Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Excessive chloride use assaulting lakes and rivers
A new international study says the ecological cost of global road salt use is an underappreciated problem that is harming freshwater resources around the world.…
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Canada announces $3.1 million for Great Lakes Protection Initiative
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault announced that the Government of Canada is investing more than $3.1 million in 32 projects over three years…
Warmer, wetter, wilder: 38 million people in the Great Lakes region are threatened by climate change
The Great Lakes are getting warmer, wetter, and wilder. These atypical conditions are amplifying other threats. Harmful algal blooms are increasing in severity and geographic…
New partnership to publish community water monitoring data from Great Lakes region
DataStream and Water Rangers are teaming up to publish community water monitoring data from the Great Lakes and Saint-Lawrence regions. Community water monitoring is a growing movement in…
Great Lakes Local Action Fund provides $1.9 million to local projects
Forty-four community-based projects will be receiving $1.9 million in funding through the Ontario government’s Great Lakes Local Action Fund, which supports local projects that protect and…
Great Lakes communities to spend $2 billion combatting climate change
A new report reveals that Great Lakes and St. Lawrence communities will spend nearly $2 billion over next five years to combat coastal damages from…
Partnership aims to bolster coastal resiliency along Great Lakes communities
A new partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative will receive $500,000 in Great…
Canada and Ontario Mark 50th Anniversary of Great Lakes Agreement
The Governments of Canada and Ontario announced that they have signed the new Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health. “The Great Lakes…
Living Lakes Canada Launches Columbia Basin Water Hub
Living Lakes Canada has officially announced the launch of the Columbia Basin Water Hub. The Columbia Basin Water Hub is an initiative that was started by…
Ontario Seeks Public Input on Lake Simcoe Protection Plan
The Ontario government is engaging with local partners, Indigenous communities, and residents from the Lake Simcoe area to get their input on the Lake Simcoe Protection…
Top Five Great Lakes Stories of 2020
1. Major Investments in Great Lakes Restoration Are Paying Off: Study Canada and the United States have invested more than US$22.8 billion over the last…
Water Equity Commission Convened by Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Eleven mayors from major Great Lakes and St. Lawrence cities are coming together to address water equity challenges as part of a new Mayors Water…
Rob Baldwin to Join Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority as CAO
The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) has announced that Robert (Rob) Baldwin will be joining the organization as the chief administrative officer (CAO) on…
Pollution Probe Receives Funding to Reduce Plastic Pollution in Great Lakes
The Ontario government is providing Pollution Probe with $375,000 to collect plastic waste from marinas in the province. “Our government is committed to protecting our…
Manitoba Government Invests in Lake Winnipeg Monitoring and Data Collection
The Manitoba government has committed $375,000 to the Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium to upgrade research equipment and $175,000 to Fish Futures Inc. for Lake Whitefish…
New Model Assesses Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Great Lakes
Researchers have developed a new integrated model to evaluate the economic impacts of climate change on the Canadian Great Lakes Basin. The Great Lakes are…
Ontario Government Provides Funding to Support Great Lakes Projects
The Ontario government is investing $7.47 million to improve the health of the Great Lakes. The funding will support projects that address environmental challenges such…
New Research Aims to Support Recovery of Fish at Risk of Extinction in Lower Great Lakes
A new research and habitat recovery project aims to support the recovery of fish and freshwater mussel species that are currently at risk of going…
Climate Change Threatens Drinking Water Quality Across Great Lakes
“Do Not Drink/Do Not Boil” is not what anyone wants to hear about their city’s tap water. But the combined effects of climate change and…
Top Five Great Lakes Stories of 2019
The following five news stories on topics related to the Great Lakes were among the most read news stories on Water Canada’s website in 2019.…
SaskWater Signs Water Supply Agreement with City of Meadow Lake
SaskWater and the City of Meadow Lake have signed a water supply agreement that includes the sale of the city’s water treatment plant to the…
E.P.A. Unveils Five-Year Plan to Accelerate Restoration of the Great Lakes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, and Region 5 Administrator and Great Lakes National Program Manager, Cathy Stepp, unveiled an updated action…
Researchers Studying Behviour of Microplastics in Great Lakes
Using the Great Lakes as a laboratory, sedimentary petrologist Patricia Corcoran and her students at Western University in London, Ontario are studying the behaviour of…
Federal Funding Announced for Great Lakes Protection Projects
Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced $1.06 million in funding over three years for 10 projects associated with protecting and restoring the…