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Canada Water Week is a week-long celebration of water from coast-to-coast-to-coast, held annually in the third week of March to coincide with World Water Day on March 22.   This year it is March 19-25.  Individuals, organizations and governments across the country are encouraged...

Water is one of our most precious commodities but probably because great water is so plentiful in Canada we use far more than we need to!   For instance, the average Canadian has a water footprint of 6392 liters/day which is among the highest consumption...

Completing the form Be prepared to supply the following information and make sure it is complete : your daytime telephone number the four-line detailed location, including postal code, of your water source your public health unit number (see page 2 of water sample submission form) an indication of how you...

There has been a "Boil Water Advisory" issued for parts of Victoria Harbour, Ontario the last few days.   So what should or shouldn"t you do? Following these guidelines will help you get through it: To Boil Water:   Fill a pot with water Heat  the water until bubbles...

[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="300"] Turning the two "red arrows" so they point toward each other bypasses the Clack WS1 easily[/caption] There are certain circumstances where you might want to bypass a Clack WS1   Water Softener, such as when filling swimming pools, hot tubs, watering the...

With a Water Softener you will use one half the soap that you currently use for washing your clothes, dishes and yourself, which will save you lots of money!   This can be shown with an experiment.   By taking two identical glass flasks and...