Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

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We're Hiring: The Next Chief Executive Officer and President of Swim Drink Fish Why this is the most exciting environmental leadership opportunity in Canada right now

As we finalize comments on the proposal to expand runway in Toronto to allow for jets and more traffic (due July 24th) … good to remember that this project will make things worse for water quality by trapping contaminated water longer in harbour. Primer here.

Toronto Harbour Report 2016 Thousands of people use the Toronto Harbour. Kayakers, boaters, sai...

Toronto Harbour isn't finished being restored. We can't give up on it now. On the Great Lakes, Billy Bishop & why we shouldn't accept a degraded baseline as the status quo

Toronto Harbour Isn't Finished Being Restored. Don't Give Up Now. How a decades old commitment to the Great Lakes is being quietly bypassed and why the debate over Billy Bishop Airport is about much more than a runway.

7 things Toronto needs before we talk about expanding into the harbour: real-time CSO monitoring, debris cleanup, swimmable access in the West End, not a Special Economic Zone that waives the rules.

That murky plume in Toronto Harbour isn’t an accident, it’s 9 sewer outfalls plus the Don River. It already struggles to flush. A new report shows a Billy Bishop runway expansion would cut harbour flow in half. Time for a public summit on this waterfront.

What Is Guarding the Water Around Billy Bishop Airport Toronto and in Ontario? Toronto's Inner Harbour where the Don River and combined sewer outfalls meet the bay.

Lake Ontario knows this story well. https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/07/10/nuclear-power-is-now-trump-power-what-could-go-wrong/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAS_AKBwZG9mA2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4xS50Q_N1MuXskgvnfK_9X7Uo8tEl4aGyBVk-WYMM59hKIDYyMXUD8fumkzg_aem_xjqms_x5V2fV31ePMnKCBQ

Nuclear Power is Now Trump Power...What Could Go Wrong? Donald Trump is now the ultimate face of the U.S. nuclear power industry. What could go wrong? If you are advocating atomic energy in any form, you are

New city report: expanding Billy Bishop’s runway could cut water flow through Toronto’s Inner Harbour by 50%, trapping sewage and pollutants twice as long & undo billions spent cleaning up the harbour. “It’s reckless,”

Expanding Billy Bishop runway could degrade Toronto harbour water quality, city report says | CBC News A new city report says the province's plan to expand the runway at Billy Bishop airport to accommodate jets could reduce water flow in Toronto's Inner Harbour, limiting its ability to flush sewage and pollutants. Recreational activities, biodiversity and even drinking water could be affected, the re...

Funny way of saying swimmable drinkable fishable harbours are valuable assets to cities & business. But yes, “we know knowledge workers value urban amenities and access to nature. If our waterfront becomes less attractive, Toronto becomes less attractive to knowledge workers.”

A 2003 EA said Billy Bishop’s habitat was already degraded so new damage didn’t count. Now a runway extension into Lake Ontario & new nuclear reactors proposed on its shores. A degraded baseline is not permission. 9 million people drink this water.

Nine Million People Drink This Water A Lake Worth Talking About

Share with friends and allies. We are looking for a new leader at Swim Drink Fish —the organization that Lake Ontario Waterkeeper sits in. Stay tuned. Until then, here is a fans note about charities.

What Makes Running a Charity Special: A View from the Water’s Edge There is a type of work that not many want to do.