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Safer tap water a legacy of Walkerton’s tragedy
Walkerton Clean Water Centre scientist Laura Zettler at work at the centre. Ontario arguably has the safest drinking water in Canada, thanks to reforms made after Walkerton’s E. coli disaster 20 years ago. An inquiry examined the series of events that caused seven deaths and made 3,000 ill after […] Click here to view original […]
Water experts call on province to extend source water protection
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre was opened in 2004 in Walkerton. Its mission is to ensure clean and safe drinking for the province by providing education and training. Walkerton’s water disaster 20 years ago prompted a transformation of Ontario’s drinking water systems, but the reforms have not protected everyone […] Click here to view original […]
Apply for a seat on the Lake Erie Region Source Protection Committee
The Lake Erie Region Source Protection Committee is looking for more members to help protect drinking water. We are looking for an interested, committed individual with relevant experience to fill a seat on the Lake Erie Region Source Protection Committee. There is a vacancy for one of seven seats representing the economic sector, which includes […]
Puslinch Council supports SPC recommendations re winter maintenance chemicals
ABERFOYLE – Puslinch councillors support the Lake Erie Region Source Protection Committee recommendations to address over-application of winter maintenance chemicals in order to protect groundwater. The report, received by council on Jan. 22 noted increasing sodium and chloride concentrations within groundwater drinking sources in Lake Erie Source Protection Region. […] Click here to view original […]
The value of water: $1 gets you 957 glasses of water in Clearview Township
The province has approved an update for the source water protection plan in the Grand River watershed, which will help safeguard municipal drinking water. Click here to view original web page at www.simcoe.com
High lead levels found in drinking water of major Canadian cities
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have been unwittingly exposed to high levels of lead in their drinking water, with contamination in several cities consistently higher than they ever were in Flint, Michigan, according to an investigation that tested drinking water in hundreds of homes and reviewed thousands more previously […] Click here to view original […]
Ruhl Lake Source Water Protection Review
As a result of the Source Water Protection review, the Committee has decided to take a closer look at one of Hanover’s main municipal water sources. A review is being conducted on the Intake Protection Zones for Ruhl Lake to determine the effectiveness of protection zones and related agricultural policies. Click here to view original […]
City council seeks groundwater study for rural Kingston
A west-end city councillor is seeking a study of the vulnerability of drinking water sources in the rural parts of the city. City council on Tuesday unanimously supported Click here to view original web page at www.thewhig.com
New drinking water protections in place for Grand River watershed
Updates to the plan that protects the sources of municipal drinking water in the Grand River watershed were approved by the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, and the Grand River Conservation Authority on Aug. 23. The updated Grand River Source Protection Plan was approved by Environment Minister […] Click here to view original […]
4 New Members on North Bay’s Source Protection Committee
Four people have been appointed for a five-year term to the North Bay-Mattawa Source Protection Committee (SPC), a local multi-stakeholder committee responsible for reducing risks to local municipal drinking water sources in Callander, Mattawa, North Bay, Powassan, and […] Click here to view original web page at www.baytoday.ca