While Canadians enjoy one of the highest standards of clean water in the world, pollution remains an important problem in some of our waters. In some areas, people cannot swim or eat the fish they catch.
Water pollution can affect our health, our environment and our economy.
Although it seems to be in endless supply, clean water is a precious resource - it is important to conserve water and use it wisely. Neat facts about the River, its place in history, its beaches, environment and challenges are all available on this website. This is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to know the basics of fresh water, the water cycle, groundwater, how water becomes polluted, what can be done to clean up water, and actions that individuals, groups and organizations can take to conserve and protect clean water. Each of these provides a short look at things everyone can do to conserve water. This site includes information about nearly every aspect of Canada s freshwater.