Rivers
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream, creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in …
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CELA: Canadian Environmental Law Association · 29 November 2024 English
Theresa McClenaghan and other groups June 1, 2011 4 .pdf $10.00 791 978‐1‐77189‐190‐5 Fe …..letter to (unknown) .pdf $20.00 Letter to Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper re: meeting in Geneva for …
Brief: RE: ERO 019‐4300 – PROPOSED EXEMPTION OF LAKES AND RIVERS IMPROVEMENT ACT Theresa McClenaghan and Richard … of drinking‐water intakes on Ontario lakes and rivers: Concern it may fall short 617 978‐1‐77189‐265‐0 …
AUP: Athabasca University Press · 22 November 2024 English
“Dopp looks closely at hockey myths but not solely to debunk them. Hockey on the Moon offers a conversation in the best sense. This is hockey talk that works across …
we [Canadian colonists] claim as Canadian the rivers and lakes and land once owned exclusively by Indians …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 18 November 2024 English
This report highlights the opportunities to strengthen local communities by sharing digital technologies in the mining sector.
coastal zones, open deserts, wetlands, deltas, or rivers—determine what types of digital infrastructures … largely covered by dense rainforests that have many rivers and deltas, which are subject to annual flooding … Some populations living in the deltas and along rivers are seasonal migrants, and it is difficult to …
Fraser Institute · 16 November 2024 French
The Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools 2024 ranks 465 public, independent, francophone and anglophone secondary schools based on provincewide test results in French, English, science and mathematics. The Report …
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 6,2 5,3 197 302 — Three Rivers Trois-Rivières 6,2 5,2 216 146 q Champagnat …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 12 November 2024 English
The political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus — a radical Native rights crusader widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years. For …
Trudeau’s cabinet, and the cabinet had a bucket list of rivers all across Canada that they wanted to paddle. …
UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 12 November 2024 English
Dangling in the Glimmer of Hope met en lumière les actions entreprises par des universitaires en réponse à certains des appels à l’action de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation. …
University of Ottawa.Land Acknowledgement Thompson Rivers University campuses are on the traditional lands … Calls to Action are important. However, Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is a medium-sized university, … He has been an Elder on the campus of Thompson Rivers University for more than 20 years. He is a helper … School of Social Work and Human Service at Thompson Rivers University. Her practice as a social worker includes … 1968). They also fished and mined gold from nearby rivers. They made containers of clay and weaved and dyed …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
The poetic memorialization of the Maghribī city illuminates the ways in which exilic Maghribī poets constructed idealized images of their native cities from the ninth to nineteenth centuries CE. The …
their majestic peaks, dramatic gorges, flowing rivers, picturesque lakes, and azure seas.45 Perhaps …
UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 7 November 2024 English
“This book is absolutely amazing and one of the most original collections that I have read in many years. Intended for everyone who inhabits Turtle Island—Indigenous and settler alike—Manomin encourages …
shallow, slow-moving waters of lakes and some rivers. Zizania palustris, about whom this book is written … the land and sea, and there were fish from many rivers. . . . [The prophet of the First Fire had told … totality and instructed the people to explore the rivers in search of such an island. Such an island was …
Fraser Institute · 29 October 2024 English
This essay examines the implications of decarbonizing Canada’s electricity grid by replacing existing fossil fuel-based generation with clean energy sources. In 2023, clean energy sources—including hydro, nuclear, and wind—produced 497.6 …
or from the flow of water in the case of run-of- rivers assets. Similarly, wind and solar energy are intermittent …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 28 October 2024 English
In this integrated cost-benefit analysis, the Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre analyzes the potential of nature-based infrastructure (NBI) to combat water scarcity and enhance sustainable agriculture in Kenya.
“water towers,” forming the upper catchment of most rivers in Kenya. Although they cover less than 2% of the …