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27 Jan 2022 VICTORIA, Canada
New Study: Social And Ecological Impacts From Freshwater Stress, Storage Loss
New research identifies potential social and ecological implications of dwindling water resources and hotspot basins most vulnerable to depletion.
16 Jan 2022 TORONTO, Canada
Seasonal Gifting Campaigns Can Have Unintended Adverse Effects
Scientists urge charities to "stop animal gifting" as excessive numbers of livestock in some developing countries has crippled communities affected by food and water insecurity.
7 Feb 2021 EDMONTON
Alberta Residents Fear Canadian Province's Water Giveaway To Big Coal
Amid concerns about droughts, selenium pollution, at-risk species and Indigenous consultation, the Alberta government is poised to allow coal companies to undercut a functioning water market. The Alberta government’s rescindment of a longstanding coal policy, leaving previously protected lands available to open-pit coal mining, has locals concerned about family livelihoods...
15 Dec 2020 VERNON
Indigenous Canadian Water Utility Seeks Commercial Opportunities
The first Indigenous owned and operated water utility in Canada developed by way of Public-Private-Community Partnership (PPCP), is a step closer to reality with a formal agreement signed last month between the Okanagan Indian Band Group of Companies (OKIB GC), EPCOR and Enterprise Canada. The companies will identify commercial opportunities in utilities-related infrastructure, including water, wastewater and irrigation management systems, to provide quality drinking water and ensure adequate firefighting supply to serve the Okanagan Indian Band’s reserve lands.
8 Dec 2020 OTTAWA, Canada
Canada: Over $1 Billion USD New Investment In Clean Water Supply For First Nations
The Minister of Indigenous Services of the Government of Canada has announced $1.18 Billion USD in additional investments to accelerate work on lifting all long-term water advisories in First Nations communities.The government acknowledged that consistent underfunding of water-related services and systems had affected the overall quality of life and had widened socio-economic gaps and reduced First Nations’ participation in the economy...
3 Nov 2020 OTTAWA, Canada
Trudeau To Renege On Pledge To End Boil-Water Advisories For First Nations By 2021?
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has refused to commit to a pledge to end boil-water advisories on First Nations (Indigenous) communities by March 2021.Questioned by reporters on the issue on 23 October, Trudeau declined to confirm the timescale, a policy of his Liberal party, saying that travel restrictions related to COVID-19 “have made it more difficult in certain situations, but we continue to work very closely with communities across the country”...
26 Oct 2020 KENORA
Canadian First Nation Evacuates 60 Over Water Crisis
A First Nation community in northwestern Ontario that has been under a boil water advisory for more than 25 years says it is evacuating some of its members after a new issue with its water supply was discovered. In a tweet just before 5 p.m. ET, Neskantaga First Nation Chief Chris Moonias said it is “disheartening and sad” that he has had to evacuate the elderly, infants, chronically ill and vulnerable people from the community for a second time during his tenure...
29 Sep 2020 HALIFAX
Canada: Stand-off Between Indigenous And Commercial Fishermen Over Water Access Rights
Sunday proved to be a tense day in St. Mary's Bay in Saulnierville, N.S., and saw commercial fishermen remove hundreds of lobster traps set by Indigenous fishermen from the water. "No laws were broken. We retrieved improperly tagged fishing gear from a closed lobster breeding ground and prevented the ecological destruction that's been taking place here," says Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermans Association president, Colin Sproul...
2 Sep 2020 CALGARY, Canada
Rapid Growth Of Glacial Lakes Due To Climate Change
Global glacier lake volume rose by about 48% between 1990 and 2018 in response to climate change and glacier retreat, it has been revealed in a new, largest-ever study of glacial lakes. Researchers used NASA data to gather their findings, which were published by Nature Climate Change on 31 August...
12 Aug 2020 MONTREAL, Canada
Nine Youth Projects Awarded Funding For Community Water Initiatives
The International Secretariat for Water (ISW) and Solidarity Water Europe have announced the winners of the “Global Youth Take Action” campaign the organisations launched in May.Among the submitted projects, nine projects were selected to receive financial and technical support.The campaign was designed to identify, encourage, and support youth engagement in water management in the context of the current global COVID pandemic...
11 Aug 2020 LIMA
Three Indigenous Peruvians Killed In Amazon Basin Oil Company Protest
Three indigenous people died Sunday after clashes with police while protesting in front of an oil lot run by a Canadian company, Peruvian authorities said. The Interior Ministry indicated that during the confrontation outside of Lot 95, administered by Canada’s PetroTal, 11 indigenous people and six policemen were injured by pellets...
5 Aug 2020 MEXICO CITY
Mexico: Canadian Silver Mine Cleared Of Water Contamination Accusations
Mexico’s Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection issued a report stating that the subsidiary of Canada’s Fortuna Silver Mines, Compañía Minera Cuzcatlán, has not caused any pollution to rainwater collection ponds in the Magdalena Ocotlán municipality in the southern Oaxaca state. The government agency reached its conclusion after inspecting Fortuna Silver Mines’ San José silver-gold mine...