The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), Chemical Sensitivities Manitoba, Ontario Rivers Alliance, Ottawa Riverkeeper, Prevent Cancer Now and Citizens Network on Waste Management are submitting the following comments in response to the Canada Gazette publications (Vol. 150, No. 48 — November 26, 2016) for the Publication of final decision after assessment of a substance — phenol, 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) [triclosan], CAS RN (3380-34-5) and Canada Gazette (Vol. 150, No. 50 — December 10, 2016) for Order Adding a Toxic Substance to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). In addition, we are also offering comments on the proposed Management Strategy for triclosan.2
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American Eel Recovery Strategy – Public Campaign
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Eels are probably not something you would like to cuddle up with, but they are an amazing fish in grave danger of totally disappearing from Ontario rivers. The American Eel is an endangered species that was once abundant in the upper St. Lawrence River, Ottawa River, and Lake Ontario and their tributaries.
Eels were once so plentiful they were an invaluable source of sustenance to First Nations and early European settlers, and more recently supported thriving commercial and sport fisheries. Continue reading
American Eel Recovery Strategy – EBR Posting 012-0405 – ORA Submission
American Eel
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“American Eels were once abundant in the upper St. Lawrence River, Ottawa River, Lake Ontario, and their tributaries, and in fact were so plentiful that they were an invaluable source of sustenance to First Nation communities and early European settlers, and more recently supported thriving commercial and sports fisheries. This all changed with the advent of a multitude of hydroelectric dams constructed within the historic range of the species.
Key to the American Eel’s survival and recovery is its ability to migrate to its spawning area in the Sargasso Sea, near Bermuda. This is a perilous journey that only a very small percentage ever complete due to the cumulative effects of the numerous hydroelectric facilities that have killed, maimed, and cut off migration to their spawning area. Consequently their once thriving populations have been reduced to a mere one percent of their original numbers.” Continue reading