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The Common Program for NCWC for 2005-2007 was on
Water. To see the final report, click here.
There are some excellent resources on the topic of water, and we feature
some of them here:
WATER RESOURCES
Ontario Water Conservation Alliance
Canadian Water: Towards a New Strategy (Conference at McGill University, March 25, 26 2010)
FLOW - A Forum for Leadership on Water
Leaflet. Watching Over Our Transboundary Environment
from Coast to Coast. International Joint Commission Canada and United
States.Phone: 519-257-6700 e-mail: commission@windsor.ijc.org
A River Runs North - Managing
an International River.Gene Krenz.Jay Leitch. Red River Resources Council.1993.Addendum
Prepared by the Red River Water Resources Council 1998
Revised
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978, as Amended by Protocol,
signed November 18th 1987 and Consolidated by the International Joint commission
, United States and Canada. Reprint 1994
Water
: No Time to Waste ( L'Eau: Pas De Temps a Perdue) -A Consumers Guide
to Water Conservation. Environment Canada.1990.1995 . ISBN 0-662-23049 .
@ 1-800 668-6767
BLUE GOLD, The Global Water Crisis and the Commodification of the World's
Water Supply. A special Report issued by the International Forum on Globilization.
Maude Barlow. Council of Canadians. June 1999 @ 1-800-387- 7177
The Great Lakes Green Book. Summary of a Citizen's
Action Agenda For Restoring the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Ecosystem.
Co-ordinated by Great Lakes United .June 2003. e-mail: glu@glu.org
U.S Leaders comit to Great Lakes Restoration.Great
Lakes News.Summer 2003.
GBA UPDATE.GBA gets meeting with IJC Commissioners after U.S. Chair sees
impact of low water. The Georgian Bay Association.Fall/Winter 2003/04.@
phone: 416-507-2151
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Seaway Study Background Document. Transport Canada and
U.S. Corps of Engineers. May 2004. Phone Marc Fortin at 613 998-1843
Final Report
to the International Joint Commission . International Missiquoi Bay Task
Force. October 20, 2004
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Study.Report on Stakeholder Engagement.
February, 2005.St.
Lawrence Economic Development Council (SODES) and the Great Lakes Commission
(Note on page 36, there is a very brief synthesis of NCWC comments)
The Great Lakes beach walking case & Granhom's Water Legacy Act.
GREAT LAKES. Magazine of the Michigan Land Use Institute. Bulletin.Issue
20.Spring 2005.
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Study
. May 2005.
Red River Basin, Natural
Resources Framework Plan. Red River Basin Commission. May 2005. e-mail:
redriverbasincommission@shawcable.com
Fact Sheets, Great Lakes Charter Annex
Agreements .Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. June 30th, 2005 a) History
of the Great Lakes Charter Annex Implementing Agreements b) Summary of the
Revised Great Lakes Charter Annex Agreements c) Technical Fact Sheets: Enhancing
Great Lakes Protections Through Revised Draft Charter Agreements d) How
Decisions Would be Made on Proposed Water Uses e) Comparison of Draft Great
Lakes Charter Annex Agreements Released in 2004 and Revised Draft Agreements
Released in 2005 . Call Paula Thomson, 705 755 1218
Water in the West: Under
Pressure. Fourth Interim Report pf the Standing Senate committee on
energy, the environment and Natural Resources. November 2005.Call: 613-993-9021.
Restoring the Health of Lake Winnipeg, Canada's Sixth Great Lake. A report
by the Lake Winnipeg Implementation Committee. November 2005
Synthesis of Public Comment, on the forthcoming Review by the Federal
Governments of Canada and the United States of the Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement, a Report to the Governments of the United States and Canada.
International Joint Commission January 2006. ( page 63 Margaret Jennings,
President LCW Windsor) Hard copy and disk available at commission@windsor.ijc.org
News Release. Greencover Canada. On-Farm Funding for Climate Change and
Water Supply Projects. Agriculture and Food Canada. September 20th 2006
From Media Relations 613 759 7972 or 1866-345-7972
Water Water Everywhere: but
not a drop to drink. Arlene -Daffin Jones. page 5 PCWM Newsletter. Provincial
Council of Women of Manitoba. April 2006.
Household Guide to Water Efficiency.
Canada Mortgage and Housing 1-800-668-2642 .
