On July 5, independent news site Niagara At Large provided an update on the Niagara Coastal’s Community-based Water Monitoring Program – known as the Niagara Hub – a partnership between the Niagara Coastal and Niagara College.
As a result of new funding, the Niagara Hub has expanded their community water monitoring and reporting capacity to include sites across Lake Ontario which are not presently monitored for recreational water quality. Jones Beach in St. Catharines and Niagara Shores Park in Niagara-on-the-Lake are new sites that will be monitored until Labour Day. Results are communicated to the public via the Swim Guide to ensure that Niagara’s communities can make informed decisions about when and where to access the water.
Niagara College’s Annie Michaud, professor in the School Of Environmental & Horticulture highlights the value of community-based initiatives, as they allow watershed residents to become actively involved in the health of their coast.
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