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May 3, 2014

• Chronical Journal letter to the editor – ELA still struggling

April 23, 2014

• Nature News Blog – Sponsor a fish and save Canada’s experimental lakes

April 22, 2014

• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Experimental Lakes Area representatives come to Kenora looking for community partnerships

April 3, 2014

• ABlawg: The University of Calgary Faculty of Law Blog – What the ELA Tells Us About Alberta’s New Monitoring Agency
• The Peterborough Examiner – Trent research to continue at freshwater station
• Winnipeg Free Press – Optimism high after research site rescued

April 2, 2014

• Kenora Online – Scientists support deal for ELA
• Science – Canada’s World-Renowned Freshwater Research Facility Saved by New Management
• Toronto Star – Experimental Lakes Area saved but faces uncertain future
• Winnipeg Free Press – Institute to run scientific lakes: N.W. Ontario area world-renowned
• Winnipeg Free Press editorial – ELA resurrection: Thanks, well done

April 1, 2014

• CBC – Experimental Lakes Area research station officially saved: Deal launches ‘fresh new chapter’ in life of research station near Kenora in northwestern Ontario
• CBC Radio Noon – ELA Saved
• CTV News – Experimental Lakes: Deal reached to keep famed research area open
• Global News – Deal signed to keep experimental lakes alive
• Government of Canada – Government of Canada announces that a new operator for the Experimental Lakes Area has been secured
• The Globe and Mail –  Deal saves research station nearly two years after loss of federal funds
• The Globe and Mail –  Experimental Lakes Area is saved, but it’s a bittersweet victory for science
• IISD – Global Research Possibilities Expand as IISD Assumes Operation of Canada’s Renowned Experimental Lakes Area
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Agreements signed to officially transfer control of Experimental Lakes Area over to IISD
• Ministry of Natural Resources of Ontario – Ontario Saves Experimental Lakes Area
• NetNews Ledger – Experimental Lakes Area Saved with Government Investments
• The Reeves Report –
• Winnipeg Free Press – Agreement finalized on transfer of Experimental Lakes Area
• Winnipeg Free Press – Clock ticks on talks for future of Experimental Lakes Area

March 31, 2014

• The Globe and Mail –  Deal near to save freshwater research station Ottawa tried to shut down

March 27, 2014

• The Reeves Report –
• Winnipeg Free Press – Federal science policy decried

February 19, 2014

• Canada.com – Experimental Lakes Area expected to open in spring: Liability discussions only sticking point in long-awaited deal with non-profit group
• Kenora Online – IISD applauds ELA regulations
• Montreal Gazette –  Experimental Lakes Area expected to open in spring:  Liability discussions only sticking point in long-awaited deal with non-profit group
• Ottawa Citizen – Experimental Lakes Area expected to open in spring:  Liability discussions only sticking point in long-awaited deal with non-profit group

February 18, 2014

• CBC News – Fisheries Act changes proposed for Experimental Lakes Area

February 15, 2014

• Canada Gazette – Regulations Establishing Conditions for Making Regulations under Subsection 36(5.2) of the Fisheries Act
• Canada Gazette – Experimental Lakes Area Research Activities Regulations

January 29, 2014

• The Argosy –Work to resume on the Experimental Lakes Area

January 28, 2014

• Canada.com – Top oil lobbyist was hired to help negotiate transfer of Experimental Lakes Area
• Montreal Gazette – Top oil lobbyist was hired to help negotiate transfer of Experimental Lakes Area
• National Post – Scientists question why Ottawa hired top oil lobbyist to advise government on lakes facility studying pollution
• Vancouver Sun – Top oil lobbyist was hired to help negotiate transfer of Experimental Lakes Area

January 24, 2014

• Kenora Online – Movement on ELA transfer

January 20, 2014

• The Globe and Mail –  Ontario proposal would let scientists resume Experimental Lakes Area work

January 16, 2014

• Ontario’s Environmental Registry – Experimental Lakes Area – Enabling Continued Research

January 9, 2014

• Toronto Star – Dismantling of DFO libraries a blow to democracy

January 6, 2014

• University of Waterloo / IISD –

December 30, 2013

• Kenora Online – Year in Review – September 2013

December 23, 2013

• The Tyee – What’s Driving Chaotic Dismantling of Canada’s Science Libraries?

December 10, 2013

• CHEX TV – Get Science Right panel in Peterborough 
• Peterborough Examiner – Panel of experts says federal government has been attacking science

December 9, 2013

• Peterborough Examiner – Science Under Attack
• The Tyee – Dismantling of Fishery Library ‘Like a Book Burning,’ Say Scientists

December 5, 2013

• Winnipeg Free Press – Scientists go fishing for old documents: Library kept books, rare reports

December 2, 2013

• Environmental Monitor – Canada’s unique whole lake experimentation facility bounces back from funding cuts

November 19, 2013

• Kenora Online – 

November 15, 2013

•  Nature – Understanding Lakes Near and Far

November 13, 2013

• University Affairs – When scientists become activists: It can be tricky to balance a research career with public advocacy, but that doesn’t stop some from speaking out

November 10, 2013

• iPolitics – Teaching scientists to talk to — not past — the public
  

October 30, 2013

• Nature – Ecology: Lady of the lakes

October 25, 2013

• TFO 360 – Région des lacs expérimentaux

October 17, 2013

• Toronto Star – Freshwater research centre saved, but not the research

October 16, 2013

• Arthur – Experimental Lakes Area to move in to the Future

October 14, 2013

• iPolitics – Rickford defends the indefensible, ends up awash in applesauce
• Toronto Star editorial – Conservatives again cast a chill on science

October 10, 2013

• The Dryden Observer editorial – Assets or liabilities?

October 9, 2013

• The Montreal Gazette – Federal science minister Greg Rickford not commenting on fundraising letter labelling some scientists ‘radical ideologues’

October 8, 2013

• Canada.com – Federal science minister Greg Rickford not commenting on fundraising letter labelling some scientists ‘radical ideologues’
• Edmonton Journal – Federal science minister Greg Rickford not commenting on fundraising letter labelling some scientists ‘radical ideologues’
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Conservative Kenora riding association president calls ELA Coalition scientists ‘radical ideologues’

October 6, 2013

• iPolitics – Harper’s Greatest Hits: the science of fundraising

September 30, 2013

• Bracebridge Examiner – Experimental Lakes benefit Muskoka

September 23, 2013

• Radio – Canada – Le Canada de Stephen Harper l’environnement
• Terra Informa – How Now, Nature?

