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Great Lakes, Wasted

Great Lakes, Wasted

Posted on 05 July 2010

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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 [...]

They’re Heeeere

They’re Heeeere

Posted on 24 June 2010

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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 [...]

Toronto-Area Rivers High in PCBs: Study

Toronto-Area Rivers High in PCBs: Study

Posted on 14 May 2010

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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 [...]

Anishinabek Nation and Ontario Partner for Water

Anishinabek Nation and Ontario Partner for Water

Posted on 29 April 2010

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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 [...]

EPA Releases Plan for Great Lakes

EPA Releases Plan for Great Lakes

Posted on 22 February 2010

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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 [...]

FCM Dispatch: Day One

FCM Dispatch: Day One

Posted on 10 February 2010

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"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 [...]

May 5-6, 2010: Protecting and Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems through Government and Community Action

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 [...]

April 29, 2010: Engineering in a Climate of Change: Making the Lakes Great, a North American Symposium

Posted on 20 July 2009

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Toronto, ON Website: Click here. [...]

Quebec’s Blue Gold

Quebec’s Blue Gold

Posted on 15 July 2009

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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 [...]

To Restore and Protect

To Restore and Protect

Posted on 05 May 2009

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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 [...]

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