Tag: Great Lakes
Top 5 Water Science Stories 2017
1. National watershed assessment
We rejoice when water is prominent in the mainstream media. When WWF-Canada released the first-ever national assessment of Canada’s freshwater underscoring...
Fish Exposed to Treated Wastewater Demonstrate Altered Behaviour
A team of researchers from Environment Canada and Climate Change Canada and McMaster University have found that fish living downstream from a wastewater treatment...
Officials Pen Letter of Protest Over Great Lakes Nuclear Waste Storage
Over one hundred mayors and other elected officials have written a letter to Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, urging her government...
Great Lakes Protection Initiative Receives $45M from Federal Government
The federal government has announced $44.84 million for the Great Lakes Protection Initiative, which is part of the $70.5 million of new funding allocated for freshwater protection...
@LakeSuperior on Trudeau, Greatness, and Gordon Lightfoot
With just over 15,000 followers on Twitter, @LakeSuperior is a social media sensation loved and revered for its courage, wit, and sometimes, bad temper. Water Canada...
Grand River Secures $40K From Federal Government for Lake Erie
The Grand River Conservation Authority has received $40,000 from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to contribute to the goals of the Lake Erie...
Online Data Tool Launched to Support Great Lakes Decision-Making
The Great Lakes Commission and The Nature Conservancy have launched new information services for their Blue Accounting initiative at the 2017 Leadership Summit of the Great Lakes...
Increased Cooperation to Support Great Lakes Transportation
The Great Lakes are a critical shared waterway, and cooperation between the United States and Canada has been key to the safety and efficiency...
Great Lakes Mayors Support UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve Designation
In June of 2017, the more than 130 member mayors of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative called on the U.S. and...
Research on HABS and Lake Erie Water Quality
Water quality conditions in Lake Erie continue to pose health risks for Ohioans in coastal communities that use the lake as their drinking water...
