Links

• Climate(see also Weather)
  
  • Canadian Institute for Climate Studies (1993-2006)
    
  • Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS)
  • Federal Government
  • Agriculture and Agri-food Canada: Drought Watch
  • Canadian Polar Commission
    
  • Environment Canada
  • Ice Climatology
  • Weather and Meteorology
    
  • Consortium on Regional Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change (OURANOS)
    
  • Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium
    
  • The Mackenzie Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment Study
  • International  Information
  • Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA)
  • World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
  • World Meteorological Organization
    

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• Climate Change
  • Federal Government
  • Environment Canada 
  • Climate change publications
  • Water and Climate Change
  • Water-Vulnerable to Climate Change
  • Natural Resources Canada
  • Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
  • Provincial/Territorial Governments
  • Yukon: Climate change publications
  • Saskatchewan: 
  • Climate Change Saskatchewan website
  • SaskAdapt website
  • Manitoba: Climate Change Connection website
  • Ontario: Climate Change
  • Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (PARC) website
  • International Links
  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
    
  • The Royal Academy of Engineering (Britain)
  • Infrastructure, Engineering & Climate Change Adaptation
  • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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• Constructed Wetlands
  
  • Conference and Journal Papers:
  • Performance and Design Considerations (PDF)
  • Phosphorus removal in a recently constructed wetland
  • Year-round treatment of dairy wastewater in Atlantic Canada
  • Cold climate hydrological flow characteristics (PDF)
  • Integrated Constructed Wetlands assessment and design for phosphate removal
  • Constructed Wetlands for the Treatment of Agricultural Wastewater in Atlantic Canada (PDF)- Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture
    
  • Ohio State University Factsheet
  • Using Constructed Wetlands for Removing Contaminants from Livestock Wastewater (PDF)
  • Provincial Governments
  • Alberta: Guidelines for Natural and Constructed Wetlands (PDF)
  • Ontario: Constructed Wetlands Guidance Manual for Rural Applications (PDF)
  • USDA National Engineering Handbook: Constructed Wetlands (PDF)
  • Constructed Wetlands Information on our Website

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• Conversion Tools
  • Knovel Unit Converter

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• Dams
• Canadian Dam Association
• Provincial Governments
• Alberta
• Inspection of Small Dams
• Dam and Canal Safety Guidelines (PDF)
  
• Small Earth Fill Dams
• British Columbia
• Dams in British Columbia webpage- dam safety, maps, operation & maintenance, legislation
• Ontario
• Dams, Water Crossings and Channelizations webpage
  
• Dam Information on our Website

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• Drainage
• American Society of Agricultural Engineers
• Design of Subsurface Drains in Humid Areas
• Design and Construction of Subsurface Drains in Humid Areas
  
• Provincial Governments
• British Columbia
• Drainage Management Guide
• Farm Drainage Pumps
• Iron Ochre Problems in Agricultural Drainage
• Constructed Ditch Maintenance
  
• Ontario
• Drainage Guide for Ontario
• Agricultural Drainage Publications
• Drainage webpage- OMAFRA
  
• USA Information
• Red River Basin Decision Information Network
• Tile Drainage Study
  
• The Drainage Outlet- University of Minnesota website
• USDA- NRCS
  
• Drainage webpage
• Water Management webpage (tile drainage)
  
• Drainage information on our Website

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• Drought and Water Supply Conditions
  • Federal Government
    • Agriculture and Agri-food Canada: Drought Watch
  • Provincial Governments
  • British Columbia:
    • Drought Information
    • Current Groundwater Conditions
    • Snow, Drought, Flood and Water Supply Conditions
  • Alberta:
    • Alberta Drought Reports
    • Water Supply Outlook for Alberta
  • Saskatchewan:
    • Provincial Forecast
    • Saskatchewan Climate Conditions
    • Stream Flows and Lake Levels
  • Ontario:
    • Surface Water Monitoring Centre
  • Quebec:
    • Crues printanières
    • Prévisions hydrologiques et hydrauliques
    • Niveau d'eau et débit
  • New Brunswick:
    • Water Quantity Information
  • Drought Research Initiative (DRI) website
  • Red River Basin Decision Information Network
  • Regional Drought Decision Support System
    
  • US National Drought Mitigation Center:
  • List of US and International drought-related websites
  • Drought Information on our Website

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• Dugout
  • Atlantic Canada
  • Atlantic Farm Water Reservoirs
  • Managing Water Quality in your Farm Pond
    
