Clean Water

• Ottawa to table ‘co-developed’ First Nations water legislation this fall: Hajdu

  The new bill is expected to come more than one year after Canada repealed the 2013 Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act in June 2022.

  Canada

  Sep 27
  
• U.S. Supreme Court rolls back wetland pollution protections in blow to EPA

  The justices boosted property rights over concerns about clean water in a ruling in favor of an Idaho couple who sought to build a house in the state's panhandle.

  Environment

  May 25
  
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• UBC engineers find permanent solution for removing ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water

  Water and oil repelling, forever chemicals are used in products like non-stick cookware, cosmetics and toilet paper, but when ingested, may contribute to adverse health effects.

  Science

  Mar 22
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• Humanity is overconsuming water at ‘vampiric’ levels, UN head warns

  The United Nations' first conference on water security in almost half a century aims to establish voluntary commitments and create "political momentum."

  Environment

  Mar 22
• City of Barrie gets perfect score for drinking water quality

  There is no room for improvement when it comes to Barrie's drinking water, with the Ministry of Environment giving the city a perfect score.

  Environment

  Mar 3
• $3M in government funding to upgrade Lakefield water treatment plant, water mains

  The funding is from both the federal and provincial governments through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program’s (ICIP) Green Infrastructure Stream.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2022
• St. Lawrence College, Queen’s partner with water treatment firm

  St. Lawrence College and Queen's University will work with Purafy Clean Technologies Inc., of Kingston to test the efficacy of the company's water treatment system. 

  Education

  Apr 20, 2022
• Trudeau announces $214M for Iqaluit water system after fuel contamination

  Iqaluit's roughly 8,000 residents couldn't drink their tap water for 60 days last fall after it was found to be contaminated with fuel.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2022
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• New treatment plant ends Shoal Lake 40 First Nation’s 24-year boil water advisory

  A decades-long battle to supply the First Nation with clean drinking water — even as Winnipeg takes 100 million gallons per day from their lake — will soon be over.

  Health

  Sep 10, 2021
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• Indigenous TikTok creator spreads awareness for Canada’s First Nation water crisis

  'You don't realize that being thirsty is a scary situation until you're thirsty and you don't have any water,' says Brennen Mcguire of his videos about the Indigenous water crisis.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2021