Greater Toronto Region (1339 articles) On this site, the Greater Toronto Region includes the City of Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, and areas to the north. There are close to a dozen rivers running through this area, which is home to roughly 4-millioni people. The area is highly urbanized, and water quality is influenced by airports, development, sewage overflows, and industrial facilities. Toronto is also the Provincial Capitol. Toronto Harbour is one of Lake Ontario's "Areas of Concern".
|  | Curious to know more about the future of Toronto's waterfront? Alex Newman in the National Post on November 19, 2011 provides a detailed description of what the area will look like in a few years:
But the lake belongs to everyone. To ensure a feeling of comfort, Waterfront Toronto requires all developers to create public space on the ground floor of a project if it’s at the... (more) | | (0 comments) Development & Land Use Greater Toronto Region Other |
|  | Jessica Lee in the Toronto Observer writes about surfing in Lake Ontario on November 1, 2011:
He said that with the right wet suit, a surfer can stay in the water for up to four hours, sometimes even more.Mike Sandusky, surf instructor and owner of Surf Ontario says some surfers will surf all year around in Toronto.“Surfing in the winter is quite awesome because... (more) | | (0 comments) Greater Toronto Region Swim |
| | | Heidi Riedner of YorkRegion.com writes about a plan to treat York Region's sewage in its original watershed, rather than pipe it off to Lake Ontario. The story is from November 3, 2011:
The ability of the wastewater treatment plants to remove pharmaceuticals and personal care products that are flushed down drains is one issue for Councillor Craig, who suggested the region go... (more) | | (0 comments) Drink Durham Region Fish Greater Toronto Region Sewers & Urban Runoff Swim |
| | | Nathan Howes, Oakville Beaver writes about sewage treatment upgrades in Oakville on November 3, 2011:
The plant captures all of west Oakville’s wastewater, north to the QEW, and then discharges to Lake Ontario. It will be able to handle up to 45 million litres of wastewater per day and is one of only seven sewage treatment plants in Halton.“This used to be an area... (more) | | (0 comments) Fish Greater Toronto Region Sewers & Urban Runoff Swim |
| | | Mississauga firefighters and the Region of Peel spill coordinators contained what they think is diesel fuel to the Cooksville Creek and have removed most of it by damming and diking it with absorbent materials.Acting Platoon Chief Gary Rollins told The News they had a crew monitoring the water down near the harbour to make sure the spill wasn't making its way into Lake... (more) | | (0 comments) Fish Greater Toronto Region Sewers & Urban Runoff |
|  | The demand is great for groundwater in north Halton but the Region says as the population grows lake-based water will have to pick up the slack.Carol Gustafson of Milton and Halton Hills resident Leslie Adams want to keep groundwater flowing from their taps instead of Lake Ontario-based water, which serves most of Halton.Last week council endorsed the Region’s water... (more) | | (0 comments) Development & Land Use Drink Greater Toronto Region Sewers & Urban Runoff Water takings |
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