Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

Infobox Organization
name = Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
formation = 2001
type = Environmental justice advocacy
headquarters = city|Toronto|Ontario, Canada
language = English
leader_title = President
leader_name = Mark Mattson
key_people = Krystyn Tully
budget = C$263,712 (2005)
website = http://waterkeeper.ca

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper is a Toronto-based environmental justice advocacy group founded in 2001, with Lake Ontario, the Great Lakes Basin, and allied waterways at heart. It is a licensed member of the New York-based Waterkeeper Alliance, and a registered Canadian charity. Lake Ontario Waterkeeper is led by President Mark Mattson, an environmental lawyer, and Vice President Krystyn Tully.cite news|url= http://www.eyeweekly.com/eye/issue/issue_05.22.03/news/beaches.php
accessdate= 2007-10-23|title= Political pollution|publisher= Eye Weekly|date= May 22, 2003|first= Edward|last= Keenan|coauthors= Prittie, Jennifier] [citenews|title=From Chicago to Toronto, cities spilling waste into Great Lakes|publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date= June 26, 2004|url= http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=239659&format=print] [citenews|title=Ships sweep toxic trash into our lake – and feds just let it happen|publisher=Now Toronto|date= May 19, 2005 |url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2005-05-19/news_story.php]

Actions and initiatives

In Summer of 2001 LOW triggered a $250 Million Federal Government remediation plan at Port Granby near city|Port Hope|Ontario. The dump, was established by Eldorado Nuclear Limited (and now managed by Cameco Corp.).cite journal | last = McCutcheon | first = Duff | title = Mark Mattson, Lake Ontario Keeper | journal = Canadian Yachting,26-27 | pages = 26, 27 | publisher = Kerrwil Publications Limited, Oct 2002 | location = CBCA Reference database | date = October 1 2007 | url = http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=347122521&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=61614&RQT=309&VName=PQD | id = 347122521 | issn = 03840999 | accessdate = 2007-10-23] In 2005 LOW campaigned the City of city|Kingston|Ontario to disclose timely data about repeated sewage discharges into Lake Ontario. [Kingston Whig-Standard (ON) - Final - 23/12/2005] In 2006 LOW produced "Heart of A Lake" concert tour to several cities in city|Ontario|Canada "blending activism with art". [cite news|publisher = Canada NewsWire|location = Ottawa|date = August 28, 2006|pages = 1|title = Gord Downie and Waterkeeper bring "Heart of A Lake" to Whitby, Port Hope, Kingston] Starting in 2006 LOW started a campaign opposing the burning of tires by Lafarge operations in city|Bath|Ontario. [cite news|publisher= Kingston Whig-Standard |location = Ontario |date = September 12, 2007|title = Lafarge review rolls on]

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. 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 beaches were closed to swimming 42 per cent of the time. [Calling the City's Bluff: One advocate says Toronto needs to stop making excuses and start cleaning up our beaches, By Mark Medley in Eye Weekly [http://www.eyeweekly.com/eye/issue/issue_06.15.06/city/news.php] ]

Notable supporters

*The Tragically Hip and particularly their frontman Gord Downie [citenews|title=Stars align in Banff|publisher=Calgary Sun|date= January 18, 2007 |url=http://www.calgarysun.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=169265&x=articles&s=showbiz] cite web|url= http://www.waterkeeper.ca/content/other/3_live_shows_raise_awareness_c.php|accessdate= 2007-10-23|title= 3 live shows raise awareness, cash for Lake Ontario Watershed: Chris Brown, Barenaked Ladies, Sarah Harmer perform this week|author= Lake Ontario Waterkeeper|date= September 25, 2007 ]
*Sarah Harmer, folk musician [http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/09/2406.cfm Sarah Harmer, Gord Downie And Others Team Up In Support Of Lake Ontario Waterkeeper ] ]
*David Suzuki, Canadian environmentalist and broadcaster.
*Bruce Cockburn, musician
*Chris Brown, musician
*The Law Foundation of Ontario [ cite news|publisher= Canada NewsWire|location= Ottawa|date= June 6, 2007|pages= 1
title= The Law Foundation of Ontario expands support to public interest organizations] [ [http://www.law.utoronto.ca/documents/press_releases/05_06_LawFoundation.doc The Law Foundation of Ontario Selects Six Public Interest Organizations for Innovative Articling Fellowships] . Press Release. June 16, 2005.]

ee also

*Great Lakes Areas of Concern

References

External links

* [http://waterkeeper.ca/ Lake Ontario Waterkeeper website]
* [http://www.waterkeepers.ca/local.html List of all local Canadian Waterkeeper organizations]


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