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Is Hamilton about to re-connect with Lake Ontario?
This week the Hamilton Spectator reported Hamilton City Council has requested city staff provide transparency to its residents, within 24-hours of sewage overflows in the harbour and surrounding creeks.
Even in winter the Gord Edgar Downie Pier remains a beacon
My recent trip to Kingston with Mark Mattson reminded me the Gord Edgar Downie Pier remains a beacon for swimmable, drinkable, fishable water across the Great Lakes. This pier helps people reimagine their connection to Lake Ontario and is shaping a new generation of water leaders.
Gord Edgar Downie Pier at Breakwater Park reclaims Kingston’s waterfront
As you stand on the edge of the new Gord Edgar Downie Pier on July 26th and prepare to jump in, we ask you to take a moment. Pause. Reflect. This day has been decades in the making. Find out more about Waterkeeper’s history with Kingston and this new swimming pier as a beacon for swimmable, drinkable, fishable water.
Restoring our Great Lakes connection in 2018
When you live in the Great Lakes region, water shapes your daily life. Your health, your home and your job are a product of the lakes.This movement will help take us from an era of destruction to an era of restoration.
Here's a look at what our Great Lakes Community will talk about in 2018.
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