By Philip Wiebe, Marketing & Communications Manager, Nexom
Sustainability
DENESULINE FN, MANITOBA
of consumable carbon filters [for the leachate], we will be able to
break down the diesel and associated chemicals and return the “Northlands is one of four Manitoba First Nations dependent on cleaned groundwater back to the ecosystem,” Duggan says. He and diesel for power, and they hate it,” says Bruce Duggan, owner of Boke Consulting, a green-energy consultant on this project. others involved believe that the dual-purpose wastewater and diesel Getting sustainable is a big part of the new wastewater treatcontamination treatment system used here is indeed the first time it ment plant on two fronts. The first is offsetting the site’s power has been done anywhere. draw through a 282-kilowatt solar array. “It’s the largest such array in Ultimately, credit for the innovative plant belongs to the comManitoba,” says Duggan, “with over 1,000 solar panels, each measurmunity. ing one metre by three metres.” During the long summer days, and “In southern communities, you face a lot of skepticism,” says even in the shorter days in winter, the solar cells will help power Duggan, “but in Northlands, people are determined to take care of Northlands’ grid, contributing enough energy to offset the 270,000 their lands. They’ve lived here for thousands of years. We did not kilowatt hours per year it will take to aerate the plant’s lagoons and have to convince anyone of anything.” SAGR. The array will also power two new alternative-energy heat“It’s a thrill to be involved in this project because of the difing systems, which are a new biomass heating system at Northlands’ school and a new geothermal heating system for several buildings ference it’ll make,” says Mattes, “not only for the template it Tanks, Pumps, Hoses, More! and houses at the former federal school contaminated site. Fittings & could provide to protect the environment in northern Canada, But the wastewater plant does more than just generate its own but for Alphonse, the operator at Northlands, and his community power. In addition to treating the municipal wastewater, the new specifically.” S wastewater system is being used to treat contaminated soil and groundwater. “No matter how careful you are with diesel, it will get into the GF Piping ground, and when your community isDistributor built&onMore! an esker –for a sand and Trusted Yukon Projects of All Systems Kinds Tanks, Pumps, Hoses, Fittings Tanks, Pumps, Hoses, Fittings & More! Tanks, Pumps, Hoses, Fittings & More! gravel ridge – leaked diesel plumes.” A small leak, Duggan notes, may ks, Pumps, Hoses, Fittings More! Hoses, Fittings & More! s,Pumps, Pumps, Hoses, Fittings &&More! Tanks, Pumps, Hoses, Fittings & More! mps, Hoses, Fittings & More! Pumps, Hoses, Fittings More! seep down three metres but have a 10-metre spread. “Rather than Pumps, Hoses, Fittings &&More! Tanks, Pumps, Hoses, Fittings & More! Tanks ‘digging and dumping’ each incidence of diesel contamination, each Year Round Service: Pumps of which could cost anywhere from $50,000 to over a million dolCamps, Mines, Commercial & Hose lars to remediate, lancing the contaminated soil,”Residential says Duggan. Projects Across the North. Pipes &we’re Fittings ® LancingDistributor is aInfiltrator process inChambers which steel rods are pushed intoKinds the ground. usted Yukon for Projects of All Trusted Yukon Distributor for Projects of All Kinds Irrigation Oxidizers and surfactants injected to break down and free the ukon Distributor for Projects of All Kinds Distributor for Projects ofare All Kinds URT ENTERPRISES INC. U T Trusted Yukon Distributor forKinds Projects of All Kinds Water Treatment of nPumps, Distributor Distributor for Projects Projects ofKinds All All Kinds