Water/Wastewater & Environmental

Poplar River First Nation’s wastewater lagoon had exceeded its treatment capacity, creating compliance challenges and limiting future growth. The community needed an upgrade that could deliver long‑term reliability within a constrained site. The project added new primary and secondary cells, converted the existing primary cell to expand secondary treatment, and installed all required interconnecting piping.

Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) retained JRCC to provide the engineering services for a new aerated lagoon to replace the existing sewage treatment plant. The existing OCN sewage treatment plant did not meet discharge requirements, despite multiple upgrades and process modifications, and, according to the operator, has never functioned properly. The wastewater treatment project consisted of

Mishkeegogamang First Nation is serviced by two water treatment plants – the Ten Houses WTP and the New Osnaburgh WTP. The New Osnaburgh WTP was a membrane system that provided sufficient water treatment, but was experiencing equipment performance issues. The community required additional reservoir storage capacity. JRCC prepared a Water Treatment Feasibility Study to review

JRCC was retained to provide engineering services for the NCN water treatment plant upgrade. The community’s water and wastewater system was operating at capacity and future planned developments would be a further stress on the system. There were also concerns with water quality and the potential for contamination of the water source from the existing

JRCC provided design, tender and construction supervision services for a new clay-lined waste disposal ground cell and leachate pond at the Class I Regional Integrated Waste Disposal Facility in the RM of Minto-Odanah. Additional works included access road construction, ditch construction, leachate collection piping and seeding. Construction of this cell was completed in 2020. JRCC

JRCC was retained by MWSB to provide engineering services for the water distribution system and the sewage collection system renewal works in the Town of Snow Lake. Services included design and tender administration, resident and non-resident, and warranty services. Renewal works were conducted over two years. The project involved the replacement of 1,682 m of

JRCC provided engineering design and construction administration services for a $52.8 million infrastructure renewal program in the Town of Gillam, Manitoba. Completed over seven construction seasons, the project included roadway, drainage, water, and sewer improvements throughout the community, including approximately 20 km of roadway and drainage renewals across all 35 streets in town. Working in

JRCC provided planning, engineering design, and construction administration services for Phase 1 of the Amisk West Subdivision, a new urban-style residential development designed to address housing shortages and support long-term growth within Opaskwayak Cree Nation. The project included 95 single-family lots, three multi-family apartment complexes, paved roads, sidewalks, street lighting, water and sewer services, and

Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, located 65 km west of Thompson, Manitoba, developed a new residential subdivision along Moody Drive to support community growth. The project required a servicing approach that accounted for the community’s remote northern location and the need for reliable, low‑maintenance infrastructure. JRCC was engaged to design the full municipal servicing package, including water

The remote First Nation community of Windigo Island had been on long-term Boil Water Advisories for several years. Working with Animakee Wa Zhing 37, JR Cousin Consultants Ltd. implemented an interim solution to lift the BWA while funding was secured for a new treatment plant. JRCC and Delco Water designed a system for upgrading the