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Water Day 
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March 22nd is World Water Day …and marks the beginning of a UN
International Decade for Action that will be guided by the theme “Water
for Life”.
It’s a good time to learn more about water…and about conservation!
Water doesn’t just instantly renew itself. In fact, once evaporated,
a water molecule spends about 10 days in the air.
more information on Water Day
Car Sharing
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It costs over 8 thousand dollars a year to own a car…but for many
that car is only needed part of the time. For those who drive less than
12 thousand kilometres a year, don’t need a car for commuting, only
occasionally need a second car and want to reduce emissions by one tonne,
the answer may be car-sharing!
more information on Car Sharing
Fraser River Estuary
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Over two million shorebirds use British Columbia’s Fraser River
Estuary for feeding, migration stopover and as a home – making it
one of the key shorebird sites in the Americas. Recognizing the importance
of the area, the Council of the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve
Network has approved a nomination to designate the estuary as a Hemisphere
site.
more information on Fraser River Estuary
New Brunswick Sea Levels
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A changing climate will make itself felt in many different ways in Canada
-- it will be different in the prairies, the Arctic along the Great Lakes
and near the oceans.
In New Brunswick, there is already evidence of rising sea levels in the
southeastern part of the province. It is expected this will accelerate
as the result of the warming effect of climate change.
more information on New Brunswick Sea Levels
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