Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Audit of North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program takes next step
Metro Vancouver announced has taken the next step in responding to calls for a review of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program and has…
Water
Muskoday First Nation celebrates opening of new water treatment plant
Muskoday First Nation Chief Ronald Bear, along with Council, Elders, community members, and representatives from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), celebrated the grand opening of the community’s…
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…
Stantec and MPE selected for Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation Project
The Government of Saskatchewan announced the awarding of the next planning and engineering design work for Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation Project (WIRP) to Prairie Engineering Partners,…
Feds announce water infrastructure upgrades for B.C.’s Sea to Sky Country
The Government of Canada announced that two communities in the Sea to Sky Country are receiving upgrades to their water infrastructure. Pemberton will make upgrades after…
Calgary breaks ground on Sunnyside Flood Barrier to help flood protection
The City of Calgary announced the official groundbreaking event for the Sunnyside Flood Barrier. This is a crucial infrastructure project designed to protect the communities…
Feds and Saskatchewan government partner on infrastructure projects
The governments Canada and Saskatchewan announced they are investing more than $309 million for infrastructure projects across the province. “The federal government is investing in…
Federal funding to modernize the Cedarwood Sanitary Pump Station in Tecumseh
The Town of Tecumseh’s Cedarwood Sanitary Pump Station is receiving upgrades with an investment of $3.6 million through the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF).…
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…
Metro Vancouver launches review of North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
Metro Vancouver announced it intends to initiate an independent review of the troubled North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program. The original cost of the North…
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…
Critical water main break in Calgary affecting city-wide water usage
Significant progress is being made as The City of Calgary continues repairing a large water main break in the Bowness and Montgomery area. Crews have…
West Kelowna celebrates the opening of the Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant
Together with the community, the Governments of Canada and British Columbia and the City of West Kelowna held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially celebrate…
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation celebrate groundbreaking for new water treatment plant
Long-term, sustainable access to clean drinking water is coming to Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation with the construction of a new water treatment plant and…
Comox Valley celebrates start of construction on the new sewer conveyance project
Comox Valley Regonal District announced that construction has officially kicked off on the new Courtenay Pump Station as part of the Comox Valley Sewer Conveyance…
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…
Consultant chosen to study feasibility of building the Eyremore Dam
The Government of Alberta announced that it has chosen Hatch Ltd. to study the feasibility of a new water reservoir in southeastern Alberta. Hatch Ltd.…
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…
North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program construction to continue
Metro Vancouver announced that construction on the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program will begin again in earnest following the completion of a comprehensive review…
Ontario to invest $1.8B for housing-enabling infrastructure for municipalities
The Government of Ontario announced it is investing more than $1.8 billion in housing-enabling infrastructure funding to help build at least 1.5 million homes by…
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…
Alberta to give residents say on Springbank Reservoir land use
The Government of Alberta announced that Albertans are being invited to shape how the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir is used when not full of water. The…