Category Archives: Water Management

Groundwater monitor sites needed

Sites needed to monitor the groundwater in SNBR  and all of NS What is groundwater? Groundwater is water that completely fills the spaces in the ground beneath us. Think of a sponge that is sitting in a bowl of water: the … Continue reading

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HOME, the movie, on u-tube

This award winning film, narrated by Gwen Close, and having breathtaking images, may be watched on u-tube.  The film illustrates the beauty and fragility of the Earth, explores environmental issues, and points to steps being taken to bring our needs … Continue reading

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NS water resource management strategy released

Water for Life: Nova Scotia’s Water Resource Management Strategy has been released by Minister Sterling Belliveau.  Stakeholders, First Nations, community organizations, and individuals participated in and supported the development of the Water Strategy. The report, in English and French, can … Continue reading

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Water, water, everywhere… no place for it to go

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. If you go back just a few years ago this site was part of Yarmouth’s wetlands and Broad Brook, the central drainage basin of our town, ran through it. The wetland was filled and the brook placed … Continue reading

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More on StormChambers

We did a post a short while ago on the new storm drain system at Yarmouth High School. Here is video link that shows more detail. We should insist that all new large scale parking lot developments in Yarmouth have … Continue reading

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