2025-Jun-27
The Lake Partner Program Renewal Confirmed
The Lake Partner Program (LPP) has been renewed for the next five years! Thanks to the support of hundreds of volunteer Lake Stewards and advocates like you, FOCA has secured a signed agreement with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to continue this vital water quality monitoring program.
The LPP is a volunteer-based water quality monitoring program that helps track the health of Ontario’s lakes. In 2024, 629 volunteer Lake Stewards monitor 546 lakes at 917 sites across the province. The program relies on Ministry-backed lab testing and coordination support to function. With nearly three decades of effort invested, the program’s collapse would leave lake associations and waterfront advocates without essential insights to protect Ontario’s lakes.
FOCA extended a massive thank you to the dedicated Lake Stewards who continued to collect water samples throughout the province, supporters who took the time to write to the Premier and Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to express their support for the LPP, and the province of Ontario for their ongoing involvement and commitment to this important work to protect the health of Ontario’s inland waters.
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