  • Provincial Goverments
  • Alberta: Seepage Control in Dugouts
  • Dugout Information on our Website

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• Education
  • Earthguide - animations on a variety of scientific subjects
  • Educating Young People about Water- University of Wisconsin
  • Environment Canada
    • Water Education Publications
    • Geocache Your Watershed
  • H2Oh!
  • Project Blue
  • Teach Great Lakes- resources about the Great Lakes
    
  • The Water Cycle in 60 languages- USGS
  • University of Guelph
  • Lakes
  • Rivers
  • Wetlands
  • Water Science for Schools - USGS
  • Windows to the Universe - National Earth Science Teachers Association

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• Flood Management
  • Provincial Governments
  • British Columbia
  • Flood Preparation and Well Disinfection
  • Ontario
  • Conservation Ontario Flood Portal
  • Emergency Management
  • Red River Basin Decision Information Network (North Dakota)
    
  • Flood Forecast Display Tool

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• Groundwater and Wells
  • Council of Canadian Academics
  • The Sustainable Management of Groundwater in Canada
  • Federal Government:
    • Environment Canada
    • Groundwater
    • Groundwater Contamination
    • Health Canada
      • A Guide to Well Water Treatment and Maintenance
    • Library of Parliament
    • Freshwater Management in Canada: IV Groundwater
      
    • Natural Resources Canada
      • Groundwater Mapping Program
      • How well do we understand Groundwater in Canada, 2004
        
  • Glossary:
    • Hydrogeological Glossary - Watershed Dynamics Website Brown University
  • Groundwater Associations:
    • Provincial Associations
    • Alberta Water Well Drilling Association
      
    • British Columbia Groundwater Association
    • Manitoba Water Well Association
    • Ontario Groundwater Association
    • L'Association des puits et pompes du Québec
    • New Brunswick Groundwater Association
    • Nova Scotia Ground Water Association
    • Canadian Ground Water Association (CGWA)
    • International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)
    • National Groundwater Association- USA
  • Provincial Governments:
    • Alberta:
      • Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
        • Water Wells that Last for Generations (manual)
      • Alberta Environment and Water
        • Alberta Water Well Information Database
        • Groundwater webpage
          
        • Groundwater Observation Well Network
      • Alberta Regional Groundwater Assessments - Alberta Geological Survey
      • Alberta Regional Groundwater Assessments - Hydrogeological Consultants Ltd.
      • Query Groundwater Potential by Location - The Groundwater Centre
    • British Columbia:
      • Ministry of Environment 
      • Groundwater - main webpage with links to various topics e.g. legislation, drilling, resource and reference materials
        
      • Groundwater Brochures, Fact Sheets & Forms - (regulations, well protection, water quality, flood preparation and well disinfection, drillers forms)
    • Manitoba:
      • Manitoba Health
        • Fact sheets for testing & disinfecting well water
      • Manitoba Water Stewardship
        • Guidelines for upgrading and abandoning water wells
        • Factsheets & location maps of naturally occuring trace elements
        • Regional groundwater availability and resources reports
    • Newfoundland & Labrador: 
      • Ministry of Environment and Conservation: Groundwater
    • Nova Scotia Groundwater:
      • Ministry of Environment: Groundwater
    • Ontario:
      • Ministry of Agriculture Food & Rural Affairs
        • Groundwater Protection
        • Water Well Publications
      • Ministry of Environment
        • Directory of Licensed Well Contractors (search application)
        • Wells
        • Water Supply Wells - Requirements and Best Management Practices (manual)
        • Well publications
      • Drinking Water Ontario
      • The Hydrogeology of Southern Ontario- Second Edition (PDF)
      • An Assessment of the Groundwater Resources of Northern Ontario (PDF)
        
      • Well Aware website - protection of groundwater supplies 
      • Well Water Safety - Regional Municipality of Durham
    • Quebec:
      • Système d'information hydrogéologique
      • Eaux souterraines
    • Saskatchewan:
      • Ground Water- Saskatchewan Watershed Authority
    • Yukon:
      • Water Wells Summary Report 2006 (PDF)
      • Groundwater and Aquifers
  • USA Information
    • Investigating Groundwater (Flash animation)- Earthguide website
    • The Groundwater Foundation Website
    • USGS Groundwater Information Pages
    • Water Cycle - USGS
    • Private Water Systems Handbook- Midwest Plan Service
  • Walter and Gordon Foundation
  • Groundwater conservation publications
  • Buried Treasure: Groundwater Permitting and Pricing in Canada webpage and report (PDF)
  • Groundwater Information on our Website

