Tuesday, July 1, 2025
B.C. Building Code Supports Water Conservation
British Columbia is updating its building code to further protect and preserve water by requiring the installation of high-efficiency toilets and urinals in new buildings…
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Comox Announces Conservation Rebates
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) in British Columbia has announced two water conservation rebate opportunities for residents, to help in achieving achieve a 27…
New Meters for Abbotsford
Abbotsford, B.C. is implementing a new remote read metering system with a contribution of $1.27 million from the Gas Tax Fund. Currently, the City of…
CVRD Launches Water Ed Campaign
British Columbia’s Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) launched a new water education campaign this week urging residents to adopt simple measures that will assist in…
Chamberlin Lends Support for Blockade
In response to clear-cutting in British Columbia and the effect it may have on drinking water sources, Chief Bob Chamberlin is calling on Premier Gordon…
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…
McBride Unveils Second Eco-Friendly Wastewater Phase
McBride, British Columbia’s Eco-Sensitive Solution to Wastewater Treatment project officially unveiled its $2-million second phase yesterday. Phase 2 will add an additional month of retention…
Nexterra and ANDRITZ Partner
Vancouver-based Nexterra Systems Corp., a supplier of biomass gasification solutions, and Austrian company ANDRITZ, working in customized plants, process technologies, and services for the hydropower,…
CMHC Awards 17 Grants
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has announced 17 new grants totaling more than $84,000 under its Affordability and Choice Today (ACT) Initiative. Operating…
Capital Regional District Votes for Four Sewage Plants for $1.2B
British Columbia’s Capital Regional District’s Core Area Liquid Waste Management Committee (CALWMC) has selected a refined distributed wastewater management strategy for the Region’s Core Area.…
Funds for Pemberton Potable Water Sustainability Study
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has announced a Green Municipal Fund (GMF) grant for the Village of Pemberton, British Colombia. The Village has used…
B.C. Releases Irrigation Calculator
The Irrigation Scheduling Calculator that the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture has been working on the past few years is now live and operational. The calculator will…
Canada’s Provinces, Eco-Rated
Our friends over at Corporate Knights have released their first comprehensive environmental report card for all of Canada’s provinces and territories. The Green Provincial Report…
Experience the Funding: Fraser River Gets $2.5M
British Columbia will provide Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) with $1.25 million apiece to begin development of a system of inter-regional…
B.C. Wastewater Treatment Study Funded
B.C.’s Capital Regional District (CRD) will receive federal and provincial financial support to plan wastewater treatment for its core area municipalities. The Governments of Canada…
Aecon Awarded a Seymour-Cap Project
Aecon Group Inc.’s infrastructure division has been awarded a project with Metro Vancouver for completion of the twin tunnels component of the Seymour Capilano Filtration…
Projects to Map Aquifers in B.C.’s Horn River Basin
Geoscience BC and the Horn River Basin Producers Group have launched several collaborative geoscience projects to identify and map subsurface aquifers in the Horn River…
CF Surveillance to Help Spy Water Pollution
Ottawa has announced the locations of the two satellite reception ground stations for the Polar Epsilon project, marking the start of the second phase of…
Flathead River Tops B.C.’s Endangered List
The Flathead River, which flows through southeastern British Columbia into Montana, tops B.C.’s most endangered rivers list for 2009, according to a report from the…
Chemainus Wells Water Supply Project Approved
The District of North Cowichan, B.C. has received an environmental assessment (EA) certificate for its proposal to install and operate a groundwater supply for the…
$4.8M to Construct Fernie Reservoir
A federal-provincial investment of over $4.8 million will improve the drinking water in Fernie, B.C. The money will be directed to a new reservoir, which…
FCM to Vote: Phase Out Bottled Water?
The Council of Canadians is encouraging the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to vote in favour of a resolution that would call for all municipalities…
Langley to Capture Thermal Heat from Groundwater
The Township of Langley, B.C. is set to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by installing a thermal recovery pump system, with the help of a…
B.C. District Wins World’s Best Tap Water
Defending champion Clearbrook Waterworks District, British Columbia, Canada won the title of World’s Best Tap Water at the 19th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting,…