Lake Winnipeg Foundation Newsletter. Vol. 2. May 2nd, 2006. available from
P.O. Box 376 Matlock, Manitoba ROC 2B0.
Niagara Watershed Report
Card 2006. Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority 905 788 3135. Niagara Region phone 905 -685-1571
Act for Canada's Water. Canada needs a National Water Policy. Council
of Canadians 2006 1-800-387-7177
A Response To Water In The West: Under Pressure, by the Senate Standing
Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources. Canadian Water
Resources Association. August 24, 2006
Eau Canada-The Future of Canada's Water.
A series of articles by water experts. Edited by Karen Bakker. UBC Press.
2007 Phone: 604-822-5959
Towards a Vision and Water Strategy
for Canada. Pollution Probe. April 2007
Riverkeeper contacts in Canada :
Petitcodiac River, New Brunswick- daniel.leblanc@petitcodiac.org;
Ottawa - keeper@ottawariverkeeper.ca
New Brunswick, Fundy Baykeeper-
Canadian Detroit Riverkeeper- KenClout@mnsi.net
;
Lake Ontario Riverkeeper- mark@waterkeeper.ca
;
Georgian Baykeeper- mmuter@sympatico.ca
;
Bow Riverkeeper- danielle@bowriver.org
Fraser Riverkeeper- chapman@fraserriverkeeper.ca
;
Gran Riverkeeper- cblake_rudkowski@hotmail.com
Waterwoman. Reasonable and Urgently Needed Steps to Protect Water in
Canada .Dr. John Bacher (Phd) June 2003 ( for International Council of Women
Triennial meeting) Updated September 1st, 2007, available from jrjanes@sympatico.ca
The Common Program for NCWC for 2003-2004 was
on Housing for the Homeless.We feature some suggested sites here.
City of Toronto: Housing and Homelessness ReportCard
for 2003. Did you know for example, there are 552,000 Toronto households
with incomes below the poverty line. Report Card is at:
www.city.toronto.on.ca/homelessness
City of Ottawa -
Homelessness - Including the Ottawa action plan.
http://ottawa.ca/city_services/housing/12_2_en.shtml
Ontario Tenant Toronto Tenants -
http://www.geocities.com/torontotenants/is
a non-profit site that not only provides information on tenants' legalrights,
but on issues such as discrimination against women, youth and visible minorities,
apartment security, housing studies and statistics and more.Ontario focus.
National Housing and Homelessness Network - Province-by-province...
Nine of ten fail to make the grade, May 15, 2002. Produced by Dawn, Ontario(DisAbledWomen's
Network)
dawn.thot.net/nnsa_reportcard.html
PovNet - The National Housing and Homelessness NetworkThis
site includes an extensive resource library on housing and homelessnessissues,
alerts on new developments with a calendar of upcoming events
http://www.povnet.org/housing/housing.htm
Winnipeg Housing and Homelessness Initiative | Province
of Manitoba
The Winnipeg Housing and Homelessness Initiative (WHHI) is a three-year,multi-milliondollar
tripartite partnership established by the governmentsof Canada, Manitobaand
the City of Winnipeg to address declining housingstock in designated inner
city neighbourhoods in Winnipeg, and homelessness.
www.gov.mb.ca/fs/programs/housing/whhi.html
2003 Fact Sheet: Housing and Homelessness & Investing
in Affordable Homes
Produced by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives for Ontairo.
www.policyalternatives.ca/on/fs-housing.html-&
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/
Housing Again
Lots of good information here - a site dedicated to putting affordable housingbackon
the public agenda. ... Reports - Includes events, alerts, links, discussion-Ontario
focus.
www.housingagain.web.net/
Homelessness in Edmonton
- part of the City of Edmonton's plan - 2002-2003
http://www.edmonton.ca/comm_services/
city_wide_services/housing/homelessness_report.pdf
and
http://www.edmonton.ca/comm_services/
city_wide_services/housing/homeless_appendix.pdf
From the Status of Women Canada Web site
(March 2002) This report explores the causes, demographics and patternsofhomelessness
among young women (aged 12 to 24) in Canada.
