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 Items tagged: Mackenzie RiverItems Found: 2Rising TensionsAugust 8, 2010 - 9:08 am Named Deh Cho, or “big river,” by the Dene people, the Mackenzie River is one of the world’s few remaining large, free-flowing rivers, and one of remarkable continental and global importance. At 1.8 million square kilometres, the Mackenzie River Basin (MRB) drains 20 per cent of Canada’s land... Categories: Features WWF Releases Rivers at Risk ReportOctober 16, 2009 - 8:14 am Our friends over at WWF-Canada have released a new report, Canada's Rivers at Risk: Environmental Flows and Canada's Freshwater Future (pdf here). The report claims that Canada’s fresh water is in jeopardy due to the effects of climate change and growing water demand. The report uses a scientific... Advertisement
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