Canadian Water and Wastewater Association eBulletin

Welcome to the new CWWA e-Bulletin. We are very excited to be launching this new electronic version of our popular Bulletin.

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CWWA Wastewater and Stormwater Committee members were invited to participate in a teleconference with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to discuss the implementation and impacts of the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations.

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CWWA is proud to announce that Christine Nassif is this year’s winner of the annual Steve Bonk Scholarship.

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Mark your calendar and be sure to attend the 2013 Window on Ottawa – November 27-29 at the Delta Ottawa City Centre. The Window is CWWA’s core event, offering municipal managers an opportunity to hear about federal initiatives from the senior government officials working on these programs. A key advantage to attending the Window is that it not only allows delegates an opportunity to hear about these programs first hand, but also allows them the opportunity to raise regional and national concerns.

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CWWA hosted the very successful Canadian Energy and Water Efficiency Conference in Calgary Alberta from October 16-18.

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The Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO), received the prestigious Public Education Award from the Water Environment Federation (WEF).

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The federal government opened the 2nd session of the 41st Parliament with the Speech from the Throne on Wednesday, October 16.

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In the winter of 2014 Statistics Canada will be conducting the Survey of Drinking Water Plants. This survey is a census of public drinking water plants serving communities of 300 or more people.

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The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources released a new report Moving Energy Safely – A Study of the Safe Transport of Hydrocarbons by Pipelines, Tankers and Railcars in Canada.

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The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) announced in September 2013, the launch of Hazardous Waste Online Training (available in English, French, Spanish, and Mandarin).

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The fall 2013 public review provides an opportunity to comment on proposed changes to add water-use efficiency requirements to the National Plumbing Code of Canada 2015. The proposed changes are issued for public review by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC).

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The federal government is pushing ahead with its plan to eliminate regional land and water boards in the Northwest Territories despite aboriginal opposition.

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Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (AESRD), Water Policy Branch, have released a new Environmental Quality Guidelines for Alberta Surface Waters – Draft for Public Comment.

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BC Premier, Christy Clark has ordered the completion of consultations on the province’s proposed new Water Sustainability Act with the intention of passing new legislation in 2014.

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Ontario’s Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services announced, August 15, 2013, that the province is combining Emergency Management Ontario and the Office of the Fire Marshal into a single organization dedicated to promoting safer communities.

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The Drinking Water Research Group at the University of Toronto received a Photocatalysis (Photo-Cat) System from Purifics.

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Snippings and Clippings are provided in the language of the original article. If you are interested in seeing a French version, please contact Kara Parisien:

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Water Canada
The Rural Municipalities of Kindersley and McKillop in Saskatchewan are each receiving funding from the provincial and federal governments to improve their water and wastewater systems. The Kindersley Rural Water Utility will extend a regional water pipeline to supply clean water to rural residents, and McKillop will build a municipal wastewater lagoon.

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CBC News
Federal money to pay for wheelchair accessible vehicles, and sewer and wastewater upgrades on P.E.I.
The federal government announced nearly $900,000 in funding to upgrade accessible transit and sewer and wastewater systems on P.E.I.

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Canadian Water Network
Research will focus on water usage and impacts related to agriculture, municipalities and watershed
Canadian Water Network (CWN), the leading national facilitator of multidisciplinary water research and knowledge across Canada, is investing over $1.5 million with Canadian researchers to build on previous research findings to ensure that water managers in Canada can leverage the results into action to help solve existing and future water management challenges.

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Water Canada
The City of Alberni, British Columbia has purchased a wastewater treatment facility from Catalyst Paper Corporation in British Columbia. The transaction is part of a formal agreement between the company and Council for the City. A cheque for $5 million was presented by Mayor John Douglas to Catalyst CEO Joe Nemeth on October 2, with the remaining $750,000 of the facility’s price to be paid one year later.

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24 All News
Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Environment Minister, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, today announced $45,000 in funding to the Clean Annapolis River Project (CARP) from the Atlantic Ecosystem Initiatives.

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Water Canada
For most people, the phrase "mission impossible" is most closely associated with a series of movies starring Tom Cruise. But for anyone who’s tried to bridge the divide between various levels of government in this country, much less tried to unite them behind a common cause, it’s one that could apply just as well to their work. And when it comes to getting them to fund said project, well, those same people would probably sooner take their chances parachuting out of an airplane or trying to jump from a motorcycle onto the back of a moving car.

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BASF Corporation
BASF Canada and Earth Rangers work together to bring popular, hands-on chemistry program to Canadian schools
BASF Canada and Earth Rangers are working together to bring Kids’ Lab, a series of hands-on chemistry workshops developed by BASF for students in grades 4-6, to 30 classrooms across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) this fall. The program will engage 800 students in 2013, at no cost to the schools or participants.

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