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The Green Lane Ontario Region
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Water

Clear, colourless, odourless, tasteless. A liquid, a gas, a solid. The most common compound on Earth. The fluid from which all life originates. Found in oceans, lakes, streams, rivers, underground reservoirs, clouds, snow, rain, ice caps. A resource supplied to all corners of the world. Needed to sustain life on Earth.

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Water - The Key To Life

It's A Fact!

Fun Stuff /  The Key to Life / It's A Fact!


Great Information

water drop Water Saving Ideas .pdf Download
umbrella Every Drop Counts! .pdf Download
umbrella Pollutants .pdf Download
umbrella Great Lakes: Chemical Hot Spots .pdf Download
umbrella Groundwater: Nature's Hidden Treasure .pdf Download
umbrella The Key To Life .pdf Download
umbrella Keeping It Clean .pdf Download

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Check out these Fact Sheets in Environment Canada's "FRESHWATER SERIES"

water drop Water, Art, and the Canadian Identity: At the Water's Edge
water drop Water - Nature's Magician
water drop Water - Here, There and Everywhere
water drop Groundwater - Nature's Hidden Treasure
water drop Water Conservation - Every Drop Counts
water drop Clean Water - Life Depends on It!
water drop Water Works!
water drop Water - The Transporter
water drop Water - Vulnerable to Climate Change

Water Cool Links

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Environment Canada's
FRESH WATER Website

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