Hoses, Fittings &for More! diesel from the sand and gravel particles, and then the diesel and We Will Earn Your Satisfaction, ributor for Projects of All istributorfor forProjects Projects ofAll All Kinds Civil Environmental Products istributor of Kinds Trusted Yukon Distributor for Projects of All Kinds contaminated groundwater is pumped out through small wells. Tanks Insulation Year Round Service: s Farm & Ranch Supplies “Then, by using the Will treatment plant’s lagoon SAGR instead We Earn Your Satisfaction, Yearand Round Service: Pumps Supplying Pre-Insulated Pipe to the Tanks Camps, Mines, Commercial & Mines, Commercial & GE Water Technologies Recreation Equipment Year Round Service: Camps, Hose Round Year Service: Year Round Service: Pumps Tanks Residential Projects Across the North. HVAC, municipal and industrial & Fittings Camp Supplies & Services Camps, Mines, Commercial & Year Year Round Round Service: Service: Residential Projects Across the North. Pipes &Mines, Fittings Camps, Commercial & Camps, Year Round istributor for Projects of All KindsService: Mines, Commercial & Round Service: Year Round Service: Year ® Year Round Service: ® Pumps Year Round Service: atorHose Chambers Septic & Water Systems Residential Projects Across the North. sectors for almost 50 years. Infiltrator Chambers Camps, Camps,Mines, Mines, Mines,Commercial Commercial Commercial && Residential Projects Across the North. Camps, & Projects Across the Mines, North. Commercial & Camps, &Camps, Fittings rnPipes Your Satisfaction, Hose Mines, Commercial & & & Residential Camps, Mines, Commercial tion Fuel Tank & Containment Camps, Mines, Commercial rs Irrigation Residential Residential Projects Projects Across Across the the North. North. ® Residential Projects Across the North. Pipes &&Fittings Infiltrator Chambers Guaranteed. Residential Projects Across the Treatment Expediting Logistics Residential Projects Across theNorth. North. - Tanks, Pumps, Hoses, Fittings &Residential More! Projects Across the North.
HURLBURT HURLBU T ENTERPRISES INC.
HURLBURT INC. HURLBU HURLBURT T ENTERPRISES ENTERPRISES INC. HURLBU TINC. RLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. RLBU T BURT ENTERPRISES BU T URT ENTERPRISES INC. U T URT ENTERPRISES INC. U T HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. HURLBU T T ENTERPRISES INC. RT ENTERPRISESINC. INC. T ENTERPRISES RT T We Will Earn TYour Satisfaction, HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. HURLBU
Guaranteed.
e Will Earn Your Satisfaction, l We Earn Your Satisfaction, arn Your Satisfaction, Guaranteed. Will Earn Your Satisfaction, Guaranteed. Earn arn Your Your Satisfaction, Satisfaction, n Your Satisfaction, Guaranteed. rn Your Satisfaction, rn YourGuaranteed. Satisfaction, Guaranteed.
Guaranteed. Guaranteed. Guaranteed. Guaranteed. Guaranteed.
Hurlburt Enterprises
Guaranteed.
Residential Projects Across the North. Water Treatment ® Year Round Service:
• Factory Insulated Piping Systems Infiltrator Chambers Irrigation Products Environmental Pressure Washers Civil Environmental Products • Thermocable® Heat-Trace Cable Camps, Mines, Commercial & Irrigation Water Treatment Residential Projects Across the North.Wood Boilers HURLBURT ation Outdoor Insulation • Portable Foam Kits s Products ENTERPRISES INC. Water Treatment Civil Supplies Environmental & Ranch Skid Steer Attachments & Implements Farm &Products Ranch Supplies • Engineering Assistance YEAR ROUND FIREWOOD Civil Environmental Products cts ucts Insulation cts GE Water Technologies GE Water Technologies ation Equipment Recreation Equipment • District Heating & Cooling Systems plies Insulation • Cut & Split, or Logs Farm & & Services RanchCamp Supplies • LOGSTOR Pre-Insulated PEX-Flex (in coils) Supplies Supplies & Services