For sake of everyone in Great Lakes Watershed and across Canada, it is critical that Ontario undertake a full & transparent public hearing into energy plan. open.substack.com/pub/waterkee... @wkalliance.bsky.social

Leaving Wolfe Island this morning for Toronto. @swimdrinkfish

Still living in limelight of last weeks Wolfe Island Lake Ontario Cup where Waterkeepers Lake Ontario Waterkeeper team prevailed? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @swimdrinkfish

Happy Valentines Day ♥️♥️♥️ Thankful for all my friends. Special thanks to all at @swimdrinkfish @biinaagami @waterkeeper @lowaterkeeper @cangeo for all the love you give year round to Great Lakes St Lawrence and all our rivers lakes and shorelines.

Getting my work, run and visits in early this morning so can watch the Canada Olympic hockey game. Sun and snow forecast for long weekend. Hope everyone gets out and enjoys. @swimdrinkfish

Olympic mornings — but still need get out for break and visit with my friends up the road. Go Canada — the hockey is going to be amazing

Re-discovered conversation with Gord Downie about environmental advocacy & advice to others for protecting their love of water. With powerful push for new nuclear plants on Lake Ontario today — time to “Lose Your Illusions” on.soundcloud.com/w3IOJMaqq6Nv...

Sunset at 530 tonight. Good to see it moving so much further over the River

Swim Drink Fish Waterkeeper team wins the Lake Ontario Cup. Amazing. In the old green jerseys too

Connecting to water is first step to protecting water www.coastreporter.net/local-news/a... @swimdrinkfish

Such a great moon tonight over the river — almost daylight with snow and ice reflecting the light ⁦‪@swimdrinkfish‬⁩

Beautiful clear night by the St Lawrence. The stars are frozen against the sky. @swimdrinkfish

Never forget why you care so much about the environment. Get outside, visit your shoreline, your river, lake, ocean. Be its friend, defend it. Speak for it. @swimdrinkfish @waterkeeper @biinaagami open.substack.com/pub/waterkee...

Fun to see The Beaches at a charity event tonight. Love the energy they brought to a room full of tables. @swimdrinkfish @swimguide

Just a beautiful day at the beach. Bluffers shoreline frozen as far as eye can see. @swimdrinkfish

Very sad to hear about Catherine O’Hara passing. She left such a beautiful mark on Toronto, Canada and of course Hollywood. God bless her

Ontario plans to spend billions on new nuclear reactors & uranium processing on Lake Ontario including Port Hope, Pickering & Clarington. Pro, Con or undecided, listen to this podcast on the risks & benefits across Canada. Then let’s talk. on.soundcloud.com/HTHyVM2wL34a...

Amazing to listen to env radio shows from 2007 - 2010 that covered energy, water, landfills, toxins & people who work hard to keep our water swimmable drinkable Fishable. All 99 podcasts available on SoundCloud. Free and factual. Check out on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/0STVprJnMS2p...

Took couple days to get home due to snow on 401 but made it to Toronto. More piles of snow. Despite cold, working on swimmable waters & swimmable cities as gateway to sustainable communities. Also, thinking Great Lakes will be critical in restoring relations with neighbours.

It is radon awareness month. Important for home owners to assess risks. Some citizen science available. Inform yourself about Canada’s nuclear industry, impacts, safety levels & concerns. Love this podcast on nuclear industry with Jim Harding on.soundcloud.com/ZSyJze2STue4...

What this about 2016? Here is an interview from 2017 about waterkeeper & environmental justice and cleaning up the Great Lakes on.soundcloud.com/AGm9tHgYhzJ7...

So much snow and cold weather today — nice to have a fire and not be travelling

Before the Bad Weather. Coming together is always the best solution, especially when it comes to weathering a storm: natural, economic or political. 🇨🇦

Our cottage was built sometime close to confederation in 1870s or 1880s. On days like today, grateful all the cold, all the winters & all the wind can’t knock it down. Just like Canada

Enjoying my time outside today in extreme cold and sunlight. Listening to library of old Waterkeeper podcasts. In light of Ontario’s new commercial push for nuclear power again — thought this discussion in 2007 was deeply insightful. on.soundcloud.com/0kC5IP9HoDU4...

