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Ontario Place: Come join us. Imagine the future of Toronto's waterfront
Ontario Place is a beautiful spot, with a feeling that you're miles away from the city. Paddleboards, canoes, and kayaks can pull up right on the shore. Our sampling results this summer show that this is some of the cleanest water in Toronto.
Why the citizen science hub thing we started might change the Great Lakes forever
Toronto Harbour is the place where I came to understand the importance of recreational waters. This is the harbour I look at year after year. And it’s the place where we created a community monitoring hub model that is now expanding to more Great Lakes.
Job Posting: Digital Community Specialist
Swim Drink Fish is hiring a Digital Community Specialist to join its Toronto office in July 2019.
“Flushable” items and pharmaceuticals aren't flushable after all, two new reports say
What to flush and what not to flush. Research shows that the answer is nothing except for toilet paper.
Toronto Harbour seeing effects of rising Lake Ontario water levels
Lake Ontario’s swim season has arrived during record high water levels. As you start spending more time by the water, you will notice how these water levels impact your favourite waterfront destinations.
Swim Drink Fish submission for Ontario’s environment plan
Swim Drink Fish submitted comments to the Government of Ontario on its provincial environment plan. Read our six recommendations to the Government and our model policy for sewage spill public alerts.
Is Hamilton about to re-connect with Lake Ontario?
This week the Hamilton Spectator reported Hamilton City Council has requested city staff provide transparency to its residents, within 24-hours of sewage overflows in the harbour and surrounding creeks.
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