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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....
Tapping In
Are municipal bans on bottled water effective in driving sustainable behaviours around drinking water? Posted on July 7, 2014 Written by Ashlee Jollymore Depending on where you are, it may....
North Idaho prepares for water wars
Out-of-state demand growing for North Idaho water By JEFF SELLE/jselle@cdapress.com COEUR d'ALENE - It's a complicated process, but an important one when it comes to protecting individual water rights....
Manitoba Expands Fight Against Zebra Mussels
Posted on June 23, 2014: Water Canada Manitoba has completed a number of important steps in the fight against an influx of zebra mussels on Lake Winnipeg,....