End of a beautiful winter weekend on the River. No better time to disconnect from the distractions manufactured to get your attention and suck you away from your books, exercise and community that makes you happy.

Winter returns to Kingston and Great Lakes.

Excited by this partnership. Canada is in the move. www.swimdrinkfish.ca/blog/swim-dr...

Cold but sunny, bright and quiet today. Amazing day for walking, skiing and skating away.

The St Lawrence River freezing up again today, probably for the next 6 weeks this time. We’ll see but the ducks didn’t bother coming back over last week of water. @swimdrinkfish @biinaagami

Ice all gone on the St Lawrence River. Early January thaw before freezing again (I am sure) this week. Strange to see a boat out among the ice flows in winter. ⁦‪@swimdrinkfish‬⁩

One of the largest environmental clean ups on the planet, certainly in Canada and on Great Lakes is happening just off the #401 outside Toronto. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnKi... @lowaterkeeper

Here in Guelph at invitations of Ontario Government to talk about Biinaagami project. @OMAFAinnovates @swimdrinkfish @CanGeo with full team. Exciting and impactful.

Photo from 24 years ago today of me confronting gov’t officials about leaking Technoparc dump in Montreal on St Lawrence River. Working as Waterkeeper is more vocation than job. All can hope for is to work with smart people, with good hearts, doing meaningful work. ♥️

Feels good to see the Bills advance today. I’ve always liked the City of Buffalo and the Bills. Community supports the ⁦‪@BNWaterkeeper‬⁩ and Great Lakes. Congratulations from ⁦‪@LOWaterkeeper‬⁩ and ⁦‪@swimdrinkfish

I love the facts and stories shared by Brian Calley on Facebook about the Great Lakes. Like our own project, Biinaagami created with @CanGeo @swimdrinkfish — the watershed is endlessly fascinating & wonderful. www.facebook.com/share/p/1BgA...

Never happy to see a big black cherry fall, as they are so beautiful in the woods, however, creates opportunity to keep using the wood for other things.

Good news for Wolfe Island and Kingston — the Wolfe Island III is reportedly on way back from Hamilton to Island for work over the winter. Public transportation like ferries, buses, trains …never so important until they are!!

Once in a generational opportunity for communities in BC to restore connections between people & waterfronts with creative design & meaningful impacts for environment. Wave Prize | Join the Waterfront Movement Today ⁦‪@swimdrinkfish‬⁩ Apply by Jan 30. www.swimdrinkfish.ca/waveprize

The City of Kingston has a public utility that prioritizes community interests ahead of business interests. For our Lake & environment — that is a good thing. Saving Kingston's model for utilities, environmental stewardship | The Kingston Whig Standard www.thewhig.com/opinion/pres...

Utilities Kingston is a public utility that oversees Kingston natural gas and water utilities. Has been envy of other cities for decades. No need to change ownership because of ideology or desire for less public accountability. substack.com/@waterkeeper...

Back in Toronto for intense week of work with @swimdrinkfish team. Despite month & weather — never time to lose focus on what we need to do to protect & restore our rivers, lakes & oceans. Knowledge, community & priorities are antidotes to all the distractions

Front page of NY Times today. Very concerning as Canada seems unwilling to acknowledge truth & deal fall out from our use of Glyphosate on our food. A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup @swimdrinkfish ⁦‪@intotheweedsdoc‬⁩ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/c...

Tramping through the snow to check in on the yellow cottage and the Shagbark Hickory on the river bank. The wind and cold never seem to affect these old wooden structures

Surprising news this morning. US goes into Venezuela & takes out President & wife with Navy Seals. Does this signal that military action is replacing diplomacy on a global scale. Are peaceful games being replaced with war games? Feels like a new crack in global order opened up.

With capture & removal of Maduro from Venezuela this morning by the US, it feels like beginning of a violent, aggressive expansion by 3 big global powers: US, China & Russia. I think big ramifications for Olympics & World Cup as peaceful games give way to war games.

Just a ribbon of sheer ice all the way across to Kingston. Looking forward to adding Skate to Swim Drink Fish. Lovely cold days by the river. @swimdrinkfish

Never disappoint ….the cattle up the road are always attentive and make me feel seen walking past their hay bales. #wolfeisland