July 24, 2015 – Ottawa, Ontario – Environment Canada
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, today announced over $3.7 million for 32 projects that will help restore the ecological health of Lake Simcoe and South-eastern Georgian Bay.
These projects are being funded under the third round of the Lake Simcoe/South-eastern Georgian Bay Clean-Up Fund. The Fund supports community-based projects that focus on priorities such as reducing phosphorous inputs from urban and rural sources, restoring fish and aquatic wildlife habitat and populations, and addressing nearshore toxic and nuisance algae growth.
Ted Laking
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