Swim Drink Fish Blog
Read the latest updates and news releases about community science, water monitoring, Artists for Water, and more.
Pickering nuclear alert underscores need for greater transparency
Waterkeeper has long history of recommendations for PNGS
Waterkeeper has been calling for more frequent and comprehensive environmental sampling for all nuclear facilities in the Lake Ontario watershed for over a decade.
Public Hearings for BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Licence Renewal Taking Place in Toronto and Peterborough
CNSC Public Hearings dates announced for BWXT Toronto
BWXT is applying to renew its Class IB fuel facility operating licence for 10 years. The licence covers operations in Toronto and Peterborough. The Toronto facility is located at 1025 Lansdowne Ave., and has been at this location since 1955. Two public hearings are taking place in Toronto, March 2nd and 3rd, and Peterborough, March 5th and 6th, 2020.
Honouring the Citizen Scientists of the Toronto Monitoring Hub
Are you someone who is concerned about environmental issues such as pollution and climate change? Do you want to help make a difference in protecting local water bodies, but you don't know where to start? Then you should become a citizen scientist with the Toronto Monitoring Hub.
An Open Letter to the Swim Drink Fish Community
This is the first time the senior leadership team at Swim Drink Fish has penned a joint letter to the entire movement.
We commonly write to request a donation this time of year, but this joint letter is an unusual step. Here’s why we’re doing it.
Frequently Asked Questions: Sewage spill in Chedoke Creek, Hamilton Harbour
We’ve been closely following the massive sewage spill in Chedoke Creek since it was first reported. Quite a few people have reached out to us with questions about sewage spills in Hamilton and other places, so we thought we’d share our response to the most Frequently Asked Questions here.
Water sampling: what are we doing? Q&A with Mark Mattson
Mark Mattson tells Alysse Mathalon about the history of sampling at Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and its impact on swimmable, drinkable, fishable water.
Waterkeeper and Swim Drink Fish make recommendations to strengthen Canada-Ontario agreement on the Great Lakes
We are supportive of government’s continued coordination efforts and the commitment being made to Great Lakes restoration. In particular, we recognize and appreciate the attention to sewage pollution issues, improved monitoring and public alerts for sewage spills, and the attention being paid to microplastics and road salt pollution.
The story behind guitarist Rob Baker’s water safety video
Rob Baker, guitarist with The Tragically Hip and Kingstonian, helped Swim Drink Fish and Waterkeeper create a video to promote public safety at Kingston’s Gord Edgar Downie swimming pier. In this interview, Waterkeeper Mark Mattson tells how the video came to be.
Imagine if Torontonians had a new beach to enjoy at Ontario Place (Photo Essay)
In a city where people often live for years not realizing how close they are to Lake Ontario, a growing community of people have started to embrace a hidden gem at Ontario Place.
Ontario Place: Come join us. Imagine the future of Toronto's waterfront
Ontario Place is a beautiful spot, with a feeling that you're miles away from the city. Paddleboards, canoes, and kayaks can pull up right on the shore. Our sampling results this summer show that this is some of the cleanest water in Toronto.