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Feds Announce First Nation Water Pilots in Ontario

Posted on March 21, 2012

Four First Nation communities will participate in the Canada-Ontario First Nations Pilot Initiative to Improve Drinking Water Quality. Through this joint initiative, the federal and provincial governments are working with First Nation partners to explore and assess innovative, alternative and proven processes and drinking water servicing solutions. "The collaboration between the federal and provincial governments and the participating First Nations is an important step to improve access to clean reliable drinking water, particularly in smaller, rural communities," said John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. The [...]

Giveaway: FaucetFace "Hose" Bottle

Posted on March 21, 2012

This World Water Day, Los Angeles-based FaucetFace is giving away free glass "hose" design bottles to three lucky Water Canada readers! To win, use Twitter to post a picture of yourself drinking from your faucet or hose. Be sure to include @CanadianWater and @FaucetFace in your tweet. We'll announce the winners on Twitter on March 23. To learn about the company's charitable arm, which includes donating a portion of sales to help manufacture Biosand filters for people in rural India, click here. [...]

Interview: Angus Toulouse

Posted on March 21, 2012

Water Canada spoke with Ontario Regional Chief Angus Toulouse at this week's First Nations Water Symposium in Niagara Falls. Here, he provides remarks on Bill S-8, the proposed Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act. The bill is currently in its second reading in Senate. We also spoke with Elmer Lickers of the Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation (OFNTSC) to learn more about the symposium's Children's Water Festival. As part of the conference, OFNTSC and the Children's Water Education Council hosted the festival for Oliver M. Smith Elementary Grade 4 & 5 students from the Six Nations of the Grand River First [...]

It's Canada Water Week!

Posted on March 18, 2012

In honour of the second annual Canada Water Week, check out watercanada.net for new Water Canada feature stories every day. Look forward to a new interview with TVO's The Water Brothers as they launch their first season, an update on WaterSense in Canada with Glen Pleasance, not to mention a chat with CH2M-HILL's Diana Frost about her recent water mission with Engineers Without Borders. Stay tuned, and have a great week. [...]

	Join Us at GLOBE 2012 in Vancouver this March Posted on March 3, 2012 Join ReNew Canada and Water Canada at GLOBE 2012. [...]
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	North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper Launches "Water in Focus" Photography Contest Posted on March 1, 2012 The North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper (NSRK) is launching its first annual „Water in Focus‟ amateur photography contest and photo exhibition presented by Volvo of Edmonton. [...]
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Feds Reintroduce First Nations Safe Drinking Water Act

Posted on March 1, 2012

Speculations that the Harper government might revive its bill for clean water for First Nations have proven correct. Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan made the announcement yesterday in Calgary. "At the recent Crown-First Nations Gathering, First Nations and our Government committed to working together to support strong, healthy First Nation communities," said Minister Duncan. "The Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act is a key milestone in making this a reality and a vital step towards ensuring First Nations have the same health and safety protections for drinking water in their communities as other Canadians." "First [...]

Giveaway: Reshaping Toronto's Waterfront

Posted on February 14, 2012

In many cities around the world, policymakers, planners, and developers are envisioning the waterfront as a space of promise and a prime location for massive investments. Currently, the waterfront is being marketed as a crucial territorial wedge for economic ascendancy in globally competitive areas. Reshaping Toronto's Waterfront (University of Toronto Press) analyzes how and why problem spaces on the waterfront have become opportunities. Contributors with diverse areas of expertise illuminate processes of development and provide fresh analyses of the intermingling of nature and society as they appear in both physical forms and institutional [...]

Feds and Alberta Release Oil Sands Monitoring Plan

Posted on February 7, 2012

The federal government and Alberta unveiled the long-awaited Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring in Edmonton last Friday. Spurred by University of Alberta researchers Erin Kelly and David Schindler, the governments established an independent review panel in 2010 and in July 2011 revealed the second phase of its resulting plan. The plan, they say, commits to a "scientifically rigorous, comprehensive, integrated, and transparent environmental monitoring program for the region," indicating that it will require sampling more sites for more substances more frequently to determine the long-term cumulative effects [...]

Call for Assessments on Wastewater and Biosolids Research Agenda

Posted on January 24, 2012

The Canadian Water Network (CWN) is asking the researcher and end-user community to review and provide comment on a draft national agenda on wastewater and biosolids research. The national agenda was initiated by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), and prepared by a core group representing Environment Canada, CCME, the Canadian Water Network and the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association. The core group completed a first draft of the agenda in November 2011. Prior drafts of the Agenda have been reviewed externally and revised into the current version, which is now available for comment. CWN will use [...]