Tag: Halifax
Dal researchers tested the water in a local lake for viruses....
When Emalie Hayes and her colleagues began exploring ways to test wastewater for the COVID-19 virus, little did she know that the simple, inexpensive...
Canada and Halifax Regional Municipality partner to rehabilitate shoreline in Eastern...
Halifax Regional Municipality, NS - Darrell Samson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence and Member of...
Downstream Halifax 2022: Meet the Experts
Downstream is partnering with the National Water and Wastewater Association’s annual conference. At this invite-only speed networking event that brings together current and future generations of...
Halifax Advising Residents of Blue-Green Algae Bloom
The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that due to the presence of a possible blue-green algae bloom in Lake Micmac, the risk advisory...
Richard Florizone Appointed President and CEO of IISD
Richard Florizone has been named the new president and chief executive officer of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), a research organization dedicated...
Canada Invests $3.1 Million in Halifax’s Water and Sewer Services
The Government of Canada is investing over $3.1 million to provide municipal water and sewer services to more Halifax residents.
Federal funding for this project...
Legislation to Combat Historic Groundwater Shortage in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia has introduced legislation to assist municipalities and residents who are experiencing dry wells as a result of a historic water shortage.
Amendments to...
Halifax Water Requests Increase
In more Nova Scotia news, Halifax Water has filed an application with the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB) requesting an increase in...
“Unpleasant Odours”: Halifax Food Industry
Foodservice operators are striking back against sewage odours in downtown Halifax.
Luc Erjavec, VP Atlantic Canada of Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association, issued an open...
History in the Making
For over 250 years, the town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has been associated with water. Located on a peninsula southwest of the provincial capital...
