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March 15, 2010
Winnipeg gets new water treatment plant
Citizens of Winnipeg are enjoying the benefits of the Deacon Water Treatment Plant, which provides the area with top-quality clean water.
March 1, 2010
Lethbridge, Alberta builder converts water tower into restaurant
Builder Doug Bergen always marvelled at his town’s water tower while growing up in Lethbridge, Alta.
February 17, 2010
Residents of Kingfisher Lake, Ontario become crew on water treatment plant project
Clean drinking water and efficient wastewater treatment would seem to be a given in an industrialized country like Canada, but for those in the far north it’s a different story.
February 17, 2010
Regina looks to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant
The City of Regina has issued an RFP for engineering services to support an upgrade to its wastewater treatment plant.
February 17, 2010
Push underway to build First Nations infrastructure
A federal government plan to build 18 water and wastewater infrastructure projects in First Nations communities across Canada is well underway, with nine projects under construction and another five scheduled to commence by next month.
February 10, 2010
Provincial construction industry buoyed by continued infrastructure spending
The 2010 Alberta Budget will sustain investment in the construction of basic infrastructure in a tough economic climate, by increasing the government’s deficit and spending savings.
February 1, 2010
Canadian Forces bring water purification to Haiti
Sgt. Tony Weeks and his five-man unit have been on the ground in Haiti for just a week, but the fruits of their labour are already starting to flow and help save lives.
January 18, 2010
Seymour-Capilano filtration plant nearly complete in North Vancouver
The completion of construction deficiencies continues on the Seymour-Capilano filtration plant, as Metro Vancouver prepares the facility for operation.
January 6, 2010
Vancouver gets its share of stimulus cash
The construction of a wide range of infrastructure projects in Vancouver received a much needed kick-start from $30 million in funding from the federal government.
January 4, 2010
Osoyoos Indian Band moves forward with industrial park in Oliver, British Columbia
round-breaking on the second phase of the Oliver-based Senkulmen Enterprise Park is slated for early 2010 after the project received a $2.7-million federal government grant
April 27, 2009
New development at former Oak Bay Beach Hotel site takes green building to heart
More than two years ago the 80-year-old Oak Bay Beach Hotel was taken down, but plans are in the works to replace it with a green development.
April 27, 2009
District of Tofino attacks leaking sewer manholes with foam grout
Development pressure in the District of Tofino, British Columbia is building.
April 27, 2009
Metro Vancouver awaits response to two planned water infrastructure projects
Metro Vancouver has yet to get a response from the federal government about two shovel ready projects to improve the quality of drinking water in the region with financing from the stimulus program.
April 27, 2009
Betty Lake Water Treatment Plant upgrade benefits CFB Wainwright
An upgrade to the Betty Lake Water Treatment Plant at CFB Wainwright, 200 kilometres south-east of Edmonton, will improve the quality of drinking water for both the military base and the neighbouring town.
April 27, 2009
Sewage system for Greater Victoria communities a 20-year project, official says
Building a sewage system to serve Greater Victoria will be a 20-year project, said the chair of the municipal committee leading the proposed venture.
April 27, 2009
Kamloops and Tla-o-qui-aht reserves now in line for water and sewer upgrades
The water and sewer systems in Canada’s First Nations community have been a national embarrassment for many years.
April 27, 2009
Thermal system at 2010 Olympic Village will recover heat from spent sewage
Vancouver’s 2010 Olympic Village will feature a unique heat recovery system from spent sewage through the use of a neighborhood energy utility (NEU), built under the south end of the Cambie Street bridge.
April 27, 2009
Annacis Island wastewater plant switches to chemical treatment system
Metro Vancouver is in the process of replacing the aging wastewater gaseous treatment system at the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) with a more modern chemical alternative.
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| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
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