Windsor,
Ontario, February 21, 2008 - Jeff Watson,
Member of Parliament for Essex, on behalf
of the Honourable John Baird, Minister of
the Environment, announced today that the
Government of Canada is investing up to
$600,000 to help clean up the Detroit River.
"The actions taken
now to improve the state of the Detroit
River will not only produce a cleaner environment,
but will also stimulate regional development,"
said Mr. Watson. "We are working to
ensure a healthy and sustainable future
for the nearly three million citizens in
Canada and the United States, who rely on
the watersheds of Lake St. Clair, Lake Erie
and the connecting Detroit River for drinking
water. We are proud to be partners in important
initiative."
The funding announced
today will go towards the excavation and
removal of PCB-contaminated sediment and
bank soil. The project will begin in the
fall of 2008 and be completed by 2009.
"Our Government
is committed to clean water and clean air
and to delivering results for Canadians,"
said Minister Baird. "Thanks to the
hard work of MP Jeff Watson, our Government
is taking real action to help clean up contaminated
sediment in the Detroit River. This investment,
as part of our comprehensive Action Plan
for Clean Water, will make a real difference
for Windsor and Essex County."
This major investment
to clean up the Detroit River is part of
the Government of Canada's Action Plan for
Clean Water. Recently, the Government has
also taken action to protect water quality,
including tough new regulations against
the dumping of raw sewage and improving
raw sewage treatment in municipalities and
first nation communities across Canada.
These measures will help filter out substances
like phosphates, which can lead to excessive
blue-green algae production.
Eric Richer
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of the Environment
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MP Kramp and Norlock
Deliver: Government Takes Action to Help
Protect the Bay of Quinte
Trenton, Ontario, February
22, 2008 - Darryl Kramp, Member of Parliament
for Prince Edward-Hastings and Rick Norlock,
Member of Parliament for Northumberland-Quinte
West, on behalf of Canada's Environment
Minister John Baird, announced today that
the Government of Canada is investing up
to $200,000 to help protect and preserve
the Bay of Quinte.
"Our Government
is committed to clean water and clean air,
and to delivering results for Canadians,"
said Mr. Kramp. "Today's action will
contribute to safeguarding the health of
our families and ensure that we protect
and preserve this great Bay of Quinte for
the benefit of everyone in our communities."
The Government of Canada
funding will be used to monitor the waters
of the Bay of Quinte and protect its precious
ecosystem from contaminated sediment . The
four-year monitoring project will begin
in 2008 and be completed in 2012.
"This important
work will contribute to safeguarding the
health of our families and protecting the
quality of life in our communities,"
said Mr. Norlock. "Together with support
from local stakeholders, we are working
toward ensuring a healthy and sustainable
future for the citizens in the region who
rely on the Bay of Quinte for fishing and
recreation."
This major investment
to clean up the Bay of Quinte is part of
the Government of Canada's Action Plan for
Clean Water. The Government has also taken
action to protect water quality, including
tough new regulations against the dumping
of raw sewage and improving raw sewage treatment
in municipalities and first nation communities
across Canada. These measures will help
filter out substances like phosphates, which
can lead to excessive blue-green algae production.
Eric Richer
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of the Environment
