| Metro Vancouver Initiates Termination Process for Contract with Acciona on North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/699/Metro Vancouver Initiates Termination Process for Contract with Acciona on North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant | 699 | Metro Vancouver Initiates Termination Process for Contract with Acciona on North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass25C818864BE445A282233DFD8DAAD811"><p>Today, Metro Vancouver provided a letter to Acciona Wastewater Solutions LP with notice of default and Metro Vancouver's intent to terminate the contract for them to build the future North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant.<br></p></div> | 2021-10-15T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Reduce Ocean Pollution by Preventing Laundry Microfibres | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/690/Reduce Ocean Pollution by Preventing Laundry Microfibres | 690 | Reduce Ocean Pollution by Preventing Laundry Microfibres | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassEFF240F100064934A21E179020FE0AE4"><p>Your clean clothes have a dirty secret — every time you do the laundry, the fabrics shed tiny fibres into the water, contributing to the hundreds of tonnes of microfibres released into our rivers and oceans every year.<br></p><p><br></p></div> | 2021-09-13T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Metro Vancouver and FortisBC Announce Formal Collaboration on Climate Action | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/651/Metro Vancouver and FortisBC Announce Formal Collaboration on Climate Action | 651 | Metro Vancouver and FortisBC Announce Formal Collaboration on Climate Action | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassDDDB046A13034F5C9430E1A874AB813A"><p>Today, Metro Vancouver and FortisBC Energy Inc. announced they've agreed to work together to achieve regional climate-action goals, and showcase a new facility that will recover more energy from liquid wastewater treatment. <br></p></div> | 2021-03-15T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| New Tool Tracks Presence of COVID-19 in Metro Vancouver’s Wastewater | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/650/New Tool Tracks Presence of COVID-19 in Metro Vancouver’s Wastewater | 650 | New Tool Tracks Presence of COVID-19 in Metro Vancouver’s Wastewater | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass630E2097AB354048ADEE81243A58D09E"><p>Metro Vancouver has launched an <a href="http://subscription.metrovancouver.org/sites/Media/default.aspx?jg=592e2863-c7c4-4efb-afd6-301c1da3e22f&eg=25013dd3-f2a5-4125-83a3-6e67a7ebf6e6&lg=bbc6adbe-f841-4fe2-8db2-0d5228a5d4ac<p=c"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">online tool</span></a> that allows residents to track the viral load of COVID-19 detected in untreated wastewater at each of the region's five wastewater treatment plants.</p></div> | 2021-03-01T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Wipe It, Green Bin It: Dairy products and salad dressings can clog sewers too | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/587/Wipe It, Green Bin It: Dairy products and salad dressings can clog sewers too | 587 | Wipe It, Green Bin It: Dairy products and salad dressings can clog sewers too | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass5611633CE748442C81B38B9A457B3BC5"><p>Most Metro Vancouver residents know cooking grease shouldn’t be poured down the drain, but many are unaware that dairy products, salad dressings and margarine can also wreak havoc on the sewer system.</p></div> | 2019-09-30T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2019 |
| Don't Be Fooled - Wipes Aren't Flushable | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/575/Don't Be Fooled - Wipes Aren't Flushable | 575 | Don't Be Fooled - Wipes Aren't Flushable | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassB42AC9B6184E498CAA784F8DC85E9FE9"><p>Metro Vancouver today launched its third annual Unflushables campaign, which reminds residents not to flush wipes and other items like hair, floss and tampons down their toilets, because they can clog the sewer system and damage pumping equipment. </p></div> | 2019-04-01T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2019 |
| Construction Underway at NSWWTP | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/562/Construction Underway at NSWWTP | 562 | Construction Underway at NSWWTP | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass4C1AD56816CA4839B418C3B9D1E9A8DB"><p>Metro Vancouver’s North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant is one step closer to reality, with site preparation completed and construction about to commence on the $700-million project.</p></div> | 2018-08-31T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2018 |
| Household Laundry A Suspected Source of Microplastic Particles In The Region's Wastewater | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/535/Household Laundry A Suspected Source of Microplastic Particles In The Region's Wastewater | 535 | Household Laundry A Suspected Source of Microplastic Particles In The Region's Wastewater | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassD6512CE570364594B7837D34A54EB5F6"><p>A study jointly conducted by Ocean Wise and Metro Vancouver, and published in the scientific journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, indicates Canadian households may have a laundry problem. <br></p></div> | 2018-07-05T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2018 |
| Lonsdale Energy Corporation to Sell Recovered Heat from the New North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/515/Lonsdale Energy Corporation to Sell Recovered Heat from the New North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant | 515 | Lonsdale Energy Corporation to Sell Recovered Heat from the New North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass9AEEB622E88B4A1985869F540FF28A8C">Lonsdale Energy Corporation (LEC) and Metro Vancouver’s Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (GVS&DD) have finalized an agreement for the sale of effluent heat recovered from the new North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, currently under construction at Pemberton Avenue and West 1st Street.</div> | 2017-10-16T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2017 |
