Wastewater Treatment

• Treatment plant repairs mean bacteria to flow into Red River, City of Winnipeg says

  The city said Wednesday that the North End Wastewater Plant will see its ultraviolet (UV) treatment system shut off until March of next year.

  Environment

  Sep 24, 2025
  
• Ottawa to table ‘co-developed’ First Nations water legislation this fall: Hajdu

  The new bill is expected to come more than one year after Canada repealed the 2013 Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act in June 2022.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2023
  
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• Contractor seems to have ‘abandoned’ North Shore wastewater plant, says Metro Vancouver

  The new billion-dollar sewage treatment plant has already faced cost overruns and delays.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2021
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• Completion of Hamilton sewage plant upgrades delayed until December 2022 as costs rise

  Project manager John Helka told members of a city subcommittee on Monday that the hazardous soil was unearthed during electrical work in the vicinity of the old landfill.

  Politics

  May 4, 2021
• Cost for new North Shore sewage treatment plant climbs over $1B

  When planning began on the project more than a decade ago, its estimated cost was $400 million.

  Environment

  Mar 12, 2021
• Ottawa announces $20M for London wastewater treatment plants

  The money will support upgrades for a pair of wastewater treatment plants in the city, both of which will help with the cleanliness of the Thames River.

  Environment

  Dec 7, 2020
• Halifax Water takes special precautions ahead of Herring Cove Polar Bear Dip

  Halifax Water has taken special precautions to keep Halifax harbour bacteria levels within swimming guidelines ahead of the annual New Years Day plunge into Herring Cove.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2016
• Waste water facility upgrade delay could cost Greater Moncton residents, salmon

  TransAqua was planning to start the necessary upgrade to its facility this spring, but lack of federal and provincial funding has stalled progress.

  Environment

  May 2, 2016
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• GALLERY: A cross-country assessment of our wastewater treatment

  16x9 correspondent, Jackson Proskow, travelled across the country to discover just how much of what we flush down our drains ends up in rivers, lakes and oceans – and ends up coming back through our kitchen taps.

  Environment

  May 14, 2013