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...
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...
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...
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...
The sewage systems for communities on the Great Lakes are actually designed to dump 15 billion litres of sewage into local waterways every year. To get a better sense of what sewage pollution is being reported,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
This is our third trip to the Canadian Senate to speak on the Navigable Waters Protection Act. Living at the Barricades’ hosts Krystyn and Mark hit the road to discuss our concerns with the changes to the Act...
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s comments on Bill 150, the proposed Green Energy and Green Economy Act, highlight several provisions that may have effects outside the scope of renewable energy development in...