Tag: Sewage

Castlegar awards contracts for sewage plant fixes

City of Castlegar Greg Nesteroff -
The City of Castlegar has come up with a short-term solution for the biosolids problems plaguing its south sewage treatment plant while it looks for a longer-term fix.

Castlegar to borrow $1 million for sewage plant work

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The city plans to bring one of the plant's two bioreactors back online. It has been out of commission since 2008.

RDKB seeks citizens to provide oversight on new waste plan

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The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is launching an update of its solid waste management plan — the region’s guiding document for how we reduce, reuse, recycle, and manage garbage for the next ten years.

Castlegar sewage plan could cost up to $82 million

City of Castlegar Greg Nesteroff -
The first stage report of the city's new liquid waste management plan also recommends the city's north and south sewage plants be consolidated on the north site.

Rosslanders face 65 per cent increase in regional sewage rates

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In actual dollars, it works out to about another $160 per household in 2026. That's on top of a 10 per cent increase in the flat fee residential properties pay and a consumption-based charge for commercial properties. 

Castlegar sewage plant odour fix fails

City of Castlegar Greg Nesteroff -
The City of Castlegar says a technological solution to reducing odours coming from the south-end sewage treatment plant has not worked.

Rossland seeks $7 million for sewer line upgrade

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Council has given the go-ahead to request the maximum allowed from the UBCM's Strategic Priorities Fund, formerly known as the gas tax fund. 

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Castlegar hanging on to temporary sewer plant fix for now

City of Castlegar
The City of Castlegar is expected to keep using a rotary press at its south sewage treatment plant until it can come up with a long-term solution to problems at the facility.

B.C. loses more than 20,000 jobs in September as unemployment rate stays steady

Economy
British Columbia lost more than 20,000 jobs in September, sparking a political clash over the province’s economic direction.

Tires worth more than $10,000 stolen in Castlegar

Crime
RCMP say tires and rims was stolen from a business in the 1500-block of Columbia Avenue early Wednesday.

Trail launches interactive historical walking tours

Community
The Trail Museum and Archives and the City of Trail have partnered with On the Spot to launch a new series of interactive walking tours and gamified scavenger hunts.
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