A new report identifies the cause of issues with First Nations water projects
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? - was created by the Parliamentary Budget Officer, and builds off of their 2017 report after a request from Senator Renee Dupuis to examine budget requirements [...]
Indigenous water treatment systems failing due to lack of government funds
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 meet its initial promise to address all of the advisories in the first five years in office. In those communities the water is either completely [...]
Climate Change Adaptations Needed in B.C. After Year of Fires and Floods
Photo Credit: Ben Nelms (CBC) From The Narwhal, article written by Ainslie Cruickshank, December 14th, 2021: “Climate change is upon us,” John Clague, a professor emeritus of earth sciences at Simon Fraser University and an expert on natural hazards, said in an interview. The heat wave that helped set the stage for the devastating Lytton fire “was virtually impossible without human-caused climate change,” according to a rapid analysis by a group of scientists with the World Weather Attribution initiative. And the [...]