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- May 23-26, 2012: CanWell: Canadian Groundwater Symposium
- May 29, 2012: Webinar: Cross-Canada Checkup: A Canadian Perspective on Our Water Future
- June 1-4, 2012: Federation of Canadian Municipalities: 2012 Annual Conference and Expo
- June 4, 2012: Water and Lessons Learned: Have we quenched our thirst?
- June 5-8, 2012: Earth, Wind and Water – Elements of Life: 1st Joint CWRA / CGU National Conference
- June 5-7, 2012: IBM & WCIT 2012 World Tech Jam
- June 13–15, 2012: Membrane Filtration Technology: Fundamentals, Design and Applications
- June 14, 2012: Nutrients Removal in Ontario WWTPs: Future Challenges & Options
- June 20, 2010: Big Engineering: The Opportunities and Challenges of Large-scale Infrastructure in Ontario
- June 21-22, 2012: Greening Government Conference
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Posted on May 23, 2012
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 at the 2012 Living Lakes Canada Gathering held at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Winnipeg. The report is co-authored by Jesse Baltutis of the University of Victoria’s POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, and Timothy Shah of ACT, with guidance from Sandford. Both POLIS and ACT were partners with FLOW for the tour and the report.
“It’s [...]
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Posted on May 17, 2012
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has announced the federal government's support for Bill C-383, which proposes stronger measures to prevent the bulk removal of water from Canada.
The bill was introduced by the MP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, Larry Miller, on December 13, 2011.
“I would like to commend Mr. Miller for introducing this legislation and for his commitment to this important issue,” said Baird. “Our government is committed to protecting Canada’s fresh water for the communities and ecosystems that depend upon it. We will continue to work with our provincial and territorial partners to ensure that Canada’s fresh [...]
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Posted on May 15, 2012
The slow and steady decline in federal water science and management capacity may negatively affect government’s ability to protect Canada’s freshwater resources, says the Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW).
“What is most concerning is that just as Canadian water issues are escalating, the capacity of the federal government to address them is being eroded,” said FLOW member and WWF-Canada's freshwater director, Tony Maas, on a report the group released today.
“The federal government has a constitutional responsibility to help address the growing health and environmental concerns facing Canadians and Canadian waters from [...]
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Posted on April 25, 2012
Yesterday, the federal government announced a proposal to change certain aspects of the Fisheries Act. For details, click here. We'd love to know what you think. As always, feel free to explain your choice in the comments section below.
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Posted on April 24, 2012
Current rules for protecting fish habitat are “indiscriminate and unfocused,” according to Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
In a release today, the federal government said will introduce changes to “protect the productivity of recreational, commercial and Aboriginal fisheries.”
“We have been clear that the current rules governing the protection of fish habitat are indiscriminate and unfocused and do not reflect the priorities of Canadians,” said Minister Ashfield. “We are committed to making sure our rules protect the fisheries that Canadians value and the habitat that supports them. We can [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2012
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH) is celebrating Earth Day with the launch of its new consumer-facing website, Because Water Matters. The site will house a series of videos, facts and figures, and other materials designed to inform and educate Canadians about the crucial role plumbing plays in water conservation.
“Most Canadians know what changes they need to make to be more water efficient in the home, ” said Ralph Suppa, president and general manager of CIPH in a recent press release, “but our survey uncovered a gap between principle and practice. At CIPH, we surmise several reasons for this trend: in [...]
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Posted on April 3, 2012
The austere Economic Action Plan for 2012 aims to “enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of government operations, programs, and services” as part of a plan to balance the budget and reduce debt. The first thing to go? Pennies. The federal government is putting a stop to wasteful penny production. But it will also dismantle the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRT), an entity that in recent years produced reports such as Charting a Course: Sustainable Water Use by Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors and Changing Currents: Water Sustainability and the Future of Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors. What [...]
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Posted on March 29, 2012
Three Canadian environmental solutions firms have merged to form newterra ltd. The new organization combines the engineering, manufacturing, and sales and support networks of MLE Equipment, Filter Innovations and Pacwill Environmental. newterra, which has offices and facilities in Canada, the United States, Germany and the UK, employs nearly 150 people worldwide.
newterra will offer turnkey treatment and remediation systems to industry and municipalities—from initial design through engineering, manufacturing and service. newterra has pioneered approaches for iron removal from water, sound abatement designs for remediation equipment [...]
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Posted on March 22, 2012
More than 80 per cent of the 2,428 Canadians RBC recently surveyed feel there’s no need for major, immediate investment in their community’s drinking water/wastewater facilities.
According to this year's Canadian Water Attitudes Study, released today (World Water Day), Canadians don’t understand the potential impact inconsistent infrastructure maintenance can have on the supply, quality, and cost of water.
Bob Sandford, chair of the Canadian Partnership Initiative of the UN Water for Life Decade, calls this a “national pipe dream.”
“In many municipalities, water distribution and sewage pipes can be up to 80 years [...]
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Posted on March 22, 2012
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 who live and work along their shores. Protecting water quality and ecosystem health in the Great Lakes is vital to ensuring that Canadians can continue to depend on this rich ecosystem for their drinking water, for recreation and for jobs," Kent said.
"Realizing this vision means addressing the challenges in the Great Lakes. There are a [...]
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