Monday, July 7, 2025
Ontario Proposes Great Lakes Protection Act
The Ontario government has proposed a Great Lakes Protection Act, strategy, and support for local actions. Already, several groups have commented on the news. “Protecting…
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Feds Invest in Great Lakes Clean-Up
Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent celebrated World Water Day at the Sherbourne Common in Toronto this morning, highlighting 46 projects that have received funding under…
IJC Recommends Focus on Human Health Concerns for Great Lakes
The International Joint Commission provided 32 recommendations for action at the federal, state, provincial and local levels of government in its 15th biennial report, released…
Great Lakes, Wasted
More than 580 billion litres of drinking water, the equivalent of 236,000 Olympic swimming pools, are being wasted every year by homeowners in the Great…
Canada-Ontario Great Lakes Agreement Extended
The 2007 Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA) has been extended to March 31, 2011. The agreement, signed in June 2007, was…
EPA Releases Plan for Great Lakes
Over the weekend, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson released an action plan to guide the Obama Administration’s historic efforts to restore the…
More Great Lakes Funding Dispersed
This morning the federal government announced $410,000 in funding from the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund for four projects to clean up the Detroit River Area…
More Experts Call for Great Lakes Amendments
Another group is campaigning for renegotiation of the “outdated” Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Great Lakes United, a cross-border group of 38 leading Great Lakes…
Federal Party Leaders Plans for Great Lakes Protection
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (GLSLCI) sent questionnaires to five political parties; four were returned. “Given the national and international importance of…
Party Leaders Urged to Sign Great Lakes Pledge
Environmental groups asked the leaders of the federal parties yesterday to put their name to a pledge to make toxic pollution in the Great Lakes…
Ike’s Effects Linger in Great Lakes
Although Hurricane Ike is long gone, its impact lingers more than a thousand miles from where it made landfall. Runoff from tributaries dumped massive amounts…
U.S. House Approves Great Lakes Compact: AP
The House ratified a compact Tuesday to prevent the diversion of water from the Great Lakes, one of the world’s largest sources of fresh water,…
Alberta boat inspections
Zebra and Quagga mussels destroy ecosystems, threaten shorelines and can cause hundreds of millions in damaged infrastructure. Alberta is currently 100 per cent free of…
YorkU OneWATER and York Region organize workshop to tackle water challenges
York Region and York University’s OneWATER Institute, an interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to furthering research on water-related issues, co-hosted a workshop on May 13 to…
Strengthening Canada’s freshwater future: Government of Canada appoints new President of the Canada Water Agency
The Government of Canada announced the appointment of Mark Fisher as the President of the new Canada Water Agency, reporting to the Minister of Environment…
Community submissions sought for World Water Day celebration
Brock’s Rankin Family Pavilion will be awash with artwork and exhibits to mark the University’s second annual World Water Day Celebration on Friday, March 21. Members of…
Global food production has led to major biodiversity loss
As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change and food insecurity, the need for sustainable food production has taken on a new urgency. But…
Thousands of letters from Ontarians and nature groups call for a new Conservation Area in Lake Ontario
Nature Canada is pointing to massive public support for protecting Lake Ontario by sending a joint letter to Ontario and federal environment ministers, urging them…
Federal funding boosts Halton and Hamilton freshwater solutions with $700K for Lake Ontario
Protecting fresh water is crucial to building a cleaner, safer, sustainable future for all. The Golden Horseshoe region is a vital part of the Great Lakes…
Bruce Fellowships Support Emerging Freshwater Policy Leaders: Meet the 2024 Recipients!
The Geoffrey F. Bruce Fellowships in Environment and Canadian Freshwater Policy were established in honour of Erika v.C. Bruce’s late husband, recognizing his dedication to environmental conservation…
Brock research investigating potential neurotoxin in Lake Erie algae
Algae that wash up on shorelines and start turning black aren’t just a smelly eyesore — they could also be the source of a dangerous…
Canada strengthens protection of freshwater with launch of standalone Canada Water Agency
WINNIPEG, MB – Fresh water is our most precious natural resource, needed for drinking, cleaning and sanitation, recreation, industry, agriculture, and ecosystem health. Water is…
Ontario working with farmers to restore wetlands
ST. ANDREWS WEST — The Ontario government is investing over $2.8 million in projects led by ALUS Canada to support farmer-led initiatives to restore and…
Canada expands and improves warning system for coastal flooding
Major expansion of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s capacity to predict and alert Canadians about coastal flooding GATINEAU, QC – Coastal flooding is a regular occurrence along Canada’s marine coasts and…