Of Montreal
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Members | Kevin Barnes |
|---|---|
| Kishi Bashi | |
| The Late B. P. Helium | |
| Genres | Indie Pop |
| Psychedelic Pop | |
| Neo-psychedelia | |
| Indie Rock | |
| Electronic Music | |
| Psychedelic Rock | |
| Record labels | Polyvinyl Record Co. |
| Elephant 6 | |
| Kindercore Vinyl | |
| Career start | Athens, Georgia, United States |
| Skos genre | Alternative/Indie |
| Origin | Athens |
| Georgia | |
| United States | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1007180 |
About Of Montreal
Of Montreal is an American indie pop band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontperson Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance between Barnes and a woman "of Montreal". The band is identified as part of the Elephant 6 collective.
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Lead levels in Canadian water 'exceed safe limit' in a third of cases
The amount of lead in the water supply of major Canadian cities exceeded safe levels in hundreds of thousands of homes, a major investigation has found.
Some areas showed lead levels "similar" to those in the US city of Flint, Michigan, during its 2015 water crisis.
Out of 12,000 samples taken from 2014 to 2018, one third exceeded The National safety guideline of 5 parts per billion (ppb).
Canada has the third-largest per-capita fresh water reserve in The World .
Lead contamination has been linked with low IQ in children, hypertension and heart disease.
What did The Investigation find?The year-long work was conducted by 120 journalists, from 10 media outlets and nine universities,
Investigators gathered the results of 12,000 tests carried out between 2014 and 2018 in 11 cities.
While a third exceeded the safe limit of 5ppb, 18% were over the US limit of 15ppb.
Among the areas studied were Montreal, the second-largest city in Canada (population 1. 75m), and Oakville, an affluent part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Regina, the capital of The Prairie province of Saskatchewan, and The City of Prince Rupert , in northern British Columbia , were also included.
according to the Toronto Star , based on average lead levels found using comparable testing methods.
Reporters also tested the Drinking Water in older homes in 32 cities across the Country , taking samples from residents who volunteered.
Out of 260 homes sampled, about 39% exceeded the current federal guideline.
How does lead contaminate water supply?"It's a little bit disturbing to see that there's that much," Andrew Keddie
Mr Keddie's water tested at 28ppb, More Than five times the recommended limit.
The biggest source of lead in Canada 's Drinking Water is antiquated pipes and public service lines that connect people's homes to the main water supply.
Tests are done differently across the Country , and sometimes are not done at all, the journalistic investigation revealed.
"I'm shocked, I'm disappointed, I'm angry," one of the media outlets involved in The Investigation .
"The One thing that's really missing across Canada is transparency. "
The story was first proposed by Toronto Star journalist Robert Cribb , who said his interest was piqued after testing the water in his own home several years ago and finding The Lead levels high.
"This is a far, far bigger issue than any one journalist or one organisation can tackle," he told the BBC.
"It's an insidious problem that's buried in the ground from Coast to Coast to Coast . "
How have The Authorities responded?Leaders from the province of Quebec and The City Of Montreal have vowed to take action.
Quebec Premier François Legault promised to change how the province measures lead in Drinking Water , and will follow Health Canada 's guidelines regarding the acceptable amount.
The province's current limit is 10 ppb - Twice as high as federal guidelines.
Why are there no national Drinking Water standards?Patti Sonntag, director of The Institute for Investigative Journalism at Concordia University , said The Project revealed a "patchwork" of Drinking Water standards across the Country .
Canada has 20% of The World 's freshwater supply"There needs to be a discussion about whether there should be a minimum Drinking Water standard nationwide," she told the BBC.
Canada is one of The Few developed nations not to have such a standard.
Instead, Health Canada has a recommended guideline, and it is mostly up to the provinces and municipalities to set their own regulations, The Investigation revealed.
The Exception would be on indigenous reserves under the control of the federal government. There are currently across the Country , according to Indigenous Services Canada .
In the US, where a water crisis in Flint, Michigan, in 2015 sparked congressional hearings and several lawsuits, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is supposed to notify citizens of the results of lead-testing on their Drinking Water , and much of The Information is made public.
"None of that is true in Canada ," Ms Sonntag said.
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Source of news: bbc.com
