Tag: water quality
Canada and Ontario Help Farmers Improve Water Quality
The governments of Canada and Ontario are helping more farmers take action to boost water quality in the Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair...
CEC Receives Submission on Cross Border Water Pollution in Lake Memphremagog
Memphremagog Conservation Inc. has filed a submission with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Secretariat. The submission asserts that Canada and the United States are not...
ALUS Receives $139,850 in Funding from Lake Winnipeg Basin Program
ALUS Canada has received $139,850 in new funding from the Government of Canada’s Lake Winnipeg Basin Program.
The funding will help enhance wetlands and seed...
Swim Drink Fish Opens New Citizen Science Water Monitoring Hubs
Three citizen science water quality monitoring hubs are now testing the water and sharing water quality results with swimmers and boaters on the Great...
Benefits to Water Quality by Planting Trees on Degraded Agricultural Land
In a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, Arturo Keller, a professor of environmental biogeochemistry at UC Santa Barbara, presented a hard link...
Water Monitoring Services Receive $89.7 Million Investment
The Government of Canada is investing $89.7 million over five years to modernize Canada’s water monitoring services. This investment will help Canadians continue to...
Husky Oil Receives $2.5 Million Fine for Releasing Oil into the...
Husky Oil has been ordered to pay a fine of $2.5 million for violating the Fisheries Act and a fine of $200,000 for violating the Migratory Birds...
Man. Announces $52M Endowment to Protect Watersheds
The Manitoba government will create a $52-million endowment fund for the Growing Outcomes in Watersheds (GROW) Program, as part of its commitment to implement...
International Joint Commission (IJC) Confirms New Commissioners
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has announced that the appointment of Jane Corwin as the United States (U.S.) Section chair, and Robert Sisson and...
Okanagan Water Board Awards Grants to Conserve and Protect Water
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has approved more than $318,000 in funding to 17 projects that will help conserve and protect water in...
