Thursday, February 19, 2026
Guelph Approves New Water Rates
Guelph City Council has approved new rates for pumping and treating Guelph’s water and wastewater. Effective March 1, 2009, the new water rate will be…
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Guelph Turns Wastewater Gas into Energy
Recent upgrades to the cogeneration facility at the City of Guelph Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) will allow the city to save money by producing energy…
New Edge: Water and Wastewater at Whistler Olympic Park
An EPCOR-led team has completed the design and construction of both the water supply and wastewater facilities for the Whistler Olympic/Paralympic Park. An EPCOR subsidiary…
Cobourg Applies for Water Plant Upgrade
Cobourg council has pushed through a federal grant application for the last $1.3 million in upgrades to the water pollution control plant, reports the Northumberland…
Premier Tech Partners with Croisières AML to Treat Ship Wastewater
Premier Tech has announced that it will partner with Croisières AML in a project for treating wastewater from ships. In May 2007, the federal government…
Toronto Boosts Water Rates
The City of Toronto might boost water rates by nine per cent on January 1, the fourth straight year of nine per cent-plus fee hikes,…
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…
$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…
ATCO Group Announces Launch of ATCO Water
ATCO Group today launched ATCO Water, a company focused on designing, building and operating water and wastewater infrastructure and facilities for both industry and municipalities.…
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,…
$724M for Ontario’s Smaller Communities
Yesterday, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario welcomed the signing of the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund, which will flow more than $724…
Ottawa River Cleanup Could Take Decades
Environment Minister John Baird says it could take 20 years to clean up the sewer mess in the Ottawa, but both the federal and Ontario…
Ottawa Monitoring Treated Runoff: CBC
The City of Ottawa is monitoring how animals and plants in the Ottawa River are affected by chemicals that remain in sewage after it is…
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…