Ontario Rivers Alliance
@ontariorivers.bsky.social
ORA has a mission to protect, conserve and restore Ontario rivers.
"This action will help the province deliver on its plan to protect Ontario by cutting red tape and building an economy that is more competitive, resilient, and self-reliant, to help keep workers on the job in the face of tariffs and economic uncertainty." www.timminstoday.com/local-news/n...
Proposed new conservation authority includes North Bay, Sudbury, Timmins and the Soo
In an effort to streamline services and accelerate infrastructure development, the Province of Ontario has unveiled plans to merge multiple northern conservation authorities into one expansive regiona...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"This action will help the province deliver on its plan to protect Ontario by cutting red tape and building an economy that is more competitive, resilient, and self-reliant, to help keep workers on the job in the face of tariffs and economic uncertainty." www.timminstoday.com/local-news/n...
Dams create deep, stagnant reservoirs where oxygen diffusion from the atmosphere is limited, especially during summer. Heavier organic matter, unable to flow freely, sediments to the bottom and decomposes, releasing methane and phosphorus. earth.org/can-we-power...
The Race to Minimize Renewable Energy's Impact on Nature
The green energy transition is essential to cut carbon emissions but it also raises concerns over its potential impact on ecosystems.
earth.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Dams create deep, stagnant reservoirs where oxygen diffusion from the atmosphere is limited, especially during summer. Heavier organic matter, unable to flow freely, sediments to the bottom and decomposes, releasing methane and phosphorus. earth.org/can-we-power...
Rewilding rivers means giving them the space and freedom to manage themselves, with dynamic, natural processes such as the free flow of water and flooding returning them to health. One of the most effective and cost-efficient ways of doing this is to remove dams. rewildingeurope.com/news/rewildi...
Rewilding efforts breathe new life into European rivers | Rewilding Europe
Healthy, living rivers sustain people and nature. By removing dams, reflooding wetlands, reversing channelisation, and releasing wildlife, Rewilding Europe and its partners are revitalising rivers in ...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Rewilding rivers means giving them the space and freedom to manage themselves, with dynamic, natural processes such as the free flow of water and flooding returning them to health. One of the most effective and cost-efficient ways of doing this is to remove dams. rewildingeurope.com/news/rewildi...
Both the provincial and federal governments are treating climate change as "red tape" by ignoring its increasingly severe environmental impacts, in favour of repealing crucial policies and legislation that would help mitigate its effects. climateinstitute.ca/news/ontario...
Ontario aims to drop climate targets and action plans as climate-fuelled extreme weather intensifies
OTTAWA — Rick Smith, President of the Canadian Climate Institute, made the following statement in response to the Ontario government’s proposed legislative amendments, outlined in the 2025 Ontario Eco...
climateinstitute.ca
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Both the provincial and federal governments are treating climate change as "red tape" by ignoring its increasingly severe environmental impacts, in favour of repealing crucial policies and legislation that would help mitigate its effects. climateinstitute.ca/news/ontario...
Don’t Be Fooled by Carbon Capture. Invest in Real Sustainable Solutions. Please tell the federal government to not be fooled and instead invest in climate solutions. We can’t build a stronger, prosperous Canada by fast-tracking... Will you sign too? act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/176199/...
Don’t Be Fooled by Carbon Capture. Invest in Real Sustainable Solutions
Tell the Federal Government: Don’t Be Fooled by Carbon Capture. Invest in Real Sustainable Solutions. We can’t build a stronger, prosperous Canada by fast-tracking terrible projects. Carbon capture is...
act.environmentaldefence.ca
November 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Don’t Be Fooled by Carbon Capture. Invest in Real Sustainable Solutions. Please tell the federal government to not be fooled and instead invest in climate solutions. We can’t build a stronger, prosperous Canada by fast-tracking... Will you sign too? act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/176199/...
We finally had a key law to address greenwashing, and Carney is moving to weaken it! That tells you a lot about him. The law should be strengthened to require the government to comply with that law. He deceived voters. Do not pass his budget! thenarwhal.ca/carney-budge...
