Truemors
Radioactive waste dump to channel toxins into Lake Ontario
The low-level radioactive waste consolidation process slated for Port Hope, Ontario will create one of the largest nuclear waste sites in Canadian history. The planning process has been happening for a decade... 
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 8 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago
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387 views | 60 recommendations | 1 comment
Bad Harvest - the troubled Great Lakes fishery
As environmental advocates, we encourage people to get to know Lake Ontario. But some parts of the lake are so polluted that touching the water or eating the fish that lived there can be a health risk. We do not...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
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Ontario to roll back air quality protections
When Premier McGuintyʼs government first introduced new air quality regulations in 2005, the province described them as “the cornerstone” of the governmentʼs efforts to protect local air quality. This week, the McGuinty government appears... 
CNSC hearing reveals cracks in radioactive waste “plan”
Question: When is a plan not a plan? Answer: When it is Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s “cleanup” proposal for the town of Port Hope, Ontario.At a packed hearing last week, Canada’s nuclear regulator, the...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago
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Aren’t nuclear plants “emissions free”?
Ontario Power Generation is asking the Ministry of the Environment to approve the release of contaminants to the air at the energy company’s Darlington Nuclear Power Plant. The deadline for public comment was... 
Cameco tries to contain contaminated water under Port Hope plants
Uranium giant Cameco is asking for permission to take more than 1.5 million liters of water daily out of the ground under its plants in Port Hope, Ontario. The Permit is a key component of Cameco’s effort to...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 19 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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Dump Site 41
Dump Site 41, a proposed dump on the pristine Alliston Aquifer, has become one of the most contentious environmental issues in Ontario today. This week, Living at the Barricades speaks with Mark Calzavara of The...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 17 wks ago | updated 17 wks ago
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565 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
Nuclear disaster averted?
What's the fallout from the decision to shelve plans for a new nuclear plant on the shores of Lake Ontario? We'll speak with Greenpeace Canada energy expert Shawn Patrick Stensil about a future without nuclear...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago
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Clinton, Kennedy address the global Waterkeeper movement in New Y
In June, Waterkeeper Alliance celebrated its 10th Anniversary at SUNY Maritime College in New York City. The conference drew together Waterkeepers from nineteen countries to discuss grassroots water protection. The... 
Music Road Trip (June 29, 2009)
This week we take the show on the road to Ottawa (again!). We’ll hear about Krystyn’s presentation to the Canadian River Heritage Conference on the Navigable Waters Protection Act, and party with...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 21 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago
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178 views | 2 recommendations | 5 comments
Heart of a river (June 15, 2009)
From Artpark with the Tragically Hip, to Moosenee, Ontario, to New York City with the Waterkeeper Alliance. Lake Ontario Waterkeeper staff hit the road this week in the fight for swimmable, fishable, drinkable...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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Canada’s new Moose Riverkeeper announced
In early June, the Waterkeeper Alliance Board of Directors approved the formation Canada’s newest Riverkeeper. William Tozer becomes the Moose Riverkeeper, responsible for the 547-kilometer waterway...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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149 views | 11 recommendations | 1 comment
Coalition urges McGuinty to think twice on new nukes
On June 3, 2009, thirteen environmental organizations delivered a message to Premier Dalton McGuinty: say no to new nuclear reactors in Ontario. In an open letter to the Premier, Environmental Defence, The...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago
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Minister Baird announces Oshawa Port Authority
On May 21, 2009, Transport Minister John Baird announced his long-awaited decision about the future of the Oshawa Harbour: the Oshawa Harbour Commission is to become the Oshawa Port Authority. It is a surprising...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago
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