Tag: Lake Ontario
Nerve-wracking wait for fishing derby winners Sunday
Ray Hynes won the 36th McDonalds Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular Sunday with a 24.8-pound Chinook salmon which he caught on the third last day of the derby. “I’m still in shock. It’s like I’m pretty excited but I’m in shock,” he said Sunday before the awards ceremony. “Everything is just a blur right now.” He’d […]
Toxic blue-green algae a rare find at Hamilton’s lakeside beach – Great Lakes Commission
In Ontario, toxic blue-green algae that closed public access to the water along Beach Boulevard this week is the first such discovery along Hamilton’s stretch of Lake Ontario in at […]
Longest Canadian pier in the Great Lakes coming to Mississauga – Great Lakes Commission
Approximately 72 hectares of land formerly occupied by a coal-fired power plant in Mississauga will soon be home to the longest Canadian pier in the Great Lakes. The pier will […]
‘These are not your lands to give away’: 6 First Nations take Ontario to court over mining law | Great Lakes Now
By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; 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.
Army Corps secures $760K for Old Fort Niagara erosion defense – Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District has secured $760,000 for designing new erosion defenses at Old Fort Niagara in New York State. Considerable erosion along the Lake Ontario […]