How Carney’s first budget impacts the environment | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget scales back many Trudeau-era environmental programs and creates a youth climate corps
thenarwhal.ca
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
We finally had a key law to address greenwashing, and Carney is moving to weaken it! That tells you a lot about him. The law should be strengthened to require the government to comply with that law. He deceived voters. Do not pass his budget! thenarwhal.ca/carney-budge...
Less hydropower is being generated these days. Hydropower output at Hoover and Glen Canyon has dropped considerably since 2000. That’s because the reservoirs have declined due to a warming climate and over-extraction. www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/...
Two-decade hydropower plunge at big Colorado River dams
Hydropower output at Hoover and Glen Canyon dams has significantly declined since 2000 due to reduced water levels in Lakes Mead and Powell.
www.renewableenergyworld.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Less hydropower is being generated these days. Hydropower output at Hoover and Glen Canyon has dropped considerably since 2000. That’s because the reservoirs have declined due to a warming climate and over-extraction. www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/...
Richard Lindgren, counsel at the Canadian Environmental Law Association who leads the file, said the ruling is “disappointing and inconsistent.” Despite acknowledging the project “may cause adverse effects”... This must go to the Supreme Court.
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Controversial Ontario landfill will move ahead without federal assessment
The federal government has rejected an impact assessment for Ford’s first Bill 5 project — a controversial “town killer” landfill proposal in the small southwestern Ontario community of Dresden.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Richard Lindgren, counsel at the Canadian Environmental Law Association who leads the file, said the ruling is “disappointing and inconsistent.” Despite acknowledging the project “may cause adverse effects”... This must go to the Supreme Court.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/30/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/30/n...
In the first half of 2025 the world’s wind and solar farms generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time. Solar output surged nearly 30% year-on-year and met 83% of global electricity demand growth. 247wallst.com/energy/2025/...
Solar Output Meets 83 Percent of Global Demand Growth while U.S. Fossil Generation Rises
24/7 Wall St. Insights A new climate report from Ember brings good news State governments have broad discretion over their energy policy, while some are prioritizing emissions reduction, others remain...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In the first half of 2025 the world’s wind and solar farms generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time. Solar output surged nearly 30% year-on-year and met 83% of global electricity demand growth. 247wallst.com/energy/2025/...
The Tsheuatishiun Agreement, also called the Reconciliation and Collaboration Agreement, would see Hydro-Québec pay $87 million to Sheshatshiu and Natuashish in the form of annual payments into a reconciliation fund over 16 years, along with three per cent of... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Labrador Innu to vote on historic Hydro-Québec settlement | CBC News
The settlement covers compensation for ecological and cultural damage from the Churchill Falls project, and includes $87 million and a 3 per cent dividend from Hydro-Québec to the Innu Nation.
www.cbc.ca
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The Tsheuatishiun Agreement, also called the Reconciliation and Collaboration Agreement, would see Hydro-Québec pay $87 million to Sheshatshiu and Natuashish in the form of annual payments into a reconciliation fund over 16 years, along with three per cent of... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It's the dams, turbines and reservoirs that cause all the environmental harm, and this floating invention generates clean power in medium currents without any of that costly infrastructure. noticiasambientales.com/energy/farew...
Farewell to Dams: The Innovative German Invention Promising to Transform Hydroelectric Energy - Noticias Ambientales
A new German development surprises with its innovation in hydroelectric energy: it is the cableKites technology, which harnesses the power of the sea.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It's the dams, turbines and reservoirs that cause all the environmental harm, and this floating invention generates clean power in medium currents without any of that costly infrastructure. noticiasambientales.com/energy/farew...