September 17, 2013

• Boing Boing – Scientists march across Canada, fighting the Tory war on facts

September 16, 2013

• CBC News – Winnipeg scientists to protest federal cuts

September 12, 2013

• The Fulcrum – Science deserves proper funding

September 11, 2013

• ASLO Bulletin – Scientists, on saving science – lessons from the campaign to save the Experimental Lakes Area [pdf]

September 7, 2013

• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Rickford’s anger over ELA announcement is ‘sour grapes’: Orazietti

September 6, 2013

• Kenora Online – Big plans for Experimental Lakes Area

September 5, 2013

• CJRL News – IISD To Take Over ELA in 2014
• iPolitics – Ontario’s rescue won’t prevent change in Experimental Lakes Area, say scientists 

September 4, 2013

• The Chronicle-Journal – ‘1-man show’ irks Rickford

September 3, 2013

• The Chronicle-Journal – ELA saved
• Kenora Online – Coalition applauds ELA agreement
• Kenora Online – Minister upset by ‘political shenanigans’ at Experimental Lakes
• TB News Watch – ELA saved
• Ottawa Citizen – A new era for the Experimental Lakes by IISD president Scott Vaughn
• Winnipeg Free Press – Interim funding rescues ELA: Manitoba, Ontario step up to save lake research centre

September 2, 2013

• CBC News – Experimental Lakes Area to stay open with funding from Ontario, Manitoba
• City News – Ontario pledges $2M annually to keep Experimental Lakes research area open
• CTV News – Ontario pledges $2M annually to keep Experimental Lakes Area open
• Guelph Mercury – Ontario pledges $2M annually to keep Experimental Lakes research area open
• Macleans – Ontario pledges $2M annually to keep Experimental Lakes research area open
• Nature News – Last-minute reprieve for Canada’s research lakes: Government strikes temporary deal with independent institute to keep freshwater experimental site open
• Net News Ledger – Experimental Lakes Area Stays Open
• Winnipeg Free Press – ‘Enormous benefits’ in ELA research as Manitoba, Ontario commit interim funding

August 30, 2013

• Canada.com – Federal government, Ontario and think tank extend lifeline to freshwater research site
• CBC News – Experimental Lakes Area’s future to be made clearer Monday
• Kenora Online – Only days left for ELA agreement

August 9, 2013

• Kenora Online – Evidence of discontent at secretive ELA negotiations as deadline looms
• Kenora Online – Scientist speaks on ELA’s future

August 8, 2013

• Winnipeg Free Press – Scientist miffed Tory MP takes credit for saving ELA

August 6, 2013

• Winnipeg Free Press editorial – ELA footdragging

August 5, 2013

• Toronto Star letter to the editor from David Orazietti, Oontario Minister of Natural Resources – Re: Save the centre, Editorial July 28

July 31, 2013

• The Globe and Mail – Long-term funding from province confirmed for Experimental Lakes Area

July 30, 2013

• Kenora Online – Minister confirms support for ELA
• Kenora Online – Minister’s letter outlines position on ELA
• Montreal Gazette – Deadline nearing for Experimental Lakes Area agreement
• Winnipeg Free Press – Ontario commits $2M to experimental lakes: ‘Federal partner’ needed: Selinger

July 28, 2013

• Toronto Star editorial – Will someone please save the Experimental Lakes Area already?

July 26, 2013

• TB News Watch – ELA deadline looms

July 25, 2013

• Kenora Online – Deadline approaches for ELA agreement

July 24, 2013

• The Globe and Mail – Time running out for world-renowned Canadian lab as transfer deal remains elusive
• Macleans – How Budget 2012 is still making scientists anxious
• Scientific American – 

July 18, 2013

• The Globe and Mail – Experimental Lakes scientists disappointed by new Minister of State for Science [paywall]
• Toronto Star – Greg Rickford, Canada’s new science minister, has poor track record

July 16, 2013

• Chronicle-Journal editorial – New cards, same game
• Nature News – Cabinet reshuffle shakes up Canadian science

June 11, 2013

• The Walrus – Troubled Waters: The Experimental Lakes project has influenced environmental policy around the world. So why would the Harper government abandon it?

June 7, 2013

• The Globe and Mail editorial – How Harper and Obama are alike on science policy

May 2013,

• Academic Matters – Harper’s attack on science: No science, no evidence, no truth, no democracy

May 28, 2013

• The Interlake Enterprise – Experimental Lakes gets reprieve for summer research

May 27, 2013

• Prince George Citizen – Research key for Canada’s future

May 13, 2013

• Cambridge Times letter to the editor – Province steps up when feds let us down
• My Kawartha – MP Del Mastro supports Environmental Lakes Area deal

May 10, 2013

• Brandon Sun –‘It’s great news’ for ELA:IISD stepping in to operate experimental lakes
• CBC As It Happens – Experimental Lakes Area: Kenora MP
• Winnipeg Free Press –‘It’s great news’ for ELA: IISD stepping in to operate experimental lakes

May 9, 2013

• Canada.com – Fisheries Department reaches deal with think tank to save freshwater research facility
• CBC News – Deal would see scientists return to Experimental Lakes Area: Winnipeg-based policy institute has framework of deal with government
• CTV News – Experimental Lakes deal allows research to continue in northwestern Ontario
• The Globe and Mail – Freshwater research station to stay open after deal with environmental institute
• Kenora Online – MP, MPP weigh in on ELA
• Metro – Experimental Lakes Area research facility in Ontario finds new manager
• Montreal Gazette – Fisheries Department reaches deal with think tank to save freshwater research facility
• NewNews Ledger – MOU Signed on ELA
• Ottawa Citizen – Experimental Lakes deal allows research to go on as transfer talks continue
• Outdoor Canada – Agreement signed to save Experimental Lakes Area
• Peterborough Examiner –Deal reached to save lakes research area
• Times Colonist – Experimental Lakes deal allows research to go on as transfer talks continue
• Toronto Star – Experimental Lakes Area research facility in Ontario finds new manager
• Vancouver Sun – Fisheries Department reaches deal with think tank to save freshwater research facility
• Winnipeg Free Press – Feds, Winnipeg think-tank sign memo over ELA

May 8, 2013

• CBC As It Happens – Experimental Lakes Area Research Blocked
• The Globe and mail – Scientists find new obstacles to freshwater research base
• The Record letter to the editor – A matter of pride

May 7, 2013

• Huffington Post – Experimental Lakes Area: Lake 227 Research Could Be Saved, Scientists Say
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Lake of the Woods District Property Owners Association members treated to a surprise update on Experimental Lakes Area
• Toronto Star – Science, not just technology, key to Canada’s success: The work of the Experimental Lakes Area shows that non-technological research can bring both environmental and economic rewards

May 6, 2013

• The Observer letter to the editor – Harper misses the boat on environment

May 2, 2013

• Cottage Country Now – Ministry scientists monitor algal blooms
• Toronto Star letter to the editor – PM serving ‘scum at the top’

April 30, 2013

• Rainy River Record – ELA gets new lease on life

April 29, 2013

• Toronto Star editorial – Ontario vows to fix Stephen Harper’s Experimental Lakes Area mistake

Sunday 28, 2013

• Toronto Star letter to the editor – Like a ray of sunshine in Dark Ages

April 26, 2013

• CBC As It Happens – 
• CBC Q – Jian’s essay on the Experimental Lakes Area
• The Chronicle-Journal editorial – Feds drop ball, Ont. picks it up
• The Globe and Mail – Experimental lakes reopening should shore up left-leaning support for Wynne
• The Globe and Mail letters to the editor – Male, young, disaffected – and other letters to the editor
• NewsNetLedger – Saving ELA Pleases Liberals

April 25, 2013

• CBC News – Feds must ‘step up’ to help experimental lakes program: Proponents of research program say summer activities need to be given the green light
• Kenora Online – Cautious optimism on ELA from MPP, MP
• Winnipeg Free Press – Four-way talks seek to keep facility alive: Ontario, Manitoba, feds, institute want to make deal
• Winnipeg Free Press – Still stiff obstacles to be overcome — largely Ottawa
• Manitoba Free Press editorial – Manitoba must step up on ELA
• World Wildlife Fund – Good day for science: Ontario government intervenes to save Experimental Lakes Area

