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Waterkeeper's submission for the Pickering Waste Management Facility relicensing hearing
Waterkeeper's written submissions discuss several identified concerns with the Pickering Waste Management Facility and provide recommendations for improving the facility’s planned expansion and routine operations.
Toronto Harbour sampling: winter edition
Waterkeeper collected samples from the Toronto Harbour on seven occasions over the winter season. Learn all about the test results and what we observed on the Toronto waterfront.
Parliamentary Committee releases report on navigation protection review
The report contains eleven recommendations to the federal government, but it does advocate for the significant changes recommended by environmental and Indigenous experts.
U.S. budget reveals massive cuts to Great Lakes restoration
U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget blueprint essentially eliminates the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Here's a roundup of what we have to say on the matter.
Toronto Sewage Bypass Log
Until the City of Toronto begins to alert the public when a sewage bypass occurs, our Swimmable Water Ambassadors will call the Humber Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment plant for this information and share it here.
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