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  1. Contamination: The Poisonous Legacy of Ontario's Environmental Cutbacks
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2000
    The story of Ontario's right-wing Harris government, which gutted health and environmental protection polices, leading to the Walkerton water disaster.
  2. The Physiography of Southern Ontario
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1967
    The book begins with a brief account of the bedrock of Southern Ontario, continues with its galcial geology, then treats all its surface features, including river valleys, in some detail. The second half describes the physiography and land use and settlement of each of fifty-two regions. It ends with a brief summary, a glossary, and a bibliography.
  3. Upper Saugeen Valley Conservation Report
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1953
    A detailed report on the upper Saugeen Valley (with important information on the entire Saugeen watershed). Chapters include the Indian Period, Settlement, Mills, Agriculture, Geology, Physiography, General Considerations, Description of Soils, Present Land Use, Conservation Practices, Land Use Capability, Land Economics, Recommended Land Use, The Forest, Forest Products, Present Woodland Conditions, Conservation Measures in Progress, Forest Conservation Measures Required, Forest Insects and Diseases, Land Acquisition, Snow Fences, Windbreaks, Harvesting, Manufacturing and Marketing of Woodland Product, The River, Floods 1837-1951, Encroachments, Underground Water, General Hydraulic Problems, Hydraulics and Control Measures, Flood Control for the Town of Walkterton, Wildlife, Present Species, Improving the Farm for Wildlife, Fish.
  4. Walkerton Tragedy
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    Resource Type: Article
    Brief overview of the Walkerton water contamination incident.
  5. Walkerton Water Tragedy -- Contamination: The Poisonous Legacy of Ontario's Environmental Cutbacks
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2000
    The story of how a right-way government which gutted health and environmental protection polices, leading to the Walkerton water disaster.


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