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• Hydraulic Engineering
  • Pipeline-related links
  • Engineer Manuals- US Corps of Engineers
  • Hydraulics Engineering- US Federal Highway Administration
  • USDA-NRCS
  • National Engineering Handbook- Section 5 Hydraulics
    
  • Engineering Field Handbook
  • Technical Water Reports, Papers and Notes webpage
  • Tools and Models
    

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• Hydrology
  
  • The Water Cycle in 60 languages - USGS
  • Water Balance Model - hydrology modeling tool
  • USDA-NRCS
    
  • National Engineering Handbook- Hydrology Chapters
  • Technical Water Reports, Papers and Notes webpage
  • Tools and Models
  • Hydrology Information on our Website

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• Irrigation
  • Provincial Websites
    
  • Alberta:
  • Alberta Irrigation Projects Association
  • Irrigation Water Allocation Calculator- Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development
  • British Columbia:
  • Irrigation Industry Association of BC
  • Various Irrigation Calculators 
  • List of Irrigation Links
  • Saskatchewan
  • Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre (CSIDC)
    
  • Irrigated Crop Diversification Corp. (ICDC)
    
  • Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
  • Saskatchewan Irrigation Projects Association Inc.
    
  • Irrigation Toolbox website (collection of USDA irrigation materials)
    
  • USA Information
  • Natural Resoures Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Irrigation Information on our Website

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• Lakes
• Great Lakes (Ontario)
  
• Council of Great Lakes Governors
  
• Environment Canada Great Lakes webpage
• Great Lakes Commission
  
• Great Lakes Information Network
• Lake Champlain (Quebec)
  
• Lake Champlain Basin Program
  
• Lake Manitoba (Manitoba)
  
• Lake Manitoba Stewardship Board
  
• Lake Simcoe (Ontario)
• Lake Simcoe Protection- Ontario Ministry of Environment
• Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
  
• Lake Winnipeg (Manitoba)
  
• Environment Canada publications
  
• International Institute for Sustainable Development
• Publications
• Lake Winnipeg Basin Summit (2010)
  
• Lake Winnipeg- Manitoba Water Stewardship webpage
  
• Lake Winnipeg Foundation
• Lake Winnipeg Stewardship Board (ceased activity in Jan 2010)
• Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium Inc.

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• Livestock Watering
  • Guide to Range Livestock Watering - Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute
  • Provincial Government
  • Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Pasture Pipeline Design
  • Average Daily and Annual Water Requirements calculator
  • Livestock Watering Information on our Website

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• Maps
  • Federal Government
  • Atlas of Canada - Freshwater Maps
    • Distribution of Freshwater
    • Recreational Uses
    • Water Consumption

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• Navigation
  • Federal Government
  • Environment Canada
  • Canadian Ice Service - ice conditions in navigable waters

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• Pipeline
  • Darcy Weisbach Pipeline Pressure Loss Calculator- The Engineering Toolbox
  • EPANET-hydraulic and water quality pipeline software, US EPA
  • Provincial Governments
  • Pasture Pipeline Design- Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Pipeline Repair Checklist (DOC)- AWWA
  • Pipeline Information on our Website

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• References
  • Engineering Reference Materials
  • Engineer Manuals- US Corp of Engineers
  • Hydraulics Engineering- US Department of Transport
  • National Engineering Manual- USDA-NRCS
    
  • The Water Library- AWWA
  • Federal Government
  • Environment Canada Publications
    • NWRI Scientific Assesment Report Series
    • Linking Water Science to Policy Reports
    • Water Science News
    • Canada Center For Inland Waters Library
  • Government of Canada Publications
  • Glossary/Dictionary
    • Glossary of Alberta water & watershed terms- Alberta Environment
      
    • Hydrogeological Glossary - Watershed Dynamics Website Brown University
    • WQA Glossary of Terms - Water Quality Association
    • Water Science Glossary of Terms - USGS
    • Water Words Dictionary - Nevada Division of Water Resources
  • General Reference Materials
  • Internet Public Library
  • Public Service Commission Style Guide
  • Publiservice Reference Tools
  • Search Engine for Non-Governmental Organizations
  • Termium Plus - Government of Canada's Terminology and Data Bank
    
