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Toronto and the Great Lakes

Great Lakes Now's coverage of the 416.

Great Lakes Now Featured Articles About Toronto

Two high school students want to keep trash out of the Great Lakes. They think rivers are the key
- by The Narwhal

Using trackers to follow the path of plastic bottles in rivers around the Greater Toronto Area, the students found hot spots for garbage before it enters Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.

The lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits
- by The Narwhal

Ontario’s southernmost herd illustrates how hard it is to bring a species back from the brink — and why we need to recognize tipping points before we reach them.

A tiny, endangered fish lies on the path of Highway 413. Canada has a plan, but no new power to protect it
- by The Narwhal

The new recovery strategy isn’t likely to tip the scales in the fish’s favor.

‘These are not your lands to give away’: 6 First Nations take Ontario to court over mining law
- by The Narwhal

Indigenous communities in Ontario are flooded with mining claims that chip away at their territories. It’s a “racist, colonialist” system, the lawyer leading a new court case said.

Missed calls, forgotten instructions: Inside an oil spill cleanup on Toronto waterways
- by The Narwhal

A provincial spill report details a list of issues that arose as crews responded to an oil spill in two Toronto creeks that eventually made its way to Lake Ontario.

‘Containment breached’: How an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario
- by The Narwhal

Last summer, contaminated sludge from a fire at a chemical plant reached Lake Ontario. The spill report raises questions about what the province told the public.

Ghostly Grey Specters
- by Andrew Reeves

How unprecedented water levels are fluctuating in the Georgian Bay, impacting the lives of long-standing residents, including humans and trees.

Wild fish spring to life in Lake Ontario, despite dams, pollution and hatchery competitors
- by The Narwhal

Non-native species of salmon and trout have become an important part of Lake Ontario’s ecosystem. Keeping them healthy is often at odds with stocking fish for anglers.

‘You start with us’: Conservation authority head has parting message for Ontario government
- by The Narwhal

Outgoing CEO of Conservation Halton reflects on government cuts and how to enable development while protecting nature and future generations.

Ontario weakens watershed protections (again) as natural resources minister gets new powers
- by The Narwhal

New rules reduce buffer zones between development and wetlands and empower Doug Ford’s cabinet to issue permits without their say.

Great Lakes Moment: Gordie Howe International Bridge becomes part of binational trail system
- by John Hartig

World’s longest trail is about to become even longer. Plans are underway to make the Trans Canada Trail connect from Windsor, Ontario to Detroit, Michigan.

Ontario sides with Enbridge Gas in fight to connect new homes to natural gas
- by The Narwhal

Saying fossil fuel use will decline, the Ontario Energy Board told Enbridge Gas to charge developers, not homeowners, for new natural gas hookups.