Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Penner Approves CRD’s Sewage Plan
The B.C. government has approved a wastewater management strategy proposed by the Capital Regional District (CRD) that will for the first time treat up to…
British Columbia
Shell, Dawson Creek Agree on Reclamation Plant
As we reported in our May/June issue, the City of Dawson Creek, B.C., and Shell recently reached an agreement to build the City’s Reclaimed Water…
Cranbrook Breaks Ground on $14.5M Wastewater Project
Last week Cranbrook, British Columbia held an official groundbreaking to commemorate the start of construction on the anticipated $14.5 million City of Cranbrook Wastewater Improvement…
Groups Call for B.C. Public Trust in New Water Act
A new report released by Ecojustice and POLIS Water Sustainability Project outlines how the B.C. government can become leaders in responsible freshwater management by embracing…
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…
Seymour-Cap Plant Now Open
The largest water filtration plant in Canada has officially opened in Metro Vancouver. “This project has not only made metro Vancouver a leader in water…
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…
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…