The Biinaagami.ca initiative is one of the most important engagement & education projects in world. Less than 0.3% of water on planet is fresh surface water and 20% of that is in Great Lakes St Lawrence watershed. @swimdrinkfish

Last month of 2025 & think good time to borrow from the architect's discipline of functionalism. Throw out the prejudices of the past that burden the present and build for the future. @swimdrinkfish

Great to hear album inspired by Great Lakes www.cbc.ca/arts/q/rheos... @swimdrinkfish @biinaagami

Woke up to first real snow in Toronto since March. Lovely feeling. Going to stay home, watch football and clean up office. @swimdrinkfish

Looking forward to talking about power of water to bring people together. Finding Light in These Dark Times — West End Phoenix @swimdrinkfish www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...

Work work water and the magic will take care of itself. @swimdrinkfish www.swimdrinkfish.ca/blog/a-year-...

Came across this Blue Spotted Salamander today. Healthy and happy in the rain. @swimdrinkfish

Beautiful oyster mushrooms on a rainy day on Wolfe Island.

So important and empowering to find time to gather & continue building around Biinaagami initiative. Thanks to everyone. And to @GLSLcities for bringing everyone together. @CanGeo @swimdrinkfish

At the Great Lakes St Lawrence Cities Initiative ⁦‪@GLSLcities‬⁩ meeting today. Great new poster of Biinaagami.ca Thanks for invite. Great presentations by Shared Circle members. ⁦‪@swimdrinkfish

On Remembrance Day — always think of my Grandfather who was in the war and in my life www.watercanada.net/restoring-ou...

Swimmable waters on Canada’s great urban waterways is gateway to a sustainable future. Protects water quality, increases connections to nature & supports culture. North Vancouver teams up with Weston family to open Burrard Inlet urban pool @swimdrinkfish www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Fantastic to be at water’s edge in North Vancouver to announce the swimmable Harbour Deck. Also, the Wave Prize, expanding swimmable water across B.C. Privledged to be part of a shared responsibility connecting communities to our lakes, rivers, coastlines. @swimdrinkfish

Fantastic to be on CBC radio with Gloria Macarenko & Mayor of North Vancouver Linda Buchanan talking swimmable water & the Wave Prize. City of North Vancouver announces harbour swimming platform | On The Coast | On Demand | CBC Listen @swimdrinkfish www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

The Wave Prize is an ambitious plan to make meaningful impacts at the waters edge in BC and Canadian cities. www.swimdrinkfish.ca/waveprize

Was a great year for Blue Jays. Enjoyed it. Just feeling a little down in mud today over missed chances. Oh well. Nothing like running into a cow on a sunny day for perspective

Congratulations Nora. www.millerthomson.com/en/news/nora...

Important work for 1000s of our lakes and rivers in Great Lakes St Lawrence watershed. Let’s share the responsibility to everyone. www.swimdrinkfish.ca/blog/underst... @bnwaterkeeper.bsky.social

Looking forward to talking about the power of our water to bring people together. @swimdrinkfish @biinaagami ⁦‪@westendphoenix‬⁩ .Finding Light in These Dark Times — West End Phoenix www.westendphoenix.com/events/findi...

Noticed the low water levels on St Lawrence River today. This is predictable to some extent as part of Plan to replicate natural flows that existed before dam built in 1958 as part of seaway expansion. Enhance wetlands, fish habitat & shoreline health. ⁦‪@swimdrinkfish

Well that was a beautiful opening by Blue Jays tonight. Makes me proud to be Canadian, from Ontario, Toronto, Lake Ontario

The Lake Ontario powered Toronto Blue Jays are playing for the World Series. The fresh water, the Great Lakes & its vast watershed & the many nations who share the water everyday, make this a national, provincial & multinational fan base. Biinaagami.ca @swimdrinkfish

Such a disgrace. Govt’s have obligation to ensure our water is swimmable drinkable & fishable. It is the law. Shocking story hidden in plain sight. Feds 'covered up' toxic chemicals in the water in this Ontario city for 5 years | National Post nationalpost.com/feature/nort...

