Learn more about how dams affect fish populations through this short video! 🐟
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Learn about the extraordinary American Eel!
It’s a lizard, It’s a snake, It’s one of the most unique fishes in the world: the American Eel!
Known for their elongated bodies and short fins, these fish which were once very common in North American waterbodies, are now endangered. This is largely due to the presence of hydroelectric dams, which block their natural migration routes, making them unable to reach their breeding grounds in the ocean.
Learn more about their impressive migrations, extraordinary life cycle, and current conservation efforts through this short video.
Damming rivers adds mercury to your fish dish!
Learn about how dams lead to the accumulation of the neurotoxin methylmercury in fish! 🍣☣️
ORA’s first Youth Engagement event!
ORA collaborated with Engineers Without Borders (UW Chapter) to host a youth engagement workshop for 35 grade 11 students in St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School on March 31st. The group included students from the STEM Club and from the Environment Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Red Seal Program. ORA offered the students a Sector-Partnered Experience (SPE) focusing on real-world environmental issues to be solved. Continue reading
Is hydroelectric a pathway to decarbonization?
Watch our video to understand how hydroelectricity is greenwashed by Ontario Power Generation as “clean” and “non-emitting” when there are hundreds of independent third-party studies to the contrary. Read our full submission here!
Please sign and share our petition to protect Ontario Rivers and send OPG a strong message!
High Falls, Sturgeon River – 1993 Dam Project – MNR Report abandoned in 2006
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Season 18: Episode 29
Bala Falls – Minister Bradley Confirms Director's Decision
Minister of the Environment has confirmed the Director’s decision to deny the requests to elevate the Bala Falls hydroelectric proposal to an Individual Environmental Assessment.
Save Wabagishik Rapids – Vermilion River
Wabagishik Rapids is a beautiful 1 km stretch of rapids on the Vermilion River, about 1/2 hour west of Sudbury, Ontario. A developer is proposing to build a modified run of river hydroelectric dam that would produce enough power to supply about 1,600 homes. These types of dams have numerous negative impacts associated with them, and are very harmful to the riverine ecosystem. Check out this film to find out more.
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Short – 13 Minute Version:
Short 3 Minute preview of the full version:
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