Climate 2050: Preparing for the future | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-47/657/Climate 2050: Preparing for the future | Climate 2050: Preparing for the future | <div class="ExternalClass760065E135104EFEBC6B1E117CD3275C"><p><span lang="EN-CA">Wildfires,
flooding and other extreme weather events are starting to take their toll on
Metro Vancouver and are expected to worsen by 2050 as we experience hotter,
drier summers and wetter and warmer winters in the years ahead.</span></p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue47-climate2050.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
Solar Power Conversion Pilot at Regional Parks | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-47/658/Solar Power Conversion Pilot at Regional Parks | Solar Power Conversion Pilot at Regional Parks | <div class="ExternalClass3BEC249DF4214DD8AE4592346BC7F68F"><p><span lang="EN-CA">Metro
Vancouver Regional Parks is going green, with a recent pilot project to replace
the gas-powered generators at the Colony Farm Regional Park service yard with
solar energy.</span></p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue47-solarpower.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
Biosolids Trial at the Waste-to-Energy Facility | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-47/659/Biosolids Trial at the Waste-to-Energy Facility | Biosolids Trial at the Waste-to-Energy Facility | <div class="ExternalClass0E52C62DF9854F4C9AE38190FA5779AA"><p><span lang="EN-CA">Metro
Vancouver continues to test the use of biosolids as a fuel source along with
garbage at the region’s Waste-to-Energy Facility. </span></p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue47-biosolids.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
Zero Waste Conference: Keynotes to watch | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-47/660/Zero Waste Conference: Keynotes to watch | Zero Waste Conference: Keynotes to watch | <div class="ExternalClass717D026830EB492A8F93A763D8DCACCE"><p><span lang="EN-CA">The eighth annual Zero Waste Conference (ZWC) is
almost here: Set your calendars for
November 8-9 so you don’t miss it.</span></p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue47-zwc.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant Upgraded | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-47/661/Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant Upgraded | Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant Upgraded | <div class="ExternalClassE08135495AB645A9A70EDFEC416F5EED"><p><span lang="EN-CA">The
Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant has been upgraded to provide sodium
hypochlorite disinfection of its drinking water supply – making it the
last treatment plant in Metro Vancouver to
switch from the previously used chlorine gas disinfection system.</span></p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue47-coquitlam.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
Waste Reduction Week 2018: Recycle Electronics | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-47/662/Waste Reduction Week 2018: Recycle Electronics | Waste Reduction Week 2018: Recycle Electronics | <div class="ExternalClass8DE62086AC4C415AA6C087ED968760D8"><p><span lang="EN-CA">It’s </span><span lang="EN-CA">National
Waste Reduction Week (Oct 15-21) and Metro Vancouver residents are urged to
“take action” and adopt more environmentally conscious behaviour when it comes
to managing and reducing the waste we create. </span></p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue47-wastereduction.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |
Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Expands | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/issue-47/663/Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Expands | Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Expands | <div class="ExternalClass7DE7CC55EF9B40C2BBCB44C37FE3FA53"><p><span lang="EN-CA">The
Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Delta, which serves 1.25 million
people, is getting a major upgrade to accommodate increasing growth in Metro
Vancouver and continue to protect public health and the environment.</span></p></div> | http://www.metrovancouver.org/metroupdate/PublishingImages/issue47-annacis.jpg | Read more... | | Full | |