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We’re Looking for New Source Protection Committee Members – Applications Closed
Update: Applications Closed Interested in Getting Involved in Protecting Our Drinking Water? We’re currently seeking three economic sector members and one public sector member to serve on the Source Protection Committee Originally established in 2007, the committee has successfully developed and launched the Source Protection Plan. The plan provides policies to mitigate potential threats to […]
Media Release: New Source Protection Committee Members Appointed
July 23, 2020 – Newmarket – Most of us in southern Ontario take safe and plentiful drinking water for granted, but that supply is being protected through the actions of numerous legislative provisions, one of which is a local stakeholder group called the Source Protection Committee, created under the Clean Water Act of 2006. The […]
Ontario Proposes New Water Bottling Policies
The provincial government is proposing to effectively give municipalities veto power over new water bottling permits and set new rules and priorities for taking groundwater. Read the full story from Global News here
Risk management a key part of protecting source water
A proactive and precautionary stance towards source water protection will help future generations, says expert. See story about our very own Melissa Carruthers, Risk Management Official with Severn Sound Environmental Association
It reminds me of Walkerton. Bradford wastewater whistleblower says.
Whistleblower Kyle Williams is convinced he was fired from his job at the town’s wastewater plant after alerting the Ministry of the Environment about what he calls falsified records of ammonia released into the Holland River. “It reminds me of Walkerton,” said Williams, a 37-year-old married father of four who’s struggling to find work in […]
University of Guelph partners to develop risk management plan
In collaboration with the City of Guelph, the University of Guelph (U of G) has become the first university in Ontario to develop a risk management plan to help protect local drinking water sources. Read the full story on WaterCanada.net
New chemical being added to Hamilton drinking water treatment
The City of Hamilton is adding orthophosphate to the drinking water to reduce corrosion in the city’s remaining old lead pipes in the water distribution system. This is needed because the lead that corrodes and leaches into the drinking water from lead pipes is bad for people. Full story here Posted in The Hamilton Spectator
Man ends own life after living with neurological damage caused by Walkerton tragedy
It’s been 18 years since a deadly E. coli outbreak devastated the rural town of Walkerton, 150 kilometres northwest of Toronto. Seven people perished. A further 2,500, half the population, took ill. Most eventually got better. Robbie Schnurr never did. The former OPP officer and investigator with Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal was in […]
New regulations under Safe Drinking Water Act could impact municipalities
The province is considering a move to require municipalities, such as the Region of Durham, to ensure steps to protect water sources are taken prior to new or expanded drinking water systems being made publicly available. Full story…
Innisfil Council insulted by Greenbelt Study
Town Council is not impressed with noticed it received in December from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs about expanding the Greenbelt into Innisfil. Full story…