UN expert urges ‘profound changes’ in Canada to uphold First Nations’ water rights
CBC “We’re not even considered to be under any boil advisory,” Hookimaw told CBC Indigenous this week.”Yet at the same time, we are being told to limit our use of […]
Ontario holds the key to protecting James Bay’s Indigenous waters
National Observer Historically, we haven’t received the same courtesy. When our ancestors signed Treaty 9, we believed this agreement would ensure the land and resources would be shared for the […]
Fleet Street Pumping Station celebrates 150 years
City of Ottawa On October 24, 1874, Ottawa’s oldest water facility, the Fleet Street Pumping Station, began pumping water from the Ottawa River through its great turbine wheels into the […]
Construction to begin on new $495 million water supply tunnel in Stanley Park
Vancouver Sun Metro Vancouver will begin construction this month on a new $495 million water supply tunnel in Stanley Park, one of six major projects to replace aging drinking water […]
Lethbridge crews working to repair 3 water main breaks
CTV News Lethbridge crews are working to repair three separate water main breaks throughout the city. The process of fixing the breaks involves isolating the water main and excavating to […]
Damming the Rivers
Alberta Views Nearly four decades later, the arguments for and against more dams in the South Saskatchewan basin are much the same. People discuss the role of infrastructure in preventing […]
Pressure on Canada to Export Water Will Be Immense
The Tyee It is time to get worried, very worried, about water. A global water crisis will leave half of the world’s food production at risk in the next 25 […]
Used tire-based solar desalination tech makes 3.67 liters of drinking water daily
Interesting Engineering Researchers at Dalhousie University have developed a low-cost, solar-powered water desalination device. This innovative device utilizes the power of the sun to purify seawater, making it safe to […]
Bonaparte First Nation celebrates completion of their new water treatment plants
Water Canada Bonaparte First Nation proudly marked the completion of two new water treatment plants, which now provide clean drinking water to remote areas of their community. The newly built […]
This Quebec water tower got a spooky makeover just in time for Halloween
CBC As the sun sets, starting at 6 p.m. and until 10 p.m. every night this week including Halloween, the top of the tower lights up bright orange as a […]
