Water Project

The Crisis in Canada

Drinking water advisories affect thousands of Canadian families. As a result, many suffer both physically
and mentally from the long and short-term exposures to contaminated water. Far worse is the lack of
bottled water provided to those communities struggling with advisories.

We propose incorporating Atmospheric Water Generators in households and community buildings as a

solution towards alleviating the burden of relying on bottled or polluted water.

Visualizing the problem

Below is a map of communities either affected by Boil, Do Not Consume or Shortage advisories

WATERTODAY, FNHA (June 2018)

Why Atmospheric Water Generators?

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Atmospheric Water Generators (AWG) are machines which
through a unique process of dehumidification and filtration pulls and stores clean drinking water from
ambient air vapours. AWGs were originally a military technology used in submarines. They have only
recently have become commercially available and affordable due to large-scale manufacturing in China.

AWG machines produce 30 litres of clean drinking water daily, depending on the level of air humidity
present. The system can also be connected to the existing water supply to filter and purify source water
under boil advisories. We therefore consider the AWG unit being a household, administrative or school-
based solution. The system is powered via electricity and requires zero mechanical maintenance. The
occasional cleaning of screen filters and replacement of carbon filter every three to four years is however
recommended.

Community selection process

In recent times, The Government of Canada has directed a tremendous amount of resources towards
identifying those communities negatively affected by Water Advisories. This makes it possible to tackle
projects strategically; where the greatest needs exist. Successful projects will require the support of the
community, it’s leadership and members. Although we hope to prioritize the installation of AWGs in
schools, clinics and homes of the elderly or young families, we understand fundamentally that the
community knows where AWGs should be located. We will therefore consult with the community
leadership as a first step towards working together to plan our project execution in a fair and impactful
way.

Communities In Mind
To select the location of our first two projects, we consulted with the First Nation Health Authority, the
leading organization responsible for monitoring Water Advisories on behalf of the Federal Government.
As per their recommendations, we have opted to target the Stellat’en First Nation, currently affected by a
Do Not Consume Water Advisory and the Dene Tha’ First Nation Winbert Didzena Memorial Centre,
currently affected by a Boil Water Advisory.
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Process
To ensure current and future projects are carried out successfully, True North Aid will reach out to
communities in an attempt to schedule a meeting or video conference call. True North Aid will also send
an email to the appropriate community representative with this document and project proposal attached. If
a meeting or call is scheduled, a presentation will be provided.

Working with SEI

True North Aid has chosen SEI as the product vendor for our Water Project. SEI will be responsible for
providing clean water projects to First Nation Communities in crisis. True North Aid will do its utmost to
pursue a minimum of two projects per month. True North Aid will determine from those candidates the
potential funding pool from our Water Fund required to fulfill those projects. All projects are dependent
on available funding. True North Aid will make all efforts to schedule meetings with those parties
throughout the course of one month. If contact is not established or a response not received by the 25th
day of the month, True North Aid will stop pursuing that community and begin the selection of other
candidates. Communities in crisis who contact True North Aid directly will be automatically considered
as candidates for the preceding month.

Following a call, meeting and/or presentation, commitment to the project by the community will be
confirmed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with True North Aid. SEI as
product vendor will be responsible for providing product delivery, education and installation. SEI will
make all efforts to complete the project 60 days following the signing of the memorandum of
understanding. Sixty days was determined as the appropriate timeframe for installation, taking into
account any unforeseen events including issues with product delivery and/or scheduling conflicts that
could result in delays. Projects will be only considered completed following a public relations article or
media piece with local, provincial, territorial or National news.
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Solstice Energy Inc.

A Canadian Independent Power Company and manufacturer of solar power plants. SEI develops solar
projects that offset diesel and coal generation. Many Canadian Northern and Remote Communities rely on
dirty and expensive diesel electricity; attributing to poor air quality and electricity poverty for many. Their
Mission is to improve the communities they serve, their vision is to build infrastructure that empowers for
generations. Having successfully established partnerships with First Nations across Canada, the SEI
family has experienced first hand the negative effects of water contamination in rural indigenous
communities. Being a technology company, Atmospheric Water Generators were considered due to their
ease to deploy, zero maintenance and affordability; a solution towards clean water access for all.