Access to Water in Canada

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Access to Water in Canada

Environmental Perspective

Canada has 20% of the Earths fresh water

Rvers and lakes

Underground

Glaciers and mountains

Landform

Landform destruction and forming

Moving water in ocean waves changes the shape of coastline

Erosion creates new land

Ecologists and Water Scientists

Nathalie Tufenkji

Public Health

General Ecology Canada

Advocates for Water Equality

The Council Of Canadians

Water drop message to Trudeau

Water Organization

Project WET

World Wildlife Fund

Factors that affect water quality

Human activity

urban growth

Population growth

Landscape changes. Example, building houses.

Deforestation

Climate change

Dams

Pollution

Ecosystem

Waer balances the ecosystem.

Water cycle

Snow

Salt is used to melt snow on roads

Rain

Desert need rain, because there is little water for plants or organisms

Wild life support

Plants need water for photosynthesis

Plants are used to make medicines

Species needs water for sustainability

Marine animals and fish need water for survival and habitat

Social Perspective

Indigenous Peoples of Canada

Advisories

Comunities that still require clean water needs to follow these advisories.

Do not use advisory

Ths advisory is when the water aposes a healh risks and irriations, pollutants that cannot be removed y boiling the water. The water create problems when the water treatment plant have low chlorine levels and the test results confirm bacteria, viruses or parasites.

Boil water and do not use

Boil water advisory is to advise users they should boil the water for at least 1 minute before they consume the water or use it fo other purposes. This includes, cooking, brushing teeth, making soup or ice cubes, washing vegetation or fruits or making drinks.

This advisory also advices that you should not use tap water to bath. Escpecially toddlers, infants or elderly. The solution is to use sponges o bath instead. This avoids consuming the water.

Recognizes the sacredness of water

Honouring water

Climate change and water

Asks government to supply clean accessible water

Citizens of Toronto

poor

Does not have enough public washrooms

Without proper sanitation, you can get diseases and bacteria

Water is very important for...

School and classes. Example, science class, washroom and more.

Sanitation

Sports including hockey, ice-skation and more requires ice playgroun.

Transportation

The Indigenous people used water routes for fur trade and transportation from one place to another

Water is used to transport food

Tourism

Aquariums

Water falls and rivers attract tourism. Example: Niagara Falls in Downtown.

Gardening

Water supports plants and living organism

Hidden water

Food, clothes, medicines, meat and more...

Hydration

Reliable clean water resources just from the tap

Bottled water

60% ctizens buy bottled water, because they believe tap water is not clean

What are some solutions?

Education program

Government pays for the education program

Educate children starting from kindergarten to highschool as it becomes a common knowledge to everyone.

Increasing water tax

More pressure on citizens

More money for infrastructure

Political Perspective

United Nations (International)

Recognizes water as a basic human rights

Clean water and sanitation

Indigenous Government (eg. Band Councils, Assembly of First Nations)

Proposed settlement agreement

Safe drinking water for First Nations act

Government of Canada (Federal)

Federal govenment is responsible for the First Nations clean water and wastewater.

Wastewater in First Nations communities

Indeginous Services Environmental Public Health program

Firefghters need water for fires and forestfires

Treatment for the clean water in First Nations communities

Short-term advisories

Ending long-term advisories

1.5 Billion for new investments on clean water for First Nations

City of Toronto (municipal)

Stormwater

Wastewater collectin and treatment

Biosolides are created from organic materials in wastewater treatments

Drinking water supply and treatment

Economic Perspective

Agriculture

Pesticides

Hydropower

Indigenous Business Development

Tourist attraction like golf and casino

Environmental scientists: Larissa Stevens

First Nations partners with BC to for seafood investments, because of their clearwater provides seafood.

Clean water and sanitation for the fish

Bottled Water Companies

Increasing price in bottled water

Shipping and transportation of bottled water

Manufacturing price

Plastic materials

Will not state "Bottled water is better than tap water".

Bottled water is not cleaner than tap water

Want money, by selling "bottled" water