Items tagged: water security

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$30M for Water Security Research

June 7, 2010 - 1:31 pm

Great video with Dr. Howard Wheater, the University of Saskatchewan's new Canada Excellence Research Chair in Water Security. Water Canada spoke with Dr. Wheater in Ottawa last week. Stay tuned for the interview in the coming days. More on Dr. Wheater here.

Categories: National, News, Western Canada

The Capacity Gap

May 28, 2010 - 7:39 pm

Earlier this week, the federal government introduced Bill S-11, the proposed First Nations Safe Drinking Water Act. The Act promises to bring First Nations water up to the same standards of other Canadian jurisdictions. To the uninitiated, this news reads like a sign of goodwill and cooperation. Below...

Categories: Blog

Israel: Liquid Assets

June 30, 2009 - 4:12 pm

Israel's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour, along with Israel NEWTech (Novel Efficient Water Technologies) has invited CWT to participate in an international press tour to view the mid-east country's water and renewable energy technologies in advance of WATEC 2009, a conference and exhibition...

Categories: Blog

Interview: Dr. Rob de Loë

March 12, 2009 - 1:09 pm

Over the past two years, hundreds of boil water advisories have been issued in Ontario alone. Why aren't we providing everyone in Canada with safe drinking water? Dr. Rob de Loë thinks it's an issue of capacity. Dr. de Loë will be speaking as part of Elmvale Foundation's World Water Day celebration...

Categories: Features