CANTEST wins 3-year contract with Manitoba Water Stewardship

August 18, 2009

Burnaby, British Columbia and Winnipeg, Manitoba – CANTEST Ltd. (“CANTEST”) announced today that it has won a three-year contract with Manitoba Water Stewardship to provide microbiological testing of drinking water from all drinking water treatment plants in Manitoba. The testing will help Manitoba Water Stewardship, a department of the Government of Manitoba, monitor and improve drinking water quality across Manitoba as per the Drinking Water Safety Act.

“We will be testing around 72,000 samples per year for various forms of microbiological contamination”, explains Marnie Kolach, Manager of CANTEST’s Winnipeg Laboratory. “From May through September, we’ll also be testing samples for Manitoba’s Beach Monitoring Program, which ensures water quality is acceptable for recreational purposes”.

In addition, the contract also involves food testing for Manitoba’s Health Inspectors monitoring or responding to food complaints.

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ABOUT MANITOBA WATER STEWARDSHIP
Manitoba Water Stewardship provides leadership in environmental stewardship for the benefit of current and future generations of Manitobans so the social, economic and inherent environmental value of water is protected and realized. Manitoba's water and fish resources are managed sustainably and people are safe from water hazards. For more information, please visit www.gov.mb.ca/stewardship.

ABOUT CANTEST
Since its incorporation in 1969, CANTEST has grown to become one of Canada's leading analytical and testing laboratories. CANTEST’s success has been predicated upon providing analytical and testing solutions to those who measure and monitor substances that impact our environment and our health. CANTEST offers environmental, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and food safety testing. For more information, please visit www.cantest.com.

Media contact:
Don Enns (denns@cantest.com)
President and CEO
604 639 2609

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