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Water confidential : witnessing justice denied--the fight for safe drinking water in Indigenous and rural communities in Canada / by Blacklin, Susan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In Water Confidential, Susan Blacklin (formerly Sue Peterson) revisits the important work of her late ex-husband, Dr. Hans Peterson. Beginning in 1996, Peterson, growing frustrated with his work in government funded research in Saskatchewan, brought attention to the desperate need for equal access to safe drinking water after a health inspector encouraged him to visit the Yellow Quill First Nation. In response to the issue, he developed biological technology for effective water treatment, still in use today. Peterson and Blacklin joined forces with scientists from around the world to establish the registered national charity, the Safe Drinking Water Foundation. The SDWF developed accredited education programs for schools across Canada, while also educating the general public and Water Treatment Operators from Indigenous communities. Advocacy became a high priority when they discovered a variety of challenges to their mission, including questionable government practices that were blocking the reality of safe drinking water in First Nations communities. As committed activists, it became their life's work to ensure that access to Peterson's technology was available to all rural and First Nations communities. Thirty years later, the majority of First Nations communities in Canada continue to face atrocious health issues as a result of unsafe drinking water. Blacklin, now retired, shares her deep concerns at the indifference, corruption, and lack of due diligence from all levels of government in response to the safe water movement. She echoes the work of the SDWF stating that Canada needs to implement federal drinking water regulations, and that a responsible government should use rather than abuse science when accurately determining Boil Water Advisories and addressing the deplorable state of access to potable water. In this passionate and timely memoir, Blacklin shares her experiences with fundraising, activism and lobbying work. She reveals the complexities of negotiating between cultures, communities and the provincial and federal government. Blacklin emphasizes that ensuring safe drinking water to each and every First Nations community should be the top priority toward reconciliation with Indigenous people of Canada."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Blacklin, Susan.; Drinking water; Drinking water; Human rights workers; Right to water; Water quality management; Water-supply; First Nations; First Nations;
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The wife next door / by Brooke, Amanda,author.;
"Jane doesn't know her new neighbours very well. She thought they were nice. She thought they were happy. She was wrong. First there's the explosive rows. Then she catches one of them digging a grave-shaped trench in the garden. When the truth emerges, someone would kill to cover their tracks ... "--Publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Married people; Neighbors; Witnesses;
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The kneeling man : my father's life as a Black spy who witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. / by Seletzky, Leta McCollough,author.;
"In the famous photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on the balcony of Memphis's Lorraine Motel, one man kneeled down beside King, trying to staunch the blood from his fatal head wound with a borrowed towel. This kneeling man was a member of the Invaders, an activist group that was in talks with King in the days leading up to the murder. But he also had another identity: an undercover Memphis police officer reporting on the activities of this group, which was thought to be possibly dangerous and potentially violent. This kneeling man is Leta McCollough Seletzky's father"--
Subjects: Biographies.; McCollough, Marrell, 1944-; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Seletzky, Leta McCollough.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Invaders (Black Power Group); African Americans; Police; Undercover operations;
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Amsterdam [videorecording] / by Bale, Christian,1974-actor.; De Niro, Robert,actor.; Malek, Rami,actor.; Myers, Mike,1963-actor.; Robbie, Margot,1990-actor.; Rock, Chris,actor.; Russell, David O.,1958-film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Saldana, Zoë,1978-actor.; Swift, Taylor,1989-actor.; Taylor-Joy, Anya,1996-actor.; Washington, John David,1984-actor.; 20th Century Studios,production company.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Anya Taylor-Joy, Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Alessandro Nivola, Andrea Riseborough, Chris Rock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Shannon, Mike Myers, Taylor Swift, Timothy Olyphant, Zoë Saldana, Rami Malek, Robert De Niro, Mel Fair.In the 1930s, three friends witness a murder, are framed for it, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for brief violence and bloody images.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Crime films.; Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Conspiracies; False arrest; Murder; Witnesses;
For private home use only.
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Simon's cat vs the world / by Tofield, Simon.;
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Subjects: Cats; Cats; English wit and humor, Pictorial.;
© 2012., Canongate,
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The watcher / by Armstrong, Ross,author.;
Lily Gullick lives with her husband, Aiden, in a brand-new apartment opposite a building that has been marked for demolition. A keen bird-watcher, she can't help spying on her neighbors. Until one day Lily sees something suspicious through her binoculars, and soon her elderly neighbor Jean is found dead. Lily, intrigued by the social divide in her local area as it becomes increasingly gentrified, knows that she has to act. But her interference is not going unnoticed, and as she starts to get close to the truth, her own life comes under threat.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Apartment houses; Murder; Neighbors; Voyeurism; Witnesses;
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Picking up the pieces : residential school memories and the making of the Witness Blanket / by Newman, Carey,1975-author.; Hudson, Kirstie,1976-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This nonfiction book, illustrated with photographs, tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that includes hundreds of items from every Residential School in Canada and stories from the Survivors who donated them."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Adult child abuse victims; Adult child abuse victims; Art therapy; Native peoples; Native peoples; Indigenous blankets; Indigenous art ;
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Simon's cat / by Tofield, Simon.;
Subjects: Cats; Cats; English wit and homor, Pictorial.;
© [20101], c2009., Penguin Group,
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Simon's cat : beyond the fence / by Tofield, Simon.;
Subjects: Cats; Cats; English wit and homor, Pictorial.;
© [2011], c2010., Penguin Group,
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What this comedian said will shock you / by Maher, Bill,author.;
Inspired by the "editorial" he delivers at the end of each episode of Real Time, this hilarious work of commentary about American life speaks exactly to the moment we're in, covering free speech, cops, drugs, race, religion, cancel culture, the media, show biz, romance, health and more.
Subjects: Humor.; American wit and humor.;
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