Promoting Watershed Security in Ontario:

ecological integrity, social wellbeing, and economic vitality

WaterScape to become an on-going OHI program

Due to the pandemic and to continuing breakneck action by the Ontario government, we have completed WaterScape III in a shortened timeframe and will post the project Summary, Recommendations, and Next Steps soon. Headlines are that: the OHI continue WaterScape as an...

WaterScape III and Ontario’s Three Pandemics

Ontarians are living through three pandemic challenges. First, we have a virus that appears to be a result of too much disruption of the natural world. Covid-19, like Ebola before it, may foretell future similar species cross-overs with huge impacts on public health,...

Announcing WaterScape III

We are pleased to announce the launch of WaterScape III, being delivered in partnership with numerous organizations. WaterScape III will: Circulate an extensive discussion document with two over-arching policy recommendations and 22 suggested priority actions; Solicit...

July 1: OHI adds 8 submissions

Happy Canada Day. We’ve spent the morning getting caught up. Since January 1, we’ve been toooo busy to keep our submissions page up-to-date, as the provincial government works hard to reduce environmental protection. We’ve addressed that today by...

Oct 15: The OHI Expands its Mandate

Incorporated in 2003, the Ontario Headwaters Institute has naturally had a focus on headwaters but also always understood and worked on associated issues, from source water protection and land use planning to wetlands, watershed management, and the health of the Great...