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July 30, 2010
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 The Cooler - 6/16/09
For two and a half centuries, millions of litres of raw sewage were discharged untreated directly into Halifax Harbour.
Sewage treatment plants were proposed for both Halifax and Dartmouth beginning in the 1970s, however it was only following municipal amalgamation in 1996 that the sewage treatment issue gained necessary traction.
Under the Harbour Solutions Project, a treatment system has been under construction since the early 2000s at an estimated cost ofCAD$333 million. On February 11, 2008 the treatment facility in downtown Halifax officially commenced operation. However, less than a year later, a malfunction at the plant once again sent raw sewage into Halifax harbour, a situation that remains unsolved to this day.
Braving a dip in Halifax Harbour
- Toronto Star, June 2008
Halifax harbour, once an open sewer, now open for swimming
- CBC- Aug. 2008
Malfunction at plant sends raw sewage into Halifax harbour
- CBC, Jan. 2009
At least one year to fix Halifax sewage treatment plant
- CTV - Apr. 2009
'Floatables' flow as Halifax removes sewage screens
- CBC - May 2009
6/16/09
Council debates releasing confidential treatment plant minutes - Metro News Halifax
Fed-up taxpayers tattled to feds about sewage plant - Chronicle Herald
No party at Black Rock Beach this year - Chronicle Herald, NS
Federal auditor has no plans to investigate problems at plant - Chronicle Herald, NS
Divers can see the difference - Chronicle Herald, NS
Patience will reduce the stink, councillor says - Chronicle Herald, NS
6/17/09
Rick's Rants : Secrecy abounds at Halifax city hall!! - Halifax NewsNet
Reasons behind treatement plant failure remain shrouded - Metro News Halifax
Halifax harbour sewage stench prompts addition of deodorant blocks - CBC
Secret briefing set for sewage findings - Chronicle Herald, NS
$400,000 for sewage report coming from sludge fund - Chronicle Herald, NS
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