Guide to Service Agreements - FCM

UNIT 23
98 – Service Agreement Toolkit
Case Study
6.3 Glooscap First Nation and the Town of Hantsport (NS)
Location:
Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia (approximately 80 km west of Halifax)
Population:
Glooscap First Nation: 87 (on-reserve population)
Town of Hantsport: 1,200
Project Information:
Joint water treatment facility
Project Cost:
$3.4 million (AANDC indirectly funded the project for $600,000; Glooscap First Nation contributed
$2.4 million; the Town of Hantsport contributed $1 million)
Additional Partners:
Nova Scotia Environment, Health Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada
Lesson Learned:
“Recognize problems before they become a huge issue.”
Jeffrey Lawrence, CAO, Hantsport, NS
Contacts:
Shirley Clarke
Chief, Glooscap First Nation, Nova Scotia
Tel.: 902-684-9788
Michael Halliday
Band Manager and Councillor, Glooscap First Nation, Nova Scotia
Tel.: 902-684-9788
Jeffery Lawrence
CAO, Town of Hantsport, Nova Scotia
Tel.: 902-684-3210
What is a Membrane Filtration System?
A membrane system is used to filter ground or surface water. The membrane system usually
uses high pressure to force water through a series of semi-permeable membranes, which get
increasingly fine and less permeable as the water moves through the system, thus capturing
unwanted particles in the water while letting the clean water pass. This method is seen as an
alternative to flocculation, sand filters, carbon filters, extraction and distillation. Membrane
systems are thought to be more environmentally friendly than other systems. Each membrane
filter has an approximate ten-year life span.