Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

A 2003 EA said Billy Bishop’s habitat was already degraded so new damage didn’t count. Now a runway extension into Lake Ontario & new nuclear reactors proposed on its shores. A degraded baseline is not permission. 9 million people drink this water.

Nine Million People Drink This Water A Lake Worth Talking About

Share with friends and allies. We are looking for a new leader at Swim Drink Fish —the organization that Lake Ontario Waterkeeper sits in. Stay tuned. Until then, here is a fans note about charities.

What Makes Running a Charity Special: A View from the Water’s Edge There is a type of work that not many want to do.

“The entire habitat is degraded, therefore none of the impacts are considered significant.”That’s the actual line from a 2003 government report on Toronto’s harbour. It’s the hidden argument behind every push to fill in more of Lake Ontario.

Toronto’s Waterfront Is Not a Runway — It’s an Inheritance Worth Building What fifty years of harbour cleanup proved — and why July 24 is our next chance to prove it again.

With rain comes inevitable: sewage bypasses at treatment plants & 92 lesser-known combined sewer overflow along Toronto’s rivers & waterfront discharging untreated sewage directly into Lake. The city will notify you. They just won’t tell you what it means. https://open.substack.com/pub/waterkeepermark/p/the-language-of-dilution-how-bureaucratic?r=1w2090&utm_medium=ios

Ontario spent $9.93M on push to Protect Ontario ads hyping nuclear energy. Without independent, fact-based investigation into the real consequences, this isn't public education—it's just government propaganda.

‘Protect Ontario’ ads cost one ministry nearly $10M last year: records Ontario taxpayers were on the hook for millions last year to watch the provincial government promote its own initiatives

Toronto is growing out of its past as an industrial port & realizing it is the freshwater capital of the world and wants a harbour that reflects that fact.

The Waterfront Question The Toronto Billy Bishop Airport Debate Has Grown Up

Slow down. Some journeys matter more than the destination. Another guardian of our watersheds reminding us who we’re really working for. Clean, swimmable, fishable water — for every creature that calls it home.

There’s a generation of Canadians who remember the ParticipACTION campaigns — the simple message that staying healthy requires showing up. No one can do it for you. This is the same idea, applied to public decision-making. Take a few minutes. Be intentional. Say what matters. Because if we don’t use the tools available to us, we shouldn’t be surprised when decisions move on without us.

https://open.substack.com/pub/waterkeepermark/p/toronto-harbour-needs-your-voice?r=1w2090&utm_medium=ios

The future of Toronto Harbour is being decided right now. Federal consultation closes July 24. Takes 8 minutes. The lake can’t speak for itself. You can.

Toronto Harbour Needs Your Voice. And It Can’t Wait. Billy Bishop Airport Consultation

Important Federal Government notice to residents of Toronto to get opinion of expanding airport service and runway in Toronto Harbour.

Public consultation on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Consultation collecting feedback on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport