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Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

Actions and initiatives[edit]

In Summer of 2001 LOW triggered a $250 Million Federal Government remediation plan at Port Granby near Port Hope, Ontario. The dump, was established by Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited (and now managed by Cameco Corp.).^[6] In 2005 LOW campaigned the City of Kingston, Ontario to disclose timely data about repeated sewage discharges into Lake Ontario.^[7] In 2006 LOW produced "Heart of A Lake" concert tour to several cities in Ontario, Canada blending activism with art.^[8] Starting in 2006 LOW started a campaign opposing the burning of tires by Lafarge operations in Bath, Ontario.^[9] In 2007 LOW compelled the City of Toronto to disclose specific reasons why beaches are closed, and used the legal system to force the City to take responsibility.^[3] Citing a "little-known provincial environmental guideline called F-5 that says municipalities must ensure that beaches are clean enough for swimming 95 per cent of the time." This builds on a 2006 LOW report "Investigating Municipal Beaches: Lessons from Bluffer's Park" which cited some beaches were closed to swimming 42 per cent of the time.^[10]

In 2009, the organization launched Swim Drink Fish Music, an online music club which features rare and exclusive tracks by Canadian musicians.

Notable supporters[edit]

• The Tragically Hip and particularly their frontman Gord Downie^[11]
• Edward Burtynsky, photographer ^[12][13]
• Sarah Harmer, folk musician^[11][14]
• David Suzuki, Canadian environmentalist and broadcaster.^[11]
• Bruce Cockburn, musician^[11]
• Chris Brown, musician^[14]
• Law Foundation of Ontario^[15][16]
• Jennifer Baichwal, Canadian Documentary Filmmaker ^[17]

See also[edit]

• Great Lakes Areas of Concern

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Lake Ontario Waterkeeper website
• List of all local Canadian Waterkeeper organizations