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Category: Water

More Valuable Than Oil – Only if…

September 10, 2020–Ken Westcar

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Water

Blue-green algae, Leamington © Olga Nohra CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Visitors to the Ontario’s Great Lakes shores are often surprised to learn that the water is fresh, not salt. If they are from a country or region where freshwater is ...

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Confessions of a ‘Morainiac’: Protecting water Resources Across the Greater Golden Horseshoe

March 1, 2018–Debbe Crandall

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Greenbelt and Greenway•Habitat•Water

Oak Ridges Moraine © Isabel Veldhuis care of EcoSpark

I confess to being a morainiac, so I am thrilled that moraines are one of the “building blocks” for the Government of Ontario’s proposed Greenbelt expansion. This is very good ...

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On World Wetlands Day, Help Protect Ontario’s Wetlands

February 18, 2018–Anne Bell

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Habitat•Water•Wetlands

Minesing Wetland © Richard Longley, Architectural Conservancy of Canada

On World Wetlands Day taking action to protect wetlands is literally at your fingertips. Wetlands are one of the building blocks of Ontario’s proposed Greenbelt expansion and public consultations are ...

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Protect Whitebelt Headwaters

February 18, 2018–Anne Bell

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Greenbelt and Greenway•Habitat•Water

Whitebelt headwaters © EcoSpark

The Ontario government is proposing to expand the Greenbelt to protect water for future generations. Why then has it excluded the headwaters of rivers and streams in the Whitebelt from ...

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It’s Cool to be Cold: The Importance of Coldwater Streams

February 18, 2018–Joyce Chau

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Water•Wetlands

Coldwater stream © Steven Edwards

It’s not nice when someone gives you the cold shoulder or a cold stare, but when it comes to streams, it’s cool to be cold! The Government of Ontario has ...

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