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Report urges Canadian and US governments to do more to protect the Great Lakes
The International Joint Commission releases final report urging the Canadian and US governments to do more to protect the Great Lakes—with emphasis on improving and protecting swimmable, drinkable, fishable water.
Introducing the Eyes and Ears Campaign
Want to protect your local waterway? Then become part of our new Eyes and Ears campaign! Learn how to get involved here.
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.
Case closed(ish): Shutting the door on the Toronto sewage bypass alerts
As of fall 2017, we are declaring “Case Closed” on the Toronto sewage bypass alerts file. After years of requesting alerts, the city is now issuing public notifications for all sewage bypasses. Learn all about it here, and why there's still work to be done.
You can tell a lot about a society by the state of its water
Krystyn Tully delivered the keynote address at the "Lake Ontario, Your Future to Shape" conference. She talked about the influence Lake Ontario has on all who live in its watershed, and the tangible, important steps we can all take to shape the lake for the better going forward. Read the full text of her speech here.
The Great Lakes Challenge: The Era of Restoration
This year has been an amazing year for Lake Ontario. I wanted to take time to update you on one of the most exciting restoration projects on the Great Lakes in modern memory, one that we hope will change the way we approach restoration forever.
Media Coverage - October 2017
Media Coverage of Lake Ontario Waterkeeper for the Month of October.
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