Nicole Hancock
Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony ...

Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.

Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony to heal Chedoke Creek

A Quebec first: INRS awards honorary doctorate to author and environmental activist Maude Barlow

A Quebec first: INRS awards honorary doctorate to author and environmental activist Maude Barlow

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) is proud to announce it will award this year's honorary doctorate to Maude Barlow, a strong advocate for water resources in Canada and around the world. This distinction will be the first one awarded to her from a university in Québec. With an ongoing focus on solidarity, Ms. Barlow has led a remarkable career in service of the environment, social justice, and democracy. She embodies the key values of respect, openness, and inclusion advocated by INRS, as the environment and its protection are an important part of the institute's mission, both in research and training.

Empower happiness of life with advanced technology - FOTILE Canada Launched Annual Charity Programs

Empower happiness of life with advanced technology - FOTILE Canada Launched Annual Charity Programs

FOTILE dish washer perfectly resolve the pain point of high water/energy consumption of traditional dish washers for countless small-medium sized families. Even the family of 3 can enjoy the luxury of using dish washer every meal. The ergonomic product design of FOTILE InSink dish washer is especially friendly to the seniors, it protects the users from getting hurt when they bend over.

Wave of pollution from cruise ships expected regardless of new federal wastewater rules

Wave of pollution from cruise ships expected regardless of new federal wastewater rules

Environmental groups are hoisting red flags as the cruise ship season relaunches after the easing of COVID restrictions on the West Coast despite Ottawa’s recent announcement it will roll out stricter wastewater dumping rules. The federal government’s proposed environmental regulations are ambiguous, but signal Transport Canada is starting to acknowledge cruise ships have been taking advantage of Canada’s lax standards to dump billions of litres of dirty water waste along the B.C. coast, said Anna Barford, Stand.earth’s shipping campaigner.

Flood warning still in effect for the Goulais River

Flood warning still in effect for the Goulais River

The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry has reissued the flood warning for the Goulais River. Water levels are now above flood threshold levels and flooding is already occurring in low lying areas. Residents of Sault Ste. Marie are advised to avoid fast-moving water and to keep updated on water conditions.

Get them Clean Water

Get them Clean Water

Imagine, after a nice run, you go to hydrate yourself. You turn on the tap and the water that comes out is the same shade as tree bark. This is what First Nations communities have to go through on a daily basis. Clean water is not a privilege, but a human right. It doesn’t take more than a Google search to find out what’s going on in First Nations reserves across the country, yet the government of Canada seems to not be making it a priority. While we in the city complain about vaccines, masks and not being able to attend large gatherings, Indigenous communities are suffering with the lack of clean and filtered water. We all understand the importance of water. We clean ourselves with it, cook with it and hydrate ourselves with it. Seventy per cent of our body is made up of water.

Canada and Ontario invest in 144 community water infrastructure projects

Canada and Ontario invest in 144 community water infrastructure projects

In Welland, this investment will support the installation of approximately 1,500 metres of watermain, along with seven new hydrants on Canal Bank Road. The improvements will help ensure that residents continue to have reliable access to clean drinking water. Roads and sidewalks impacted by work on this project will also be restored through this investment.

Joint Statement by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the 50th Anniversary of the signing

Joint Statement by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the 50th Anniversary of the signing

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan and Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, issued the following statement. "Canada and the United States have a long history of collaboration on issues that significantly affect the health and prosperity, and well-being of people living on both sides of the border. Shared management of the Great Lakes ecosystem, one of the largest freshwater systems on Earth, is a primary example of our united action.

B.C. residents urged to prepare for floods and wildfire

B.C. residents urged to prepare for floods and wildfire

British Columbians are asked to prepare for natural disasters ahead of this year’s spring freshet and wildfire season. B.C. government officials said there are a number of steps you can take to make sure you are ready in the event of a disaster. “As we’ve seen in recent years, from wildfires to floods, many households in the province are uninsured or underinsured for the hazards we face in British Columbia, which are becoming more frequent due to climate change,” said Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General. Provincial government officials recommend purchasing flood and fire insurance to ensure you have some financial protection.

Seven Seas Water Group Announces Addition of Nadine Leslie to its Board of Directors

Seven Seas Water Group Announces Addition of Nadine Leslie to its Board of Directors

Seven Seas Water Group, a multi-national provider of Water-as-a-Service® (“WaaS”) solutions, today announced the addition of Nadine Leslie to its Board of Directors, effective April 25, 2022. “Coupled with her background, Nadine’s executive leadership style and personality will be instrumental in helping guide and support management through our next growth phase.”

How to stay safe if your basement floods

How to stay safe if your basement floods

With all the rain being forecasted in the northeast over the next couple of days, Greater Sudbury Utilities wants you to know what to do if your basement floods. With 20 to 40 mm of rain expected to fall in northeastern Ontario by late Thursday morning, Environment Canada has issued a series of rainfall warnings for communities from Wawa to Kirkland Lake and Sault Ste. Marie to Mattawa.

Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy adds to nature preserves on Manitoulin Island

Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy adds to nature preserves on Manitoulin Island

In mid-February, Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy (EBC) received an additional $3 million from the government to spend by the end of March. The organization met the challenge by purchasing seven additional nature preserves, including four on Manitoulin Island. Two of those are going to be very good for hiking, said EBC executive director Bob Barnett. One is the Lewis Twin Peaks property, which has long been a hiking trail. “The owner agreed to sell it to us at a reduced price because she loved the fact that we were going to keep it open as a hiking trail,” said Mr. Barnett.

After the flood: First Nations along B.C.'s Highway 8 work on recovery from disaster and trauma

After the flood: First Nations along B.C.'s Highway 8 work on recovery from disaster and trauma

Chief Arnie Lampreau of the Shackan Indian Band looks across the Nicola River that surged in November, pulling entire homes into its current and forcing residents to flee. Above its banks, the charred remains of yellow pines cover the mountains like burnt matchsticks — relics of a wildfire that roared across the landscape just months earlier. Lampreau grew up in the area along Highway 8 between Spences Bridge and Merritt, B.C., and said he can't help but think of the lush forests that once blanketed the hills.

Bad air, dirty water: Health fears follow carbon capture plans

Bad air, dirty water: Health fears follow carbon capture plans

But even if the technology was deployed successfully, several critics say the projects would pose threats to the public health of communities long plagued by air and water pollution… That's concerning for Nayamin Martinez, who lives in the valley and is the director of the Central California Environmental Justice Network. “That worries us a lot,” she said. “What does that mean in terms of risk for contamination of drinking water?”

Officials warn of possible flooding in one community in New Brunswick this weekend

Officials warn of possible flooding in one community in New Brunswick this weekend

New Brunswick officials are warning about possible flooding this weekend in a community in the province’s northwest. Officials with River Watch said today the Saint John River in Saint-Hilaire, N.B., is expected on Saturday to surpass flood stage, which is the level at which water can cause flooding.

Great Lakes Community Organizes Around Water Quality for the Next Fifty Years

Great Lakes Community Organizes Around Water Quality for the Next Fifty Years

The Great Lakes Ecoregion Network (GLEN) is a new initiative to engage members of the basin-wide Great Lakes environmental community on issues related to the binational Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). As the 50th anniversary of the signing of the GLWQA is celebrated later this week, we call on the US and Canadian federal governments to renew and strengthen their commitment to water quality and ecosystem health in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin.

Company charged over deaths of dozens of fish in West Vancouver creek

Company charged over deaths of dozens of fish in West Vancouver creek

Four years after an incident that killed 76 cutthroat trout in a West Vancouver stream, a contractor that was working for the Ministry of Transportation is facing charges under the Federal Fisheries Act. Keller Foundations Ltd. has been charged with two counts of depositing a deleterious substance in connection to the April 30, 2018, fish deaths. John Barker was president of West Vancouver Streamkeepers at the time, which helps develop and maintain best practices for protecting stream habitat. He said he was shocked to see the dead fish littering the banks of Larson Creek, near Gleneagles Golf Course.

Fort Simpson waits anxiously for spring melt as N.W.T. gov't warns of flood risk

Fort Simpson waits anxiously for spring melt as N.W.T. gov't warns of flood risk

The mayor of Fort Simpson, N.W.T. said he is feeling trepidation as May approaches, after the community dealt with devastating flooding that time last year. Sean Whelly said the combination of snowfall and water levels, plus a late spring is raising anxieties in the town. "We've been warned by the territorial government that we're at high risk to experience some flooding again this year, so we're concerned," he said.

Yellow water lowered use 94%

Yellow water lowered use 94%

The water was drinkable, but not palatable to people in Melbourne last October. Yellow water in Southwest Middlesex had many concerned about its safety. Average daily water flow out of the Melbourne standpipe was down 94 percent in October. Mayor Alan Mayhew brought up the issue during a presentation by Sam Smith with the Ontario Clean Water Agency at the March 23 council meeting. The Tri-County Water board is doing a study to see if the discolouration could be avoided.

Indigenous program allows youth to tackle water issues in their community

Indigenous program allows youth to tackle water issues in their community

A Canada-wide Indigenous water initiative is providing young people with an opportunity to tackle water problems in their communities. According to Kimberly Brown, a Tsimshian water engineer in training and a member of the Lax Kw’alaams Band in British Columbia, the goal of the challenge is ” to create Indigenous youth who want to become water engineers or scientists…” “It’s just the opportunity for eight communities to participate and solve their own water issues, and it’s judged by their own communities not sure, so it’s very Indigenous-led and Indigenous supported.”

Help monitor our lakes

Help monitor our lakes

If you have a camera and a thermometer you can help contribute to lake stewardship in Canada. Canada has experienced heatwaves, droughts and wildfires which have also taken a toll on the two million lakes in our country. Living Lakes Canada is recruiting volunteers who are able to track the impacts of climate change on our lakes. In order to get the most accurate information the data needs to be collected over multiple years, and many of the two million lakes in Canada aren't monitored. That's where you come in. Living Lakes Canada is asking people to sign up to monitor their favourite lakes this summer as part of the second annual National Lake Blitz.

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