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 Items tagged: St. Lawrence RiverItems Found: 8A Bitter PillJanuary 12, 2012 - 2:09 pm If the brook trout swimming in Dr. Sébastien Sauvé’s laboratory tanks at the City of Montreal wastewater treatment plant smiled while his team probed their brains for effects from trace pharmaceutical residues, it’s possible that antidepressants were responsible. Not that Sauvé, associate professor... Categories: Features Feds Announce $70M for St. Lawrence RiverNovember 29, 2011 - 9:34 am The feds announced a 15-year commitment to protect the St. Lawrence River this morning. The agreement, known as the St. Lawrence Action Plan 2011-2026, will continue the Canada-Quebec collaboration on the St. Lawrence that began back in 1988. The governments also confirmed a joint investment of... Threats and ConsequencesMarch 22, 2010 - 11:51 am How can we act to prevent invasive species and protect biodiversity in the Great Lakes? As part of our World Water Day series, Water Canada got scientific with Professor John Casselman of Queen’s University’s Biology Department. Water Canada: In terms of biodiversity, how has Lake Ontario... Categories: Features Five Projects for St. Lawrence River FundedOctober 23, 2009 - 1:55 pm Officials announced today $290,000 in funding from the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund for five projects to clean up the St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) Area of Concern. Thirty-eight projects throughout the Great Lakes are receiving $2.2 million in funding this year. Water quality and fish habitat in... Quebec’s Blue GoldJuly 15, 2009 - 8:44 am 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 energy per year, producing annual revenues of nearly $2 billion. According to the author... More Experts Call for Great Lakes AmendmentsJune 8, 2009 - 9:24 am Another group is campaigning for renegotiation of the "outdated" Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Great Lakes United, a cross-border group of 38 leading Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River experts, is urging the U.S. and Canadian federal governments to use this week's 100th anniversary celebrations... Categories: International, National, News Medication Present in St. Lawrence RiverJanuary 26, 2009 - 10:15 am Chemotherapy products and certain hypertension and cholesterol medications are present in the St. Lawrence River. A study conducted by Université de Montréal researchers reveals that downstream and upstream water from the Montreal wastewater treatment plant contains bezafibrate (cholesterol reducing... Categories: News Federal Party Leaders Plans for Great Lakes ProtectionOctober 10, 2008 - 9:10 am The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (GLSLCI) sent questionnaires to five political parties; four were returned. "Given the national and international importance of the largest source of fresh water in the world, it is essential that the next federal government make a substantial commitment... Categories: International, National, News, Ontario |