April 24, 2013

• Calgary Herald – Ontario announces experimental lakes research area to remain open this year
• Canada.com – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne intervenes to save federal freshwater research facility
• CBC News – Experimental lakes research to remain open: Ontario to provide support of world-famous project
• CBC News The National – Experimental lakes research site to remain open: Ontario will provide support for water research program
• CBC Radio As It Happens – ELA saved by Ontario Government plan
• CTV News – Renowned experimental lakes research area to remain open this year: Ontario
• The Dryden Observer –
• The Globe and Mail – Ontario to intervene to save research station shuttered by Ottawa
• Government of Ontario: Ontario Supporting the Experimental Lakes Area
• The Huffington Post – ELA Saved: Ontario To Keep Experimental Lakes Area Open
• IISD Press Release – IISD’s Scott Vaughan welcomes Ontario’s support for Experimental Lakes Area
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Ontario promises funding to keep ELA open while takeover negotiations continue
• Kenora Online – Rejoicing after ELA decision
• Leader Post – Ontario announces experimental lakes research area to remain open this year
• Maclean’s – Experimental lakes research area to remain open this year
• National Post – World-famous experimental lakes region to remain open as Ontario government steps in with support
• Nature News – Glimmer of hope for freshwater research site
• NetNewsLedger – Experimental Lakes receives provincial support
• Ottawa Citizen – Ontario announces experimental lakes research area to remain open this year
• The Province – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne works to save federal freshwater research facility
• The Star Phoenix letter to the editor – Care for planet
• The Times Colonist – Ontario announces experimental lakes research area to remain open this year
• Toronto Star – Wynne cautions against ‘unnecessary’ election; announces support for Experimental Lakes Area research facility
• Vancouver Sun – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne works to save federal freshwater research facility
• Winnipeg Free Press – Ontario steps in to help save ELA

April 23, 2013

• iPolitics – DFO holding tight reins on interviews with public servant leading ELA shutdown
• Peer Review Radio – The Experimental Lakes. Life, death, and rebirth 

April 17, 2013

• iPolitics – Scientists and DFO spar over equipment stranded at Experimental Lakes Area

April 16, 2013

• The Dryden Observer – ‘What we’ve done already should have worked’, says frustrated Save ELA founder

April 10, 2013

• The Chronicle-Journal letter to the editor – Ball in Ontario’s court
• The Montreal Gazette letter to the editor – Ottawa’s decision to close Experimental Lakes Area is shameful
• Nature News – Seven days: 5–11 April 2013
• The Telegram – Scientists push back against government suppression

April 9, 2013

• Langley Advance letter to the editor – Harper government puts oil over life
• Peterborough Examiner – Station shutdown halts Trent University nanosilver research

April 8, 2013

• The Chronicle Journal editorial – If Ottawa won’t, Ontario must
• National Post – Scott Findlay: Federal government boasts big on science, offers little proof

April 6, 2013

• The Chronicle-Journal letter to the editor – Rickford ‘hiding’ from constituents on ELA
• NewsNet Ledger letter to the editor – Greg Rickford hiding from Constituents

April 5, 2013

• CBC As It Happens – PhD ELA Researcher [mp3 file]
• CBC New Brunswick Shift – NB Scientist Mourns Closure of Experimental Lakes Area 
• Kenora Online – Still questions around ELA
• Nature News – Canada shutters research lakes facilities
• Soo Today – White River oil spill reinforces need for Experimental Lakes Area
• The Windsor Star – Federal policy may not be helping oilpatch

April 4, 2013

• Canada.com – Ecologist links crude oil to deformities in fish: Letter set to cabinet ministers pointing out recent findings
• iPolitics – Standing up for science in Harperland [paywall]
• Maclean’s – Alberta scientist links crude oil to fish deformities
• The Prairie Dog – The Alien Agenda: A shuttered science facility reveals the PM’s priorities
• Yahoo News – 

April 3, 2012

• Canada.com – Harper’s agenda at odds with environment
• CBC News – Fish deformities linked to oil pollution in U.S. and Alberta: Alberta scientist calls for research on fish malformations in Lower Athabasca River
• CHEX Peterborough –
• CTV News – Deformed fish in Alberta: Scientist thinks he knows why
• Edmonton Journal – Scientist links crude oil to fish deformities, closed federal research facility
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Property owners call on governments to extend ELA closure deadline
• The Province – Scientist links crude oil to fish deformities, closed federal research facility
• Winnipeg Free Press – Scientist links crude oil to fish deformities, closed federal research facility

April 2, 2013

• Braondon Sun – Canada has lost its way
• Kenora Online – Lake of the Woods Proprty Owners Association fighting for ELA
• The Scientist – Canadian Science Under Attack
• Winnipeg Free Press – ELA backers question feds’ intentions: Doubt real effort to get new operator for ELA

April 1, 2013

• rabble.ca –
• The Globe and Mail – Harper government hands ammunition to environmental critics [paywall]
• Haliburton Echo letter to the editor – ELA closure a loss for all
• Ottawa Citizen letter to the editor – Environmental stewardship lacking with closure of Experimental Lakes project
• Winnipeg Free Press – ELA backers protest closing of facility
• Winnipeg Free Press letter to the editor – Respected and cost-effective

March 31, 2013

• The Chronicle Journal – Province sought to help ELA
• Radio-Canada – La clef dans le lac 

March 30, 2013

• Al Jazeera English –  
• The Toronto Star letters to the editor – Muzzling science, politicizing aid

March 29, 2013

• CBC News – Inside look at soon-to-be-closed Experimental Lakes Area centre 
• Radio-Canada – Des scientifiques dénoncent la fermeture de la station de la Région des lacs expérimentaux en Ontario

March 28, 2013

• CBC Thunder Bay Voyage North – Experimental Lakes Area funding dries up 

March 25, 2013

• Kenora Daily Miner and News – MP Greg Rickford talks about budget benefits for Kenora and ELA funding
• The Toronto Star – Closure of Experimental Lakes Area part of assault on science: Scharper: Pioneering Canadian contribution to global environmental science could be silenced

March 24, 2013

• Winnipeg Free Press – Sorry, Harper, it just doesn’t wash Blog of the week: Anybody Want a Peanut?

March 23, 2013

• The Chronicle Journal letter to the editor – 8 questions on the ELA that need answers
• The Toronto Star letter to the editor – Experimental Lakes Area a huge loss for Canadians

March 22, 2013

• CBC As It Happens – Experimental Lakes (ELA) Cuts: David Schindler [with audio]

March 21, 2013

• CBC News – Experimental Lakes scientists kept in dark on facility’s future: Researchers forced to call Department of Fisheries and Oceans to confirm closure
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – An open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the Experimental Lakes Area
• Winnipeg Free Press – Last-ditch attempt to sustain ELA fails: Scientific research on lakes set to close March 31
• Winnipeg Free Press editorial – Keep ELA open as talks go on

March 20, 2013

• CBC Inside Politics Blog – Biologist pleads with DFO to lift ELA summer science ban
• The Globe and Mail – Tories take heat in House on science policy, closing research station
• Radio-Canada – Des scientifiques dénoncent la fermeture de la station de la Région des lacs expérimentaux en Ontario [et vidéo]
• Radio-Canada – La fin pour les lacs expérimentaux
• Radio-Canada – Lacs expérimentaux : des études payées interrompues
• Radio-Canada – Une entrevue avec Maggie Xenopoulos de l’Université Trent [à peu près à la marque des 10 minutes]

March 19, 2013

• CBC As it Happens – Interview with Dave Canfield, Mayor of Kenora, and Jules Blais, President of the Society of Canadian Limnologists
• CBC Inside Politics Blog – NDP to make final House pitch to save Experimental Lakes program
• CBC News – Experimental Lakes closure risks federally funded research: Trent University water scientist worries delay or cancellation will leave questions about nano-materials
• CBC News The National – Research threatened by lakes closure
• Global News – Scientists question Conservative move to shutter freshwater research facility
• The Globe and Mail – With only days left, NDP presses for freshwater research station to stay open
• The Globe and Mail editorial – Closing of research stations belies Ottawa’s claim that it is protecting the environment
• The Record – Scientists question Conservative move to shutter freshwater research facility
• The Record letter to the editor – Environmental research capacity under fire
• Net NewsLedger – Harper Government sabataging ELA – Bruce Hyer
• The Star Phoenix – Our waste and runoff threaten Lake Winnipeg
• The Tyee – Scientists question Conservative move to shutter freshwater research facility
• Wawa-News.com – Studies Cannot Use Experiment Lakes Area Even If Fully Funded From Exterior Sources

