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 Items tagged: reportItems Found: 17Cross-Canada Tour Reveals National Concern About WaterMay 23, 2012 - 4:48 pm This week, the Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT) released Cross-Canada Checkup: A Canadian Perspective on our Water Future, highlighting a 16-city cross-Canada tour conducted by Canmore-based Bob Sandford, co-chair of the Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW). Sandford released the report today... Democratizing Data to Build a Blue FutureFebruary 2, 2012 - 10:23 am This guest column is part of Building Our Blue Future, a monthly web series that narrates Canada’s water story as it happens. In 2003, Don Tapscott published a book called The Naked Corporation, which declared that the boundary-less immediacy of the Internet would expose business practices and radically... Categories: Blog Ontario Too Slow: ECO's Annual ReportNovember 29, 2011 - 1:46 pm Ontario's Environmental Commissioner is worried that Ontario has lost momentum when it comes to the province's pressing environmental issues. In his 2010/2011 Annual Report, titled Engaging Solutions, Gord Miller says there's no shortage of talk about the problems such as climate change, waste... Ecojustice Gives Feds an 'F' Grade for Water ProtectionNovember 15, 2011 - 12:36 pm The federal government is still failing to ensure all Canadians have access to safe drinking water, according to a new report from Ecojustice. Waterproof 3, the environmental organization’s third drinking water report card, gives the federal government an ‘F’ for lagging in almost every aspect... Reform Utility Financing: BrubakerMay 12, 2011 - 8:24 am Too many drinking water and wastewater systems across Canada threaten public health and the environment, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In A Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Alternative Financing and Delivery of Water and Wastewater Services (click here for PDF)... WWF Urges Government to Protect AthabascaJanuary 20, 2011 - 8:07 am Today, WWF-Canada released Securing Environmental Flows in the Athabasca River, a report that urges government agencies to demonstrate their commitment to protecting Alberta’s lower Athabasca River over the long term. The report picks up from the close of the Phase 2 Framework Committee (P2FC)... Categories: National, News, Northern Canada, Western Canada Ontario Meets Standards: ReportSeptember 29, 2010 - 1:40 pm Ontario's chief drinking water inspector, John Stager, has released his fifth annual report, providing an overview of the state of the province's drinking water including quality tests, inspection and performance. Of the report findings publicized by the Province in a press release, it appears... Great Lakes, WastedJuly 5, 2010 - 11:31 am More than 580 billion litres of drinking water, the equivalent of 236,000 Olympic swimming pools, are being wasted every year by homeowners in the Great Lakes region of Ontario and Quebec, according to a report released today by Environmental Defence. Down the Drain: Water Conservation in the Great Lakes... Categories: International, National, News, Ontario, Quebec NRTEE Reports on Water Use in Natural Resource SectorsJune 18, 2010 - 2:29 pm Adding to yesterday's Canadian Water Summit excitement, the morning saw National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) release a thick new report examining the sustainability of Canada's water supply and its use by the nation's major resource sectors. The report, which reviews... Groups Speak Up on Bulk Water IssuesJune 16, 2010 - 9:11 am The bulk water export debate is back in the media. Most recently, a new report from the Fraser Institute says that Canada should look at the benefits and opportunities presented by bulk water exports, and "move beyond the fear mongering and protectionism that has long tainted the issue." "Canada... Categories: International, National, News |