  • Search Engines
  • Alberta Water Data Module- Alberta WaterPortal website
    

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• Remote Sensing
  • Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
  • Water Coverage of Map of Northern Canada
    

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• Scientific Information
  • Knovel Periodic Table

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• Tools
  
  • Drip Calculator- measure and estimate water wasted due to leaks- AWWA
  • DRAINMOD- hydrology simulation of wetland drainage and water management practices- North Carolina State University
    
  • Evaporation Calculator (pool and lake)- GROW website (for evaporation data see our Hydrology section)
    
  • Irrigation Calculators- Irrigation Industry Association of British Columbia
    Various calculators for scheduling and designing irrigation systems and accessing climate information.
  • Provincial Governments
  • Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development
  • Average Daily and Annual Farm Water Requirements calculator
  • Rural Water Quality Information Tool
    This tool assesses the quality and suitability of raw water sources for privately owned and operated water supplies.
  • Various Area/Land/Volume calculators (tanks and dugouts)
  • Tank Volume Calculators
    
  • Storage Tank Calculators (various types)- Tank Connection website
    
  • Storage Tank Modeling (complex modeling)- archnoid.com website
  • Vertical Storage Tank Calculator (XLS)- AWWA
  • Hydraulics, Hydrology, Erosion Control, Earthwork, Wells, Pipeline
    
  • Nebraska Department of Roads
  • Broken-back Culvert Analysis Program (BCAP)
    
  • US Army Corp of Engineers Hydraulic Engineering Center
    
  • USDA-NRCS Hydrology & Hydraulics Tools and Models
    
  • AGNPS- AGricultural Non-Point Source Pollution Model, 2009
  • HecRas- water surface profiles, 2003
  • Cross-Section Analyzer- hydraulic parameters for uniform flow
  • SITES- rainfall-runoff for dam and spillway analysis and design, 2005
  • WinDAM- estimating erosion of earthen embankments & auxiliary spillways of dams
  • TR-19- reservoir storage requirements analysis, 1967
  • WinTR-20- single event watershed scale runoff & routing model, March 2009 
  • NRCS Geo-Hydro- ArcView GIS interface to Win TR-20, March 2009
  • WinTR-55- watershed hydrology, 2009
  • frequency curves- frequency curve determination
    
  • EFH2- peak discharge determination, 2003
  • USDA- Indiana NRCS- Engineering Design Spreadsheets
  (hydraulics, erosion control, earthwork, well construction, pipeline)
  
  • US Department of Transport Hydraulics Engineering Software
  • US Forestry Service FishXing culvert design software
    
  • USGS Water Resources Applications Software
    
  • Water Use Calculators- calculate the freshwater that you use
    
  • Your Water Footprint- Water Footprint website
    Calculators for determining the total fresh water used to produce the goods and services you consume.
  • One Minute Water Calculator- Zerofootprint website
  • Water Use Calculator- Environment Canada
    
  • Tools on our Website

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• Volunteer Opportunities
  • Engineers Without Borders / Ingénieurs sans Frontières Canada
  • Water For People

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• Water Boards and Organizations
  • Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers
  • Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
  • Canadian Dam Association
    
  • Canadian Water Network
  • Canadian Water Resources Association
  • Federal Government
  • Environment Canada
    • International Red River Board
    • Prairie Provinces Water Board
    • Mackenzie River Basin Board
    • Poplar River Bilateral Monitoring Committee
    • Souris River Bilateral Water Quality Monitoring Group
  • International Joint Commission
    • Lists of boards participating in the International Water Initiative
  • Lake of the Woods Control Board
  • Provincial Associations
  • British Columbia
  • Water Supply Association of B.C.
    
  • Provincial Governments
  • Manitoba Water Stewardship
    • Transboundary Water Organizations
  • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 
  • Inter-jurisdictional Waterways- boards, treaties, agreements
  • Prairie Provinces Water Board
  • Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group (PAME)
    

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• Water Conservation and Sustainability
  
  • Federal Goverment
  • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
    • Household Guide to Water Efficiency
  • Environment Canada
    • Water conservation - how to use less water
    • Water efficiency publications
    • Water use publications
    • Wise Water Use
  • Natural Resources Canada
  • Sustainable Development- Sustainable Freshwater
  • How to conserve water and use it effectively- US EPA
  • Water Saver Home website- saving water around your home
  • Water Sustainability Project - POLIS project on ecological governance
  • WaterWiser - AWWA resources
  • Your Water Footprint- calculate the total freshwater you use
  • Water Conservation Information on our Website