March 18, 2013

• BioScience – Nanoparticles in the Environment: Tiny Size, Large Consequences?
• CBC As it Happens – Interview with Britt Hall, Assistant Professor at University of Regina, at 10 minute mark [mp3 file]
• The Globe and Mail letter to the editor – Why Harper closed ELA research station, and other letters to the editor
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Door and window removed from ELA cabin, others emptied

March 16, 2013

• The Dryden Observer – ELA cabins gutted as deadline looms
• The Globe and Mail – As dismantling begins, shuttering of research station called a ‘travesty’
• The Globe and Mail – Four research projects coming to an abrupt halt with the ELA closure
• The Globe and Mail – Time is running out for Canada’s world-renowned experimental lakes research centre
• Winnipeg Free Press – Demolition preparation on ELA site’s cabins

March 15, 2013

• Canada.com – Fisheries Department dismantling summer cabins of scientists at water research facility
• CBC News – Environmental group rejects takeover of Experimental Lakes: Thunder Bay councillor wants environmental groups to manage Experimental Lakes Area
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Rickford rejects allegations demolition underway at ELA
• The Star Phoenix – Gov’t attack on water safeguards regrettable

March 13, 2013

• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Government decision to shut down Experimental Lakes Area makes no sense: Rae

March 12, 2013

• Kenora Online – Rae discusses ELA, Ring of Fire

March 11, 2013

• CBC News – Experimental Lakes Area uncertain future met with mixed reaction: Negotiations with groups interested in taking over ELA under way, Conservative MP says
• The Manitoban – Experimental Lakes Area’s federal funding, control to run dry
• Radio-Canada – Région des lacs expérimentaux : des négociations à moitié rassurantes

March 7, 2013

• CBC News – Experimental Lakes Area in danger of closing: The Fisheries Department is having trouble finding an organization to take over the unique outdoor laboratory
• Cottage Country Now – MP Tony Clement could learn lesson in ecology from the late Stan Darling

March 5, 2013

• Net Newsledger – The ELA is in danger of closing
• Rabble.ca – Harper seals our fate on water and energy sustainability
• Soo Today – Hayes silent on this. Another Northern MP isn’t

March 4, 2013

• Chronicle Journal – If fishes were wishes, ELA would survive
• iPolitics – The Conservatives’ war on knowledge continues

March 3, 2013

• iPolitics – The credibility candidate: Joyce Murray in conversation

March 1, 2013

• CBC Quirks and Quarks – Report shows more science needed to manage water for agriculture
• The Dryden Observer – ELA memorandum to end
• Marine Pollution Bulletin journal editorial – Canadian aquatic science and environmental legislation under threat

February 28, 2013

• EMC Kemptville – Lack of good news on the environment should be no surprise
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Efforts to Save the ELA reach Ontario legislature

February 26, 2013

• Times Colonist letter to the editor – Results of research should not be censored

February 24, 2013

• Winnipeg Free Press – Save lake or live by ‘open-air sewer’: Author warns province of growing threat

February 23, 2013

• Times Colonist letter to the editor – Religion office shows warped priorities
• The Vancouver Sun – Readers lack faith in Conservative priorities

February 22, 2013

• Winnipeg Free Press – Experimental Lakes Area still in limbo: Funding dies soon; no ownership deal

February 21, 2013

• Wawa News – Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area Highlighted At International Meeting On Aquatic Sciences

February 20, 2013

• Kenora Online – Decision to close ELA “stupid,” Hyer
• Kenora Online – Fight to save the ELA continues

February 19, 2013

• Net Newsledger – ELA Supporters dump lab coats in New Orleans

February 7, 2013

• iPolitics –  Experimental Lakes Area must stay independent: Vaughan

January 18, 2013

• Mother Nature Network – Mercury emissions race through food web to top lake predators

January 17, 2013

• Kenora Daily Miner and News opinion letter – Stephen Harper and his gang, they’re such kidders

January 8, 2013

• Soo Today – Attention Bryan Hayes: This water issue hasn’t gone away

January 7, 2013

• CBC News – Oilsands study shows need for research lakes, author says
• The Tyee – It’s Official: Bitumen Mining Pollutes Northern Waterways

January 6, 2013

• The Windsor Star – ‘Environment taking a back seat’: U of W prof

January 4, 2013

• Kenora Online – Top researcher to address ELA
• Winnipeg Free Press – Scientist to receive esteemed award: Eighth ELA researcher chosen for recognition

January 2, 2013

• Kenora Daily Miner & News – Fight to save Experimental Lakes Area runs its course

January 1, 2013

• The Outdoor Edge –

December 31, 2012

• Toronto Star editorial – A bleak year for environmental policy

December 28, 2012

• Urban Times – Top 5 ‘Attacks on Science ‘

December 24, 2012

• High Country News – Canadian government cuts pollution research that’s crucial in the U.S.

December 20, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press – Provinces being asked to fund Experimental Lakes Area

December 19, 2012

• Nature News – 366 days: 2012 in review

December 18, 2012

• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Orihel receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her ELA efforts
• The Star Phoenix – Feds systematically gut environmental protection
• Wawa News – Save ELA Coalition Founder Diane Orihel Awarded Diamond Jubilee Medal

December 17, 2012

• Kenora Online – ELA Coalition founder recognized

December 14, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press – Thirty Winnipeggers to receive Queen’s medal

December 10, 2012

• Ottawa Citizen – Nurdles Everywhere

December 6, 2012

• Green Party – Newsflash: Lake Winnipeg is in serious trouble 

December 4, 2012

• The Biofresh Blog – The politics of freshwater science: why the closure of Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area matters to us all

December 3, 2012

• The Manitoban – Save the ELA: Fight to keep Experimental Lakes Area continues

November 29, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press – ELA petitions not a sign of discord
• Metro Winnipeg – City of Winnipeg to send letter in support of keeping ELA open while ownership is worked out
• Alternatives Journal – Up Close and Personal 

November 28, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press – EPC votes today on joining call to save ELA
• Winnipeg Free Press – City to ask Ottawa not to shut down ELA
• iPolitics – Fighting power in the age of YouTube
• Vancouver Sun – Ottawa looks to Manitoba to take over water pollution lab 

November 27, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press – Safe water heavyweights headline event to save experimental lakes
• Vancouver Sun – Environment Minister Peter Kent asks Manitoba to take over water pollution research lab
• Council of Canadians –
• Bloomberg – Scientists Decry Canadian Undermining of Climate Science 

November 22, 2012

• iPolitics – Fisheries minister mum on price tag for ELA sale

November 21, 2012

• Net Newsledger – “It’s time for the people of Canada to hear scientific fact, not political fiction” – Diane Orihel

November 20, 2012

• Journal of Plankton Research – Virtual Issue – Experimental Lakes Area Papers Collection
• The Gazette – Fisheries Minister Gail Shea defends water pollution cuts
• Ottawa Citizen – Minister defends cutting Experimental Lakes water facility

November 19, 2012

• iPolitics – Clean up cost for ELA remains a mystery

November 18, 2012

• CTV News – Scientists slam secret talks to sell lake research hub
• Eight Crayon Science – In the News: Experimental Lakes Area Up for Sale?!

