company awarded $1.7M for passive water treatment

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A Kitchener company has been recognized as a clean technology champion of the future by the federal government. "Our government is positioning Canadians to seize the opportunities created by cleantech to create good jobs and leave a cleaner planet for our kids,” Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains is quoted as saying in a press release. The funding is part of Sustainable Development Technology Canada, a foundation created by the federal government to continue innovation in sustainable technology. "This will reduce water use and increase water-recycling rates at oil sands operations," the SDTCs website claims. According to the SDTC website, Canada is first in the G20 for clean technology innovation.

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