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Read the latest updates and news releases about community science, water monitoring, Artists for Water, and more.
Accidental Parkland: An ode to Toronto’s hidden beauties
One of the best ways to protect a natural space that you love is to show off its beauty to those around you. Get others to experience it. Share it with your family and your friends – especially those who have never experienced it before. That’s exactly what filmmaker Dan Berman set out to do for Toronto's waters with his new film, Accidental Parkland.
Paddling the Upside and the Downside of the Don River
It’s not every day that people can head out on a two hour paddle through the heart of Toronto. It’s actually only possible one day a year, when the Don River is flooded to allow paddlers enough water to make their way down a river that is typically not navigable the rest of the time.
Is Toronto weakening its rules against industrial pollution?
Changes to city by-law would make it easier for Toronto industry to flush arsenic, mercury, lead, PCBs and other nasty pollutants down the drain. When the city’s system overflows - like it did on Wednesday night - these pollutants end up in Lake Ontario.
What happened to Earth Day?
Earth Day 1970 changed the world. Twenty-million Americans took to the streets to demonstrate their support for environmental protection. It was the largest demonstration in U.S. history, and it emphasized people’s desire for clean air and water.