November 16, 2012

• iPolitics – Canada’s long midnight of indifference

November 15, 2012

• Globe and Mail – Ottawa set to transfer unique freshwater research lab to UN group
• iPolitics – DFO in talks with Winnipeg non-profit to take over ELA
• National Post – ‘They suffer from the climate’: Superstar scientist abandons $10M Edmonton research grant, returns to UK

November 14, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press – Experimental lakes deal isn’t imminent: feds
• Arthur – Trent Research Threatened by the Closure of ELA

November 13, 2012

• The Dryden Observer – MP Rickford denies coalition’s claim that ELA is being sold to private sector

November 12, 2012

• Greenparty.ca – Green Party Supports Last-Ditch Efforts to Save Experimental Lakes Area (ELA)
• Toronto Star – Will Canada’s war on science plunge us into a new Dark Age?
• NorthumberlandView.ca – Greenview: Green Party Supports Last-Ditch Efforts to Save Experimental Lakes Area (ELA)

November 10, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press – Experimental Lakes buyer found: coalition
• Metro News – Ontario’s Experimental Lakes Area to go private, says coalition
• Chronicle Journal – Private player targets research station
• Rabble.ca – NEWS: Harper government fails to commit to the Experimental Lakes Area

November 9, 2012

• Globe and Mail – Freshwater research station sold off to private operator, advocates say
• Winnipeg Free Press – ELA program close to being sold to private buyer: coalition
• iPolitics – DFO close to sale of northern Ontario research site: scientists
• Netnews Ledger – Save the ELA Coalition – Fisheries and Oceans set to transfer the Experimental Lakes Area
• MarketWire – Professional Institute Joins Urgent Call for Minister Kent to Block Secretive ELA Sale to Private Sector
• LabProduct News – Is the ELA being sold?
• Winnipeg Sun – Sale of ELA not imminent as claimed: Rickford
• Kenora Online – Tax levies, ELA discussed at forum
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Sale of ELA not imminent as claimed: Rickford

November 8, 2012

• Alternatives Journal – Web Exclusive: ELA Alumni Make a Splash

November 6, 2012

• The Dryden Observer – Kenora MP addresses ELA concerns
• The Dryden Observer – Mercer brings ELA cuts to national audience

November 5, 2012

• iPolitics – Conservative MP insists he didn’t want reporter fired
• SaveEC.ca – Rick Mercer rants about the Experimental Lakes Area
• Huffington Post – Harper Doesn’t Care About Science, Just Profits
• Flow Monitor – The Future of Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area

November 1, 2012

• Hypenotic – Rick Mercer’s Experimental Lakes Rant – Ontario Lakes Project

October 31, 2012

• YouTube –
• Water Canada – Water Scientists Are Rock Stars: Mercer
• Huffington Post – Rick Mercer Slams Harper And Tories In Water Rant
• Arthur – It’s Not Over For The ELA Just  Yet
• Wilderness Supply – Rick Mercer Likes Water…And the Experimental Lakes

October 29, 2012

• Hamilton Spectator – Ottawa blind to dangers of firing environmental scientists
• CBC Television – Rick’s Rant – Experimental Lakes Area Cuts

October 27, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press – On the night table: Diane Orihel
• Winnipeg Free Press – Scientist takes on Ottawa to try to save ELA
• Rabble.ca – NEWS: Diane Orihel’s campaign to Save the ELA profiled in news report

October 26, 2012

• Globe and Mail – Scientific evidence?

October 24, 2012

• Maclean’s – Urban conservation: necessary priority or ultimate distraction?
• Environmental Monitor – Activists call for Environment Canada to fund the Experimental Lakes Area
• Wilderness Committee – Our Lakes and Rivers Need the Navigable Waters Protection Act
• Senator Maria Chaput – Question: Experimental Lakes Area – Closure of Research Facility

October 23, 2012

• The Argus – Federal government cancels the Experimental Lakes Area program
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Council of Canadians not welcome to visit ELA
• Enviro Moose – Poll Suggests %75 Of Canadians Oppose Budget Cuts To Experimental Lakes Area

October 22, 2012

• Council of Canadians – Fisheries and Oceans Canada rejects Council of Canadians’ request to visit ELA
• Northumberland View – National News: Fisheries and Oceans Canada rejects Council of Canadians’ request to visit ELA
• Open Parliament – Craig Scott on Experimental Lakes Area

October 21, 2012

• Northumberland News – Let’s take care of Presqu’ile Bay

October 20, 2012

• Winnipeg Sun – Justin Trudeau tells Winnipeg Liberals Harper lacking ‘courage’

October 19, 2012

• San Francisco Luxury News – Experimental Lakes allies say poll a wakeup call for Tories
• iPolitics – Which has more value to you? Action plan ads or environmental research
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Environment Canada urged to take on ELA
• Kenora Online – Environment Canada should take over ELA, Orihel
• Wawa News – Environment Canada: The Ideal New Operator of Experimental Lakes Area

October 18, 2012

• Northumberland View – 60% of Conservative voters oppose the funding cuts to the Experimental Lakes Area
• CBC News – Experimental Lakes allies say poll a wakeup call for Tories
• Globe and Mail – Supporters of freshwater research centre ask Environment Canada to take over
• Sun News – Group tries to save lakes research area, cut in federal budget
• Sound Cloud – Interview with Emma Lui: Funding cuts to the Experimental Lakes Area
• Rabble.ca – Sixty per cent of Conservative voters oppose the funding cuts to the Experimental Lakes Area
• Watershed Sentinel – Conservative voters oppose cuts to the Experimental Lakes Area
• Yahoo! News Canada –
• Council of Canadians – NEWS: Pool says 60% of Conservative voters oppose cutting the Experimental Lakes Area program

October 17, 2012

• Council of Canadians –
• Winnipeg Free Press – MP’s bid for ELA study dies behind closed doors
• Liberal.ca – Liberals Continue Fight to Preserve Experimental Lakes Area
• Northumberland View – National News: Liberals Continue Fight to Preserve Experimental Lakes Area
• The Uniter – Scientists protest funding cuts to Experimental Lakes Area
• On a Quasi-Related Note –

October 16, 2012

• Kenora Online – Motion to study Experimental Lakes
• Net Newsledger – The ELA is one of Canada’s most important research facilities – Lawrence MacAulay

October 15, 2012

• Canada.com – Calcium deficit robs plankton of vital “armour” in Canadian Lakes
• Eco-Journal – Fate of Experimental Lakes Area Still in Question

October 12, 2012

• The Chronicle Journal – Fight to save ELA gains strength
• TB News Watch – ELA Newser
• TB News Watch – Experimental Lakes
• Net Newsledger – Fight to Save ELA gaining support across Northwestern Ontario
• Lethbridge Herald – Money could be better spent
• TB News Watch – Local MP accusing prime minister of killing science in Canada
• Canada.com – With Parliamentary Budget Office, Stephen Harper has given Canadians a powerful tool for keeping the government honest
• Montreal Gazette – Stephen Mayer: Parliamentary Budget Office kudos
• Ottawa Citizen – Why we need a rebel with a calculator: Harper deserves credit for giving us a Parliamentary Budget Office

October 11, 2012

• TB News Watch – Making the case
• CBC News – Conservatives commit $16M to ‘action plan’ ads while cutting programs

October 10, 2012

• The Globe and Mail – Tories commit millions to ‘action plan’ ads while cutting programs
• iPolitics – Are cuts to research intended to hide impact of climate change?

