After the 2021 explosion, the Municipality of Chatham-Kent hired 360 EEC to demolish the damaged block and address further risks in the event that other wellheads or harmful substances were discovered during the demolition. The post Ontario’s ghost wells: Why Wheatley’s explosion should still keep us up at night appeared first on Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine.| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
An Alberta oilfield services company has been issued a nearly $450,000 administrative penalty by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) for contraventions involving industrial sewage it was not authorized to receive, yet was still found to be improperly stored and used to generate profit for the company. Terroco Industries Ltd., based in Red Deer, Alberta, was […] The post Alberta oilfield company penalized $450K for industrial sewage storage contraventions appeared first on Environmental Scien...| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
The City of Brandon, Manitoba, has begun construction on its new $139-million membrane filtration building at the local water treatment facility, a project designed to treat the challenging Assiniboine River water and return the existing facility to a state of compliance. Brandon City Council approved a bid last month from NAC Constructors Ltd. to undertake […] The post Brandon begins WTP membrane upgrade to improve disinfection appeared first on Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine.| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has named five companies that will design and plan Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel in northwestern Ontario to securely contain and isolate nuclear waste for the long term. The firms selected are WSP Canada Inc., Peter Kiewit Sons ULC (Kiewit), Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of […] The post Five firms selected for nuclear waste storage project in northwestern Ontario appeared first on Environmental Science ...| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine