Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Updated: Ontario’s Annual Report on Lake Simcoe
Ontario has released its Minister’s Annual Report on Lake Simcoe for 2015. The report provided an update on government efforts since the release of their…
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Obama Approves New Great Lakes Legislation
This week, the United States Congress and President Obama signed into law new legislation that will solidify the future of many programs that are important…
WWF-Canada Tells Canada to Regulate Arctic Wastewater
WWF-Canada has released a statement urging Transport Canada, which is currently revising safety and pollution regulations, to officially adopt the same or stronger levels of…
Great Lakes Public Forum Summaries
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has released summary reports from its public meetings in Milwaukee and Toronto on the health of Lakes Ontario and Michigan.…
BC Screens for Quagga and Zebra Mussels
British Columbia inspected a record 24,500 watercraft for quagga and zebra mussels in the 2016 boating season. The inspections were run under the Clean Drain…
Great Lakes Interest Groups Rally Around Need for Bi-National Great Lakes Blueprint
A group of mayors, business leaders, and environmental non-governmental organizations with an interest in Great Lakes and freshwater have requested the federal government to develop…
Great Lake Public Forum Garners Public Input on Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Expressions of support, frustration, and the desire to see faster results were shared by participants of day two of The Great Lakes Public Forum held…
$5.18 Million in Grants for Great Lakes Restoration
The new funding will allow the RBG to continue its restoration of coastal wetland habitat that serves to rehabilitate
Oldman Watershed Focus of Local Conservation
Shannon Frank, executive director of the OWC, said of the WLP: “We’ve supported 39 projects to the tune of $130,000, and that was 12 km of riparian fence, 12 off-stream watering systems, 10 invasive weed pulls, four stream bank engineering projects, and four field days."
Great Lakes As a Shared and Protected Resource
In 2000, the International Joint Commission (IJC) pointed to policy gaps across government bodies with respect to the Great Lakes. In a statement released this week, the IJC described the progress over the last sixteen years as “for the most part a good new story.”
U.S. Senate Passed Bill for Great Lakes Protection
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that includes several provisions that would support Great Lakes protection, including the establishment of a Great Lakes Algal…
Asian Carp Found in Lake Erie
The Ministry of Natural Resources confirms that an Asian Carp was caught in Lake Erie, west of Point Pelee. The fish caught by a commercial net…
Cottage Owners Encouraged to Implement Climate Adaptation Measures
Climate change impacts everyone, but when you own property on a shoreline or in a floodplains, the impacts can be substantial. The Federation of Ontario Cottage Owners…
Government to Address Water Quality in Lake of the Woods Basin
The federal government has announced that it is taking action to address water quality and ecosystem health issues in Lake of the Woods. The government…
The Catch-22 with Global Ballast Water Regulations and Trojan Technologies’ Efforts to Settle Them
On a hot and summer evening in 1988, a group of researchers from the University of Windsor boarded a small vessel on Lake St. Clair…
WWF-Canada Watershed Report Released
This week, WWF-Canada released the latest watershed report as part of a national health assessment of the country’s 25 major freshwater ecosystems and the threats…
Ontario Government Announces $1.5 Million in Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund Projects
Ontario is investing $1.5 million this year in local efforts to help protect, restore, and enhance the Great Lakes. Now in its fourth year, the…
IJC Releases Results of Great Lakes Public Opinions Survey
Eighty-five per cent of respondents believe protecting the Great Lakes is highly important, according to one of the largest surveys ever conducted on public perception…
WWF-Canada’s Releases Assessment of the Yukon River Watershed
This week, World Wildlife-Canada released the Yukon River Watershed Report providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of the health of the Yukon River watershed. The results…
Manitoba Doubles Budget to Fight Zebra Mussels
The Manitoba government announced this week that it will double its investment in inspections, enforcement, and public education to help limit the spread of zebra…
Lake Simcoe Protection Act A Success, New Report Shows
Today Ontario released a report that shows that the health of Lake Simcoe is improving. The five-year report is the results of the Ontario government’s decision…
Great Lakes Grants Available for Local Projects
Ontario is calling on community groups to apply for a Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund grant, in an effort to help protect, restore, and enhance…
Tracking Data
It’s a tough question to answer, even for those who work in freshwater. What indicators do you use to measure freshwater health? Even more, how…
Leaders Pledge Water Quality Improvements for Lake Erie
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and leaders from other Great Lakes states and Canada gathered in Quebec City for the Conference of Great Lakes and St.…