Swim Drink Fish Blog
Read the latest updates and news releases about community science, water monitoring, Artists for Water, and more.
Waterkeeper submits comments on two Regulatory Oversight Reports to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
On November 16, Waterkeeper submitted two reports to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) which will be considered by Commission Members as part of their annual Regulatory Oversight Report (ROR) meeting in December.
Waterkeeper's comments on the Environmental Risk Assessment for Pickering Waste Management Facility
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission recently released its Environmental Risk Assessments (ERA) for the Pickering Waste Management Facility. There are several issues still needing to be addressed. View our full comment on this assessment here.
Updated: Heavy rains cause overflow of untreated water at Port Hope and Port Granby
CNSC conducts field inspection following the overflow of untreated water at Port Hope waste management facility—identifies deficiencies in emergency preparedness and contingency planning for storing untreated water.
After 15 years, where is swimmable drinkable fishable water today?
Waterkeeper has had the opportunity to work with hundreds of people who want to do more for their watershed. That's why, on the week of our 15th anniversary, we're turning the spotlight on them.
Waterkeeper's presentation at the Port Hope Area Iniative (PHAI) hearing
On November 10, 2016, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper presented at the hearing for the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI). Pippa Feinstein and Wilf Ruland represented Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and made oral presentations to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. This is what we presented.
Waterkeeper's presentation at the Port Hope Conversion Facility (PHCF) hearing
On November 9, 2016, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper presented at the hearing for Cameco's conversion facility in Port Hope. Pippa Feinstein and Wilf Ruland represented Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and made oral presentations to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. This is what we presented.
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.
Reviewing Lake Ontario’s ailing radioactive wounds in Port Hope: PHAI and Cameco’s Conversion Facility
Waterkeeper submitted comments on the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) and Cameco’s Port Hope Conversion Facility (PHCF) to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Waterkeeper will participate in the public hearing for both projects next month in Port Hope. While some progress has been made to ensure the initiative supports a more swimmable, drinkable, and fishable Lake Ontario, more work is still needed.
Saying goodbye to Pat Lawson
Mark remembers Pat Lawson, who passed away yesterday. Pat was a mentor to so many social justice advocates. She believed in the beauty and majesty of the Port Hope where she grew up: Lake Ontario, where she played on the beaches; the Ganaraska River, where she floated through town. Says Mark: "She lit a fire in me that day that still burns."
Ontario’s ever growing heap of high-level nuclear waste
Ontario has a growing amount of extremely radioactive waste. And the plans for Pickering, Darlington, and Bruce will mean more waste will continue to accumulate on our freshwater shores for decades to come. In a time when there is more promotion for nuclear because it's “green,” why isn’t Canada’s nuclear waste problem discussed more often; by government, the regulator, or the media?