Housing Policy Options for Women Living in Urban Poverty: An Action Research
Project in Three Canadian Cities
Marge Reitsma-Street, Josie Schofield, Brishkai Lund, and Colleen Kasting
(February 2001) This research report documents the housing concerns of womenwholive
on low incomes in Victoria, Regina and Saint-John, and proposes housing
policy options for policy makers to consider in addressing these concerns.On
Her Own: Young Women and Homelessness in Canada
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association with researchers Sylvia Novac,
LubaSerge, Margaret Eberle and Joyce Brown
Both reports at: http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/
Listing of Government of Canada MP's
includes e-mail addresses, can be sorted by province
GovernmentofCanada
Site provides a source of information in French and English on the servicesofthe
Government of Canada. Good section on "Frequently asked questions"
Parliament
of Canada
Offers information on the House of Commons, the Senate, and the Library
of Parliament and is a source of information on Bills, MP's and Cabinet
members.
CIDA - Canadian International Development Agency
Employment opportunities in international development
PAR-L
PAR-L stands for Policy, Action and Research. An electronic networkofindividuals
and organizations interested in women-centered policy issuesinCanada.
Womenspace
Womenspace celebrates and promotes women's positive images, women's
organizations, history, equality symbols and women's art. Good on-line Internet
course.
Canadian
Women's Health Network
The Canadian Women's Health Network is a site for sharing information,resources
and strategies, and building links to improve women's health.
Centres of Excellence for Women's Health
The Centres of Excellence for Women's Health funded by Health Canada
strengthens policy-focused research on women's health in Canada by providing
unique opportunities for collaboration among community-based women's health
groups, service providers and academic researchers.
DetectaPension
Since 1999 DetectaPension has been assisting Canadian seniors and others
to obtain their rightful maximum Old Age Security or company pension entitlement.Were
you aware that as per Statscan, in 2000 for every man (80,880) over 65 living
alone in low income, there are more than 4 women (332,520) striving to survive
in this condition! Check this site out to see if you are receiving the correct
pension amount.
Canadian
Women's Business Network
CWBN is a business network, creating networking opportunities, resource
library and guidance in planning or building a business or career and to
market on the Internet affordably. Offers Internet services for women with
small businesses, which includes an inexpensive web page on the CBWN site.
UNPAC(Mb)-Women
and Economy Project
United Nations Platform for Action Committee from Winnipeg, Manitoba offersthiscomprehensive
website devoted to women's experience in the economy.Topics covered include
women and globalization, unpaid work, women's stories,childcare, the wage
gap, economics 101, alternatives, and women and poverty.
Hot Peach Pages - Abuse Help Lines
The Provincial Association of Transition Houses of Saskatchewan (PATHS)isa
site designed for and included in Saskatchewan's telephone books, this set
of resources of fact sheets, shelters and agencies listings, and legal information
is for all of Canada. Most of the information is available in 40 languages.
Canadian
Policy Research Networks
CPRN's mission is to create knowledge and lead public debate on social
and economic issues important to the well-being of Canadians. You will find
excellent publications on a range of topics such as labour market policies,why
cities matter and access to postsecondary education in Canada.
Cybersolidares
Cybersolidares is a site to explore the use of the Internet for solidarity,to
share ideas, actions for social change, along with international networking
with francophone women.
Aboriginal Canada Portal
The Federal Government and Aboriginal community partnership includes
the Native Women's Association of Canada. It acts as a central gateway with
a women's section to national Aboriginal organizations, federal and provincial
departments with Aboriginal responsibilities, as well as related Aboriginal
community information.
CanadianResearchInstitute
for the Advancement of Women
Includes research reports, fact sheets and information on research grants.
CanadianWomen'sMarch
Committee
This site is for the coordination of the World March of Women in Canada.Supporting
action as follow up.
Womennet.ca
the Canadian Women's Information Centre, helps women respond to challengesandimprove
their quality of life. Whether they are working outside thehomeor parenting,
on their own or with a spouse, young, middle-aged or elderly,women face
challenges. Womennet.ca is the site to turn to for information and resources
to help women take charge of their lives.
Campaign2000End
Child Poverty in Canada
Almost one in five children live in poverty in Canada, an increase of39%since
1989. The National Council of Women of Canada has a special representative
to Campaign 2000 and many Local Councils also support their work. A Flash Sheet,"PovertyAmidst
Prosperity:Building a Canada for All Children",provides recentupdates
to this campaign.
Youthpath
YouthPath is your single access point to government related youth programs,services
and information. Workopolis
Canada's biggest job site!
Charity Careers
This is a site for jobs for people who care.
WorkInfo Net
WorkInfo Net is Canada's Web portal to over 100,000 jobs and a wealth of
employment information.
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