| 'Wipe It, Green Bin It' Metro Vancouver Launches Regional Grease Campaign | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/513/'Wipe It, Green Bin It' Metro Vancouver Launches Regional Grease Campaign | 513 | 'Wipe It, Green Bin It' Metro Vancouver Launches Regional Grease Campaign | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassBBEC408230924054834EAFAD8104C2CD"><p>Grease – it’s the bane of every sewer system and it’s costing Metro Vancouver millions of dollars each year to tackle the problems caused by this slippery kitchen mainstay.</p></div> | 2017-10-06T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2017 |
| The Unflushables Campaign Launches Across Metro Vancouver | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/473/The Unflushables Campaign Launches Across Metro Vancouver | 473 | The Unflushables Campaign Launches Across Metro Vancouver | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass7BA7FCADA1E54FCB8E163698C4F8E808"><p>Metro Vancouver is rolling out a new campaign in hopes of educating residents to stop dumping items down the drain that clog the municipal and regional sewer system.</p></div> | 2017-04-20T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2017 |
| Metro Vancouver Announces Award of Contract for the New Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/466/Metro Vancouver Announces Award of Contract for the New Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant | 466 | Metro Vancouver Announces Award of Contract for the New Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassC1CCB41E115B4997A7910D975CED77D2"><p>Metro Vancouver has awarded the contract for the new Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant to ADAPT Consortium at a cost of $525 million, exclusive of taxes.</p></div> | 2017-04-06T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2017 |
| New Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant to support cleaner waterways in Metro Vancouver | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/463/New Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant to support cleaner waterways in Metro Vancouver | 463 | New Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant to support cleaner waterways in Metro Vancouver | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass8A256CC35F5449409CDFD653ECA43451"><p>Burnaby, British Columbia, March 11, 2017 — The governments of Canada and British Columbia are committed to investing in modern and efficient wastewater infrastructure to meet the growing needs of communities, create well-paying middle class jobs, and protect our waterways and fresh and saltwater ecosystems.</p></div> | 2017-03-11T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2017 |
| Wipe it, Green Bin it Campaign Pilot Launches in Richmond | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/448/Wipe it, Green Bin it Campaign Pilot Launches in Richmond | 448 | Wipe it, Green Bin it Campaign Pilot Launches in Richmond | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassFD3249C271964CD3B68271362FF40B79"><p>Grease – it’s the slippery mainstay of every kitchen and the bane of every sewer system. Metro Vancouver is teaming up with the City of Richmond to educate residents and businesses about how to properly dispose of their kitchen oils and grease.</p></div> | 2016-10-03T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2016 |
| “Never Flush Wipes” Campaign Launches in Metro Vancouver | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/435/“Never Flush Wipes” Campaign Launches in Metro Vancouver | 435 | “Never Flush Wipes” Campaign Launches in Metro Vancouver | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass8F01427A0F084F1D9001AC1DEFE1F34B">Metro Vancouver today rolls out its campaign to encourage people not to flush disposable wipes. </div> | 2016-04-21T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2016 |
| A Century of Liquid Waste Services | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/26/A Century of Liquid Waste Services | 26 | A Century of Liquid Waste Services | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass753B973B6DEB429D975D3936730A4F85">A century of municipal collaboration to deliver regional services in Metro Vancouver began with a plan for a regional sewer system.</div> | 2014-03-19T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2014 |
| Sewerage Utility Pleads Guilty to Fisheries Act Charge | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/24/Sewerage Utility Pleads Guilty to Fisheries Act Charge | 24 | Sewerage Utility Pleads Guilty to Fisheries Act Charge | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass7F8E89E30B0349DA920AB2B8352A8806">The GVS&DD has pled guilty to one charge under the Fisheries Act. The charge is the result of a discharge of untreated wastewater from the Chilco Pump Station through a combined sewer overflow and into Burrard Inlet, in July of 2011.</div> | 2014-03-13T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2014 |
| Lions Gate Plant Metro Vancouver's Top Priority for Building Canada Fund | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/28/Lions Gate Plant Metro Vancouver's Top Priority for Building Canada Fund | 28 | Lions Gate Plant Metro Vancouver's Top Priority for Building Canada Fund | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassA91B19C48FAA4C8BA39EB5D0E3A54747">Metro Vancouver’s Board of Directors today confirmed that construction of a new Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant is the region’s first priority for funding under the recently announced National Building Canada Fund</div> | 2014-02-28T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2014 |
| Turning Sewage Waste Into Energy-Rich Gas | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/27/Turning Sewage Waste Into Energy-Rich Gas | 27 | Turning Sewage Waste Into Energy-Rich Gas | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassC651D7C9694145AE942B3FB527FDB56C">Metro Vancouver will capture some of the energy in sewage with a $13 million project that delivers energy-rich biomethane to FortisBC and its natural gas distribution system.</div> | 2014-02-27T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2014 |
| Design Developed for the North Shore's New Wastewater Treatment Plant website | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/liquid-waste/37/Design Developed for the North Shore's New Wastewater Treatment Plant website | 37 | Design Developed for the North Shore's New Wastewater Treatment Plant website | GP0|#c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106;L0|#0c66b9e70-597c-49de-9124-87f86a653106|Liquid Waste;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassF8C2E390909F470BBE266B711F14B9AE">A new wastewater treatment plant for the North Shore will extract heat from treated sewage, to reduce energy consumption and operating costs at the plant</div> | 2013-11-20T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2013 |
