Tag: phosphorus
Cross-Border Collaboration for Great Lakes Protection
Four of the five Great Lakes help to define the U.S.-Canada border; but what separates our two countries brings them together as well.
The Great...
Funding for Strategy to Reduce Phosphorus Loss into the Thames River...
Efforts to reduce phosphorus loss into Ontario waterways and the Great Lakes will progress thanks to the funding announcement of $203,000 from Growing Forward...
Muskrat Lake Resident Seeks Help for Remediation
Renfrew County resident, Donald Deer, has voiced repeated need for a comprehensive watershed management plan at Muskrat Lake.
In December 2015, Deer, a lakefront resident,...
ALUS Program Re-Launches in Ontario
More than 100 people gathered at Springview Farm in Waterford, Ontario, today to celebrate the Ontario relaunch of ALUS Canada, a national program that...
Addressing Phosphorus in Lake Erie With Canadian Technologies
Harmful algal blooms have become increasingly frequent in Lake Erie. In 2011, the lake experienced its worst cyanobacteria bloom in decades, and in 2014,...
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...
Ontario Too Slow: ECO’s Annual Report
Ontario's Environmental Commissioner is worried that Ontario has lost momentum when it comes to the province's pressing environmental issues.
In his 2010/2011 Annual Report, titled...
Lake Winnipeg Clean Up Projects Receive Funding
The federal government has announced over $398,000 in federal funding for nine new community projects supported under the fifth round of the Lake...
Selinger Unveils New Plan for Lake Winnipeg
The Government of Manitoba will take new action to protect the province’s water and save Lake Winnipeg, Premier Greg Selinger announced yesterday.
“The stakes...
Manitoba to Launch Action Plan for Lake Winnipeg: Selinger
The Government of Manitoba will take the steps necessary to save Lake Winnipeg, Premier Greg Selinger announced today, concluding Dr. Peter Leavitt's five-year study...
