Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.
Death is a destination we are all headed towards but what happens after you die is limited in Canada, depending on where you live. The cremation rate in Canada has risen by roughly 25 percent over the past 20 years to reach approximately 75 per cent in 2021. But now, interest is growing in alkaline hydrolysis, also known as water cremation, or “aquamation.”
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has released a new plan aimed at improving drinking water safety in the province. The provincial government said from 2017-2022, there have been an average of 191 boil water advisories, which affected 146 communities and about 44,000 people. In comparison, there were 350 boil water advisories throughout the province in 2001.
With more than 8,000 of its market-leading water Refill Stations in place across the US and with premiere brands such as Red Bull, Apple, Marriott, Peloton, United Airlines, Warby Parker and Google as customers, FloWater is now expanding into Canada for the first time. FloWater and Servomax, today announced a partnership for the distribution across Canada of FloWater's Refill Stations. This agreement adds a great-tasting, plastic-free drinking water solution to the Servomax product lineup, reflecting growing consumer demand for healthier, more sustainable choices.
An innovative German-developed wastewater-to-energy technology system is coming to Toronto in a very big way and the cited benefits include reduced air pollution and a cleaner climate. In what is being described as “delivery of the world’s largest raw wastewater energy transfer,” Huber Technology’s patented ThermWin system will be installed at the University Health Network’s Toronto Western Hospital.
This year’s winner is Eshani Jha, who is a first-year student at UC Berkeley in California. She won the award for her research on how to remove pollutants from water. In her remarks, Her Royal Highness asked what the world will look like in 25 years. She spoke of how the world is in “an era of innovation. At great speed, science is breaking new ground.” Victoria spoke of how those innovations are opening new opportunities for humanity and the planet.
The Alberta government wants to rewrite the rules on water use along the eastern slopes of the Rockies as part of its economic recovery plan, including a push for new coal developments in the area. Water use is highly restricted in southern Alberta due to concerns about supply, and new water licences cannot be issued, they have to be purchased from existing licence holders on the open market. The new plan put forward by the Alberta government would affect water pulled from the Oldman watershed above the dam.
