Thank you for making this summer amazing and for being apart of Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s Kingston Kingston and Wolfe Island Culture Festival. We had a blast and hope that you did too!Here are some of our favourite festival moments: Stay up to date with Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s work in Kingston and on Wolfe Island and be a part of making our Lake Ontario swimmable, drinkable, fishable.

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Thank you for making this summer amazing and for being apart of Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s Kingston Kingston and Wolfe Island Culture Festival. We had a blast and hope that you did too!Here are some of our favourite festival moments: Stay up to date with Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s work in Kingston and on Wolfe Island and be a part of making our Lake Ontario swimmable, drinkable, fishable.

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Photo Courtesy of Toronto Region Conservation Authority By Rob Ferguson - Queen's Park BureauFri., Aug. 11, 2017This little-known minnow has a lot of power and not just because it leaps out of streams to gulp unsuspecting flies and other annoying bugs.The Redside Dace, an endangered species notable for its red stripe, has stopped the Town of Halton Hills from finishing a pathway and bridge over Silver Creek in the Hungry Hollow ravine near Georgetown since…

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Photo Courtesy of Toronto Region Conservation Authority By Rob Ferguson - Queen's Park BureauFri., Aug. 11, 2017This little-known minnow has a lot of power and not just because it leaps out of streams to gulp unsuspecting flies and other annoying bugs.The Redside Dace, an endangered species notable for its red stripe, has stopped the Town of Halton Hills from finishing a pathway and bridge over Silver Creek in the Hungry Hollow ravine near Georgetown since…

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Today marks the closing of the first ever Kingston and Wolfe Island Culture Festival.Over the past 7 weeks we have explored what the Great Lakes mean to Kingston and Wolfe Island, how they’ve shaped our geography, our history, our identity. And, how they will shape our future.With the support of the Kingston Community we have hosted several amazing events: The Wolfe Island Festival of the Arts and Eating Lake Ontario hosted by the Wolfe Island…

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WOLFE ISLAND — Swim Drink Fish Canada will host the Waterkeeper Showcase on the main stage of the Wolfe Island Music Festival on Friday August 11th. The Waterkeeper Showcase will be hosted by Swim Drink Fish President Mark Mattson. Performing artists include Said The Whale, YOUR BOY, The Kents, and Lou Canon.Watermark Project, a Swim Drink Fish initiative, is the primary focus of the Waterkeeper Showcase. Artists and attendees alike will be encouraged to share their…

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I was raised on rock and roll. For me, Bowie, Lennon, and Strummer were more like father figures than elusive rock stars, and their lyrics were like welcome parental advice. I still crave songs illustrating hope, creativity, and social advocacy so it should be no surprise to learn that I’ve grown into a massive The Tragically Hip fan.One year ago, Canada came together for The Hip’s final concert. Standing proud, arms draped across each other's…

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Photo: Lake Ontario Waterkeeper My name is Rebecca Harrison and I am the Manager of Programs at Lake Ontario Waterkeeper.Our organization started in Kingston over a decade ago. We launched there because even before we officially became Lake Ontario Waterkeeper we worked hand in hand with community organizations and local activists on a variety of cases. Our goal has always been to identify leaders within a community and assist their efforts for a swimmable drinkable…

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Photo: Dylan Neild When we started Lake Ontario Waterkeeper in 2001 we had a simple approach to going after polluters: investigate the problem, find the polluter and make the government enforce the laws. Even though our country and province have some of the best environmental regulations they were being ignored and often went unenforced. Beaches were polluted, fish were rare and the waterfront was mostly closed off to the public. This disconnection between people and water…

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Guest Blog: Erin Kennedy, Robot Missions What will shoreline cleanup look like in the future?Manual shoreline cleanup efforts are fuelled by the human spirit to show support for our planet. While this is important and impactful, often times the tiny-trash debris goes unnoticed or undetected while collecting the larger, more visible, items. Pieces such as nurdles, cigarette butts, styrofoam - all of which poses an ecological threat to the wildlife.Below are photos of the tiny…

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