What’s New at Watersheds Canada?

Watersheds Canada hosts, co-hosts and promotes various events, including workshops, forums, and shoreline plantings. Here, you’ll also find press releases, announcements, and more!

Enter to win a beautifully hand-crafted Common Loon!

Enter a contest to win a beautifully hand-crafted, new quarter size decorative Common Loon carving generously donated to Watersheds Canada ...
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MEDIA RELEASE – Launch of new “Sustaining our Freshwater” pilot program for Municipalities of South Frontenac, Tweed

March 20, 2023, Eastern Ontario — The “Sustaining Our Freshwater” two-year pilot project will engage municipal decision-makers, freshwater stakeholders, Conservation ...
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This World Water Day, see the amazing fish habitat projects you have already helped complete!

This World Water Day, I want to introduce you to a place very special to me: Long Sault Creek. Because ...
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Natural Edge site visits are now open across Eastern Ontario!

Did you know that having a natural shoreline with a variety of plants helps prevent erosion, protects water quality, improves ...
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Join us for free Invasive Species Awareness Week resources and webinars!

Invasive Species Awareness Week is fast approaching and we want to spend the week with you! The Invasive Species Centre ...
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What does the More Homes Built Faster Act (2022) mean for Waterfront Communities?

Ontario’s More Homes Built Faster Act (2022), formerly known as Bill 23, has garnered fierce attention from the public since ...
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Passage of Bill 23 turns up action on ‘Save our Shorelands’ campaign

After 39 days of intense opposition from taxpayers and organizations, Bill 23 was passed by the Ontario Legislature on November ...
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News Release – “The Science Behind Vegetated Shoreland Buffers” reviews the scientific literature supporting shoreland naturalization

Threats to freshwater ecosystems and waterfront residents are growing in intensity and regularity across Canada, requiring solutions that are informed ...
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Bill 23 Submission to the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy

Save more shorelands faster is the priority missing in the Ford government’s “More Homes Built Faster” Act, Bill 23. The Bill ...
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