By Maude Barlow Council of Canadians August 31 2012 In the last year, municipalities across Ontario and the rest of the country have begun taking a much-needed stand to protect local water sources. Since World Water Day in 2011, nine municipalities across Canada have become Blue Communities with many...

By Jesse Baltutis and Bob Sandford Toronto Star July 28, 2012 In the future, prosperous nations will be those with enough water for food, cities, industry and nature — and know how to ensure each gets the amount it needs. But Canada’s prosperity is at risk because our water is increasingly at risk. I...

Funding for federal Experimental Lakes Area eliminated in 2012 budgetBy Max Paris, Environmental Unit, CBC News Jun 15, 2012The federal government could be on the hook for millions of dollars when it stops funding the Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario — enough money to run the facility ...

Scientists release open letter condemning decision to close Ontario facilityBy Margo McDiarmid, Environment Unit, CBC News Jun 5, 2012 (Note:CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links.)NDP MPs are urging the federal government to reverse its decision to close the in...

Budget implementation bill gives cabinet ministers and industry unprecedented influence over fish and fish habitat policyBy Mark Mattson Waterkeeper Weekly May 1 2012I remember the first time I sat around a kitchen table in a ru ral community giving environmental law advice. I was speaking with a far...

Harper Government to Eliminate Habitat Protection Provisions in the Canada Fisheries Actby Otto Langer Pacific free Press March 12 2012 To date the Harper government has shown little regard for the protection of the environment and over the past few years has supervised the almost total elimination o...

By Craig & Marc Kielburger Vancouver Sun April 2 2012Standing before the massed representatives at the United Nations, Bolivian Ambassador Pablo Solon raised one hand and slowly snapped his fingers – once, twice, three times. Then he held up one finger. With that quiet gesture, he hammered...

from Water Defence March 31 2012Natural Gas Exxposed tells the stories of Americans whose lives have been devastated by gas drilling.Watch the video...

Don’t gut Fisheries Act, scientists urge Harper By Gloria Galloway Globe and Mail Thursday, March 22, 2012 More than 600 Canadian scientists, including some of the county’s leading experts in environmental protection and animal research, are asking Stephen Harper to abandon plans to remove habitat pr...

Visit a wetland near you and connect with waterAWARE Simcoe March 22 2012There are more wetlands in Canada than in any other country in the world. Canada is home to about one quarter of the world's wetlands, covering 14 percent of our country....