Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The path to strengthening Canada’s municipal infrastructure
The recent failure of a critical water transmission line in Calgary, which severely impacted the supply in city’s reservoirs and its ability to move water…
water and wastewater infrastructure
Contracts awarded for South Niagara Wastewater Treatment Solutions projects
The Regional Municipality of Niagara has awarded Stantec two projects in the Region’s South Niagara Wastewater Treatment Solutions (SNWWTS) program. Stantec will provide detailed design…
Peel Region secures $5M in provincial grants for energy efficiency projects
Peel Region announced the approval of two significant grants from the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) under the Industrial Energy Efficiency Program. These grants, totaling…
Zhiibaahaasing First Nation celebrates groundbreaking of new water treatment plant
Representatives from the Zhiibaahaasing First Nation and Indigenous Services Canada marked the official groundbreaking of the community’s new water treatment plant and major upgrades to…
North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant project construction ramping up
Metro Vancouver announced that construction activity at the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant is increasing following execution of the contract with PCL Construction to complete…
Canada’s Top100 Projects drive $300 billion in infrastructure investment
The Top100 Projects Report, published by ReNew Canada magazine, showcases the 100 largest public sector infrastructure projects under development across the nation, representing a staggering…
Ontario announces $970M in funding for water infrastructure projects
The Government of Ontario announced the first round of investments through its House-Enabling Water Systems Fund, that will see $970 million invested in 54 projects…
Lloydminster celebrates grand opening of new wastewater treatment facility
The City of Lloydminster hosted a grand opening ceremony to celebrate the completion of its new mechanical wastewater treatment facility. Construction of the $81.5-million wastewater…
Expansion of the wastewater collection system coming to Watson Lake, Yukon
The Town of Watson Lake will benefit from a new sewage lift station thanks to a combined investment of more than $5.1 million from the…
Water main breaks are rarely due to a single factor, new Concordia research finds
Canadians are no strangers to water main breaks. Aging equipment, increased demand and seasonal weather changes, along with many other factors, have added stress to…
CIB commits $140M to new water and wastewater infrastructure in Manitoba
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is loaning a combined up to $140 million to support five communities with water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Manitoba. This green infrastructure…
Prince Rupert receives funding to help upgrade water system and improve sewer line
The port city of Prince Rupert is getting critical upgrades to its aging water distribution system and sewer line after a federal investment of $77.2 million through the Disaster…
Peel Region to invest $130M to expand G.E. Booth Water Resource Recovery Facility
Peel Region council approved an additional investment of $130 million to increase wastewater capacity by 40 million litres per day (MLD), at the G.E. Booth…
B.C. to fund flood-resilience upgrades to Abbotsford pump station
The Government of British Columbia announced that the Barrowtown Pump Station in Abbotsford will receive significant flood-resilience upgrades to help protect people, communities and farmland…
Improved drinking water and wastewater management coming to N.S. village
Port Williams, N.S. will improve the quality of its drinking water and increase its capacity to manage wastewater after to a combined investment of over…
Canada and Nunavut invest $194M in critical infrastructure and transit projects across the territory
Communities across Nunavut will benefit from the construction of crucial infrastructure and the establishment of vital services thanks to a joint investment of more than…
Canada, B.C. invest in wastewater infrastructure improvements in the Regional District of Nanaimo
Improvements to the Regional District of Nanaimo’s French Creek Pollution Control Centre (FCPCC) will improve secondary wastewater treatment for more efficient and reliable services to…
Water and wastewater infrastructure investments for southern B.C.
Two communities in southern British Columbia will receive significant upgrades to their drinking water and wastewater infrastructure thanks to an investment of more than $4.5…
Canada, B.C. invest in wastewater infrastructure improvements in Kimberley
The City of Kimberley will build new wastewater infrastructure after a combined investment of more than $90.6 million from the federal, provincial, and municipal governments. The new plant will…
Canada and British Columbia invest in water and wastewater infrastructure projects
The governments of Canada and British Columbia, and the municipalities of Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, and the District of Mackenzie announced three new water and…
Canada and Yukon invest in water, sewer, and road improvements in Watson Lake
The Governments of Canada and Yukon announced a joint investment of more than $16 million to support the planning and construction of water, sewer and…
Canada and B.C. invest in water infrastructure improvements on Bowen Island
The governments of Canada and British Columbia announced a joint investment of more than $2.1 million to improve drinking water infrastructure on Bowen Island. This…
Task force to advance wastewater infrastructure projects to protect Lake Winnipeg
The Government of Manitoba announced that a new provincial-municipal task force will work collaboratively to advance wastewater infrastructure projects that will improve environmental outcomes for…
Improvements for County of Cumberland’s water and wastewater infrastructure
The governments of Canada, Nova Scotia and the Municipality of the County of Cumberland announced more than $6.4 million in joint funding to improve the…