Category: Ontario
Brockville, Ont. ‘riding the Hot Frosty wave’ as filming location for Netflix’s hit holiday movie
Brockville, Ont., is hot for Hot Frosty. The historic eastern Ontario city on the St. Lawrence River is receiving some unexpected attention this holiday season after it was used as … Continued
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The past, present and future of a changing Lake Ontario | Great Lakes Now
By Daniel Macfarlane
This story is an excerpt from Daniel Macfarlane’s book The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History.
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
The past, present and future of a changing Lake Ontario
By Daniel Macfarlane
This story is an excerpt from Daniel Macfarlane’s book The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History.
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Spotlight on complexity of bottled water issues, as BlueTriton exits Ontario
Activist group, Water Watchers, had reason to celebrate last month when water bottler BlueTriton announced it will cease operations in Puslinch, Ontario in January, 2025. The group’s website beamed “We Won” and said the exit was a “historic win for water justice.”
To get a better understanding of the issues surrounding bottled water in Ontario, Canada, Great Lakes Now contacted Arlene Slocombe, executive director of Water Watchers and McMaster University Professor, Dawn Martin-Hill and founder of the Indigenous Studies Program at McMaster University.
Canada is one step closer to burying nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario
By Fatima Syed, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Cottage Q&A: Can I get cottage insurance if I live in a different province?
I inherited a Lake Muskoka island cottage, but as a resident of Alberta, I cannot find insurance. My parents lived in Toronto and always insured our family cottage as part … Continued
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Rare cloud formation graces the skies in these two Canadian cities
This fall, residents of Vancouver, B.C., and Ottawa, Ont., were lucky enough to witness an unusual, picturesque phenomena known as asperitas clouds. Resembling a churning sea on a stormy day, … Continued
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Local apple growers getting help to improve their orchards
For one apple-growing family in Ayton, money from a government program to help farmers grow more popular and resilient fruit varieties will help a lot. Filsinger’s Organic Ltd. in Ayton is getting up to $50,000 to help pull out three or four acres of less productive and higher maintenance standard-sized McIntosh apple trees for more […]
4 things to know about a youth-led court case against Ontario’s climate plans
By Fatima Syed, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Public hearing draws on big questions about Upper Peninsula copper mining
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.
In Gogebic County, on the western end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, towering old-growth evergreens carpet the landscape as it rolls down toward the deep blue of Lake Superior.