Aug 19, 2021 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Lake Erie is a global treasure. The lake is home to thousands of species and complex ecosystems and beautiful sights and vistas. It is…Read More
Aug 04, 2021 / Climate Change Ontario / Safeguarding Freshwater
Five reasons why it's time to shut down the aging Line 5 pipeline and protect the Great Lakes
There is a 68-year-old, deteriorating pipeline running through the heart of the Great Lakes. These same lakes contain 21 percent of the world’s surface…Read More
Jul 30, 2021 / Safeguarding Freshwater
The 9th Canada-Ontario Great Lakes Agreement – How it stacks up against our recommendations.
Canada and Ontario recently signed an important agreement about the Great Lakes: The Canada Ontario Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health Agreement, or…Read More
Jun 07, 2021 / Safeguarding Freshwater
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) has now released its early season algae bloom forecast for Lake Erie and predicts a bloom that…Read More
May 10, 2021 / Plastic Pollution
Ontario wants YOU to pick up litter while it trashes improvements to the Blue Box
During simpler times, the Ontario government decided to designate the second Tuesday of May as a “Day of Action on Litter.” Corporations — and…Read More
Mar 09, 2021 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Lake Erie’s health continues to deteriorate and needs our help. To help revive the lake, the federal and Ontario governments released a joint action…Read More
Feb 25, 2021 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Protect the plan, protect Lake Simcoe: Why we need to stand up for the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan
This is a guest blog by Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition. Ontario’s Lake Simcoe Protection Act and Plan is…Read More
Dec 14, 2020 / Safeguarding Freshwater
Behind the Photographer’s Lens - The Making of North of Long Tail
This is a guest blog by Colin Boyd Shafer, a documentary photographer and social sciences educator from Kitchener, Ont. We recently collaborated with Colin…Read More
Sep 15, 2020 / Climate Change / Livable Communities / Plastic Pollution / Safeguarding Freshwater / Toxics
What is the Speech from the Throne and why is it important?
Our next big opportunity to secure commitments to a Green and Just Recovery in Canada is in the Speech from the Throne on September…Read More
Aug 21, 2020 / Guest / Livable Communities / Safeguarding Freshwater
Minister’s Ten Year Report on Lake Simcoe Obscures Progress by Mixing Science and Politics
This is a guest blog by Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition On July 17th Barrie-Innisfil MPP Andrea Khanjin released…Read More