Water Sharing Between First Nations and Municipalities in Ontario: Learning from Community Experiences
Access to clean, safe drinking water on First Nation reserves in Canada is a persistent problem. Many drinking water systems fail to meet the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality leaving many communities under Drinking Water Advisories, and some persistent. Water-sharing between First Nati...
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ftunivguelphojs:oai:ojs.guelph:article/6951 2023-05-15T16:15:06+02:00 Water Sharing Between First Nations and Municipalities in Ontario: Learning from Community Experiences Wakefield, Jessica Longboat, Sheri 2022-02-10 application/pdf video/mp4 https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/ruralReview/article/view/6951 eng eng School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/ruralReview/article/view/6951/6520 https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/ruralReview/article/view/6951/6521 https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/ruralReview/article/view/6951 Copyright (c) 2022 Rural Review: Ontario Rural Planning, Development, and Policy Rural Review: Ontario Rural Planning, Development, and Policy; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): 2563-1608 water-sharing water crisis First Nation-Municipal relationships opportunities info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftunivguelphojs 2023-02-12T00:00:52Z Access to clean, safe drinking water on First Nation reserves in Canada is a persistent problem. Many drinking water systems fail to meet the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality leaving many communities under Drinking Water Advisories, and some persistent. Water-sharing between First Nations and municipalities is one potential avenue for delivering safe, clean drinking water. To better understand how water-sharing agreements emerge or fail to emerge, this research uses in-depth interviews to understand the opinions, attitudes, and experiences of First Nations towards water-sharing, with a focus on communities who have entered into municipal-type agreements. Early findings suggest that water-sharing agreements can be complex, are varied among communities and highlight the importance of respectful relationships between First Nation and municipal agents. Furthermore, water infrastructure that provides adequate pressure – in addition to water quality – for community safety and growth opportunities is a key theme within this research. Funding: SSHRC funded Insight Grant Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations University of Guelph hosted OJS journals Canada |
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Access to clean, safe drinking water on First Nation reserves in Canada is a persistent problem. Many drinking water systems fail to meet the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality leaving many communities under Drinking Water Advisories, and some persistent. Water-sharing between First Nations and municipalities is one potential avenue for delivering safe, clean drinking water. To better understand how water-sharing agreements emerge or fail to emerge, this research uses in-depth interviews to understand the opinions, attitudes, and experiences of First Nations towards water-sharing, with a focus on communities who have entered into municipal-type agreements. Early findings suggest that water-sharing agreements can be complex, are varied among communities and highlight the importance of respectful relationships between First Nation and municipal agents. Furthermore, water infrastructure that provides adequate pressure – in addition to water quality – for community safety and growth opportunities is a key theme within this research. Funding: SSHRC funded Insight Grant |
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Wakefield, Jessica Longboat, Sheri |
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Water Sharing Between First Nations and Municipalities in Ontario: Learning from Community Experiences |
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Water Sharing Between First Nations and Municipalities in Ontario: Learning from Community Experiences |
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Water Sharing Between First Nations and Municipalities in Ontario: Learning from Community Experiences |
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Water Sharing Between First Nations and Municipalities in Ontario: Learning from Community Experiences |
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Water Sharing Between First Nations and Municipalities in Ontario: Learning from Community Experiences |
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water sharing between first nations and municipalities in ontario: learning from community experiences |
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School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph |
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Rural Review: Ontario Rural Planning, Development, and Policy; Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): 2563-1608 |
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https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/ruralReview/article/view/6951/6520 https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/ruralReview/article/view/6951/6521 https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/ruralReview/article/view/6951 |
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