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Canadian Waterkeepers: Wastewater Regs Comments

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:24:48 +0000

Click here to see comments from Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, Ottawa Riverkeeper, and Fraser Riverkeeper on the proposed Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations under

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CEC Submission PDF

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:13:58 +0000

Please click here for Fraser Riverkeeper’s actual submission to the CEC on

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FRK Calls for CEC Investigation

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 16:12:16 +0000

ENVIRONMENTALISTS CHARGE CANADA WITH FAILURE TO PROTECT ONE OF THE WORLD’S RICHEST SALMON FISHERIES

Fraser Riverkeeper Calls for Investigation into Government’s Failure to Enforce Canada’s Environmental Laws Regulating Toxic Sewage Discharges

Vancouver, BC May 4th, 2010 — Fraser Riverkeeper, together with a coalition of Canadian and American environmental groups, submitted a complaint today demanding an investigation

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Canadian Waterkeepers Express Concerns on Bill C-9

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:51:00 +0000

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, Fraser Riverkeeper, Ottawa Riverkeeper, Sentinelles Petitcodiac Riverkeeper, and Georgian Baykeeper sent a submission to the Committee on Finance regarding the proposed changes to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act contained within Bill C-9, strongly urging committee members to vote against the clauses in Part 20. Please see our submission for more about the reasons

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“Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality” – Comment

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:50:08 +0000

On behalf of Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, Fraser Riverkeeper, and Ottawa Riverkeeper, please see our comment regarding Health Canada’s draft Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality, Third Edition, prepared by the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Recreational Water Quality of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Health and the Environment, dated September 2009.

These three Canadian Waterkeepers are

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Fraser Riverkeeper Granted Standing to Participate in Judicial Inquiry into Decline of Sockeye Salmon

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:46:14 +0000

Fraser Riverkeeper has been granted formal standing to participate in the federal judicial inquiry into the decline of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River.

The Cohen Commission granted standing to 20 groups and individuals on April 16th, inviting them to provide evidence to the commission, giving the organizations the ability to propose witnesses, cross-examine witnesses, and make

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Environmental Law and Tools

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:21:50 +0000

In the summer of 2009, in Nova Scotia and P.E. I., Doug Chapman gave a speaker series on private prosecutions. Click here to download the summarized PowerPoint used in his talks on private prosecutions.

An Introduction to Canadian Environmental Law and Tools

This primer was prepared specifically for use in Waterkeeper’s Clean Water Workshop. It provides a brief

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Privacy Policy

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:10:31 +0000

Fraser Riverkeeper values the support of our members, donors, customers, supporters, and others who share our common goal of protecting the Fraser River. We are committed to maintaining the privacy of those who visit our web site. Any personal information collected by forms is stored in a secure location and is accessible only by designated staff

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