Balking at huge price jumps, city may abandon planned new water pipe
Cabin Radio City of Yellowknife staff are recommending that council scrap plans to build a new drinking-water pipe stretching from the Yellowknife River, saying the $100-million cost is too much. […]
Be cautious around bodies of water: UTRCA
CTV News Due to the thawing process currently taking place, watercourses will run high through the weekend and will create a hazard. “The recent warm temperatures and rain melted some […]
Resumption of Lake Major water fluoridation could take years
CBC Limited chemical storage space at the facility is part of the reason why it could take anywhere from a year to 10 years before fluoridation can resume, Halifax’s environment […]
Yukon says mine cleanup may have released cyanide-contaminated water
Financial Post The government says the receiver initiated repairs and originally believed the water hadn’t spilled from a lined containment area, so didn’t immediately report it. Officials now estimate that […]
Spring melt starts as flood alerts issued for Thames River
CBC “The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall,” Environment Canada said in a statement warning of floods. “We’ve been running our models, and the spring melt […]
Sarnia invests $29.5M to upgrade wastewater system and prevent flooding
Water Canada The City of Sarnia is undertaking a major infrastructure project to address the increased risk of basement flooding and sewer overflows due to more frequent and intense storms. […]
Grassy Narrows First Nation sees start of mercury treatment facility decades after the river was poisoned
CBC Williamson, like roughly 90 per cent of residents in Grassy Narrows First Nation, has been impacted by mercury poisoning that dates back to the 1960s and ’70s, when the […]
Heavy rain bringing early spring preview, flood concerns to the region
CityNews Kitchener The current forecast is calling for anywhere from 15 to 25 millimetres of rain throughout the day, with a flood watch now in effect through the Grand River […]
Nunavut MLAs push for updates on water infrastructure projects
CBC Both Coral Harbour and Igloolik have experienced boil-water advisories in recent months due to issues with their water treatment plants. Coral Harbour has seen two since mid-October due to […]
Grindrod Water Treatment Plant infrastructure upgrades
Water Canada The Grindrod Water Utility is a single building that houses a packaged water treatment system. Raw water is diverted from the Shuswap River and pumped into the single […]