May 15, 2026 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Ontario Ignores Public Concerns, Keeps Door Open to Water Privatization
Statement by Rebecca Kolarich, Water Program Manager Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional…Read More
Apr 29, 2026 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Ontario's Water Privatization Threat Is Looming, and Proposed Changes Don't Fix It
Statement by Rebecca Kolarich, Water Program Manager Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional…Read More
Mar 13, 2026 / Safeguarding Freshwater
New Legal Opinion Confirms Ontario’s Slippery Slope Toward Water Privatization
Statement by Rebecca Kolarich, Water Program Manager Note: Read our latest media statement on the threat of water privatization in Ontario here. Toronto |…Read More
Feb 25, 2026 / Safeguarding Freshwater
ON Gov Must Reject Water-Taking Permits Threatening Waterloo Region's Water Supply
Statement from Rebecca Kolarich, Program Manager, Water Toronto | Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional…Read More
Nov 14, 2025 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Privatizing Drinking Water Could Lead to Big Bills, Bad Service and Dirty Water
Statement by Rebecca Kolarich, Water Program Manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat…Read More
Aug 21, 2025 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Environmental Defence to Celebrate 9th Annual “We are Lake Erie” Day on August 28
Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – After decades of being plagued with severe,…Read More
Aug 12, 2025 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Celebrating #WeAreLakeErie Day With Small Steps to Recovery
Lake Erie is an ecological powerhouse and a truly remarkable ecosystem. Despite being the smallest and shallowest Great Lake, it has the greatest variety…Read More
Jul 29, 2025 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Proposed Water Permitting Changes Threaten Ontario's Freshwater
Once again, the provincial government is prioritizing industry over people and the environment. This time, the attack is on water. The government is proposing…Read More
Jun 27, 2025 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Slow and Steady, Lake Erie may be Bouncing Back
Statement by Ashley Wallis, Associate Director, on the NOAA’s 2025 Lake Erie HAB (Harmful Algal Bloom) Forecast Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas…Read More
Apr 22, 2025 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Joint Statement: Freshwater In Canada Is Not For Sale
Federal parties and candidates must respond to Trump’s threats to freshwater health and abundance in Canada: Environmental and Indigneous-led organizations released an open letter…Read More