Saturday, July 5, 2025
Sewage Secrecy
*Update* Winnipeg mayoral candidate Judy Wasylycia-Leis held a press conference on Sunday demanding that Mayor Sam Katz release the details of the City of Winnipeg…
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BioteQ to Build New Water Treatment Plant in China
Vancouver-based BioteQ Environmental Technologies, Inc., a company that treats industrial wastewater, will construct a third water treatment plant in China, in joint venture with Jiangxi…
$10.9M for Water in Rankin Inlet
The governments of Canada and Nunavut have made a joint investment of over $10.9 million to support two water and wastewater infrastructure initiatives in Rankin…
H2O Innovation Wins $4.5M in Contracts
Quebec City-based H2O Innovation Inc., a water treatment solutions company, has been awarded new contracts totaling $4.5 million. These contracts will see the company provide…
Big City Mayors Call on Ottawa for Wastewater Funding
Last week the leaders of Canada’s 22 largest cities threw their support behind a resolution by Mayor Peter Kelly of the Halifax Regional Municipality, calling…
Two Alberta Wastewater Plants Open
This week two Canadian wastewater treatment plants celebrated completion. In Calgary, the new $430-million Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Centre was officially opened by Mayor Dave…
Feedback: Ontario’s Water Opportunities Act
A day after Ontario Minister of the Environment John Gerretsen announced some details of the province’s proposed Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act, the feedback…
Innovate/Invest, the Water Opportunities Act
The Ontario government has promised, through the proposed Water Opportunities Act, to position the province as a major force in the global water market. In…
Full Cycle
It may come as a surprise to some within the water industry, but the practice of water reuse and recycling has been around for about…
AAEE Awards Calgary’s Pine Creek Facility
The City of Calgary’s Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTP) has earned a 2010 Excellence in Environmental Engineering Award from the American Academy of Environmental…
Steinbach Lagoon Expansion Begins
A sod-turning ceremony took place last week to mark the start of Steinbach, Manitoba’s Lagoon Expansion project—the largest capital works project ever to take place…
2010: Year of Water Investment
As growing pressures combine to force investments in water infrastructure and technology of up to US$1 trillion every year between now and 2030, Jens Peers,…
Management Material
As we’ve learned from highly-publicized events in Walkerton, North Battleford and Kashechewan, there are major consequences when water and wastewater treatment services don’t meet the…
Explaining Treatment
Water Canada: Hi, Brian. What’s your role at Trojan? Brian Petri: I have a mandate to lead our disinfection research program. Our lab group tries…
Putting Water Quality on the Global Agenda
If you like the idea of your great-grandchildren having access to clean, safe drinking water, grab your calendar and set up a recurring reminder for…
EPCOR Supports Decade of Action
As part of its effort to increase the public’s understanding of water scarcity issues in Canada, EPCOR Utilities Inc. is supporting the United Nations’ Water…
A Nice Cold Drink
Conventional technologies for drinking water treatment are no longer considered adequate for ensuring the delivery of potable water to communities. This is particularly true in…
$200M for Hamilton Plant
As promised, this morning brought news of federal and provincial funding for major upgrades for Hamilton, Ontario’s Woodward Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, citing a host…
Getting Your Act Together
Whether it’s a drinking water or wastewater treatment system, the ultimate goal for water utilities is always optimum performance. Most operators generally know where the…
$8.5M for Longue-Rive Water Works
The Municipality of Longue-Rive will receive $8,564,486 in joint government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund – Quebec (FCCQ) for water…
West Kelowna Phase 2 Proceeds
Phase 2 of the West Kelowna Sewer Services project, worth close to $8.8 million, will receive $5.1 million in joint federal-provincial funding, under the Building…
$32M for Kirkland Lake Wastewater Facility
Canada and Ontario are setting aside a joint investment of $32 million towards the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility in Kirkland Lake. “Ontario’s…
$9.9M for Regina Water Projects
The end of January saw a funding announcement of nearly $45.8 million from the federal, provincial and municipal governments for 15 new infrastructure projects across…
Playing Catch Up
In water and wastewater treatment, carbon nanotube technology (CNT) has many advantages, such as reusability and therefore increased efficiency compared to traditional membranes that require…