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Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in water at fracking sites
By Neela Banerjee, December 16, 2013 Water samples collected at Colorado sites where hydraulic fracturing was used to extract natural gas show the presence of chemicals that have....
Water Act violators named in B.C. gov’t report
BY STEPHANIE IP, THE PROVINCE DECEMBER 11, 2013 A paving company and two individuals are being publicly identified for Water Act violations, as the province moves to name....
Lack of B.C. water regulation ‘really unbelievable,’ activist says
BY DAN FUMANO, THE PROVINCE OCTOBER 7, 2013 Maude Barlow knows water. And she cares about it, passionately. The national chair of the Council of Canadians has been actively....
Canada, BC Renew Water Monitoring Agreement
Posted on October 7, 2013: Water Canada The governments of Canada and British Columbia have renewed an agreement ensuring the collection, processing, publication and distribution of water....
Plan for hydro dam on B.C.’s Similkameen River raises immediate environmental concerns
BY LARRY PYNN, VANCOUVER SUN, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 A river that has been identified as one of the most endangered in B.C. is the site of a....
RDNO guilty of not protecting water
by Carmen Weld - Central Okanagan - Story: 99241 Sep 25, 2013 / 3:51 pm Judge Mayland McKimm laid down an unprecedented verdict today (Wednesday) that found the Regional District....
No MLAs in Victoria means no changes to Water Act
The NDP environment critic is steaming mad changes to BC’s Water Act are on hold because legislature won’t sit this fall. Sara Norman, September 16, 2013 VANCOUVER (News 1130)....
Okanagan Regional Board Approves Sludge Deal with Penticton
Posted on August 6, 2013 The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and City of Penticton are extending an existing relationship of shared services and opportunity to include the....