Thursday, September 18, 2025
Green Treatment
Community wastewater treatment plants and botanical gardens generally don’t have all that much in common. One is a noisy industrial facility while the other is…
Search Results for "wastewater treatment'
Gas Tax Fund and Building Canada Fund Contribute Millions to Innovative Wastewater Facility
Costs for the innovative Sechelt Water Resource Centre in Sechelt, British Columbia will be covered by the federal Gas Tax Fund and the Communities Component of the…
Buctouche First Nations Community Opens New Water Treatment Plant
The Buctouche First Nation in eastern New Brunswick is opening a new water treatment plant that will provide safe and clean drinking water to the…
Wood Buffalo, Alberta Launches Water Conservation Campaign
Wood Buffalo, Alberta launched its water conservation campaign on May 20. The goal of this initiative is multifaceted: to highlight the importance of water and…
Investing to Save
Like many jurisdictions, Ontario is working to ensure the financial and environmental sustainability of municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater systems. While “doing more with less”…
Kelowna Wins Tap Water Taste Challenge at BCWWA Annual Conference
The City of Kelowna, British Columbia won the inaugural British Columbia Water & Waste Association’s (BCWWA) “Best of the Best” tap water taste test challenge…
Manitoba to Spend $84 Million on Water and Wastewater Upgrades
The government of Manitoba announced on April 30 a five year, $84-million investment to improve and upgrade water and wastewater facilities across the province. In…
WRAIN Celebrates One Year Anniversary
The Water Research And Innovation Network (WRAIN) has wrapped up its successful first year. WRAIN is a collaborative effort by industry leaders, economic development professionals,…
Canada’s Top 5 Water Projects
Seaterra Program $782.7 million Location: Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia Owner: Capital Regional District Project/Construction Manager: Stantec Engineer: CH2M HILL (preliminary planning/study); C.N. Ryzuk &…
MPs Remain Committed to Restoring Health of Lake Winnipeg
Members of Parliament James Bezan, Joyce Bateman, and Joy Smith have reaffirmed the Government of Canada’s commitment and actions in support of Lake Winnipeg on…
Cities of Saskatoon and Martensville Looking at Water and Wastewater Agreement
The City of Saskatoon is offering to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with the nearby City of Martensville to negotiate an agreement to provide Martensville…
German Water Partnership Launching New North American Section
Dirk Ruppert, the national business development manager at KSB Canada, will be heading a new North American section of the German Water Partnership (GWP), a…
For the Love of Water
“I grew up with a family cottage in the Muskoka Lakes region and spent most summers in the water, so that gave me an appreciation…
$8 Million Approved for Sechelt Wastewater Facility
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund (GMF) has approved an application by the District of Sechelt, BC, to contribute funding towards a new…
WRAIN Hires New Project Manager
The Water Research and Innovation Network (WRAIN) has hired Kirk Wong as its new project manager. Wong, an environmental business development professional, has experience overseeing…
H2O Innovation Awarded New Contracts in Western Canada
Quebec City-based H2O Innovation Inc. has been awarded $6.5 million in new contracts in Western Canada, including two from a “leading independent energy company engaged…
Lloydminster Introduces New Sewer Use Bylaw
The City of Lloydminster, which straddles the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan, is taking steps to control what is discharged into its wastewater with the…
Pilots Take Flight
As populations grow, infrastructure fails, and funding shrinks, Canadian municipalities are developing an urgent need to find ways to make water and wastewater treatment facilities…
A Light at the End of the Tunnel
After seven years and more than 250 reports, Victoria’s regional sewage treatment plan now meets federal regulations requiring secondary treatment by 2020—but many still question…
Central Okanagan Treatment Plant Saves Thousands of Dollars
The Regional District of Central Okanagan will save an estimated $12,000 a year as a result of improvements made earlier this year at the Westside…
When Rail Meets Water
On July 6, shortly after midnight, a freight train carrying 7.2 million litres of light North Dakota crude to a New Brunswick refinery derailed in…
TrojanUV Technology Selected for Chicago Wastewater Plant
London, Ontario-based TrojanUV announced on October 29 that the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago has selected its newest wastewater ultraviolet light disinfection system,…
New Treatment Facility for Newfoundland and Labrador Town
A new wastewater treatment facility has been completed in the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay in central Labrador. Included in the new facility are a…
FCM Supports Upgrades to Wastewater Systems in Elora
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has announced a Green Municipal Fund™ (GMF) loan of $10 million and a grant of $1 million for the…