study led by the University of New Brunswick’s Karen Kidd has found that estrogen in municipal water systems—often caused by the birth control…
Small Towns Thinking Big
While Canada is becoming increasingly urbanized, between 19 and 30 per of the population still lives in either rural or small-town areas. These areas face…