Ford operates with the same mentality as Trump by imposing his radical agenda to fast-track risky projects at the expense of public & Indigenous consultation & strong environmental protections that will place Ontario rivers, biodiversity & entire communities at risk. news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
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October 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Ford operates with the same mentality as Trump by imposing his radical agenda to fast-track risky projects at the expense of public & Indigenous consultation & strong environmental protections that will place Ontario rivers, biodiversity & entire communities at risk. news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
Under consideration for a second round of projects is carbon capture, utilization and storage proposal from Pathways Alliance, a consortium of oilsands companies. The industry claims the project will allow the continued expansion of so-called decarbonized.... theconversation.com/mark-carneys...
Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat
Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.
theconversation.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Under consideration for a second round of projects is carbon capture, utilization and storage proposal from Pathways Alliance, a consortium of oilsands companies. The industry claims the project will allow the continued expansion of so-called decarbonized.... theconversation.com/mark-carneys...
Scientists soon knew they were witnessing something both unexpected and profound: seeds and plant scraps, trapped underground for more than a century, had roared back to life. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront
A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton
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October 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Scientists soon knew they were witnessing something both unexpected and profound: seeds and plant scraps, trapped underground for more than a century, had roared back to life. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
"The Klamath is showing us the way. The speed and scale of the river’s recovery has exceeded our expectations and even the most optimistic scientific modeling, proving that when the barriers fall, nature has an incredible power to heal itself".
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A River Reborn: One Year After Klamath River Dam Removal | California Trout
In fall 2024, CalTrout and our partners installed a SONAR fish counting station at the entrance to newly reopened habitat on the Klamath River. Our data is in and tells us that more than 7,700 Chinook...
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October 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
"The Klamath is showing us the way. The speed and scale of the river’s recovery has exceeded our expectations and even the most optimistic scientific modeling, proving that when the barriers fall, nature has an incredible power to heal itself".
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“Right now, we’re experiencing very, very low river flows. It’s kind of unprecedented. The last few weeks, if it keeps trending the way it’s trending, we’ll probably be at the lowest flow recorded since 1968. Of course, it’s all caused by the dry weather. www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new...
Low water levels at N.B. dam
The Mactaquac Dam in New Brunswick isn’t generating power due to low water levels.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“Right now, we’re experiencing very, very low river flows. It’s kind of unprecedented. The last few weeks, if it keeps trending the way it’s trending, we’ll probably be at the lowest flow recorded since 1968. Of course, it’s all caused by the dry weather. www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new...
These boundaries are defined as ecological thresholds that keep life on Earth within a “safe operating space” or safe boundaries. In short, planetary boundaries are processes vital to the Earth system. www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...
Seven of nine planetary boundaries breached as oceans cross dangerous threshold for first time
A recent report reveals that seven out of nine planetary boundaries have been breached, with ocean acidification entering the danger zone for the first time. Atmospheric CO₂ levels have surged to 423 ...
www.downtoearth.org.in
September 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
These boundaries are defined as ecological thresholds that keep life on Earth within a “safe operating space” or safe boundaries. In short, planetary boundaries are processes vital to the Earth system. www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...
Carney's 2021 book "Values": “The carbon budget to limit temperature rises to below catastrophic levels is rapidly being exhausted. If we had started in 2000, we could have hit the 1.5 C objective by halving emissions every 30 years...If we wait another eight years.." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Elizabeth May: Where is the ‘brainy and thoughtful’ Mark Carney who warned the world of the dangers of climate change?
Our PM, when he was the governor of the Bank of England, gave a speech 10 years ago that changed the conversation on the threat to climate change on our
www.thestar.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Carney's 2021 book "Values": “The carbon budget to limit temperature rises to below catastrophic levels is rapidly being exhausted. If we had started in 2000, we could have hit the 1.5 C objective by halving emissions every 30 years...If we wait another eight years.." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Brook trout, a cold-water species highly sensitive to temperature fluctuations, serve as an important indicator of ecosystem health.
"They thrive in low temperatures. While they start to suffer even around 19, 20 degrees," said Milli.
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"They thrive in low temperatures. While they start to suffer even around 19, 20 degrees," said Milli.
