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News tag: Infrastructure

Infrastructure news stories

Repair work underway in Montana to get water flowing into Milk River

CTV News It’s been over a month since the St. Mary siphon in Montana burst. Repair work has now begun to get water flowing into the Milk River again.   […]

Stantec and MPE engineering firms selected for Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation Project

Water Canada This week, the Government of Saskatchewan announced the awarding of the next planning and engineering design work for Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation Project (WIRP) to Prairie Engineering Partners, a […]

Feeder main ‘stable’ as city waits to remove Stage 1 outdoor water restrictions

CTV News No new wire snaps were detected Saturday as the city continues to play a waiting game before removing outdoor water restrictions. That came after three snaps Thursday and […]

Compare and contrast: Residents evacuated as dam collapses in west-central Russia

EuroNews Green A reservoir damn collapsed in the Ural Mountains region of Chelyabinsk on Friday night, forcing residents of nearby villages to evacuate their homes. The dam at the Kialimskoye […]

Star Blanket Cree Nation lifts long-term drinking water advisory

Water Canada A new state-of-the-art water treatment plant is providing clean drinking water to all homes and supporting Star Blanket Cree Nation in living without a drinking water advisory for […]

‘Containment breached’: how an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario

The Narwhal Last summer, contaminated sludge from a fire at a chemical plant reached Lake Ontario. The spill report raises questions about what the province told the public.   Click […]

Compare and contrast: German government signs off on hydrogen import strategy

Reuters Hydrogen, provided it is green, so produced in an electrolysis of water using renewable electricity, can help the transition to a lower carbon economy.   Click here to read […]

Calgary moves to Stage 1 outdoor water restrictions

CTV News Michael Thompson, the city’s general manager of infrastructure services, acknowledged it’s news Calgarians have been waiting for.   Click here to read the story.

Compare and contrast: Germany records its wettest year ever: What’s needed to protect citizens during deadly floods?

EuroNews Green Germany has just gone through its wettest year on record, with rainfall up by 35 per cent. An average of 1,070 litres of rain per square metre fell […]

Sea to Sky communities to receive water infrastructure upgrades

Water Canada Pemberton will make upgrades after a combined investment of more than $8.1 million from the federal and provincial governments, and the Village of Pemberton. This project will construct […]

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