10 Potential Contaminant Source Inventory The first task of the source water protection planning group was to locate on maps the facilities that they believed could present a substantial threat to their drinking water if a major spill or release occurred, due to the amounts and/or types of chemicals presumably used.
The British Parliament passed the British North America Act in 1867. The Dominion of Canada was officially born on July 1, 1867. Until 1982, July 1 was celebrated as âDominion Dayâ to commemorate the day that Canada became a self-governing Dominion. Today it is officially known as Canada Day.
It's tough to say when Canada really did become its own independent country. Although, technically it happened in 1867, when Britain signed the constitution act, releasing Canada from British rule, the country was not really recognized as independent for some 100 years later.