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• Water Issues, Policy and Governance
  • Canadian Water Resources Association
    
  • Federal Government
  • Environment Canada
    • Federal policy and legislation
    • International- treaties, agreements & issues
    • Linking Water Science to Policy Reports
    • Provincial/Territorial policy and legislation
    • Government shared management responsibilities and partnerships
    • Water Governance & Legislation  publications
    • Water and Canada: Preserving a Legacy for People and the Environment
      
  • Library of Parliament
  • Freshwater Management in Canada: I. Jurisdiction (PDF)
    
  • Governance for Source Water Protection in Canada website
  • Living Water Policy Project- library of Canadian water policy information
  • National Council of Women of Canada website
  • Canada's Water Law
  • Provincial Governments
  • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
  •  Provincial government responsibilities
  • Primer On Water Issues on the Prairies
    • Manitoba Edition (PDF) - Climate Change Connection
    • Saskatchewan Edition (PDF) - Climate Change Saskatchewan
  • Program on Water Governance website
  • Program on Water Issues website
    
  • Resource library for the Environment and the Law- website
  • Canadian Water Legislation Faqs
  • Walter and Gordon Foundation
    • Sustainable Watershed Governance
    • Transboundary Water Security
  • Water Policy and Governance Group website
    
  • Water Sustainability Project - Polis project on ecological governance

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• Water Management
  • Federal Government
  • Environment Canada
    • Integrated Watershed Management webpage
    • Water Management webpage
  • Provincial Governments
  • Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
  • Agricultural Drainage and Water Management publications
  • USDA- NRCS
  • National Engineering Handbook- Stream Restoration Design
    
  • See also "Drainage" Links
    

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• Water Quality and Protection
  • Federal Government
  • Agriculture and Agrifood Canada:
  • Farm Surface Water Quality Management- Flash animation 
  • Environment Canada
  • Atlantic Envirodat Water Quality Database
  • Canada-Newfoundland/Labrador Aqua Link
  • Water Quality publications
  • Health Canada
  • Reports, publications & guidelines
  • Conservation Ontario: Protect Water
  • Governance for Source Water Protection in Canada
  • Provincial Governments
  • Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development
  • Rural Water Quality Information Tool
  • Manitoba Government
    • Manitoba Water Protection Handbook
  • Prairie Water News
    
  • Safe Drinking Water Foundation website
    
  • USDA-NRCS
  • Water Quality Guidance Documents
    
  • Water Quality Protection Information on our Website

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• Watersheds/Water Portals
  
• Alberta
• Alberta WaterPortal
• Alberta Watersmart
  
• South East Alberta Watershed Alliance
• Ontario
  
• Ottawa Gatineau Watershed Atlas
• Drinking Water Ontario
• Saskatchewan
• Saskatchewan H2O- Saskatchewan Government information and services
• Canada
  
• RésEau- access to multi jurisdictional data, interpreted information, tools and services
  
• Water and Environmental Hub- water and environmental data collection and distribution
  

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• Water Use and Facts
• Alberta WaterPortal website- Alberta, Canada & global Water Facts and Information (see top tab)
  
• An Estimation of Canadian Agricultural Water Use- Canadian Water Resources Journal, 2007
  
• Federal Government
• Environment Canada
• Freshwater facts for Canada and the world webpage
  
• Quickfacts
  
• Water Use webpage
• Water use publications
  
• Natural Resources Canada
• Atlas of Canada Freshwater webpage
  
• Water Use by the Natural Resources Sectors-Facts, 2009 
• Statistics Canada
  
• Agricultural Use in Canada, 2010
• By the numbers- water facts, CBC News web page
• Water Footprint Network website- relation between consumption and water use
  

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• Weather
• AccuWeather
  
• Farmzone
  
• Federal Government
• Agriculture and Agri-food Canada: Drought Watch
• Environment Canada
• Weather forecasts
  
• Weather & Meteorology
• Provincial Websites
• British Columbia: farmwest.com
• Alberta: AgroClimatic Information Service (ACIS)
• Saskatchewan: Climate Conditions
• Manitoba: Ag Weather Program and Precipitation Maps
• Ontario: Weather Innovations Inc.
• New Brunswick: Potato Crop, Weather, and Pest Information
• PEI: Weather
• Weatherfarm- Canadian Wheat Board
  

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