Tag: water treatment
District of Sechelt, BC’s Water Resource Centre Certified LEED Gold
The District of Sechelt’s Water Resource Centre has been certified LEED Gold, in part for the innovative use of a greenhouse to help filter...
Ont. Environmental Commissioner Releases 2017 GHGs Progress Report
The Office of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO) has released its annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report for 2017, Ontario’s Climate Act: From Plan...
Squamish, BC Conducting Emergency Repairs After Clarifier Tank Failure
The District of Squamish has had to switch its Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) to backup operations after a mechanical failure in a clarifier...
Quebec Invests in Infrastructure to Protect Provincial Waterways
Last week, Quebec made progress on protecting its provincial waterways by investing in two infrastructure projects, announcing that the Town of Asbestos had completed...
York Region Investing $2.4B in Water and Wastewater Projects
In a November 2nd report to Council, York Region provided a status update of some of its priority infrastructure projects, including $2.4 billion in water and...
New Facility Classification Model for Water Systems in B.C. & Yukon
British Columbia and Yukon Territory have embarked upon a new classification system for water systems that promises to strengthen the oversight of operational responsibilities, recruitment, training,...
CWN Names Advisory Panel on Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater
The Canadian Water Network has announced the names of the experts who will participate on a new advisory panel tasked with framing and assessing the knowledge, practice, and priorities...
Toronto Staff Recommend 2018 Budget for the City’s Water Utility
On Friday, Toronto city staff recommended to the city’s budget committee the 2018 operating and capital budget for the city’s water utility.
"The proposed rate...
Survey of Drinking Water Plants Shows Population & Tech Growth
Statistics Canada has released data from the 2015 Survey of Drinking Water Plants, which shows growth in the population supplied, a slight decrease in...
First Nations Convene on Project Finance and Planning to Address Infrastructure...
This week, experts have gathered in Montreal, Quebec to collaborate on First Nations-led solutions to the housing and infrastructure crisis facing many First Nations at...