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 Items tagged: phosphorusItems Found: 26Lake Winnipeg: Canada’s Great Dead ZoneDecember 5, 2011 - 8:26 am We need to be honest with ourselves. What we have created is the largest inland freshwater dead zone in the world. At 15,000 square kilometres in area, algal blooms in Lake Winnipeg are now larger than the record 8,500-square-mile area of the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. We need to admit that... Categories: Blog Ontario Too Slow: ECO's Annual ReportNovember 29, 2011 - 1:46 pm Ontario's Environmental Commissioner is worried that Ontario has lost momentum when it comes to the province's pressing environmental issues. In his 2010/2011 Annual Report, titled Engaging Solutions, Gord Miller says there's no shortage of talk about the problems such as climate change, waste... Lake Winnipeg Clean Up Projects Receive FundingOctober 17, 2011 - 1:17 pm The federal government has announced over $398,000 in federal funding for nine new community projects supported under the fifth round of the Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund. Turtle Mountain Conservation District Pembina and Long River Riparian Enhancement Program, $20,000 Centre for Indigenous... Categories: News, Western Canada Selinger Unveils New Plan for Lake WinnipegJune 3, 2011 - 9:13 am The Government of Manitoba will take new action to protect the province’s water and save Lake Winnipeg, Premier Greg Selinger announced yesterday. “The stakes are too high and the time to take action is now,” said Selinger. “Lake Winnipeg is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world... Categories: News, Western Canada Manitoba to Launch Action Plan for Lake Winnipeg: SelingerMay 31, 2011 - 9:38 am The Government of Manitoba will take the steps necessary to save Lake Winnipeg, Premier Greg Selinger announced today, concluding Dr. Peter Leavitt's five-year study of the lake. Leavitt's study of Lake Winnipeg, commissioned by the province, is a comprehensive report that establishes a benchmark... Categories: News, Western Canada Feds Invest in More Lake Simcoe Restoration ProjectsFebruary 26, 2011 - 5:01 pm The federal government announced on Tuesday that 19 projects will receive funding under round six of the Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Fund. "Since 2008, the five-year Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Fund has provided more than $15 million to 165 local projects undertaken to preserve and improve this important water... Pilot Aims to Keep Pollutants Out of Lake WinnipegNovember 30, 2010 - 12:38 pm A pilot project at Netley-Libau Marsh, supported by $150,000 in provincial funding, will explore ways of preventing pollutants from getting into Lake Winnipeg while at the same time reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, Manitoba's Premier Greg Selinger announced today. In partnership with the International... Categories: News, Western Canada N.S. Government Addressing Water Quality ConcernsOctober 7, 2010 - 8:34 am Land inspections, more water quality testing and new regulations are some of the actions the Nova Scotia government is taking to address water quality in the province's Carleton River Watershed. The Department of Environment released a report yesterday outlining the state of 10 lakes within the Carleton... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News Feds Ban Dish Detergents Containing PhosphorusMay 31, 2010 - 2:38 pm An effort led by Manitoba to reduce phosphorus in consumer products across Canada goes into effect July 1 when a ban on dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus is enacted across the country, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick announced last week. “I am pleased the federal government... Wheatley Harbour RestoredApril 19, 2010 - 8:46 am Wheatley Harbour, Ontario is once again a clean and healthy aquatic ecosystem, announced Dave Van Kesteren, MP for Chatham-Kent-Essex last week. Wheatley Harbour was designated a Great Lakes Area of Concern in 1985 pursuant to the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The major... Categories: International, National, News, Ontario Advertisement
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