Chapter One : Introductory Concepts

It's not just clean air we need, Minister Ambrose. Canadian communities are running out of fresh water.

Summary:
This article talks about how people in Canada are constantly using Canada's supply of fresh water, and things that they can do to conserve water usage in the long run. The scarcity of fresh water in Canada is continuously increasing and being ignored by the public. Communities in different regions of Canada are beginning to think of ways they can get more freshwater for its cities needs. There was an international conference that was held to identify and discuss the issues and ways that they can use to increase the supply of fresh water and avoiding bigger tax bills at the same time. They talked about what people can do to conserve water in their home, including ways such renewing the water that was already used by people, collecting rain water, and more efficient appliances to help conserve the fresh water within Canada. These are just some ways that officials can use to elaborate on this scarcity problem. The cost of doing this operation will depend on the decision of what the people want, whether to reuse water or collect rain water, communities will have to see that they are limited to the amount of fresh water they have.

Connections:
The connection between this article and chapter one in the textbook is scarcity. Water is scarce because it is a limited resource, once its all gone, there is no way of getting it back. People have to find ways of conserving it water instead of wasting it. On average, a person uses about 7100 liters of water a day, which is quite high considering people in third world countries have a very low chance of getting fresh water. These people may suffer from fatal diseases from their contaminated drinking water. Canadians should really think about conserving water or they will end up with their heads stuck in the grounds, thinking of ways to get water due to the lack of fresh water around us.

Reflection:
In my opinion, I think that the Federal Environment Minister should make note to the public that water scarcity is rising within Canada and if we don't make changes now, they may be no more fresh water supply for future uses. This factor may contribute to water receiving a price tag. If we take actions now in conserving water and finding ways we could reuse the water we have disposed, we can prevent a major loss in a natural resource that we humans need to survive.

Source:
http://www.cbc.ca/blueprintalberta/experts/oliver-brandes.html