Lake Simcoe

across Ontario. The invasive species were first spotted in Lake Ontario in 1873, having been carried over in the ballast water of ships. They quickly reproduced in those bodies of water, then bypassed Niagara Falls through the Welland Canal By 1960, they had established themselves in all 5 Great Lakes. Despite being valued as fishing bait and even a human food source, these schools of silver fish are fundamentally altering the Great Lakes ecosystems and doing far more harm than good.…

One of Child Soldiers International's campaigns is specifically addressing the recruitment and use of child soldiers in three Great Lakes countries: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. The Great Lakes program combines country specific advocacy, locally-based monitoring, capacity building among local community-based NGOs, and public education. The organization supports local NGO partners' advocacy efforts…

Great Lakes hold 21% of our natural freshwater supply. I am a limnologist living in Detroit, Michigan. My city is located near Lake Erie and I visit it weekly with my research team to record the changes in the lakes. I've written two books: one about Lake Erie and the other about Lake Huron. Many believe that The Great Lakes are dying; as an expert and an experienced scientist, I can confirm that this is true mostly because of pollution, habitat loss, and non-native species entering the lakes.…

carp would swim far enough north and make it into the waters of the Great Lakes. In 2002 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers turned on a large electrical fence that they had constructed with the permission on the U.S. Congress (Stokstad). The hopes was the carp would be deterred by the electrical current and would not pass though the waters there or the barrier. The barrier was constructed about twenty-five miles south of Lake Michigan in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal…

There are two major canal system in Ohio, the Miami and Erie Canal and the Ohio and Erie Canal. Both canals start at Lake Erie and go south to the Ohio river. Work began on these canals in 1825. The Ohio and Erie canal’s construction, in the eastern part of Ohio, finished in 1833, but it would take the state and it workers another twelve years to finish the Miami and Erie canal, to the west. The canals faced many challenges after completion. They would often flood damaging the walls, locks, and…

enochtitlan was built in an island on a swampy lake today known as Mexico, it was a floating city that had canal and an irrigation system. The city was just huts at first and keep on getting larger and expanding into a large city. There were a bout 200,000 people living there. There traveled in canoes to get place to place through the canal. The way of life was an nice city until the Spanish came over and took over the land. Popo and Isla was a story about a a emperor of Tenochtitlan…

huge success and many people began to rely on it. The Erie Canal increased the nation’s economy, brought people together, and promoted nationalism through trade and expansion. The Erie Canal joined people and product together. It connected the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean, stretching from Albany to Buffalo. It was quick and easy to travel farther along the Erie Canal, joining not only people, but stories and song together. Before the Erie Canal, people could only travel on poorly made…

The Love Canal is located in Niagara Falls, New York. It is named after William T. Love who intended for this location to become a dream community where water could be used to power the surrounding industries and homes. By 1910 it became evident that Love would not see his dream fulfilled. Ten years later industries began to use the abandoned ditch to dispose of various chemicals. Landfills can be safely used if they are managed properly. In 1942 a company began using the Love Canal as a…

Canal began in 1817 and opened entirely in 1825, the Erie Canal is considered the engineering marvel of the 19th century. How did the Erie Canal change the US? The Erie Canal affected the US by providing better trade to the middle of the US and Great Lakes. Also the Erie Canal provided more, safer trade routes. Another thing the Erie Canal helped was the population, and with more population comes more money and with. More money comes more free time. More free time then transitions to helping the…

metropolitans, people want to live in calm, peaceful and naturally beautiful places. A small town in the Halton Region on Lake Ontario – Oakville, is one good example. Oakville’s perfect weather, great location, high household income, great schools and natural beauty make it the best place to live in Canada. These factors have made it gain the reputation of “The Jewel on the Lake” (R. Edwards, A. Edwards) Oakville has been blessed with natural beauty and distinctiveness. It is this natural…