The University of Guelph is aiming to become one of the top research-intensive universities in Canada. To get there, they’re taking a One Health approach: a strategy that recognizes the interdependency of human, animal and environmental health. And a big part of that is water research. University of Guelph researchers at field work, collecting [...]
As a finalist in World Wildlife Fund’s Nature x Carbon Tech Challenge, MANTECH is bringing its revolutionary PeCOD® Analyzer to the frontlines of climate change. It’s just the latest example of the technology’s extraordinary versatility. In 2016, MANTECH launched the PeCOD® Analyzer. The portable, nanotech-based tool makes it possible to measure chemical oxygen demand (COD) [...]
At the Laurier Institute for Water Science (LIWS), hydrologists work with toxicologists. Climatologists team up with ecologists. Biochemists strategize with public policy experts. Founded in 2008, the institute combines expertise found within a variety of Wilfrid Laurier University departments with the strengths of strategic external partners — including governments, environmental organizations and Indigenous communities. Together, [...]
Photo Credit: Doug Diaczuk From Global News, article written by Daina Goldfinger, September 30th, 2021 In Curve Lake First Nation, illnesses from what’s believed to be related to water quality have been so systemic that some people don’t believe reporting them would make a difference, according to the community’s chief. Emily Whetung, the chief of Curve Lake First [...]
Photo Credit: Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa From DrydenNow, article written by Ryan Forbes, December 6th, 2021: A new report shows that the federal government needs to invest more into ending long-term boil water advisories for First Nation communities across the country. The new report – Clean Water for First Nations: Is the Government Spending Enough? - [...]
Photo Credit: The Canadian Press - Paul Chiasson From The National Post, article written by Ryan Tumilty, December 1st, 2021: Canada still has 43 long-term drinking water advisories in 31 Indigenous communities across the country, down considerably from when the Liberals first came to office. But the government admitted last year it would not [...]
