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Water project moves closer to completion

By J.R. Rardon - North Island Gazette Published: August 25, 2011 6:00 AM   PORT McNEILL — The replacement of Port McNeill's public water infrastructure moved into its next phase when....

Metro revises water plans

BY BENJAMIN ALLDRITT, NORTH SHORE NEWS AUGUST 21, 2011

METRO Vancouver's newly approved drinking water management plan won't mean any significant changes in....

B.C. offers climate change information in free courses on line

Source: thestar.com, published Aug. 30th.

VICTORIA—Internet users now have access to free online courses to....

Township reviews water source

By Roger Knox - Vernon Morning Star Published: August 21, 2011 1:00 AM   Spallumcheen will do some digging into....

Iraq wastes 50% of water: UNICEF

(AFP) – Mar 21, 2011

BAGHDAD — Fifty percent of water....

Rock snot a growing worldwide environmental problem

thestar.com, August 19, 2011.  VANCOUVER — Its nickname says it all.

Rock snot is a type of slimy, yellow-brown, freshwater algae that,....

Conservation-minded Metro urges water metering

BCLocalNews.com, August 16, 2011. Metro Vancouver will press area cities to consider universal water metering as part of a broader strategy to conserve water and forestall the....

Broken pipes a fact of aging infrastructure, utilities official says

Kamloops: Kamloops Daily News, August 15, 2011.

A broken water main that flooded a Brocklehurst....