Water and Wastewater/Sewer and Watermain

May 22, 2013

Historic church renovation reaches new heights

The $500,000 historic restoration of Morinville, Alberta's St. Jean Baptiste Church will require about 30,000 pounds of scaffolding that will rise 100 feet into the air.

May 20, 2013

Colleges conduct construction research in addition to teaching

Colleges in western Canada offer a great many courses where students can learn enough about the construction industry to enable them to go out and get a good job.

May 20, 2013

B.C. faces a tough battle for top talent

Despite British Columbia being one of the most picturesque places to live in Canada, there is still a domestic war for top talent.

May 13, 2013

Finding new tools for soil remediation

The science of environmental soil sampling and remediation spurred demand for a whole new set of tools.

May 8, 2013

Horizon oilsands expansion under budget so far

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. says an expansion to its Horizon oilsands mine is currently tracking 10 per cent under budget as contractors and service providers compete for work in the Fort McMurray, Alta. region.

May 8, 2013

Manitoba mine clean-up spins gold

An environmental company is cleaning up a toxic Manitoba mine site at no cost to taxpayers, but it gets to keep any gold it can extract from a stockpile of arsenopyrite concentrate.

May 6, 2013

On the Spot

A worker welds the bucket of an excavator as construction work gets underway in downtown Okotoks, Alberta.

May 6, 2013

B.C. hosts launch of NAOSH week

Across B.C., Canada, and North America, workplaces will be marking North American Occupational Safety & Health (NAOSH) Week, May 5-11, with events, competitions, and public awareness campaigns.

May 1, 2013

Watermain Breach

City of Burnaby crews survey the damage from a broken watermain on Willingdon Avenue after they managed to shut off the water.

May 1, 2013

Heat from waste is a growing market

There's a fortune in waste heat flowing beneath the streets of the world's cities.

April 22, 2013

Routine video inspection turns up sewer main break in Calgary

City of Calgary work crews discovered a break in a sanitary sewer main located at 17 Avenue and 14A Street S.W., after conducting a routine video inspection that revealed a large void.