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May 19, 2008
British Columbia “greens” its building code
On April 15, 2008, the minister responsible for housing, Rich Coleman, announced new Building Code requirements that will come into effect on September 5, 2008. Claiming to “green the B.C. Building Code,” these first steps are designed to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions related to all construction.
May 7, 2008
Governments promise more than $3 million in infrastructure upgrades for Kootenay communities
The communities of Warfield, Grand Forks, Greenwood and Rossland will soon see improved roads, water and wastewater systems.
May 5, 2008
Governments announce funds for East Courtenay Reservoir
The federal and British Columbia governments announced that they were making a $2.6 million investment to improve the drinking water supply in the Comox Valley Regional District. The funding will go toward twinning the East Courtenay Reservoir to double the region’s available water supply.
April 28, 2008
Badger Daylighting crew comes to rescue of trapped construction worker
A construction worker trapped in a 12-foot-deep pit in downtown Toronto and buried in mud up to his chest was saved thanks to help from a badger — Badger Daylighting, that is.
April 21, 2008
Capilano-Seymour filtration project’s twin-tunnel construction still faces delays
The construction of two tunnels between the Capilano reservoir and the new Seymour filtration plant has been delayed for three months due to concerns about the safety of underground workers.
April 21, 2008
Epcor launches Lead Service Replacement Program in Edmonton
Epcor has initiated a new program to remove the remaining lead service lines from Edmonton’s water infrastructure.
April 21, 2008
Dockside Green strives for LEED Platinum certification
Dockside Green will include three different neighbourhoods, about 1.3 million square feet of mixed use facilities and about 2,500 people in the 15-acre reclaimed brownfield site when it is finished. The development along Victoria’s waterfront is aiming to become North America’s first LEED Platinum-certified community.
April 21, 2008
Hinton eco-industrial park first to use small-bore sewer system
A small Alberta town is the first municipality in Western Canada to use an innovative sanitary sewer system, which was designed by Clearford Industries, an Ontario-based company.
April 21, 2008
Relocation of utilities poses challenges for Canada Line’s Vancouver corridor team
Moving the water, sewer and other utilities along the Canada Line Vancouver corridor required ingenuity, innovation and “a lot of sleepless nights,” says Les Ptak, P.Eng., a Metro Vancouver engineer involved with the project.
April 21, 2008
Table salt feeds Port Moody’s new rechlorination station
The City of Port Moody has joined a growing number of municipalities that are opting for the low-risk On-Site Electrolytic Chlorination System (OSEC).
April 21, 2008
Stormtec Filtration treats Grouse Mountain ‘tunnel muck’ with organic flocculent
Bilfinger Berger hired Stormtec Filtration Inc. as a subcontractor to treat tunnel muck coming from the construction of twin tunnels that will pump water from the Capilano reservoir to the new Seymour Filtration Plant.
April 21, 2008
Potholes wreak havoc on Ontario’s infrastructure
Mountains of snow and frequent freeze-thaw conditions in Toronto and much of Ontario this winter have pounded streets and highways into pothole nightmares. However, municipalities could face more than just road repairs in the months to come.
April 21, 2008
British Columbia Water and Waste Association members set to gather at annual convention
The British Columbia Water and Waste Association (BCWWA) is holding its 36th Annual convention and trade show in Whistler April 26 to April 30.
April 7, 2008
Governments invest $1 million in Sunshine Coast Regional District infrastructure projects
The governments of Canada and British Columbia are jointly investing $1 million in two projects that will improve water quality in Gibsons and assist the Sunshine Coast Regional District in the management of infrastructure projects.
April 7, 2008
Fifty years later, construction photographer returns to site of Ripple Rock explosion
Construction photographer Bill Roozeboom was standing only 243 metres away when one of the world’s largest non-nuclear explosions was detonated.
March 26, 2008
U.S. academy studies ‘grand challenges for engineering’
The United States National Academy of Engineering has been conducting a fascinating exercise for the last few months.
March 24, 2008
Statistics Canada releases new infrastructure asset study: “Infrastructure Capital, 1960 to 2003”
The study, entitled Infrastructure Capital 1960 to 2003, states that infrastructure is “a set of fixed structures that have long useful lives, whose creation involves a considerable gestation period, that have no good short to medium-run substitutes, that underpin the production of a flow of services, and for which it is difficult to maintain inventories.”
February 25, 2008
Infrastructure value increasing as it gets younger
The value of public infrastructure in Alberta is rising faster than in any other province.
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