AbWARN.org

  There have been some new items posted in the member’s area which include: the powerpoint and word documents from the recent WCWWA conference in Regina where I gave a short presentation on AbWARN; a new pamphlet telling about AbWARN.  Members may use this information if they need to make presentations on, or just want […]

Layton’s trip north comes on the heels of two recent conferences on northern water quality. The most recent conference wrapped up Thursday in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., while another conference took place in Fort Chipewyan, Alta., in August.
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On September 7, CTV reported that residents in Atlantic Canada are cleaning up after Post-tropical Storm Hanna dumped heavy rain. Point Lepreau, New Brunswick, received more than 140 millimetres of rain and Saint John about 120 millimetres. A spokesperson from Saint John’s Emergency Measures indicated that some roads were impassable due to the localized flooding, […]

Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR08-170, on September 4, CBC reported that Ottawa will spend $100 million from three levels of government to upgrade the city’s sewage system and help prevent human waste from fouling the Ottawa River. Ottawa Mayor Larry O’Brien announced on September 3 that the City will put $35 million of the […]

CBC reported that on September 2, Environment Canada announced several millions more for Ottawa’s sewage system.  The government will put $3 million toward a $9-million upgrade to several sewage gates this fall.  The federal government will also commit a total of $33 million to a future $100-million project that would prevent raw sewage from being […]

Further to Public Safety Canada Daily Infrastructure Report DIR08-165, on September 2, the Manitoba Water Stewardship issued a flood warning for portion of the southern Interlake from Ashern to Gypsumville. A flood watch had been issued for this area on September 1. A flood watch was also issued for Lake St. Martin. Most of the […]

Canada’s ice shelves suffered massive erosion over the summer, losing almost one-quarter of their area, researchers have found.
The disintegration will have an effect on local ecosystems, the researchers said. The Serson ice shelf, for example, had been damming a large freshwater lake, which is now threatened.
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Canada’s preparedness to deal with major national disasters and emergencies “gives new meaning to the word ‘discouraging,’” says a report released Tuesday by the Senate’s committee on national security and defence.
Canadian governments have failed to treat major human and natural disasters, like the 2003 SARS epidemic and the 1985 Air India bombing, as the major wake-up […]

On September 2, CBC reported that heavy rain on August 30–31 washed out roads and flooded basements in parts of Nova Scotia. In Cape Breton, a section of Route 19 in Inverness County remained closed and there was damage to MacLeod’s Bridge at Dunvegan. Route 19 between Shore Road and Inverness was also closed. In Pictou County, some […]