Practitioner training is now being delivered in Alberta in a hybrid format. The training and administration team gained experience on this new format in the Calgary class which recently wrapped up. Moving forward, the AOWMA will offer both hybrid and fully virtual practitioner training.

Maximize Your Exposure Did you know that you can list up to 4 different Scopes of Work on the Locate-A-Pro page of the WCOWMA’s provincial websites? AND Did you know that you can list in up to 5 different Regions per Member to advertise on the Locate-A-Pro page on the WCOWMA’s provincial websites That means up

WCOWMA in partnership with the Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association (OOWA) hosted its annual Septic Awareness Week from September 18 – September 22. In addition to a social media campaign and newsletters about proper operation and maintenance of onsite wastewater treatment systems, each provincial chapter of WCOWMA provided webinars for homeowners throughout the week. Two Septic Sense

Bill C-18 and What it Means For You New Regulations in Canada The Government of Canada has enacted a new law called Bill C-18 (the Online News Act).  “The Bill introduces a new bargaining framework intended to support news businesses to secure fair compensation when their news content is made available by dominant digital news

The AOWMA is hosting a Mound Installation Field Training Workshop in the Okotoks Region (Foothills County), AB on August 10, 2023.This practical training workshop is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience building a Sand Mound Onsite Wastewater Treatment System. Installers who have recently completed the Onsite Wastewater Practitioner Training Program will be able to

We will select the top ten submissions and put them to our members to be voted on. Submissions should be a maximum of 500 words and may include one JPEG image. Entries submitted may be published in our newsletter or in other WCOWMA publications. Send your stories to kelly@wcowma.com and be sure to use the subject line

Recurring incidents of wastewater overflows at mine sites have the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) seriously concerned about environmental impacts and public safety now and into the future. Even the manner of the Alberta Energy Regulator’s (AER) announcement is discouraging, said Gillian Chow-Fraser, boreal program director with CPAWS. Learn more.

The International Standards Organization (ISO) has struck a working group to develop a standard for flushable wipes.  The standard would provide testing protocols for manufacturers to follow in order to be able to market their products with a ‘safe to flush’ approval from the ISO. The standard will test for distintegration capabilities, organic or non-organic

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