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What fish in northwestern Ontario reveal about the impact of climate change, forestry | CBC News
Researchers from Trent University are in northwestern Ontario working in the Walkinshaw and Wolf watersheds to look at the impact of forestry and climate change on brook trout populations in small riv...
www.cbc.ca
September 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Brook trout, a cold-water species highly sensitive to temperature fluctuations, serve as an important indicator of ecosystem health.
"They thrive in low temperatures. While they start to suffer even around 19, 20 degrees," said Milli.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"They thrive in low temperatures. While they start to suffer even around 19, 20 degrees," said Milli.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The West Credit River has one of the few remaining self-sustaining populations of this native Brook Trout species in southern Ontario. Releasing warm sewage effluent into their coldwater habitat could have adverse effects on this temperature-sensitive Brook Trout population.
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September 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The West Credit River has one of the few remaining self-sustaining populations of this native Brook Trout species in southern Ontario. Releasing warm sewage effluent into their coldwater habitat could have adverse effects on this temperature-sensitive Brook Trout population.
LEARN MORE AT: cwcr.ca
LEARN MORE AT: cwcr.ca
Brilliant!! Kennebec River Restoration Trust—is currently being formed to take ownership of the dams, oversee operations of the hydroelectric facilities, and manage a multi-year restoration and redevelopment process in close collaboration with local communities. www.nature.org/en-us/about-...
Restoring Balance to the Kennebec River
An innovative agreement sets the stage for TNC and partners to restore the river’s ecological health while strengthening the region’s economic vitality.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Brilliant!! Kennebec River Restoration Trust—is currently being formed to take ownership of the dams, oversee operations of the hydroelectric facilities, and manage a multi-year restoration and redevelopment process in close collaboration with local communities. www.nature.org/en-us/about-...
Robichaud, a director of the Ontario Rivers Alliance, sits on an environmental committee that works directly with the Crawford mine and has sought answers for how that effluent will impact the river and the species within it like the sturgeon, which he sees less of now.
thenarwhal.ca/critical-min...
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Massive nickel mine planned north of Timmins, Ontario | The Narwhal
Amid a critical minerals rush, Canada Nickel’s Crawford mine project offers risks and opportunities for Timmins, in northern Ontario.
thenarwhal.ca
September 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Robichaud, a director of the Ontario Rivers Alliance, sits on an environmental committee that works directly with the Crawford mine and has sought answers for how that effluent will impact the river and the species within it like the sturgeon, which he sees less of now.
thenarwhal.ca/critical-min...
thenarwhal.ca/critical-min...
Check this out! Lake Superior Mountain--Rising 300 metres from the lakebed, Superior Shoal is an underwater mountain in the heart of *Lake Superior*, the world’s largest freshwater lake. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKB_...
Underwater Livestream from “The Freshwater Everest” — Superior Shoal
YouTube video by Inspired Planet
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September 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Check this out! Lake Superior Mountain--Rising 300 metres from the lakebed, Superior Shoal is an underwater mountain in the heart of *Lake Superior*, the world’s largest freshwater lake. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKB_...
It's a really bad decision, at a really bad moment. Canada is locked in a trade war with the US, and the protection, monitoring and management of water is critical for health, safety, economic development and sovereignty. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/12/n...
Federal freshwater agency stares down budget cuts
A federal agency tasked with protecting Canada's freshwater resource is at risk of budget cuts, much to the dismay of water experts and some opposition MPs.
www.nationalobserver.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It's a really bad decision, at a really bad moment. Canada is locked in a trade war with the US, and the protection, monitoring and management of water is critical for health, safety, economic development and sovereignty. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/12/n...
So why isn't climate change mitigation and environmental sustainability included as a priority of this government? www.canada.ca/en/environme...
Recent Canadian heat waves made much more likely by human-caused climate change - Canada.ca
Environment and Climate Change Canada is exploring how weather events—like heat waves, floods, and wildfires—are impacted by human-caused climate change.
www.canada.ca
September 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
So why isn't climate change mitigation and environmental sustainability included as a priority of this government? www.canada.ca/en/environme...