Ottawa Wary of Leipsic Water Plan
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By Dominic Adams, The Lima News, Ohio  Sep. 24--OTTAWA -- A comment by an engineer about possibly using water from the Blanchard River to fill an under-construction Leipsic reservoir has Ottawa officials feeling defensive.  John T.
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By DIRK MEISSNER  VICTORIA (CP) - Pounding rains and rising river waters had some northwest B.C. residents piling sandbags to protect their homes against what the province said Monday would be inevitable flooding.
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In recent years cartloads of sometimes nonsensical directives have come out of Europe controlling and manipulating the way we live our lives. However there are exceptions and one of these is the recent Water Framework Directive.
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By Danielle Sottosanti, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Jun. 7--A proposed large increase in Oro Valley's water-connection fees met with opposition from development and building representatives at a public hearing Wednesday night.
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As Premier Jean Charest prepares for a trip to Mexico with French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, at least one federalist insists the trip will weaken Canada and its image on the international stage.
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A proposal to build a hydroelectric dam on a river with diverse fish stocks has set off a controversy.
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Urbanisation and population growth are threatening the goal of improving water access, UN bodies warn.
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The Philadelphia controller is concerned that costs over 20 years for a new water billing system have soared, but the city's CIO believes the current attempt is on track and ahead of schedule,
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An increasingly acrimonious meeting over health care is starting to raise questions about the stability of Canada&#39;s new minority Liberal government, but one minister
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An international scientific report warns of floods, famine and global water scarcity. Sound familiar? But the government has yet to edit before it's presented in April in Brussels. By the Associated Press.
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Â· Experts condemn plan to make tenants seek workÂ· No 10 takes detached view of minister's plans
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QUEBEC (CP) - Premier Jean Charest brushed aside talk of "Quebec bashing" Thursday, but he admitted recent controversy over the province's place in Canada showed in tough negotiations with the federal government this week.
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A public funding watchdog criticises the government's financial response to the summer's floods.
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By Anonymous  An environmental appraisal of proposed changes to the draft East of England plan largely fails to acknowledge ils "watering down" of recommendations on sustainability, a report concluded last week.
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Ontario Health Organizations have given a lukewarm response to the province&#39;s plan for the health care system. Health Minister George Smitherman is establishing a health-results team to cut waiting times.
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PM battles to avoid nationalisation but City is sceptical that private saviour will rescue bank
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By Pat Kinney, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa  Mar. 3--WATERLOO -- LS Power unveiled a plan around the site of its proposed Waterloo power plant that it hopes will result in a local showcase of conservation practices, but plant opponents remain skeptical.