To better understand where and when algae blooms happen around British Columbia, the province has developed the educational Algae Watch website. The website helps people…
While vacationing in Canada’s Rocky Mountains several years ago, Rebecca North was looking for a peaceful break from her work as a water researcher at the…
As blue-green algae proliferates around the world, a University of Saskatchewan researcher cautions that current municipal drinking water monitoring that focuses on a single toxin…
The mayor of Ajax, Shaun Collier, has issued a statement in response to a decision made by the Ontario government that impacts treatment requirements at…
Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced $1.06 million in funding over three years for 10 projects associated with protecting and restoring the…
The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health in New Brunswick is issuing a blue-green algae advisory for the Saint John River between Woodstock…
On World Water Day, the Lake Winnipeg Foundation and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) released a report recommending an interim retrofit to Winnipeg’s largest sewage…
On April 23, the Government of Ontario will convene the Great Lakes Guardians’ Council, in memory of Josephine Mandamin, to discuss emerging issues around the…
Genome BC has announced that it will devote resources to studying the algae and its microbiome that causes red snow, also called watermelon snow. Observed…
Ontario’s York and Durham regional municipalities have completed a study requested by the province’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change on strategies to further improve…
Algal blooms are a frequent and wide-spread problem that is hurting the Ontario economy, threatening human and ecological health, and Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner is demanding that…
According to China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), master implementation plans for 228 prefectural cities concerning water pollution control will be added to the national…
Using data from NASA’s Landsat 5 instrument, scientists Jeff Ho and Anna Michalak, along with colleagues, have made new advances in understanding the drivers behind…
Only two weeks remain to provide input to Canadian and Ontario governments on the draft Action Plan to address the algae problem. Phosphorus pollution is a…
The Governments of Canada and Ontario have released a draft action plan that will help to reduce high amounts of phosphorus and the growth of…
A group of American universities and government agencies has completed a socio-economic study of agricultural management plans for curtailing harmful algal blooms and the willingness…
A new paper released this week demonstrates how even small changes in water clarity over time can have big impacts on water temperatures. In a…
Harmful algae growth can have a negative impact surface waters for both human health and ecosystems. In drinking water, algae can lead to odours and…
The water in southern B.C. has turned a vibrant shade of green due to a massive bloom of algae. The ocean water that stretches from the…
Professor of biology Doug Bruce and colleagues from the U.S. have approached the desert with a life question of their own: how are desert green…
In anticipation of the upcoming federal election, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative—a binational coalition of over 110 U.S. and Canadian mayors and local…
A statement released this week by 14 groups from Canada and the U.S., including World Wildlife Fund Canada, says that cutting phosphorous in Lake Erie…
The citizens of Pickering and Ajax are bolstering efforts to have the Province of Ontario and the Regions of Durham and York eliminate algae-inducing output…
Across the video screen, zooplankton, phytoplankton, and benthos are collaborating to perform an intricate dance. After an intense two-day discussion at the Living Lakes Canada…