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Why Canada's Wetlands Matter to the World

Jeff Wells | Posted 04.07.2013 | Canada
Read More: Boreal, Wetlands Canada, Canada Wetlands, Rockies, Nile River Basin, James Bay, Canada News
Jeff Wells

Here's a surprise for you. You may already know that the list of the world's largest and most important wetlands includes the Amazon Basin and the Pantanal of South America; the Nile River Basin and Congo Basin of Africa; and the Mississippi River Basin in the United States. But did you know that list also includes two boreal wetland systems right here in Canada?

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Water, Not Oil, Is Hot Summer Issue In Kitimat

Robin Rowland | Posted 10.29.2012 | Canada British Columbia
Read More: Douglas Channel, David Black Refinery, Boating, Rio Tinto Alcan, Kitimat, Wetlands, KM LNG, Fishing, National Energy Board, Estuary, Lng, Kitimat Water, Kitimat Oil, Robin Rowland, Kitimat Refinery, Canada British Columbia News
Robin Rowland

Even with David Black's proposal for an oil refinery on a hill 25 kilometres north of Kitimat, residents here know that the Enbridge Northern Gateway debate has gone on for years and will go on for many years to come. The hottest issue in Kitimat this summer is water, not oil. For us, this summer can be summed up by saying: "Water, water everywhere, but you can't get there from here." As environmentalists worldwide celebrate the beauty of Douglas Channel, and decry the dangers that tanker traffic could pose to the channel, many people in Kitimat are cut off from the waterfront.

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