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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
After years of delay, the program to inspect and maintain septic systems is getting underway this week. Full story here
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 […]
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
The Sudbury Source Protection Plan has released its second annual progress report. The Sudbury Source Protection Plan is an important part of the Drinking Water Source Protection program that was created as a result of the Walkerton inquiry. The inquiry was in response to the tragedy that took place […] Click here to view original […]
The report covers the Source Protection activities completed between July 2016 to December 2018 The Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Region Source Protection Committee (SPC) has approved the protection region’s first annual progress report for the Province of Ontario. The report covers the Source Protection activities […] Click here to view original […]
The Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Region has two vacancies on the Source Protection Committee they are looking to fill. Candidates have until May 31, 2019 to apply. View the full post at www.puslinchtoday.ca