Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Ontario supporting local projects to protect Lake Simcoe
The Ontario government is investing over $1.3 million in four new multi-year projects to further reduce the amount of phosphorus entering Lake Simcoe, which will…
Freshwater
Funding for scientific research to enhance marine, freshwater, and coastal incident response tools
Ottawa, ON – The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, has announced $7.8 million in funding for 10 projects through the Multi-Partner Research Initiative (MPRI) to…
Canada invests in Thunder Bay projects to clean up and protect the Great Lakes
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, has announced on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, $663,500 in…
Parksville, B.C. and The Nature Trust of British Columbia partner to protect critical habitat along the Kw’a’luxw River
Parksville, B.C. – The City of Parksville and The Nature Trust of British Columbia, have announced plans to conserve an ecologically important property along the…
International recognition for the protection of the Magpie River
Ekuanitshit, Havre-Saint-Pierre, and Montreal, QC – The Muteshekau-shipu Alliance is pleased to announce that the Magpie River has been registered as an Indigenous and Community…
Study: UBCO researcher examines how wildfires can transform rivers
After wildfire, the devastation to the landscape and communities is obvious and unforgettable. And now, a UBC Okanagan researcher is taking a different look at…
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative welcomes historic investments for Great Lakes stewardship
Belleville, ON – Members of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (Cities Initiative) were delighted to join the Hon. Steven Guilbeault, Canada’s Minister…
Government of Canada makes transformative investments to clean up and protect the Bay of Quinte and other areas of the Great Lakes
Belleville, ON – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has announced an investment of more than $2.7 million over three years…
Brock University researchers analyzing toxic algae blooms in local waterway
A team of Brock researchers is gathering samples at the Wignell Drain in Port Colborne this summer as part of a study on factors contributing…
Huron Clean Water Project is accepting funding applications
Huron County, ON – The Huron Clean Water Project is a fund that supports water quality projects in Huron County. There is a total of $500,000 in available funds…
Study: Disrupting the myth of water abundance in Ontario
Ontario may seem to be a water secure region, but new research out of the University of Waterloo challenges the myth of water abundance in…
Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc. awarded stage 3 contract for Randle Reef Remediation Project
Hamilton, ON – Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc. (Milestone), in collaboration with the Mississaugas of the Credit Business Corporation, has been awarded a $29.2-million contract for…
Lethbridge, AB begins mitigation of aquatic invasive species in lakes and storm ponds
The City of Lethbridge has begun the process of removing goldfish and koi out of Chinook Lake and Elma Groves storm pond. Goldfish and koi…
22 Acres of riparian lands donated to Fort Erie
Fort Erie, ON – Mayor Redekop and Fort Erie Council announced that Fred Costabile of 5001997 Ontario Inc. has donated 22 acres of riparian lands…
PortsToronto launches canadian debut of WasteShark aquadrone
Toronto – PortsToronto, in partnership with RanMarine Technology, today launched a pilot program that saw two WasteShark aquadrones make their Canadian debut in the Toronto…
New Kootenay Lake Visualization Tool helps understand water levels
Nelson B.C. – A new web-based tool provides information to better understand the complexities, competing interests and physical limitations in the management of Kootenay Lake’s…
Research: More algal blooms likely in Lake Erie as deep-water oxygen levels continue to drop
Toronto – Researchers at York University went searching for the fossilized remains of small insect larvae called chironomids, found in sediment in Lake Erie, to find a…
Ontario investing $6M in local projects to protect the Great Lakes
Greater Napanee, ON – The Ontario government is investing $6 million to support 30 multi-year projects to help protect, conserve and restore the Great Lakes.…
Study: Freshwater systems not immune to microplastic accumulation
Trent University School of Environment professor Dr. Julian Aherne, and Environmental & Life Sciences Ph.D. student, Brittany Welsh ’16 are among 79 researchers belonging to…
Study: Water temperature found to not impact blue-green algae blooms
Laval University – Even if most cyanobacteria blooms in Canada’s lakes happen during the hottest periods of summer, water temperature seems to have little to…
Agreements address Columbia River Treaty impacts on Indigenous Nations
The Ktunaxa, Secwépemc and Syilx Okanagan Nations and their members will benefit from new interim agreements that share revenue generated from the Columbia River Treaty.…
Ontario partnering with Indigenous leaders to protect the Great Lakes
Toronto – The Ontario government is investing nearly $1 million to support Indigenous-led projects and increased collaboration with Indigenous organizations and youth to help protect…
Use road salt wisely, cautions U of G researcher
A University of Guelph toxicologist is urging researchers to invest in finding better alternatives to road salt to protect lakes and rivers. “At the moment,…
World Water Day marked with funding announcement for research and protection of our most precious natural resource: fresh water
Gatineau, QC – We are taking advantage of World Water Day to support our ambitious climate change actions that keep our air and our fresh…