Beautiful day overlooking Bluffers Beach on Lake Ontario. Such a special place for Toronto. @swimdrinkfish

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Amazing Nora www.lawtimesnews.com/practice-are...

Sometimes I think the Shagbark Hickory tree is the greatest tree on the River. Just looking at it gives you strength, much less hugging it, living under it. Time to plant more. #biinaagami @swimdrinkfish

No tariffs, no taxes, no entry fee — the Great Lakes waters keep working for Canada , US and First Nations as the foundation of economy, culture and health. To do harm to these waters is to do harm to ourselves. ⁦‪@swimdrinkfish‬⁩ @biinaagami

Have a great Canadian Thanksgiving everyone. Remember to be grateful for swimmable drinkable fishable and all the paths we have created to keep it that way. @swimdrinkfish

Nothing heals the mind like a date with your favourite waterbody. It will listen, but so should you. @swimdrinkfish @waterkeeperalliance

Agonized over many Blue Jay losing seasons with good friends and humour. The friends and humour is all that matters. But a win over Yankees tonight would be something to toast.

Discovering your watershed & the communities that share them, increases the desire to protect them. The Great Lakes St Lawrence watershed is a planetary wonder & home to many nations, people & wildlife. Biinaagami.ca is a movement bringing us together. @swimdrinkfish

Fantastic to have our Shared Circle Biinaagami Chair Patrick Madahbee on Kingston’s waterfront greeting Mayor Paterson after shoreline clean-up. Lake Ontario brings us together. @swimdrinkfish

Great to see swimming taking over again as efforts to treat sewage & keep pollutants out of water improve. The ecosystem benefits most from swimmable water. Chicagoans Avoided Their ‘Filthy’ River for Years. On Sunday, They Swam in It. - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/card/2025/09...

Beautiful photo by Jennifer Ruddy of swimmers in Lake Ontario off the Gord Edgar Downie Pier in Kingston. The best things in life are free. We just need to work harder to ensure everyone has access to them by keeping our waters clean. @swimdrinkfish

Walked Kingston waterfront today. Beautiful. And so many special places that encourage and support connection to the Lake. For sure — one of the best waterfronts anywhere. @swimdrinkfish Thanks for helping show the way.

Good to see this type of profile for movement to clean up our urban waters and connect people to their waterfront in beautiful ways. @swimdrinkfish @swimguide www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/...

New location for sign at Gord Edgar Downie Pier. A little restoration as well. Best urban swimming park in Canada with deep water access and shallow water wading on Lake Ontario in Kingston.@swimdrinkfish

Spectacular late summer moon over Lake Ontario. Subtle reminder, always better to light a candle than curse the darkness

All the effort we’ve put into cleaning our water was never just about pollution. It was about restoration. It was about bringing people back to the water’s edge—where ecosystems, wildlife, and communities can thrive together. @swimdrinkfish @swimguide

Last week with the raft on the River. Happy to know Canada’s investments over last few decades into clean water means more waters are swimmable drinkable and fishable. Also, more opportunities available for parks and beaches to include water access. Truly a sign of improvement over the last 30 years

Very sad to learn of passing of Ken Dryden. Last time I heard him speak was at ⁦‪@westendphoenix‬⁩ event. So smart, generous, insightful and caring. Great Canadian. His most recent book was very good. Read if get chance

Rainbow as out tonight! Beautiful. @swimdrinkfish

Lots of signs of end of summer with water in St Lawrence dropping and birds, like these Loons, starting to congregate. Such a beautiful time of year to be attentive. @swimdrinkfish

The closer you get the more you notice the little things. Thanks for the visit. ⁦‪@swimdrinkfish

Very sad to hear about the passing of friend & extraordinary Waterkeeper Rick Dove. Rick was & is an inspiration to people protecting & celebrating rivers, lakes & water a life’s work. ♥️ Thinking of his family, friends and supporters today. @swimdrinkfish @waterkeeper