Montreal’s fluoride sunset highlights technical challenges of additive
Water departments in both Halifax and Montreal have cramped chemical rooms that make it difficult to manage huge volumes of fluoride that require very particular storage, both in dry and liquid form.
Canada invests $14M to support six carbon capture R&D projects
Natural Resources Canada has announced an investment of more than $14 million to support six carbon management technology projects.
The projects are intended to support...
Quebec transport company driver fined for fuel transfer spill
Following a $1-million fine levied in 2023 against an Enterprise Rent-A-Car location in Quebec, a transport company driver has now been fined for his...
Alberta’s High Level approves $6.6M MIEX pretreatment upgrade for WTP
The Alberta Town of High Level will begin construction later in 2025 on a $6.6 million Magnetic Ion Exchange (MIEX) process upgrade to its...
Imperial Oil’s Sarnia plant fined more than $1M after delaying repair of steam tracer...
A petroleum refinery and chemical manufacturing plant owned by Imperial Oil Limited in Sarnia, Ontario, has been fined more than $1 million for the...
Unattended chlorine alarm at northern Ontario plant leads to pressure loss, boil advisory and...
A certified water treatment and distribution operator, as well as the northern Ontario township that employed him, have each been fined $5,000 for issues...
Northwestern Ontario village begins chlorinated filtration trial to end arsenic advisory
A 30-day chlorinated filtration system trial designed to remove arsenic from the drinking water in the northwestern Ontario Village of Rosslyn, near Thunder Bay,...
Alberta pulp mill fined $1M for major overflow of spill pond effluent
Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. has been fined $1 million for releasing nearly 31 million litres of pulp mill effluent — which federal officials...
Alberta selects Ghost Dam relocation site for new Bow River reservoir
Alberta is moving forward with the relocated Ghost Dam option as the new reservoir for the Bow River because it has a smaller project...
Greatario and Balmoral celebrate partnership providing Canadian liquid storage infrastructure
The partnership between Greatario, a leading liquid storage solutions provider, and global tank manufacturer Balmoral, aims to strengthen Canada's essential drinking water, wastewater, and...
Edmonton company fined for improperly storing sea cans of biomedical waste
An Edmonton-based numbered company specializing in biomedical waste disposal has pleaded guilty to improperly storing a range of hazardous items such as spent X-ray...
Toronto company fined $50K for hydrocarbon release into Taylor-Massey Creek
A numbered company has been fined $50,000 after federal environmental enforcement officers discovered the “intentional” release of 2,000 litres of hydrocarbons from an underground...
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