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‘We really need to understand this’ ELA to study effects of anti-depressants on fish Written by Ryan Forbes Monday, May 03 2021, 5:01 AM Researchers will be studying the effects of microplastics and venlafaxine on freshwater ecosystems and fish this summer. Photo courtesy of the IISD Experimental Lakes Area.
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Products that residents use each day like plastic products and anti-depressants may be making their way into local waterways, something researchers with the IISD Experimental Lakes Area will be studying this summer.
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The IISD-Experimental Lakes Area is slated to get a funding boost from Ottawa to construct a new science and tourism centre at the field station east of Kenora.
The centre will be designed with visitors and students in mind, senior director with IISD-ELA Matthew McCandless said during a virtual announcement Thursday. It will include classrooms and seminar rooms, a dining hall, reception and gallery as well as accommodations.
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IISD-ELA received $180,000 in funds from FedNor, which will allow the organization to get design and blueprints done with a goal of having the project “shovel ready” by the fall, McCandless said. The funding comes from FedNor’s Northern Ontario Development Program.
Experimental Lakes Area near Kenora gets $180K in federal funds for planned climate centre
The Experimental Lakes Area east of Kenora, Ont., has received $180,000 in federal funding to help in the construction of the Centre for Climate and Lake Learning, in turn boosting scientific and tourism initiatives.
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FedNor funding will be used to help get the Centre for Climate and Lake Learning in Ontario shovel ready
Posted: Apr 09, 2021 7:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 9
Rendering of the state-of-the-art facility planned for the Experimental Lakes Area near Kenora, Ont. Ottawa hopes the Centre for Climate and Lake Learning will help attract tourists to the area.(IISD-ELA)
The federal government is following through on its commitment to establish a Canada Water Agency (CWA) and improve freshwater management across Canada with the launch of public consultations last month. The announcement was made jointly by Jonathan Wilkinson, minister of environment and climate change Canada and Marie-Claude Bibeau, minister of agriculture and agri-food. Water challenges such as droughts, floods and deteriorating water quality are intensifying, due in large part to climate change, and Canadians are seeing these costly impacts first-hand in communities across the country. “Canadians want a future with cleaner air and cleaner water for their children and grandchildren. Establishing the Canada Water Agency (CWA) will help to identify, better coordinate and address various issues relating to freshwater in Canada,” said Minister Wilkinson in a statement urging Canadians to participate in the consultations.