October 9, 2012

• The Walleye – Help Save the ELA with Diane Orihel
• The Chronicle Journal – Biologist fights ELA closure

October 4, 2012

• iPolitics – The Death of Innocence

October 2, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press – Letters to the Editor – Paying for ELA

October 1, 2012

• Canadian Geographic – Field station woes
• Journal of Plankton Research – A plankton research gem: the probable closure of the Experimental Lakes Area, Canada
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Movement to save Experimental Lakes Area has Kenora support
• Kenora Online – ELA gets more scientific supporters
• Boreal Forest Network – Save the Experimental Lakes Area Research Project

September 28, 2012

• The Chronicle-Journal – Thousands show support for ELA
• Winnipeg Free Press – 23,000 petition Tories to save ELA

September 27, 2012

• Robert Chisholm – Experimental Lakes Area: NDP urges Conservatives to reverse decision
• Global News – Ottawa urged to save Experimental Lakes program
• Global BC – Ottawa urged to save Experimental Lakes program
• Kristy Duncan – Kirsty’s Question of Experimental Lakes (ELA)
• Craig Scott – Experimental Lakes Area: NDP urges Conservatives to reverse decision
• MarketWire – Petitions to Save Experimental Lakes Area Delivered to Parliament

September 25, 2012

• Minden Times – Resident circles petition to save Experimental Lakes Area

September 23, 2012

• The Current (newsletter of the Society of Canadian Limnologists) –

September 21, 2012

• Metro News – Winnipeg federal government employees protest Harper cuts

September 19, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press letter to the editor – Don’t give up on ELA

September 18, 2012

• Kenora Online – Coalition to Save ELA encouraged by rally
• Winnipeg Free Press – Feds don’t want ELA closed: Tories

September 17, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press – ELA program cuts protested at Forks
• Question Period – Megan on the closure of the Experimental Lakes Area

September 16, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press – Scientists, students protest cuts to Experimental Lakes
• Winnipeg Sun – It’s not too late to save Experimental Lakes Area, say scientists 

September 11, 2012

• iPolitics – Harper’s environmental performance: cuts, denial and devastation

September 10, 2012

• The Hill Times – Harper government’s assault on reason, scientists, ‘Orwellian’ and ‘alarming,’ warns pollster
• iPolitics – Life sciences and the commodification of everything

September 8, 2012

• iPolitics – 1984 in 2012 – The assault on reason

September 5, 2012

• Allan Gregg – 1984 in 2012 – The Assault on Reason
• Brandon Sun – World scientists defend experimental lakes
• Canadian University Press – U of A grad student takes aim at algae threatening Canadian lakes
• The Gateway – Algae threatens Canadian Lakes
• Kenora Online – More scientists support ELA
• Environmental Science & Technology journal – An Unparalleled Scientific Resource Endangered
• The Winnipeg Free Press – World scientists defend experimental lakes
• Alternatives: Environmental Ideas + Action – Schindler’s Pissed

September 4, 2012

• Regina Leader-Post letter to the editor – ‘Death of science’

August 27, 2012

• Kenora Daily Miner and News letter to the editor – Encouraging sign

August 25, 2012

• Wawa News – Kenora Unites To Save The Experimental Lakes Area

August 24, 2012

• Kenora Daily News and Miner – Fight for Experimental Lakes Area becomes a local one
• Kenora Online – Rally to stop ELA closure
• Kenora Photos by Ihor Kor – Save ELA Rally

August 21, 2012

• Nature – Test lakes face closure: Slashed funding threatens Canada’s unique freshwater study site

August 20, 2012

• Cottage Life – Study finds toxins prevalent in Canadian lakes

August 17, 2012

• The Brandon Sun  – Time to solve our water woes

August 16, 2012

• The Interlake Spectator – Take ELA off chopping block: Researcher
• The Windsor Star letter to the editor – Experiments needed for developing nutrient management strategies
• Straight Goods News – Media ignore climate change

August 15, 2012

• Brandon Sun – Liver toxins highest in Man., Alta. lakes, new survey finds
• CTV News – Lakes in every province high in dangerous toxin: study [text and video]
• The Edmonton Journal – New technology finds Canadian lakes contain potent liver toxins
• The Huffington Post – Microcystins, Liver Toxins Highest In Alberta Lakes
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Report says blue-green algae common concern in every province, including Lake of the Woods
• The Ottawa Citizen –New technology finds Canadian lakes contain potent liver toxins
• The Windsor Star – Toxin found in lakes across country: Most concentrated in Alberta waters
• The Winnipeg Free Press – Algal toxin high here: study | Killarney, Winnipeg lakes most infected
• The Victoria Times Colonist – Liver toxins found in Canadian lakes
• Manitoba Wildlife Federation – Algal Toxin High  – Killarney, Winnipeg lakes most infected

August 14, 2012

• Global News – National survey finds liver toxins highest in Alberta, Manitoba lakes
• Global Toronto – National survey finds liver toxins highest in Alberta, Manitoba lakes
• The Globe and Mail – Liver toxins prevalent in western cottage country’s lakes, cross-Canada study finds
• The Winnipeg Free Press – Province’s lakes have high concentrations of algae-produced toxin
• CBC Radio Points North – Blue-green algae blooms increasing 

August 13, 2012

• The Dominion – Funding Evaporates for Freshwater Science Research

August 12, 2012

• The Interlake Spectator – More research to be done, says ELA scientist Orihel

August 10, 2012

• The Winnipeg Free Press letters to the editor – A critical program

August 9, 2012

• The Selkirk Record – Gimli protesters demand feds restore science funding

August 8, 2012

• The Winnipeg Free Press – Attacks on Tories simply science fiction: Governments of all stripes cut lake research

August 7, 2012

• The Winnipeg Free Press – Votes lure funding to Lake Winnipeg

August 4, 2012

• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Baird endorses IJC recommendations on Lake of the Woods water quality
• Lake of the Woods Enterprise – Baird endorses IJC recommendations on Lake of the Woods water quality

August 3, 2012

• The Winnipeg Free Press – Lake Winnipeg gets $18 million, but ELA, ‘that other project,’ zilch
• The Winnipg Free Press editorial – It’s best to benefit all lakes

August 2, 2012

• CBC TV – Harper’s Lake Winnipeg announcement 
• CBC  News – Lake Winnipeg cleanup gets $18M more in federal funds
• CTV – Harper pledges $18M to help clean up Lake Winnipeg, rally protests shutting down other research
• The Kenora Daily Miner & News – Letter to the editor: Feds uninformed on Experimental Lakes Area
• Liberal Jon Gerrard’s Blog – Funding both Lake Winnipeg research and the Experimental Lakes Area is essential
• The Record – Harper announces more cash for Lake Winnipeg cleanup
• The Tyee – Harper announces more money for cleanup of Lake Winnipeg
• The Winnipeg Free Press – Feds to spend $18M on Lake Winnipeg cleanup: Harper

July 31, 2012

• The Barrie Examiner – Barrie’s MP has turned his back on science
• The Dryden Observer – Coalition maintains pressure on MP for ELA closure

July 30, 2012

• Care 2 – Death of Evidence: Push Is On To Save Experimental Lakes Program
• Lake of the Woods Enterprise – Kenora MP won’t bite on Experimental Lakes challenge
• The Toronto Star – Extreme weather fails to trigger discussion on climate change

July 28, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press – ‘Glimmer of hope’ for ELA: premier

