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Our Water Secretly Sucked Away by Shale Gas Industry
Opinion - Beyond public scrutiny, vast amounts of BC's water are being dealt to 'fracking' operations.
Our forests, our water, our climate
Home to some of the most diverse and beautiful natural resources in the world, British Columbia is finding itself a front runner in the sustainable business race.
Water, water everywhere!
As environmentalists, industry leaders and British Columbians patiently await anew "modernized" Water sustainability Act, the spotlight is pointed at the province's at-risk wetlands and watersheds.
Treat water rights with the respect they deserve
Review of century-old Water Act overdue as resource grows scarce
Water words: Have your say on new B.C. sustainability act
The B.C. government wants to know what you think about our water.
Opinions Sought On BC's Water Laws
In a bid to replace the existing century-old Water Act, the Ministry of Environment is once again seeking public input.
B.C. government is taking steps to protect groundwater
Minister of Environment, Murray Coell: "It's important for British Columbians to know that -- as the auditor-general himself noted in his report -- our government is already taking steps to address his key recommendations on protecting B.C.'s precious groundwater resources."
'Urgent action' needed to protect B.C.'s groundwater
The provincial government needs to take "urgent action" to protect its groundwater resource since one-quarter of B.C.'s population relies on it for their daily use, provincial Auditor-General John Doyle concluded in his latest report.
Province needs to pony up to protect water supply: Auditor General
The provincial government doesn't know enough about B.C.'s water supply or who is using it, putting this "valuable treasure" at risk, according to B.C.'s Auditor General John Doyle.
Auditor general raps B.C.'s groundwater plan
The B.C. government isn’t doing enough to protect the sustainability and safety of groundwater supplies, says Auditor General John Doyle.
B.C. needs to get water rules right
As the years flow by, access to fresh water is quickly becoming one of the world's most critical concerns. That is perhaps a fact not much acknowledged in water-rich Canada or out on its wet West Coast.
British Columbians see fresh water as province's most precious resource
The majority of British Columbians believe fresh water is the province's most precious resource and more needs to be done to ensure the future sustainability of fresh water resources.
Our Most Loved Resource? Water
British Columbians are keen to protect rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands, a new poll finds.
Majority Want Greater Protection for BC's Fresh Water Resources
Nine in Ten British Columbians Say Fresh Water is Our Most Precious Resource
Retreat of glaciers could affect cities in West
New data released by Natural Resources Canada on Wednesday shows that glaciers in Canada's High Arctic and in the mountains of Western Canada have shrunk significantly over the past 50 years, a change experts say could have consequences for municipalities that depend on the run-off for drinking water, irrigation and power generation.
We need to protect our groundwater
Op-ed: B.C. has no regulations to ensure wells won't damage neighbouring property or harm fish stocks
Apps for climate change
B.C. developers create green innovations for the Web and mobile devices
Canadians will have to pay up as Canada gets drier
Globe Editorial: Statistics Canada found that the water supply in “Southern Canada” – meaning the set of areas where 98 per cent of the population lives – fell by 8.5 per cent from 1971 to 2005.
Enough water lost each year to fill a million Olympic swimming pools: study
You could fill more than a million Olympic-sized swimming pools every year with all the renewable water that dries up across Southern Canada, a new report says.
