More than 580 billion litres of drinking water, the equivalent of 236,000 Olympic swimming pools, are being wasted every year by homeowners in the Great Lakes region of Ontario and Quebec, according to [...]
Posted on 05 July 2010
More than 580 billion litres of drinking water, the equivalent of 236,000 Olympic swimming pools, are being wasted every year by homeowners in the Great Lakes region of Ontario and Quebec, according to [...]
Posted on 24 June 2010
It had to happen sooner or later. Michigan and U.S. officials announced that a single Asian carp has been found for the first time beyond the electric barriers constructed to keep the invasive species [...]
Posted on 14 May 2010
A University of Toronto study of the concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other chemicals in the rivers running into Lake Ontario reveals significantly higher concentrations in areas [...]
Posted on 29 April 2010
As of yesterday, the Anishinabek Nation and Ontario have agreed to continue to work together to strengthen collaboration on natural resource management. The Anishinabek Nation, as represented by [...]
Posted on 22 February 2010
Over the weekend, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson released an action plan to guide the Obama Administration’s historic efforts to restore the Great Lakes. The action [...]
Posted on 10 February 2010
"Here's your ATM machine," said architect Avi Friedman, pointing to an image of the majestic Peace River in Alberta. During his keynote speech this afternoon at FCM's Sustainable Communities conference [...]
Posted on 08 December 2009
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Cornwall, ON Website: Click here. Protecting and Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems through Government and Community Action The St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences, in partnership with [...]
Posted on 20 July 2009
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Toronto, ON Website: Click here. [...]
Posted on 15 July 2009
Seasonal storage of floodwaters from three unexploited rivers that flow into James Bay and the channelling of this water to the Ottawa River could provide for the generation of 14 terawatt-hours of hydroelectric [...]
Posted on 05 May 2009
At precisely 2:30 p.m. in Cornwall, Ontario, the audience at the 16th Annual International Conference on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Ecosystem was privy to a presentation on zebra and quagga [...]