July 27, 2012

• Globe and Mail – Selinger hopeful Ottawa will reconsider plan to close freshwater research centre
• iPolitics – Harper Rethinking Myopic Decision to Close Research Lakes
• Northumberland View – Conservative MP refuses to be accountable for his party’s decision to terminate the famed Experimental Lakes Area
• Kenora Online – ELA better fit for universities, minister
• Winnipeg Free Press letter to the editor – Think of other waste
• Watershed Sentinel – Conservative MP Refuses Debate on the Famed Experimental Lakes Area

July 24, 2012

• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Kenora MP won’t bite on challenge to debate Experimental Lakes
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Leader of Coalition to Save Experimental Lakes Area outlines arguments

July 23, 2012

• The Hill Times – Feds mount systematic, deliberate campaign to reduce role of scientific evidence in decision-making
• The Real New Network – The Death of Evidence: Canadian scientists protest against Harper government’s attack on environmental science
• Free Speech Radio News – Scientists criticize Canadian government for proposed cuts, crackdown on freedom
• Youtube – 

July 21, 2012

• The Chronicle Journal – MP Rickford’s ‘newspeak’ belies folly of ELA decision
• The Selkirk Journal – Red River Basin Commission pushes for ELA survival

July 20, 2012

• CBC Radio, Ontario Morning – Peterborough Science Cuts 
• Cottage Country Now – Honouring the legacy of Rachel Carson
• Cottage Country Now – Lake research station to be shut down in early 2013

July 19, 2012

• Calgary Herald – Science journal challenges Harper to defend research cuts
• Canada.com – Science journal challenges Harper to defend research cuts
• NetNewsLedger – ELA – All that glitters is not golden: a response to MP Rickford
• The Red River Valley Echo – Hoeppner turns her back on science
• The Vancouver Sun – 2,900 from around globe sign petition against Tory science cuts
• The Vancouver Sun – Science journal challenges Harper to defend research cuts

July 18, 2012

• Canada.com – 2,900 from around globe sign petition against Tory science cuts
• iPolitics – Taliban Steve and the Robot Nation
• The Huffington Post – Experimental Lakes Petition: Science Cuts In 2012 Canada Budget Opposed In Petition
• The Midnorth Monitor – Protecting our Great Lakes has to be a priority
• Lab Product News – World wide support for the Experimental Lakes Area
• Nature editorial – Death of evidence
• rabble.ca – Death of Evidence rally: How budget cuts will affect mining issues 
• PEN Canada – Evidence of democracy?
• The Windsor Star – 2,900 from around globe sign petition against Tory science cuts

July 17, 2012

• Kenora Daily Miner and News – ELA supporters call on local MP for face-to-face discussions
• Welland Tribune – Shutdown of lakes research senseless

July 16, 2012

• The Hill Times – Canada still has no plan to address climate change [also published on GPC website]
• Prairie Dog – Science Squawks: Researchers slam the feds war on knowledge
• The Tyee – ‘The Death of Evidence’ in Canada: Scientists’ Own Words

July 14, 2012

• Guelph Mercury editorial – Heed concerns of scientists
• Sudbury Star – Valuable research will be lost with closure of lakes laboratory
• The Vancouver Sun – Canada’s reality suffers from Tory spin

July 13, 2012

• People’s World – Canadian scientists protest firings, spending cuts
• Winnipeg Free Press – Letters to the editor: ‘War on Truth’

July 12, 2012

• iPolitics – The day the earth moved in Ottawa
• Public Radio International – Canada’s budget cuts imperil important environmental research area [text and audio]

July 11, 2012

• Bracebridge Examiner letter to the editor – Reader disappointed with cuts to research science [page 5]
• The Cornwall Free News – Karin Walkey Interviews Katie Gibbs at Death of Evidence Anti-Harper Government Rally on Parliament Hill
• Guardian – Why Canada’s scientists need our support
• Huffington Post – Proof Harper Prefers Fake to Real Lakes
• KenoraOnline –Experimental Lakes protests continue
• Public Radio International, The World – Closure of Lakes Laboratory Spurs Protest in Canada [text and audio]
• Winnipeg Free Press – ‘Death penalty’ for science
• Xtra – Death-of-evidence rally casts dark shadow over Parliament

July 10, 2012

• CBC News – Death of scientific evidence mourned on Parliament Hill
• CBC News – Orders of the Day – Let the Battle for Etobicoke Centre be joined!
• CBC News – Unique glacier research facility in Yukon hit by federal cuts
• CBC News – Saskatchewan at 6 
• CBC News, The National – Scientists protest in Ottawa 
• CBC Radio, The Morning Edition – Scientists protesting cuts 
• The Chronicle Herald – Scientists march on Parliament Hill to protest ‘death of evidence’
• Common Dreams – Canadian Scientists ‘Mourn Death of Evidence’ under Harper Government
• The Georgia Straight – Shutting down the Experimental Lakes Area doesn’t make sense
• Global News – Scientists march to Parliament Hill to protest ‘death of evidence’
• Global News Regina – Scientists protest Harper cuts
• Metro Winnipeg – Experimental Lakes Area mourned in Winnipeg
• Montreal Gazette –  Scientists march to Parliament Hill to protest ‘death of evidence’
• MSNBC – Canadian scientists protest against spending cuts
• Nature – Scientists march on Canadian parliament
• Northern Life – Aquaculture president pledges to keep ELA afloat
• Regina Leader-Post – Regina researchers protest federal cuts to science
• Winnipeg Free Press – Federal cuts dubbed ‘attack on science’
• Winnipeg Free Press – Scientists to hold “wake” in city, Ottawa to protest cuts to research

July 9, 2012

• The Guardian – Canada’s PM Stephen Harper faces revolt by scientists
• Peace, Earth & Justice News – Canada’s PM Stephen Harper faces revolt by scientists

July 8, 2012

• CBC News – Scientists rally on Parliament Hill to mourn ‘Death of evidence’
• Ottawa Citizen – Science community to protest research cuts with funeral march
• Ottawa Citizen – Scientists unite to protest ‘death’ of research
• Regina Leader-Post – Scientists unite to protest ‘death’ of research

July 6, 2012

• The Weekender – Tony Clement’s position is just plain wrong

July 5, 2012

• Canada.com – Grim Reaper heads to Parliament Hill to protest science cuts

July 4, 2012

• Brandon Sun letter to the editor – Experimental Lakes Area closure is part of attack on science and research
• Cottage Country Now – Clement on Experimental Lakes closure
• iPolitics – No science, no evidence, no truth, no democracy
• Winnipeg Free Press editorial – Flip-flop flies

July 3, 2012

• iPolitics – Science for the public good under attack by Conservatives
• Professionals Serving Canadians – Closing of Experimental Lakes Area puts Canadian freshwater in jeopard
• Soo Today – Asked to comment on cut, Bryan Hayes said – nothing

July 2, 2012

• Yale Environment 360 – Oh Canada: The Government’s Broad Assault on Environment

July 1, 2012

• Toronto Star – Ottawa’s attempt to sell freshwater research centre another blow to science

June 30, 2012

• The Chronicle Journal letter to the editor – NOMA urges Harper to maintain lakes experiment

June 29, 2012

• The Globe and Mail – Clock ticking down for renowned environmental research station
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Rickford predicts bright future for independent ELA
• Nature Manitoba News –

June 28, 2012

• The Globe and Mail – Ottawa seeks new operator for freshwater research station
• The Hill Times – Feds’ move to close world-renowned freshwater environmental research centre strikes a nerve: Forum Research poll
• Lab Product News – Research going cheap: Experimental Lakes Area on the dock
• Pique – The Age of Infocide
• Science – Environmental Science Feels Pinch in Canada’s Budget
• The Winnipeg Free Press – Federal cuts put 125 Manitoba jobs at risk

