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Read the latest stories, updates and news releases about community science, water monitoring, and more.

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Fraser Riverkeeper

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper

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Community water testing program continues on Lake Erie, announce Swim Drink Fish and Niagara Coastal Community Collaborative

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New citizen science water monitoring hub launches in Kingston

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Blue Flag 2021 starts now - details released for next year’s program

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Nonprofit app Swim Guide teams up with 100 Affiliates to help you find a beach this summer

Swim Guide’s largest-ever Affiliate program is providing you with more recreational water quality data than ever before. Swim Guide shares beach water quality information for over 8,000 beaches in 11 countries thanks to the 100 Swim Guide Affiliates.

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Community monitoring hubs will open in July

With the temperatures soaring and many beaches overcrowded already, we hope the community monitoring data will help more people access the water safely this summer. Monitoring hubs in Vancouver, Niagara, Toronto, and Kingston will be up and running in July. Monitoring hubs on Manitoulin Island and Lake Huron will open ASAP.

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Blue Flags awarded to 29 beaches and nine marinas in Canada this year, announces Swim Drink Fish

Twenty-nine beaches and nine marinas have earned the prestigious Blue Flag Canada certification this year. This prestigious award is especially powerful this year, when more Canadians than ever before will be looking for local destinations to connect with nature during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Swim Drink Fish statement against racism and hatred

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Blue Flag Canada is newest Swim Drink Fish initiative

The Blue Flag certification program is joining Swim Drink Fish. We are excited to be Blue Flag Canada’s National Operator and support communities working to restore swimmable water. We took this role over to help grow the Blue Flag program in Canada and connect Canadian beach and marina managers with the rest of the world.

Mark Mattson and Krystyn Tully 4/23/20 Mark Mattson and Krystyn Tully 4/23/20

We miss you

We have always said that the gala is more than just a fundraising dinner. It’s a night for a community of people to come together, celebrate our shared love of water and nature, and plan for a future where everyone has access to beaches, parks, and wild places.

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Covid-19 pandemic: which beaches and parks are closed?

Swim Guide and Great Lakes Guide have up-to-date information about which beaches in the USA and parks in Ontario are closed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.