Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Fraser River Forcemain Project reaches major milestone
The Fraser River Forcemain Project reached a major milestone with the team pulling one kilometre of new sewer pipe from Abbotsford into Mission. The new…
Water
Ontario investing $25M to build efficient and reliable critical water infrastructure
The Ontario government is investing $25 million to build, upgrade and rehabilitate storm and wastewater infrastructure. “We know that critical storm and wastewater infrastructure in…
Lethbridge upgrades water treatment plant to improve environmental impact
The City of Lethbridge recently completed some new upgrades at its water treatment plant in order to enhance the quality of the water going back…
Kootenay receives $46M in funding towards sewage treatment project
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) has received $46,115,037 from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program…
New water source for Sechelt, B.C. gets go-ahead
After three years of studies, applications, ongoing work and discussions with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation, the provincial government and other local governments, the Sunshine Coast Regional…
Engineering contract awarded for Thornbury WWTP expansion
The Town of The Blue Mountains announced that the IBI Group has been awarded the engineering contract for the Thornbury Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion 1A.…
$19.2M in investments for B.C. drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
The governments of British Columbia and Canada announced more than $19.2 million in joint funding for four projects in British Columbia to support drinking water…
Town of Erin pre-qualifies contractors for wastewater treatment plant
The Town of Erin Council has given approval to pre-qualify five contractors, who will be invited to submit the final tender bid for the construction…
Municipality breaks ground on $55M expansion to water pollution control plant
Members of Council for the Municipality of Lakeshore and Mayor Tom Bain officially broke ground for a multimillion-dollar expansion to the Denis St. Pierre Water…
Kelowna to expand sewer infrastructure with $9M grant
The City of Kelowna announced it will receive funding worth more than $9 million through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program-Green Infrastructure grant program. The…
Manitoba to advance phase two of North End Water Pollution Control Centre
The Manitoba government and the City of Winnipeg have agreed to advance an application for phase two of the North End Water Pollution Control Centre…
Manitoba completes three water treatment projects
The completion of three water treatment projects in northern Manitoba will ensure safe drinking water supplies and improved wastewater management for hundreds of individuals and…
Victoria wastewater treatment plant receives LEED certification
AECOM announced that it has received LEED Gold certification from the Canada Green Building Council for the Capital Regional District’s (CRD) McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment…
Thunder Bay’s Boulevard Lake Dam officially opens
The City of Thunder Bay celebrated the official grand opening of the newly rehabilitated Boulevard Lake Dam on-site with a ribbon cutting ceremony. “The opening…
SaskWater to upgrade infrastructure for Melfort Region
A recent significant upgrade and expansion to the Codette Lake Regional Water Supply System means SaskWater customers in the Melfort area will enjoy a reliable…
Alberta’s Springbank Reservoir moves to construction phase
Voluntary agreements have been reached with landowners to secure 100 per cent of the land needed for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1), announced the Government…
New SAIT lab helps future workforce ride the wave of water sustainability
Students interested in sustainable water resource management will have the chance to hone their craft in a new $1-million Water and Wastewater Pilot Scale Treatment…
Vancouver initiates termination process for contract on North Shore WWTP
Metro Vancouver provided a letter to Acciona Wastewater Solutions LP with notice of default and Metro Vancouver’s intent to terminate the contract for them…
Quebec company awarded water projects for First Nations
H2O Innovation Inc. announced that it has recently won a water reuse project in California, two First Nations projects in Canada and another small-scale one.…
Hatch recognized for work at Mid Halton wastewater Treatment Plant project
Hatch has won an Award of Excellence from the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) for the micro-hydro facility at Oakville’s Mid Halton Wastewater Treatment…
New water treatment facility for Comox Valley residents complete
Fresh, filtered and fully disinfected drinking water is now flowing to 50,000 residents in the Comox Valley – an achievement celebrated with an event at…
Cumberland, B.C. begins work on wastewater upgrades
The new wastewater upgrades project is getting underway this fall – kicking off an important update that will serve Cumberland for the years to come.…
Saltair water system receives $3.9M in funding for filtration upgrade project
The community of Saltair is receiving approximately $3.9 million in senior government funding to complete a water filtration project required to meet provincial drinking water…
Windsor to renew and upgrade infrastructure in areas vulnerable to flooding
The City of Windsor announced the $4-million reconstruction of Eastlawn Avenue as part of the ongoing implementation of the Sewer Master Plan to renew and…