The Town of Rothesay

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March 2015 | Business World 87
live, and towards active transportation to get
people out of their cars and on their bikes
and into sneakers."
CLEAN & GREEN
With projects surrounding recreation and
the health and wellness of their citizens, it
should come as no surprise that the Town
of Rothesay is committed to advancing their
water treatment systems. In 1996, the town
implemented a ZeeWeed microfiltration
process which continues to service the com-
munity to this day. The technology, which
was new to Canada, allows Rothesay to treat
upwards of 600,000 gallons of water a day.
"Our water treatment system, a microfiltra-
tion process trademarked by GE [General
Electric], was the first of its kind in Canada,"
states McLean. "Rothesay was the trial, and
since that time, GE has expanded and they
have nearly 2000 plants around the world
now. It has become the premier treatment
for water and we were the first ones, we
were pioneers in it. It's worked very well and
served our citizens very well, so we're quite