Showcase on Local Water Issues

Cornwall Ontario — The River Institute and the City of Cornwall Blueprint Program are co-hosting the Showcase on Local Water Issues at Cornwall Square today from 10am-3pm.

This event is tagged as “everything you might want to know about your water but weren’t sure who to ask” and features information stations that highlight drinking water quality, explore local conservation areas and wetlands, private well and septic systems, as well as provide much needed tips on how to avoid the household flooding that we have seen in recent years.

Special guests for the day include the City of Cornwall Blueprint, Raisin Region Conservation Authority, St. Lawrence River Restoration Council, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Environment departent, Drinking Water Source Protection, Cornwall and Area Birding Club, Ontario Power Generation, Alternative Land Use Services, Transition Cornwall +, as well as the International Secretariat for Water.