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May 1, 2008

Hayman Construction enters home stretch at London wastewater plant

London-based Hayman Construction Inc. is contractor on a $24.5-million project to build Ontario’s largest membrane bioreactor municipal wastewater treatment plant. Stantec provided the main engineering services to the project.

April 24, 2008

Canadian Construction Association praises infrastructure plan for First Nations communities

The federal government’s planned $330 million investment in a First Nations water and wastewater action plan has been applauded by the Canadian Construction Association (CCA).

April 21, 2008

Kingston’s Ravensview wastewater project keeps to construction schedule

Kingston’s $115-million Ravensview water treatment plant upgrade is well over half done as project managers anticipate looking forward to meeting their original September 2009 completion date.

April 14, 2008

Leaking infrastructure exacts costly toll across United States

Two hours north of New York City, a mile-long stream and a marsh the size of a football field have mysteriously formed along a country road. They are such a marvel that people come from miles around to drink the crystal-clear water, believing it is bubbling up from a hidden natural spring. The truth is far less romantic...

April 8, 2008

Bondfield Construction wins contract to build, finance Credit Valley Hospital expansion

The Credit Valley Hospital and Infrastructure Ontario have selected Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd. to build and finance the hospital’s Phase II Expansion and Redevelopment Project.

April 7, 2008

Corix takes on water infrastructure construction at West Capital Airpark

The Corix Group of Companies and West Capital Developments have reached an agreement for Corix to be responsible for the water and wastewater infrastructure construction at a 1,000 acre airpark development within the City of Ottawa.

April 3, 2008

New federal public-private partnership fund comes with strings attached, Treasury Board president warns

A new federal public-private partnership fund will probably come with some serious strings attached, warns Treasury Board President Vic Toews.

April 1, 2008

Ontario budget leaves water and wastewater ‘high and dry,’ Surplis says

Ontario's additional $1 billion in infrastructure funding will help tackle core municipal infrastructure such as roads and bridges but leaves water infrastructure high and dry, say some construction industry officials.

March 26, 2008

Public-sector share of infrastructure assets in decline, Statistics Canada study finds

The public sector's share of total infrastructure assets in Canada has declined since 1970, according to a study released this month by Statistics Canada.

March 10, 2008

China turns to canals to meet pressing demand for potable water during Olympic Games

When 16,000 athletes and officials show up this summer, they will be able to turn the taps and get drinkable water — something few Beijing residents ever have enjoyed.

August 24, 2007

Construction will need to protect lost rivers

You can bury creeks and streams, but construction crews can’t make them disappear. Stroll along Bloor Street, shop in the Eaton Centre or visit friends in uptown Toronto, and you could be walking on water.

August 24, 2007

Pump it up

Work continues on the new equalization tank at the Newmarket Pumping Station at 380 Bayview Parkway in Newmarket, Ontario.

August 24, 2007

Storm water system designed for zero impact

The flagship store of the new Guelph SmartCentres plaza development project is a big Wal-Mart — with a big parking lot.

August 24, 2007

Engineered wetlands a potential solution for north wastewater

Canada’s northern regions rely on diverse methods of wastewater treatment. The use of wetlands has met some success, intriguing a team of Canadian researchers who want to duplicate it by building engineered wetlands in several Nunavut communities to help determine the best way to treat wastewater in a sub-Arctic climate.

August 24, 2007

British Columbia's largest radial well earns project leader engineer award of merit

Addressing stringent environmental constraints was the most challenging aspect of placing British Columbia’s largest radial collector well in place.

August 24, 2007

Odour control facility upgrade in design stages for 2008 work

Construction work is set to commence on Toronto’s Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant odour control facility by the summer or fall of 2008. Jason Edwards, a project manager with Earth Tech Canada Ltd., said the company was awarded the estimated $150 million design and construction contract in partnership with Stantec Consulting as part of a process that began in January, 2005.

August 24, 2007

Native community opens state-of-the-art treatment plant

Physiochemical treatment and effective granular filtration methods are going to be employed at a new water treatment plant inaugurated in a small native community in rural Quebec in recent months.

August 24, 2007

Canadian Biosolids Partnership seeks end solutions

Mention biosolids filtered from wastewater in any social situation and you’re likely to be greeted with silence. Who wants to talk about—you know what?

August 24, 2007

Milliken set to double capacity by 2010

The Milliken Reservoir and Pumping Station located in York Region is set for an expansion that will see the facility double in size by 2010.

August 24, 2007

Big plans under way for big pipe

A new residential subdivision of single-family dwellings is nothing new, but Hamilton’s Dicenzo Gardens is unique in its storm water drainage pipe requirements.