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An Update on the Toronto Harbour Monitoring Report 3.0 and a Call to Action
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An Update on the Toronto Harbour Monitoring Report 3.0 and a Call to Action

On November 7th, the Toronto Harbour Monitoring Report 3.0 was released detailing our findings from the water sampling season. This is the one month update after it’s release, which outlines the next steps for the program. The dream of having a swimmable, fishable, and drinkable harbour is on the horizon, and the five recommendations to the City of Toronto will help define this plan if implemented. To help you community please read, share, write a letter, and help volunteer to take water samples.

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Are Sewage Spill Alerts and Real-Time Monitoring Coming to Ontario?

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, a Swim Drink Fish Initiative, has yet to review the plan in its entirety, but understands through the summary on the registry that sewage spill alerts and real-time monitoring may be coming to Ontario communities. This action, is something Lake Ontario Waterkeeper has been calling for, for a long time. If the rules are clear and enforceable, it could be a crucial turning point for Great Lakes communities.

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A letter to Mayor Tory about Waterkeeper's Toronto Harbour Monitoring Report

On November 7, 2018 Waterkeeper presented its Toronto Harbour Monitoring Report as well as a letter to Mayor John Tory outlining the importance of the report’s five recommendations. Sixty five members of Toronto’s waterfront community signed onto Waterkeeper’s letter to the mayor.

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Environmental Commissioner urges the Ontario government to eliminate sewage pollution

Environmental Commissioner urges the Ontario government to eliminate sewage pollution

Ontarians who care about clean water - which is basically everyone - got a show of support from the province’s independent environmental commissioner today. When Dianne Saxe released her third annual report this morning, she called on the province to do more to protect urban waters. An entire section of the Commissioner’s report examines combined sewage pollution in Ontario, mentioning the growing push for swimmable, drinkable, fishable water in Ontario.

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