Tory MPP Toby Barrett fears man is losing the battle to keep the dreaded Asian carp out of the Great LakesBy: Richard J. Brennan Toronto Star Oct 31 2013 Tory MPP Toby Barrett fears man is losing the battle to keep the dreaded Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. ...

By Tom Spears OTTAWA CITIZEN November 1, 2013OTTAWA — Three of Canada’s leading fish scientists say Canada’s rewritten Fisheries Act protect the fish species that people eat, while dropping protection for huge numbers of other fish.In particular it does not protect endangered fish species, Jeffrey Hu...

By John Flesher, The Associated Press October 29, 2013 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- An organization representing more than 100 cities in Canada and the U.S. asked federal and industry officials in both countries Tuesday for action on the recently discovered problem of "microplastic" pollution in the Great...

Ontario government news release October 9, 2013Today, Bill 6, the proposed Great Lakes Protection Act 2013 passed second reading in the Ontario Legislature. The proposed act, if passed, would ensure cleaner and healthier Great Lakes that are protected for future generations. ...

Scientists uncover small concentrations of plastic in Lake Michigan and Lake OntarioCBC News Aug 30, 2013 Scientists have found tiny plastic particles in all of the Great Lakes.They had previously discovered them in Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie last year and new summer research uncovered small conc...

The Great Lakes Sewage Report Card [2013]EcoJustice Aug 12, 2013 Every year, Ontario municipalities dump billions of litres of untreated or partially treated sewage into the Great Lakes Basin.Sewage pollution contains a foul cocktail of biological and chemical pollutants, including human waste, micro...

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE JULY 112 013 This Ontario Family Fishing Week, a new report warns of the threat of an invasive species which could put the health of the Great Lakes at stake, and damage Ontario’s boating, fishing and tourism economies. The report released today,Tipping the Scales: How Canada an...

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Mayors look to premier, PM to leadGovernments urged to take action, but potential solutions to falling water levels won’t come cheapOshawa This Week June 2 2013If there is any common ground when it comes to addressing low water levels in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, it’s that it’ll ...

No simple solution for complex Water problemOshawa This Week May 26 2013The water level is definitely dropping, but it’s not quite time to do anything drastic, according to a wide range of official sources.Everyone from high-level government officials to the authors of comprehensive scientific ...