Water Treatment

• Fall River residents concerned about impact development could have on drinking water

  The proposal from the developer includes plans to build a water treatment facility with effluent going into Lake Thomas, about 200 metres from where residents draw their water.

  Environment

  Sep 14, 2022
  
• St. Lawrence College, Queen’s partner with water treatment firm

  St. Lawrence College and Queen's University will work with Purafy Clean Technologies Inc., of Kingston to test the efficacy of the company's water treatment system. 

  Education

  Apr 20, 2022
  
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• Portsmouth sewage rerouting to affect traffic along Kingston waterfront for 2 years

  The project is meant to reroute sewage currently being transported from Portsmouth to Kingston's east end, to the Cataraqui Bay treatment plant.

  Traffic

  Jul 22, 2021
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• Fruit growers fuming after Summerland shuts off irrigation amid historic heat wave

  'They just shut our water off on the hottest day in a thousand years,' a Summerland, B.C., orchardist told Global News.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2021
• ‘We are being gouged’: Central Elgin residents fed up with rising water bills

  This year the price of water went up 23 per cent.

  Canada

  May 22, 2021
• Manitoba announces $50-million boost to water, waste-water services

  The province announced almost $50 million in funding Friday for water and waste-water services as part of the Manitoba Restart Program.

  Environment

  Mar 26, 2021
• Running out of water a constant fear for some on Tsuut’ina Nation

  An national investigative consortium shows money spent by the government has failed to include sufficient funding to connect homes to centralized systems on First Nations.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2021
• Water-quality advisory rescinded for West Kelowna’s Pritchard-Sunnyside system

  The wind stirred up Okanagan Lake enough to cause turbidity issues near the system's water intake.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2021
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• City of West Kelowna looks to long-term borrowing for new water treatment plant

  The City of West Kelowna says unofficial results indicate it will be able to move forward with long-term borrowing for its new Rose Valley water treatment plant.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2020
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• West Kelowna neighbourhood facing tax hike to pay for new water treatment plant

  In order to obtain resident approval for borrowing $23.5 million, the city is using a process known as a 'council initiative counter petition.'

  News

  Aug 28, 2020