Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Portage Denies Univar Canada Price Increase
Portage City Council has rejected a request for an increase to the amount paid for phosphoric acid from Univar Canada, reports PortageOnline.com. The company issued…
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Seprotech Announces Expansion
Seprotech Systems Inc., a water and wastewater treatment systems manufacturer, announced at WEFTEC (Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference) that it will be expanding…
Calgary Water Hike: Herald
A plan to hike Calgarians’ water bills by 25 per cent over the next three years is on its way to council after a city…
BIOREM Introduces New Biofiltration Media
BIOREM Inc. announced today a new biofiltration media called XLD, the result of five years of extensive research and development with the support of the…
$7.7M Contract for Havelock Wastewater Plant Awarded
On Tuesday, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen’s council has awarded the contract to build the municipality’s new wastewater treatment plant to Brighton-based Peak Engineering and Construction, reports The Community…
Sooke’s Wastewater Plant Benefits Environment
The District of Sooke’s new wastewater treatment system, developed in partnership with EPCOR, is reducing contaminants and providing environmental benefits to Sooke Harbour. A recent…
Region of Peel Lauded for Water Efficiency
The Region of Peel has been awarded a 2008 Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)-CH2M Hill Sustainable Communities Award in the Water category for its Water…
Weekend Water News
Funds A wastewater treatment plant in Cambridge, Ont. is getting a $21-million upgrade: the aim is to “dewater” the sludge held in its digesters. Meanwhile,…
H2O Innovation Secures Over $1.9 Million in Contracts
H2O Innovation has signed five new contracts, totaling $1.9 million. The municipality of St-Adolphe-d’Howard, Quebec, has signed on for a packaged nanofiltration treatment system including…
Heraeus Noblelight Showing New Innovations at International Water Events
Heraeus Noblelight will be showcasing its latest UV lamp innovations at Aquatech 2008 in Amsterdam and will be represented at IWA 2008 in Vienna. The…
Collingwood Charges Companies for Sewer Infractions
The Town of Collingwood has charged two east-end industries with violating the sewer use bylaw, reports the Enterprise-Bulletin. On Thursday, the mayor’s office announced charges…
CWQA OffersTwo-Day Water Treatment Basics Course
The Canadian Water Quality Association will host a two-day course on water treatment basics this month in Toronto. The seminar takes place Aug 27 and…
Edmonton Firm to Test New Technology at Mexico Plant
According to a Canada.com report, Edmonton-based Seair Inc. has won approval for a two-month trial of its gas-diffusion technology at a wastewater treatment plant in…
Wastewater Sludge: A New Resource for Alternative Energy
According to the Water Environment Research Foundation wastewater sludge could be a new resource for alternative energy.In a press release issued Friday, the group says…
Courtice Water Pollution Control Plant Opens
The Regional Municipality of Durham, Ont. today hosted the official opening of its new Courtice Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP).According to Durham regional chair Roger…
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…
MRIF Funds Over $280K for Ramara, Ont. Treatment Plant
The Ontario township of Ramara will receive up to $287,400 for upgrades to the Lagoon City Sewage Treatment Plant from the Government of Canada’s Municipal…
Projects to Protect Lake and Increase Potable Water in Orillia, Ont.
Two water infrastructure projects were unveiled Tuesday that will provide 17 per cent more potable water for the city of Orillia, Ont.Approximately $2.65 million dollars…
BioteQ Wins 2008 Globe Foundation Award for Environmental Excellence
Vancouver-based BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc., a leader in the treatment of metal and sulphate contaminated water, has been chosen as the winner of the 2008…
Funding Increase for Waterworks Upgrades in Hudson, Que.
The Canada and Quebec governments announced that the Town of Hudson will receive $14,077,156 in combined government funding – over $4 million more than the…
GLV Acquires Australian Provider of Integrated Wastewater and Water Re-use Solutions
Montreal-based GLV Inc. announced it has acquired all the outstanding shares of AJM Environmental Services Pty Ltd., a Sydney, Australia company that specializes in integrated…
NS Treatment Plant Wins Lieutenant-Governor’s Award
Dartmouth, N.S.-based engineering company the Terrain Group and its partners in the Cookville Membrane Bioreactor Wastewater Treatment Plant were honoured this week with the 2008…
The U.S. Invasion
With Canada’s infrastructure crumbling and so many water and wastewater treatment plants in need of upgrading, there is little wonder that U.S. companies are eyeing…