Sewage

• Costs for another Metro Vancouver sewage plant a concern, $60M contract approved

  The 61-year-old Iona Island Wastewater Plant needs upgrades to serve Metro Vancouver's surging population and meet federal regulations, but the cost could create a bit of a stink.

  Politics

  Jul 10, 2024
  
• A Montreal school was flushing sewage into a river for years. The city knew but failed to address it

  The raw sewage empties into an area of the river near a public park, where fecal coliform counts routinely reach a level 60 times higher than the city's pollution threshold.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2024
  
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• City of Winnipeg completes temporary sewer repairs, says water usage can go back to normal

  'It’s expected the bypass system will be in place until the river crossing pipes that failed can be replaced,' Winnipeg said, adding sewage flow into the Red River has stopped.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2024
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• Pipe leaking sewage into Red River not fixed yet, Winnipeg Councillor says

  The City of Winnipeg is scrambling to fix a pipe dumping millions of litres of raw sewage into the Red River, after a temporary fix didn't last as long as initially hoped.

  Environment

  Feb 16, 2024
• City of Hamilton says last of contaminated sediment shipped away from Chedoke Creek

  Hamilton public works says it's met a provincial deadline as remediation of the waterway near Kay Drage Park finished on the weekend.

  Environment

  Jan 2, 2024
• Wastewater testing for COVID-19 expands to include influenza, says Western scientists

  Led by a consortium of universities including Western University, the initiative, launched in 2020, surveils sewage in monitoring the location of emerging COVID-19 infections.

  Health

  Sep 4, 2023
• City reports drop in sewage overflows escaping into Hamilton Harbour from Woodward plant

  The city's director of water revealed that a 'drier than normal year' contributed to fewer discharges of treated effluent into Hamilton Harbour via the Red Hill Creek in 2022.

  Environment

  May 16, 2023
• Environment Ministry, Squamish Nation responding to Capilano River sewage leak

  The nation said it believes the leak began more than five days ago, but that it was only notified on Friday.

  Environment

  Mar 10, 2023
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• Winnipeg sewage treatment plant gets federal, provincial funding for 2nd phase of upgrades

  The second phase of upgrades at Winnipeg's North End Sewage Treatment Plant will improve the plant's biosolids facility, helping turn sludge from wastewater into fertilizer.

  Politics

  Aug 16, 2022
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• Winnipeg councillors call for shorter timeline on sewer upgrades after 59M litres of waste dumped in Red River

  Municipal officials said 20-year-high flows meant Winnipeg had to turn off pumps, causing about 59 million litres of raw sewage to be dumped into the Red River. 

  Environment

  Apr 27, 2022