Nations Capital Residents asked to
Conserve Water after Catastrophic Watermain Break
Residents of the south end of Ottawa were asked to avoid doing laundry and washing dishes after a spectacular
break in a 1.2 metre concrete watermain closed down one of the main arteries of the city.
"It was phenomenal," said one resident.
"Everything was floating down the road."
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BC Gets $2.2 Billion Infrastructure Boost
British Columbia has become the first province in
Canada to sign on to Ottawa's new Building Canada Plan, a national,
multibillion-dollar infrastructure program.
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Insurance Companies get on Board - "Start Paying Attention to
Infrastructure."
Politicians must take immediate action to replace
Canada's roads, sewers, water mains and bridges - aging at a rate much
faster than originally thought - before a major disaster occurs, warns a
growing list of industry groups.
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Niagara Region embraces large
diameter PVC
We told the story last month about how IPEX delivered a 900 mm forcemain,
but some people weren't able to see the video because the youtube
website was blocked. We've fixed it - and you can see the
video here.
Infrastructure Canada Conducts Lit Review on how to Review
Infrastructure.
Everyone talks about "The Infrastructure Deficit."
But it's always been difficult to quantify. Infrastructure Canada
is taking steps to address that.
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