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Support announced for agricultural water and fertilizer management
The Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food has announced a contribution of more than $2.9 million for two McGill University projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas...
Recent Canadian infrastructure funding announcements
Alberta
The government of Alberta announced on May 29, 2017, more than $131 million from the Water for Life and the Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership...
Funding announced for Canadian water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure projects
Funding was recently announced for a number of environmental and infrastructure projects across Canada. Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine has compiled these announcements and...
Contractor fined for discharging sediment to, and impairing water quality in, adjacent streams
2280577 Ontario Inc. (formerly Naylor Renewable Energy Inc.) pleaded guilty to three offences and was fined $600,000 for causing or permitting the discharge of...
Funding announced for upgrades to solid waste management and water and wastewater systems in Nunavut
Canada's Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Amarjeet Sohi, and Nunavut Minister of Community and Government Services, Joe Savikataaq, announced over $230 million in joint...
XCG Consulting sells its water group to Cole Engineering
XCG Consulting Ltd. (XCG) announced on May 2, 2017 that it has sold the XCG Water Group, as well as the XCG Training and...
Disperse Yellow 3 dye to be added to CEPA Schedule 1 List of Toxic Substances
The federal government has made a recommendation to add Disperse Yellow 3 – an azo disperse dye – to Schedule 1 (List of Toxic...
Mining company ordered to pay penalty for Fisheries Act violation in Nunavut
On May 1, 2017, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited pleaded guilty, in the Nunavut Court of Justice, to one offence under the Fisheries Act. The court...
MOECC posts Excess Soil Management Regulatory Proposal
On April 24, 2017, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) released, "Excess Soil Management Regulatory Proposal" - a regulation proposal notice...
St. Margarets, NB receives funding for water infrastructure upgrades
The community of St. Margarets, New Brunswick has received an estimated $2.15 million in funding for upgrades to their water infrastructure.
The project, announced on...
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British Columbia orders review of Hullcar Aquifer
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Biochar shows benefits as manure lagoon cover
Manure can be a useful fertilizer, returning valued nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium to the soil for plant growth. But manure has problems. Odour offensiveness,...
