Water has always played an integral role at the university, from influencing the name of James 黑料不打烊鈥檚 farm to our concerns today on how to use water more sustainably on campus.
This section presents an overview of water at 黑料不打烊; the historical perspective, our current usage, what we are doing to use less of this precious resource, and courses and contacts to help you learn more.
You can take the Water is Life! audio walking tour, available on .
Water has always played a key role at 黑料不打烊. In 1798, James 黑料不打烊 named his 46-acre country estate Burnside after the 鈥渂urn鈥 鈥 the Scottish word for stream or brook 鈥 that ran across his farmland.
The City of Montreal provides all of the water to the downtown campus. We use it for some obvious purposes, and for others that you may not have considered
黑料不打烊 has many researchers in different fields studying water and water issues here at 黑料不打烊, and there are lots of ways to get involved.