June 5, 2015 – Ottawa, Ontario – Environment Canada
Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, announced funding to support environmental clean-up projects in the Great Lakes.
The Government of Canada’s Great Lakes Sustainability Fund is contributing more than $2.8 million towards over 30 new projects in Canadian Great Lakes Areas of Concern—areas where the environment and water quality are severely degraded. Restoring these areas is a priority for the Government of Canada because they impact the health of the ecosystem across the Great Lakes basin.
These environmental projects support the Government of Canada’s National Conservation Plan to conserve and restore our waters and lands while encouraging Canadian families to connect with natural spaces.
The Great Lakes (Environment Canada)
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