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The historic Municipal Government Act marks a new era for local governments in Prince Edward Island. When it comes into effect this Saturday, December 23, the act will help Prince Edward Island’s cities, towns, and rural municipalities better serve their residents. It establishes...
Investing in Infrastructure - Water quality is both a complicated job and a sacred public trust for the members of the Atlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association (ACWWA). The ACWWA meeting this week in Charlottetown brings together 300 water experts from across the region...
Investing in infrastructure - The last time Souris upgraded its water and sewer lines, the population of Prince Edward Island was 104,629, Swiss Family Robinson was playing in theatres, and Bobby Lewis’s “Tossin’ and Turnin’” was the No. 1 song. It was 1961 and the growing...
Les Standen says there’s a reason North Rustico’s effluent – or treated wastewater – is famous across Canada. “That’s high quality effluent; you would think it was drinking water,” says Standen, who has chaired the town's water and sewer committee for 14 years. “There isn’t a...