{"id":12102,"date":"2019-07-30T21:53:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T00:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=12102"},"modified":"2019-07-30T21:53:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T00:53:35","slug":"new-aerotech-wastewater-facility-has-plenty-of-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=12102","title":{"rendered":"New Aerotech wastewater facility has plenty of benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ENFIELD: <\/strong>A\n new wastewater facility built in the Aerotech Business Park that is \nhighly advance will help balance economic growth and the protection of \nthe environment, said many of the speakers at it\u2019s official opening on \nJuly 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With MLA Bill Horne; Halifax Water board chairwoman \nDarlene Fenton; General Manager Cathie O\u2019Toole; and HRM Mayor Mike \nSabage among the dignitaries on hand, the $21 million expanded \nWastewater Treatment Facility at the end of Aerotech Drive was \nofficially opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The $21 million Aerotech WWTF project was cost-shared by the federal and provincial governments and Halifax Water ratepayers, with each contributing $7 million. The Aerotech WWTF is Halifax Water\u2019s most technically advanced wastewater treatment facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Halifax Water General Manager Cathie O’Toole speaks. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Central Nova MP Sean Fraser, spoke of having the facility in his area and what it means for the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReliable,\n long-term wastewater infrastructure is key to supporting dynamic, \nhealthy communities while creating good, middle-class jobs,\u201d said Fraser\n in a release. \u201cThe improved Aerotech Wastewater Treatment Facility \nmeans the airport and business park will have wastewater treatment that \nsupports increased commercial and industrial development, and better \nprotects the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halifax Water Board Chair Darlene \nFenton said balancing economic growth and job creation with protection \nof the environment go hand in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Aerotech facility balances those needs with technology that is on the leading edge of wastewater treatment and environmental protection, while providing capacity for future growth,\u201d Fenton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mayor Mike Savage spoke of the benefit such a piece of infrastructure on Halifax Stanfield Airport and the business park itself. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

MLA Horne, who was among\n the handful of people at the press conference to take in a tour \nfollowing the event, said the upgraded facility helps ensure the \nenvironment is protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMunicipal infrastructure is critical to\n the health and safety of Nova Scotians, and to economic development in \nour communities,\u201d said Horne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayor Savage spoke of the benefit such a piece of infrastructure on Halifax Stanfield Airport and the business park itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith\n this critical piece of wastewater infrastructure in place, the path is \nclear for the airport and business park to continue to grow and further \ncontribute to the local economy,\u201d said Savage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ENFIELD: A new wastewater facility built in the Aerotech Business Park that is highly advance will help balance economic growth and the protection of the environment, said many of the speakers at it\u2019s official opening on July 24. With MLA Bill Horne; Halifax Water board chairwoman Darlene Fenton; General Manager Cathie O\u2019Toole; and HRM Mayor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[658,390,2,659,45,121,660,661],"class_list":["post-12102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-aerotech-wastewater-facility","tag-enfield","tag-fall-river","tag-halifax-airport","tag-halifax-water","tag-hrm","tag-mla-bill-horne","tag-mp-sean-fraser"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}