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 Items tagged: World Water DayItems Found: 22Feds Invest in Great Lakes Clean-UpMarch 22, 2012 - 8:57 am Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent celebrated World Water Day at the Sherbourne Common in Toronto this morning, highlighting 46 projects that have received funding under Canada's Great Lakes Action Plan. "The Great Lakes are fundamental to the well-being of millions of Canadians and Americans... Invitation: The Blue BashMarch 18, 2012 - 6:30 pm This week marks World Water Day (March 22) and the second annual Canada Water Week (March 19-25). As water professionals, Water Canada's readers are well aware that nearly one billion people have no access to clean drinking water, and a further 2.6 billion have no basic sanitation like toilets and latrines... Categories: Blog Feeding a Thirsty WorldMarch 12, 2012 - 11:29 am “The world is thirsty because we are hungry.” Such is the tagline for World Water Day, set for March 22. With a focus on Food Security, the United Nations is highlighting how water is connected to much wider economic and societal issues. And the UN is not alone. A new study, titled Global Monthly... Categories: Blog March 22, 2012: Graduate Research Fair and Water CelebrationJanuary 20, 2012 - 8:53 am Waterloo, ON Website: Click here. Categories: Events Changing Lives in KecheneMarch 22, 2011 - 7:22 am As part of our Canada Water Week series, culminating in today’s World Water Day celebrations, we learned about the African Medical and Research Foundation’s (AMREF’s) work bringing water and sanitation to Kechene, Ethiopia—with the help of the community. Just a few short years ago, communities... Categories: Features Canada Water Week: What’s All the Fuss About?March 14, 2011 - 6:12 am Tim Morris launches our Canada Water Week series. Watch all week for more articles on events and organizations across Canada! Why am I so excited about Canada Water Week? Well, when we first conceived of bringing people together for the inaugural Canada Water Week, we had no idea it would generate... Categories: Features Water KarmaJanuary 13, 2011 - 4:10 pm Water Canada's publisher loves news clippings. Every once in awhile, he'll drop into the editorial department with a stack he's saved over the past few months and dole out these tidbits to inspire (or enrage) the editorial staff. Either way, they make us think. One of the more interesting clippings... Categories: Blog March 22, 2011: World Water DayJanuary 10, 2011 - 10:48 am Global Website: Click here. Categories: Events Threats and ConsequencesMarch 22, 2010 - 11:51 am How can we act to prevent invasive species and protect biodiversity in the Great Lakes? As part of our World Water Day series, Water Canada got scientific with Professor John Casselman of Queen’s University’s Biology Department. Water Canada: In terms of biodiversity, how has Lake Ontario... Categories: Features Explaining TreatmentMarch 21, 2010 - 8:31 am Water Canada: Hi, Brian. What’s your role at Trojan? Brian Petri: I have a mandate to lead our disinfection research program. Our lab group tries to understand how amenable to treatment various pathogens are. We want to reduce the number of pathogens that concern us. WC: What do you plan to speak... Categories: Features |
