Posts Tagged ‘Canada’

• About EcoKIDS

  Date: 2009.12.14 | Category: Canadian, Nonprofit Organization, Youth Water Education | Response: 0

  Started in 1994, EcoKids is a free, environmental education program that offers curriculum-linked materials and activities for Canadian elementary schools to engage in environmental action. The site is award winning too, an interactive environmental web site for children, their families, and educators in Canada and around the world. It offers topical information about the environment through interactive, fun, educational games and activities that utilize participants’ willingness to learn.

  Earth Day Canada (EDC) has been inspiring Canadians to improve the state of the environment since 1990. EDC is a not-for-profit environmental charity that specializes in educating people about current environmental issues and helping them find solutions. There site is worth a visit. LINK: ECOKIDS

• Health Canada: Drinking water quality

  Date: 2009.12.03 | Category: Canadian, Health, Water Quality & Management, Water pollution | Response: 0

  Canadian drinking water supplies are generally of excellent quality. However, water in nature is never “pure.” It picks up bits and pieces of everything it comes into contact with, including minerals, silt, vegetation, fertilizers, and agricultural run-off. While most of these substances are harmless, some may pose a health risk. For more information on Water quality in Canada LINK: Health Canada

• Canada: A water rich nation

  Date: 2009.12.01 | Category: Global Water Issues | Response: 0

  CBC News online reports on Canada’s water commodity. LINK Will Canada Sell It’s Water

• About Canadian Water Policy & Legislation

  Date: 2009.11.17 | Category: Canadian, Youth Water Education | Response: 0

  Environment Canada has published the water policy and legislation for Federal, Provincial, International, and shared jurisdicational responsibility. The site includes sitemaps, quick facts, links, publications and educational material. LINK: WATER POLICY & LEGISLATION

• About RésEau

  Date: 2009.11.17 | Category: Canadian, HomeTips, Youth Water Education | Response: 0

  RésEau is a Government On-line demonstration initiative that focuses on water information. RésEau supports clean, safe, and secure water for all Canadians and ecosystems. Specifically, RésEau establishes partnerships and projects to demonstrate the sharing, discovery, access, and use of water information over the Internet.

  The initiative is led by Environment Canada in partnership with Natural Resources Canada and Health Canada. Its user-driven focus targets information for a wide range of generalists and specialists – from high school-level youth to water resource managers.

  RésEau demonstration includes: Search for water information, mapping water information, exploring water topics, watersheds, educational and resource tools. LINK: RésEau Home Page