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Waterkeeper submits concerns with Darlington Refurbishment Follow-Up Program 27 Aug 2013 | 06:50 pm
Read our full comments here. In 2011, Ontario Power Generation initiated an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposal to refurbish four CANDU reactors currently operating at the Darlington Nucle...
Activists launch suit in federal court over ability to oppose proposed pipeline projects – The Globe and Mail 14 Aug 2013 | 03:19 am
According to the Globe and Mail, a new law suit is “taking aim at Enbridge Inc.’s plan to reverse a pipeline, Line 9B, that now runs from Montreal to southwestern Ontario, to connect with existing lin...
Environmentalists speak out against proposal to transport heavy crude oil by pipeline along Great Lakes watersheds 9 Aug 2013 | 12:59 am
Jaegun Lee, Staff Writer for the Watertown Daily Times, outlines Waterkeeper’s concerns regarding Enbridge’s Line 9 reversal proposal. Collectively, the groups are also calling for thicker pipes, bet...
Vancouver sewage pollution results in charges under Fisheries Act 8 Aug 2013 | 11:11 pm
Environment Canada has formally charged the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District under the Fisheries Act for dumping raw sewage into Burrard Inlet. The charges were announced in August 20...
Toronto beaches get a bad rap 7 Aug 2013 | 06:52 pm
Krystyn Tully speaks with Julia Alexander from the Toronto Sun about Toronto beaches. Urban beaches, especially those in Toronto, are approached by many with the stigma that the water is unclean or un...
Could “fatberg” happen in Toronto? 7 Aug 2013 | 07:46 am
This week, UK officials announced they’d found a 15 tonne blob of fat inside a London sewer pipe. The so-called “fatberg” blocked 95% of the sewer and threatened to force raw sewage back through pipes...
A Place of Inspiration for Writers 7 Aug 2013 | 03:15 am
The New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal published a story on July 29th about Tanis Rideout, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s poet-laureate, and writer Grace O’Connell who were the national water centre’s first ...
4 Waterkeeper groups submit comments on Enbridge’s Line 9 reversal proposal 7 Aug 2013 | 03:01 am
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, Ottawa Riverkeeper, Lake Erie Waterkeeper and the Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper/Save the River have submitted joint comments on Enbridge’s Line 9 reversal proposal. Read the...
Plan to ship radioactive material to Sweden for recycling cancelled – Winnipeg Free Press 29 Jul 2013 | 02:01 am
A plan to ship 16 radioactive steam generators through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River for recycling in Sweden has been cancelled after delays caused by public opposition.An agreement was reach...
Shoring up Toronto’s waterfront 26 Jul 2013 | 08:01 pm
Waterkeeper supporters and authors Jane Fairburn and Tanis Rideout talk Toronto waterfront. Both authors have written books about Lake Ontario. “I think were at a very exciting juncture in the histor...
