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Read the latest updates and news releases about community science, water monitoring, Artists for Water, and more.
Government responds to committee report on navigation rights
The government proposes additional consultations and changes that will strengthen the legislation.
Waterkeeper introduces an interactive map of the proposed Eastern Mainline pipeline route
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper is launching an interactive map of TransCanada’s proposed Eastern Mainline pipeline route. Check out the map here, and more information about the pipeline and its route across the north shore of Lake Ontario.
Paddlefest attendees rally behind the Watermark Project
Waterkeeper attended MEC Paddlefest 2017 this past weekend to talk about water quality and rec water use. People's desire to do their part to protect the lake became a dominant theme, and it was the Watermark Project that became the answer. Paddlefest attendees rallied behind the Watermark Project as a means to do their part to protect our waters.
Watermarks from IJC Public Meetings reveal secret to restoring Great Lakes
It’s taken 16 years of building legal cases and water literacy tools for us to uncover the secret ingredient to restoring our Great Lakes.
New Sewer Monitoring Innovation Makes Kingston Leader in Protecting Public Health, Great Lakes — Media Release
Kingston, ONTARIO – Utilities Kingston’s new real-time sewer monitoring system, a first in Ontario, is now live. The system alerts residents when untreated sewage overflows from waterfront pipes into Lake Ontario. It uses technology developed by Utilities Kingston to meet the needs of people who swim or boat in the city.
Kingston launches really cool sewage overflow alerts website
Kingston becomes the first municipality in Ontario to provide real-time alerts for sewage overflows.
Utilities Kingston unveils real-time sewage overflow monitoring and notification system
Today, Utilities Kingston unveiled a real-time sewage overflow monitoring and notification website. It is a great system designed to show the location of outflow pipes and report when they are discharging sewage. The system helps give important information to users while educating the public about the problems with combined sewage outflows.
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper Presents the Kingston & Wolfe Island Culture Festival
Wolfe Island, Ontario - the largest of the thousand islands - is one of Canada’s most cherished natural spaces. Sitting at the end of Lake Ontario and the start of the St. Lawrence river the Island marks both the entry and exit points for all five Great Lakes.
Toronto Harbour update: E. coli levels have dropped
After five straight trips resulting in off-the-charts E. coli levels, our most recent samples have come back with much better numbers.
Whatever happened to Toronto sewage alerts?
In August 2015, Waterkeeper announced that Toronto residents would soon receive alerts when wet weather sends sewage and stormwater into Lake Ontario. It’s now May 2017. It rained hard last week. Bacteria in the Toronto Harbour spiked. So what's happening? When can you expect to see those wet weather alerts?