A new ( 2003) report from Statistic Canada outlines growing signs of water scarcity even in a country as rich in water resources as Canada. Some of the findings:

• Main glaciers at their lower level since 10,000 years
• 1300 Canadian Glacier have lost between 25% and 75% of their masss since 1950
• 505 of Canada renewable fresh water flows into the Artic Ocean and Hudson bay
• 42% of industrial waste water was untreated in 1996
• a drop of oil wil make 25 litres of water unfit for drinking
• The level of the St-Lawrence river at Montreal has fallen by more than a metre in the past century

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