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Mount Polley tailings spill effects could last for decades
Mark Hume, Vancouver - Globe and Mail Next spring, the sockeye eggs that are now being laid in spawning beds throughout the Fraser River system will hatch....
U.S. explorer reaches world’s largest beaver dam Adventurer bushwacks through dense northeast Alberta boreal forest
BY MARTY KLINKENBERG, EDMONTON JOURNAL EDMONTON - An American researcher recently became the first explorer to set foot on the world’s largest known beaver dam — an....
Towards Sustainable and Resilient Water Management
2014 Canadian Municipal Water Priorities Report 2014 Municipal Water Priorities Report released Water connects our economy, our ecosystems and our health. By virtue of....
Okanagan warned to plan water use
Daily Courier, Sept 11, 2014 Municipalities should start planning how to manage the Okanagan’s water now to avoid acrimony when droughts threaten the Valley’s water supply, says....
Canadian teen’s oilsands cleanup invention wins big
Jordan Chittley, CTVNews.ca Writer A Canadian teen beat out finalists from 28 other countries to win the prestigious 2014 Stockholm Junior Water Prize. Teen....
Quesnel Lake and Quesnel River Water Safe to Drink Following Mine Tailings Breach
Water Canada - Posted on August 18, 2014 British Columbia’s Interior Health Authority has deemed water from Quesnel Lake and the Quesnel River safe to drink, after....
Rich Coleman’s ‘world-class’ fracking standards lag far behind those in Europe and the U.S.
‘World-class’ is a meaningless phrase babbled by B.C. politicians By Stephen Hume, Vancouver Sun columnist, July 16, 2014. The University of Victoria’s Environmental Law Centre recently urged improving....
Dry California plans to fine water-wasters
BY DON THOMPSON, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JULY 16, 2014 In one of the most drastic responses yet to California's drought, state regulators on Tuesday will consider fines up....