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Enbridge pipeline project delayed by water protection concerns
Until Enbridge proves that there are shutoff valves located on all major waterway crossings, the flow of oil through Line 9B cannot be reversed. According to the Board's letter, 104 major waterway crossings along the pipeline. Only 6 have shutoff valves within 1km of the water.
I learned to stop worrying and love failure: Dispatch from the Living Waters Rally 2014
“This past weekend, 110 delegates of Living Waters Rally 2014—representing recreational, indigenous, cottage association, faith, philanthropic, environmental, business, academic, and arts and culture groups from across Canada—came together to discuss the future of Canada’s freshwaters.”
I'm in Ottawa this weekend with sewage on the tip of my tongue
On Friday, I’ll be packing up my car and heading to Ottawa for the second Living Waters Rally. My plan is to talk about economics, sewage, and failure (in that order). Of all the water issues in the country, sewage pollution is the one that gets me most worked up for one reason: it is totally unnecessary.
Where does a clean water future begin?
The face of environmental law has changed in Canada in the last two years. What does that mean for environmentalism?
Introducing the National Water Centre and the Watermark Project
With the first announcement of the “Watermark Project”, the National Water Centre is asserting that discovering, collecting and sharing watermarks is in our national interest. The Project aims to capture 35-million watermarks in the coming years (one for every Canadian).
Toronto inches closer to better sewage pollution notification system; Ontario Environment Ministry launches review in response to Waterkeeper application (Press Release)
Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change announced on September 10, 2014 that it will review public reporting about water quality issues during severe weather events. Lake Ontario Waterkeeper triggered the review with a legal application filed in July under the Environmental Bill of Rights.
Where did your greatest memory of water take place?
Think of your greatest memory of water. Were you fishing with your family? Swimming in the ocean? Or, are your memories of water connected to polluted beaches, contaminated drinking water, a spill or accident? No matter where you come from or who you are, water has left its mark on your life.
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