Summarizing Canada's increased interest in the Arctic, this summary outlines the proposed amendments to the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act in order to improve protection over Arctic waters.
After the discovery of mysterious spills in Canada's Arctic Waters, Harper's new government implements the surveillance of ships in order to identify breaches of Canada's Arctic Waters Pollution Act and enforce the rules accordingly, to protect Arctic waters.
Focusing mainly on Nunavut communities, this article describes the water supply systems that can be seen in many Northern communities, and the additional steps that they must take to ensure water access, in contrast with Southern Canada.
After reports of weird odours coming from water supplies in Iqaluit, the mayor of Iqaluit came forward to say there may have been a fuel spill into the water supply.
The water was so toxic that residents were told that the water would not be safe even after boiling, and were forced to use bottled water for over a month.
This magazine article provides four concepts/suggestions to sustainable ocean management, and what Canada can do to improve climate change/warming in the North to benefit Canada as a whole.
This Order prohibits individuals from continuing work that is authorized under the Canadian Oil and Gas Operations Act in Canadian Arctic offshore waters.
Agreements laid out by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to protect Canada's Arctic waters through recognition, acknowledgement, and prevention of unregulated fishing.