Small town on hook for $5M after B.C. Hydro impacts water quality
CBC Residents of a town affected by the construction of the Site C dam are set to vote on whether their district should borrow nearly $5 million to pay for […]
Metro Vancouver moves forward with North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant audit
Water Canada Metro Vancouver has taken a key step toward an independent review of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Program by retaining John J.L. Hunter, K.C., a retired judge […]
Will B.C.’s massive new Site C dam on the Peace River have downstream impacts on Alberta?
CBC At a construction cost of $16 billion, the Site C hydroelectric dam and reservoir on the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia is the most expensive public infrastructure project […]
What will filling the Site C reservoir do to NWT water levels?
Cabin Radio A hydrologist with the territorial government, said water levels on Great Slave Lake have dropped by more than 120 cm due to climate-driven drought over the past two […]
From oil well to wetland: meet the B.C. First Nations reclaiming old oil and gas wells on their homelands
The Narwhal In an effort to reach more oil and gas, rig operators started horizontally fracking to make the oil or gas flow from difficult-to-access rock formations. The practice consumes […]
BC Hydro begins reservoir filling for Site C project
Water Canada BC Hydro has started filling the Site C reservoir, marking one of the final phases in the construction of the hydroelectric project on the Peace River. The process […]
UBC engineers may have the solution to ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
National Observer A water treatment system that catches and destroys a class of dangerous chemicals known as per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) is being developed by a team of engineers […]
Efforts to modernize the Columbia River Treaty provide an opportunity to right the wrongs of the past
The Conversation – Canada The Columbia River Treaty is a landmark water-management agreement, ratified in 1964, by the United States and Canada which aimed to co-ordinate water management within the […]
Extended ‘nightmarish’ drought puts heavy strain on British Columbia water systems
National Observer Less than a tenth of British Columbia has enough water to supply municipal drinking water systems, farms and ranches, hydro dams, and sustain freshwater ecosystems – despite recent […]
BC Hydro begins filling reservoir as Site C dam megaproject nears completion
The Canadian Press BC Hydro says it has begun filling the reservoir created by the massive Site C dam project in northeastern British Columbia. The provincial electric utility says in […]
