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Water is Life Event – what healthy water means to us all – May 19
May 18th, 2012The False Creek Watershed Society, Village Vancouver, and others are hosting a free forum at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown this Saturday afternoon on urban streams and ... More »
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Water is Life Event – what healthy water means to us all – May 19
May 18th, 2012The False Creek Watershed Society, Village Vancouver, and others are hosting a free forum at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown this Saturday afternoon on urban streams and water flows, water quality and ecological health. Check it out.
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Add Your Voice – NO Oil Tankers, NO Enbridge Pipline
May 1st, 2012Pipeline Map - thanks to Western Wilderness Committee The Alberta tar sands are the largest environmental disaster of our times. Vancouver (and British Columbia) are being used as the gateway to China and the U.S. for this dirty tar sands oil. Notice the growing number of oil tankers ... More »
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Twin Tunnels Launch Delayed to 2014
April 28th, 2012Twin tunnels, each more than 7km in length and almost 4 metres in diameter, have been bored through the base of Grouse Mountain to send water from the Capilano Reservoir to the Seymour Filtration Plant. This $820 million project was originally scheduled for completion in 2009. Fraught with delays, the tunnels are still not in ... More »
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Did Your Tap Water Change…on April 18?
April 28th, 2012If you live or work in Vancouver, western North Vancouver, western Burnaby or Richmond (see map) the answer is probably...Yes. Since September 2011, your tap water has been coming from the Seymour Filtration Plant because the Capilano reservoir was closed for the winter season. Winter rains wash excessive dirt and sediment into the Capilano ... More »
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How to prepare Shungite water
April 20th, 2012Cleaning the shungite chips Briefly soak and stir 200g of shungite chips in 1 tsp of baking soda mixed with several cups of water. Don’t use soap. Rinse shungite chips very thoroughly under cool running water. Making your first batch of shungite water Place the well-rinsed shungite chips ... More »
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