Swim Drink Fish Blog
Read the latest updates and news releases about community science, water monitoring, Artists for Water, and more.
Thank you, RBC Blue Water Project
In addition to supporting Lake Ontario Waterkeeper's work, the RBC Blue Water Project is a key supporter of effective watershed protection organizations across Canada and around the world.
Mountain Equipment Co-Op (MEC), one of Waterkeeper's first sponsors
If you’ve ever bought one of our signature Swim Drink Fish T-shirts, chances are you picked it up at an MEC store!
Waterkeeper is proud to partner with AutoShare
In addition to providing Waterkeeper with carshare credits to help us visit all reaches of the Lake Ontario watershed, they connect us to Torontonians who care about clean water and good living.
Water Docs & Waterkeeper team up with Campaign for Action
Every month, we’ll send out a new water-related challenge (like visit the beach in July). Share your experiences with us via email or social media. We’ll pick the best stories each month for our blog.
Take the Waterbody Challenge this March
In partnership with Water Docs International Film Festival, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper is asking you to tell us the name of your favourite waterbody.
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper responds to National Energy Board’s approval of Line 9 decision
We are disappointed by the Board's decision. The NEB could have denied Enbridge’s application or imposed stricter terms and conditions that would better protect the environment, but chose not to take environmental concerns to heart.
Waterkeeper supporters help us beat our fundraising goal for Toronto sewage project
We set a fundraising goal of $10,000. To date, you have helped us raise $17,547. Thank you so much for your support. Your contribution will help Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s efforts to make it mandatory for the City of Toronto to alert the public when there is a sewage spill.
American Eel needs Ontario's help to recover, Waterkeeper tells province
The Eel was once the most abundant fish in Lake Ontario. It swam from the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda, up the St. Lawrence River, and spent most of its life here before returning to the ocean to spawn.
Because of barriers (dams, causeways) and loss of habitat from development, the Eel has virtually disappeared from our waters.
Under Ontario's endangered species legislation, the Province must develop a recovery strategy. This document was published in 2013 and the public was invited to comment. The province's response is due within 9 months.