Kingston welcomes Theodore TOO with poignant-yet-celebratory ceremony

Theodore TOO stops in Kingston as part of Great Lakes tour

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July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments access to clean water, access to fresh water, Chris West, colonialism, colonization, COVID-19, freshwater preservation, Great Lakes, Indigenous community, Indigenous history, Indigenous relations, Indigenous stewardship, Jennifer Kehoe, Kingston, land acknowledgement, marine careers, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, Mark Mattson, Swim Drink Fish, Theodore TOO, Theodore Tugboat, Truth and Reconciliation, waterways

The arrival and mooring of Theodore TOO, the country’s most beloved tugboat, coincided with a number of momentous events for those in Kingston. Arriving on Monday, Jul. 12, 2021, the ‘Theodore Tugboat’ star docked in Kingston as part of a partnership with Swim Drink Fish, where the boat has taken

Community Environment News

June 30, 2021July 11, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Great Lakes, Great Lakes Guide, stewardship programs, sustainability, Swim Drink Fish, Swim Drink Fish Canada, Theodore TOO, tugboat, water conservation

Canada’s famous and beloved tugboat, Theodore TOO, announced on Jun. 9, 2021, that he would set sail from Halifax to his new home in the Port of Hamilton and would become an ambassador to the Great Lakes and the marine industry. The 65-foot life-sized reproduction of Canada’s beloved “Theodore Tugboat” has partnered with Swim Drink Fish and will take on

Environment Federal election 2019 News Opinion Politics

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Kingstonist 2 Comments 2019 Federal Election, Barrington Walker, Candice Christmas, Conservative Party of Canada, Eden Hataley, Environmental Studies, Federal Election 2019, Great Lakes, Green Party of Canada, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, Lake Ontario, Liberal Party of Canada, Mark Gerretsen, microbeads, microplastics, New Democratic Party (NDP), People's Party of Canada, Queen's University, single-use plastics

By Eden Hataley Single-use plastics are everywhere Plastic shopping bags, straws, cutlery, disposable coffee cups, beverage bottles, food, and toiletry packaging invade our everyday lives. Ironically, the attributes that make plastic such a marketable material – its durability and low cost – also make it a pervasive and persistent pollutant.

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June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments ake Erie, Cataraqui River, flooding, Gananoque, Great Lakes, high water, International Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Regulation Office, Kingston, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake St. Clair, Lake Superior, record high water levels, Rideau Canal, Rob Caldwell, St. Lawrence River, water levels

Although St. Lawrence River water levels have peaked and are no longer rising, flooding will continue to affect Kingston and the Islands according to Rob Caldwell, Canadian Secretary of the International Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Regulation Office. Water levels have been stable since Sunday, Jun. 2, 2019, Caldwell said. “During

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