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SOS Water COALITION Eau secours! is an independent non-profit organization offering a website without publicity. Your membership fee and donation is our main source of financing. We are a group of eco-citizens trying to prevent the negative effects of polluted water on the health of our fellow-citizen and to preserve the watertable for our children. If you click on "To become a member" at the top of your screen, you will gain access to information coming in from a variety of ressources. We never have to much members it's like water...let's not loose a drop!

International

 125 Public Interest Leaders Urge U.N. to Withdraw Support from CEO Water Mandate

Montréal

Should we worry about water?

Canada

Canada foils UN water plan
Canada failed to take up the challenge'
MAUDE BARLOW, chair of the Council of Canadians

Advocates devastated at failure of resolution to recognize water as a basic human right

Canada

England

British government to splash out less on bottled water

Quebec

Report from the Commission on the Future of Agriculture and Agribusiness or Food Production in Québec
The Question of Water: A dry passage for the CAAAQ
The Commission has no new initiatives for the protection of water

Quebec

Clean water now
Quebec urged Watchdog reacts to federal initiative Ottawa to severely cut dishwasher phosphates

Canada

Model law for preserving Canada's water is unveiled
Better protection needed, say experts at Munk Centre panel

Island of Montreal

Disinfection fo waste water (sewage)
S.O.S. Water! commends the City of Montreal for its responsible undertaking

USA/Canada

Time to solve problems of the Great Lakes

Island of Montreal

City of Montreal’s water utility boss betrays public service
He will make from now on the promotion of the PPP (Public-Private Partnership)

Island of Montreal

Water meters – City of Montréal
Pulling a fast one and/or Conflict of interest

The Coalition calls on the mayor not to sign the contract

Province of Québec

Report of the Auditor General of Québec to the National Assembly for 2007-2008 Volume II
Report of the Sustainable Development Commissioner
by Harvey Mead

Highlights

Province of Québec

Blue-Green Algae
Catastrophic end of year assessment and insufficient Government measures.

Canada

Consider this
Who's getting our water?

Quebec

"Cute" says the president au Eau Secours!
Algae-sustaining phosphates to be banned. Dishwashing detergent targeted

Laurentides region

Oka: A Paper Mine Mining Quebec Treasure.
After 12 years of talking and two BAPE hearings. It’s time for the farce to stop

France

French public water operators 60% cheaper than private

Province of Alberta

Alberta has been fiddling while Rome burns'

Isle-of-Montreal region

Water (un) limited
Flushed with pride

Let's drink to our gargantuan waterworks

 

Important up to date: List of lakes affected by blue-green algae (cyan bacteria)

Residential water meters: a bad idea. The myth of water meters
 

by GRIM - Groupe de recherche sur l'innovation Residential water meters : a bad idea. Pierre J. Hamel, INRS-Urbanisation, Culture et Société

Study for de Canadian federation of municipality shakes the temple

"Under the best circumstances, P3s do not provide many solutions and basically do not have any impact at all on the real problem for municipalities. Why then do we wish to force municipalities to “consider” creating a P3?        By Pierre-J. Hamel of INRS

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Bravo!  Bravo! ...

Huge success. Montreal symphonic orchestra and Eau Secours! Coalition. Friends of water and culture where at the ...rendez-vous