Tag: Jeff Yurek
Ontario invests in projects to conserve wetlands
The Ontario government is partnering with Ducks Unlimited Canada to enhance and restore approximately 60 local wetlands across the province over the next year,...
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...
Ontario Launches Tool to Report Pollution in Real-Time
The Ontario government is launching a new user-friendly online tool so the public can conveniently report incidents of pollution in real-time from a smartphone....
Minister Yurek Issues Statement on Meeting of Great Lakes Guardians’ Council
Jeff Yurek—Ontario’s minister of the environment, conservation and parks—issued the following statement following a virtual meeting of the Great Lakes Guardians' Council. The meeting...
Ontario Government Invests in Muskoka River Watershed
The Ontario government is investing more than $4.25 million to further protect the Muskoka River Watershed. The funding will support projects that will help...
Ontario Government Makes Changes to Water Taking Program
The Ontario government is making changes to the province's water taking program. The changes will include new rules that will give municipalities more direct...
Ontario Investing in New Initiative to Detect COVID-19 in Wastewater
The Ontario government is investing more than $12 million in a new initiative to detect COVID-19 in wastewater.
The province is partnering with 13 academic...
West Elgin Receives Funding for Wastewater Infrastructure
Funding for improvements to the Rodney Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Municipality of West Elgin has been announced by the governments of Ontario and...
Ontario Government Announces Working Group to Help Implement Changes to Conservation...
The Ontario government is creating a working group to help implement changes to conservation authorities. Hassaan Basit, president and CEO of Conservation Halton, will...
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...