GE Water Technologies ent Farm & Ranch Supplies GE Water Technologies Scheduled Delivery GE Water Technologies •• ISO Recreation Equipment 9001 Registered Company Systems cervices & Water SystemsSeptic & Water or Pick GEUp Water Technologies Equipment GERecreation Water Technologies SuppliesFuel & Services GE GE Water Water Technologies Technologies Tank & Containment Tank & Containment GE Water Technologies • Quality & Quantity temsCamp GE Water Technologies Camp Supplies & Services GE Water Technologies GE Water Technologies & Water Systems & Logistics For Applications, Specifications and Guaranteed Expediting snment itingSeptic & Logistics Septic & Water Systems Contacts: www.urecon.com or Contact Info: Small Emergency Orders Fuel Tank & Containment Pressure Washers ure 11 Burns Road, Whitehorse, Yukon ics Washers Fuel Tank & Containment urecon.can@georgfischer.com 867 633-3276 Expediting & Logistics HURLBURT OutdoorToll Wood Boilers HURLBURT free 1-866-449-5192 Fax: 867-633-6222 or Wood Boilers 867-633-5192 Expediting & Logistics ENTERPRISES INC. For Applications, Specifications and Rep Locator: toll free: 1-866-449-5192 fax: 867-633-6222 HURLBURT ENTERPRISES INC. ENTERPRISES INC. Pressure Washers Skid Steer Attachments & Implements HURLBURT Steer YEAR ROUND FIREWOOD plementsAttachments & Implements ers Pressure Washers 11 Burns Road, Whitehorse, Yukon • Email: hurlburtei@gmail.com • www.Hurlburt.ca YEAR ROUND FIREWOOD YEAR ROUND FIREWOOD HURLBURT www.urecon.com www.hurlburt.ca ENTERPRISES INC. HURLBURT Wood Boilershurlburtei@gmail.com ENTERPRISES INC. HURLBURT • Cut &Outdoor Split, or Logs Wood Boilers entsOutdoor & Implements ENTERPRISES INC. • Cut & Split, or Logs mplements YEAR ROUND FIREWOOD ENTERPRISES INC. • Cut & Split, or Logs on Skid Steer Attachments• Scheduled YEAR ROUND FIREWOOD Delivery & Skid Implements YEAR ROUND FIREWOOD Steer Attachments & Implements
n
New Locatio
867-633-5192 8 67-633-5192 867 86 67 6 7-6 7-63 7 -6 63 633 33 33 3-5192 3-5 -5 519 5192 19 1 92 9 2
tio&nSplit,• Cutor &LogsSplit, or•Logs • Scheduled Delivery Scheduled Delivery ocationNew Loca• Cut L or Pick Up w e N n io ocnat n io t n a io at3 Loc 867-633-5192 oc33 w7 L9 e6 w N67-633-5192 e7 8 67-633-5192 N5 867 86 67 6 7-6 7-63 63 6 633 3 3-5192 3-5 -5 519 5192 19 1 92 9 2 8 867-633-5192 867 86 67 7-6 7-63 63 6 633 3 33 3-5192 3-5 3 519 5192 19 1 92 2 n n • Cut & Split, or Delivery Logs • Quality & Quantity n io Guaranteed t • •Scheduled Scheduled Scheduled Delivery • Scheduled Delivery io t Guaranteed • Delivery 8 867-633-5192 67-633-5192 867 86 67 6 7-6 7-63 7 -6 63 633 33 33 3-5192 3-5 -5 519 5192 19 1 92 9 2 Guaranteed or Pick Up • Quality & Quantity
HURLBURT HURLBURT HURLBURT HURLBURT ENTERPRISES ENTERPRISES INC. INC. HURLBURT
YEAR ROUND FIREWOOD
ENTERPRISES INC. ENTERPRISES INC. HURLBURT or Pick Up• Cut & Split, or The Logs Journal ENTERPRISES INC. INC. & Implements Implements theor Northern Territories Water & Waste Association 2018 21 • Cut &of Split, Logs • YEAR Scheduled Delivery ENTERPRISES ements 633-5192 Implements --63 -6 -633-5192 63 6 633 33 33 3-5192 3-5 -5 519 5192 19 1 92 9 2 SmallGuaranteed YEAR ROUND ROUNDFIREWOOD FIREWOOD • Quality & Quantity • Scheduled Delivery Emergency Orders YEAR ROUND FIREWOOD YEAR ROUND FIREWOOD ents • Quality & •Quantity Scheduled Delivery lements YEAR ROUND FIREWOOD or Pick Up 867 633-3276 or PickYEAR UpROUND FIREWOOD Guaranteedor Pick Up Guaranteed • Scheduled Delivery Fax: 867-633-6222 •• •Cut Cut & & Split, Split, Logs Logs Pick Up ••Cut & Split, or Logsor Contact Info: Cut & Split, oror Logs Quality Quantity Small EmergencyorOrders Quality &•or Quantity ukonInfo: • Email: hurlburtei@gmail.com • www.Hurlburt.ca ct • Cut & Split, Logs &
Small Emergency Orders
• Quality & Quantity 867 633-3276