Tag: lakes
Partially treated wastewater enough to fill 500 Olympic-sized pools dumped into Lake Ontario during heavy rainfall: city – Great Lakes Commission
The city of Toronto dumped more than 1,300 megalitres of partially treated wastewater into Lake Ontario during Tuesday’s torrential downpour. Three wastewater plants were “bypassing,” a process in which stormwater […]
‘100-year-storm’ batters Mississauga, but city says damage could have been much worse – Great Lakes Commission
Although some parks and sports fields in Mississauga, Ontario, are still closed following last week’s torrential rainstorm, the city says the damage could have been significantly worse without strong stormwater […]
Great Lakes whitefish struggle to survive as ice cover melts away – Great Lakes Commission
Biologists are investigating why whitefish numbers in the lower Great Lakes are cratering without adequate spawn classes to replace them. New evidence indicates the fish, which lay eggs on shallow […]
Concerned citizens are advocating against the construction of wind turbines in Lake Erie – Great Lakes Commission
Government officials along with Citizens Against Wind Turbines in Lake Erie (CATWILE) are holding a rally to oppose wind turbines in the Great Lakes in Irving, New York. CATWILE is […]
Shipwreck hunters find schooner 131 years after it sank in Lake Michigan with captain’s “faithful dog” – Great Lakes Commission
The wreck of the historic 130-foot Margaret A. Muir schooner has been found off the coast of Wisconsin more than 130 years after it plunged to the bottom of Lake […]