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March 3, 2010

Full text of the throne speech

The following is the unedited text of the speech from the throne delivered by Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean on Wednesday.

February 18, 2010

Water research centre planned for Delta, British Columbia

Metro Vancouver is planning to build a research centre at the site of the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Delta to improve treatment operations at the plant.

February 12, 2010

Regina looks to upgrade wastewater treatment plant

The City of Regina has issued an RFP for engineering services to support an upgrade to its wastewater treatment plant.

February 12, 2010

Challenges abound in rehabilitation of Oakville sewage treatment plant

A three-year $60 million rehabilitation project now underway at the Oakville Southwest Sewage Treatment Plant is not considered an expansion.

January 25, 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 19, 2010

Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario supports bill to create water authority

A private member’s bill that could create an Ontario water regulatory board would help address public water and wastewater infrastructure sustainability, says a civil construction organization.

January 14, 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 13, 2010

Tender calls expected soon for Osoyoos band’s industrial park expansion

Ground-breaking on the second phase of the Oliver, British Columbia-based Senkulmen Enterprise Park is slated for early 2010 after the project received a $2.7-million federal government grant.

December 30, 2009

Bonds to finance Virgin Islands wastewater plant

The leader of the U.S. Virgin Islands says the government has sold $39 million in revenue bonds to finance a wastewater plant at Cruzan Rum’s distillery.

December 21, 2009

Ontario MPP floats bill to create provincial water regulatory board

A private member’s bill seeks to create an Ontario water regulatory board that would oversee standards for water and waste water treatment across the province.

August 24, 2007

Storm water system designed for zero impact

The flagship store of the new Guelph SmartCentres plaza development project is a big Wal-Mart — with a big parking lot.

August 24, 2007

Native community opens state-of-the-art treatment plant

Physiochemical treatment and effective granular filtration methods are going to be employed at a new water treatment plant inaugurated in a small native community in rural Quebec in recent months.

August 24, 2007

Canadian Biosolids Partnership seeks end solutions

Mention biosolids filtered from wastewater in any social situation and you’re likely to be greeted with silence. Who wants to talk about—you know what?

August 24, 2007

Odour control facility upgrade in design stages for 2008 work

Construction work is set to commence on Toronto’s Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant odour control facility by the summer or fall of 2008. Jason Edwards, a project manager with Earth Tech Canada Ltd., said the company was awarded the estimated $150 million design and construction contract in partnership with Stantec Consulting as part of a process that began in January, 2005.

August 24, 2007

Pump it up

Work continues on the new equalization tank at the Newmarket Pumping Station at 380 Bayview Parkway in Newmarket, Ontario.

August 24, 2007

Big plans under way for big pipe

A new residential subdivision of single-family dwellings is nothing new, but Hamilton’s Dicenzo Gardens is unique in its storm water drainage pipe requirements.

August 24, 2007

Milliken set to double capacity by 2010

The Milliken Reservoir and Pumping Station located in York Region is set for an expansion that will see the facility double in size by 2010.

August 24, 2007

British Columbia's largest radial well earns project leader engineer award of merit

Addressing stringent environmental constraints was the most challenging aspect of placing British Columbia’s largest radial collector well in place.

August 24, 2007

Engineered wetlands a potential solution for north wastewater

Canada’s northern regions rely on diverse methods of wastewater treatment. The use of wetlands has met some success, intriguing a team of Canadian researchers who want to duplicate it by building engineered wetlands in several Nunavut communities to help determine the best way to treat wastewater in a sub-Arctic climate.

August 24, 2007

Construction will need to protect lost rivers

You can bury creeks and streams, but construction crews can’t make them disappear. Stroll along Bloor Street, shop in the Eaton Centre or visit friends in uptown Toronto, and you could be walking on water.