Swim Drink Fish Blog
Read the latest updates and news releases about community science, water monitoring, Artists for Water, and more.
Waterkeeper reviews nuclear safety report, environmental protection performance
The CNSC asked Lake Ontario Waterkeeper to review its 2016 Oversight Report for uranium and nuclear substances processing facilities, which goes over operating performance centred around health and safety of its facilities. Read Waterkeeper's findings here, including 11 recommendations and a focus on the Port Hope Conversion Facility.
What you need to know about the Port Hope Area radioactive waste cleanup
The Port Hope Area Initiative is the largest environmental cleanup effort in Canadian history. Ottawa is spending $1.28-billion to contain 1.7-million cubic metres (m³) of low-level radioactive waste in Port Hope and Port Granby. But why does the project cost so much money? Just how much waste is 1.7-million m³? Where did all this waste come from? Where is it going? The answers to those questions start back in 1932.
Did you know this is a monumental week for your swimmable drinkable fishable water?
Today, I am sharing something I have never shared outside our office before. Why? Because events are unfolding this week that will affect millions of Canadians for years to come. And I thought you’d want to know.
Waterkeeper to participate in upcoming public hearings: Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI), Cameco conversion facility, and TransCanada Energy East pipeline
Through the Participant Funding Program, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper recently received funding to participate in three upcoming intervenor hearings later this year.