Great Lakes Watermark: Lake Ontario Restoration Progressing Swimmingly Well

During October’s Great Lakes Public Forum in Toronto, Ontario, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and the IJC continued gathering stories about our precious shared waters from forum attendees. You can watch, hear, and read all the Great Lakes Watermark stories from this partnership at: watermarkproject.com/ijcgreatlakes. Have a Great Lakes story to share? Submit yours online today.

Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna remembers growing up on the shores of Hamilton Harbour on Lake Ontario and hopes that the rehabilitation efforts there will make it swimmable in her lifetime.

Great Lakes Trust founder and Wilfrid Laurier University professor Loren King couldn’t swim on his local Lake Ontario beaches growing up, either, but has since swum 51 kilometers from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Toronto to raise funds for its continued restoration and protection.

See previously featured Great Lakes Watermarks here.

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