June 27, 2012

• CBC News – 5,000 public servants learn their jobs are at risk
• iPolitics – Harper hurts science – again
• Kenora Online – Golden opportunity at Experimental Lakes?
• CBC Power & Politics – Freshwater research cuts

June 26, 2012

• The Dryden Observer – Rickford working towards ELA transfer
• Kenora Online – Not too late for Experimental Lakes

June 25, 2012

• Regina Leader-Post letter to the editor – ‘Backward’ PM

June 22, 2012

• CBC News – Fisheries changes attacked in prestigious Science journal: Three B.C. scientists join fight in questioning evidence driving changes in budget bill
• Cottage Country Now – Bill C-38 hurts Muskoka’s lakes: council
• The Globe and Mail – Ex-Fisheries directors urge Harper to reverse freshwater-research cuts
• Lake of the Woods Enterprise letter to the editor – Experimental Lakes closure a tragedy
• Maclean’s – And now a word from the Muskoka Watershed Council
• Winnipeg Free Press letter to the editor – Keep it at arm’s length

June 21, 2012

• CBC News – Orders of the Day – One more QP and it’s a wrap!
• Ottawa Citizen – After Rio, Canada lost its way
• Rabble.ca – First Nations and their allies oppose closure of Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area

June 20, 2012

• Business News Network – Cleaning up heavy oil: Interview with David Schindler
• The Chronicle Journal editorial – 2 omnibus bills, 1 big difference
• CKDR – Dryden Councilor Strongly Opposed To ELA Closure
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – City council supports local efforts to save the ELA
• Winnipeg Free Press – CEO asks big oil for ELA funds: Says water research important to the sector
• Winnipeg Free Press letter to the editor – Investigation closed
• Winnipeg Sun – Kenora calls on feds to save Experimental Lakes Area

June 19, 2012

• The Dryden Observer – Bill C-38 expected to pass this week
• The Gazette – Canada’s shameful position on biodiversity puts us all in danger
• Globe and Mail letter to the editor – Science non-funding
• Kenora Daily Miner and News letter to the editor – Democracy and the ELA: a response to Keith Ashfield
• Kenora Online – Kenora backs experimental lakes
• The Kingston Whig-Standard – From leader to an ’embarrassment’
• The Star Phoenix – Restore funds to water centre
• Winnipeg Free Press – Study on booming substance on hold: Nanosilver research frozen by ELA’s limbo

June 18, 2012

• CBC News – Experimental lakes closure threatens antibacterial study
• CBC News – Orders of the Day – War of 1812 Bicentennial-mentum is building!
• CityTV Breakfast Television – Save ELA
• Chronicle Journal letter to the editor – Lakes project influential
• Globe and Mail – Don’t defund freshwater research, Ontario and Manitoba tell Tories
• Globe and Mail letter to the editor – Conduct unbecoming
• Open File Toronto – Funding cuts put decades of fresh water research in the lurch
• Winnipeg Free Press letter to the editor – Undemocratic action

June 16, 2012

• in The Globe and Mail and Winnipeg Free Press
• The Globe and Mail – Science, not politics, should be at the heart of fisheries
• Winnipeg Free Press – Opposition to lakes sale grows: Heavy hitters urge Tories to keep ELA
• Winnipeg Free Press – The value of public spending
• Winnipeg Free press letters to the editor – Let’s make a deal

June 15, 2012

• CBC News – Research lakes shutdown will be costly, scientists argue
• CBC News – Rio ’92 was about science, Rio +20 is about consumption
• The Globe and Mail – Research on oil-sands impact cost centre its funding, scientists say

June 14, 2012

• Huffington Post – Will MPs Show the Courage and Independence Needed to Stop Bill C-38?
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Ontario and Manitoba join forces to oppose ELA closure
• La Presse – Laboratoires fédéraux: des installations neuves fermées
• Winnipeg Free Press – Research facility price tag? $1
• Yahoo! Canada News – 

June 13, 2012

• Aquatic Sciences Network – Scientific Societies protest Canadian government’s decision to close Experimental Lakes Area
• Net News Ledger – A major showdown is looming on Parliament Hill
• Winnipeg Free Press – 11,514 petition feds to save lake research
• Winnipeg Free Press – More than 11,500 petition government over ELA shutdown

June 12, 2012

• CBC News – Orders of the Day – Let the omnibudget fila-voter-buster timeline be revealed!
• The Dryden Observer – ELA protest coming home
• Metro Winnipeg – Petition to save ELA receives thousands of signatures
• Net News Ledger – Bruce Hyer MP – “People there are expecting their elected MPs to stand up for them”
• Winnipeg Free Press – Save ELA presents petition to Tories

June 11, 2012

• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Reasoning behind ELA closure questioned a public panel discussion
• NetNewsLedger – From the House ‒ John Rafferty MP

June 9, 2012

• Winnipeg Free Press – MP turned down in bid for tour of doomed ELA
• Winnipeg Free Press letters to the editor – Relying on science

June 8, 2012

• The Dryden Observer – ELA coalition requesting petitions
• Winnipeg Free Press – Find the right person to settle your worldly business

June 7, 2012

• The Dryden Observer – Time running out to save Experimental Lakes Area
• Global News Toronto – Water research facility closure (video)
• Lake of the Woods Enterprise letter to the editor from Fisheries & Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield – Fisheries minister defends decision to close ELA
• Lake of the Woods Enterprise – Scientist calls for more time to find partnerships for Experimental Lakes
• Radio-Canada C’est bien meilleur le matin – Coupes budgétaires en recherche (audio)
• Toronto Star letter to the editor from Fisheries & Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield – Fisheries still a top priority

June 6, 2012

• CBC Radio, The Morning Edition – Experimental Lakes program cut
• Edmonton Journal – Scientists blast cuts to research: U of A’s Schindler among critics of plan to close Ontario facility
• The Globe and Mail – Shutting lake research lab ‘palpable nonsense,’ scientists tell Ottawa
• Ottawa Citizen – Researchers urge Harper to rescind ‘drastic’ cuts to Experimental Lakes Area
• Radio-Canada – Des universitaires montréalais dénoncent les coupes fédérales dans la recherche
• Winnipeg Free Press – Academia frets that fisheries science could die on the vine due to federal cuts
• Winnipeg Free Press – Scientists heap pressure on Ottawa

June 5, 2012

• Brandon Sun – Big-name plea for project’s life: Top scientists unite to ask PM to save Experimental Lakes Area
• CBC News – Lakes research facility’s closure ‘a disgrace,’ NDP says
• CBC News – Scientists lobby to retain Experimental Lakes Area
• Canada.com – Researchers urge PM to rescind “drastic” cuts to Experimental Lakes Area
• Edmonton Journal – Ill-considered cuts a major blow to scientific research in Canada
• Edmonton Journal – U of A scientist, colleagues condemn research cuts: Letter urges Ottawa to rethink closing of Ontario facility
• The Globe and Mail – Tories under fire for pulling plug on freshwater-research funding
• The Globe and Mail – Water and wisdom: an open letter to Ottawa
• Kenora Daily Miner – Protest targets MPs office
• Kenora Daily Miner – Scientist calls for more time to find partnerships for Experimental Lakes
• Metro Winnipeg – Coalition blasts feds for terminating Experimental Lakes Area
• National Post , Today’s letters – Harper’s priorities
• Radio-Canada – Des scientifiques militent pour conserver les lacs expérimentaux
• Vancouver Sun – Researchers urge PM to rescind “drastic” cuts to Experimental Lakes Area
• Winnipeg Free Press – Big-name plea for project’s life: Top scientists unite to ask PM to save Experimental Lakes Area
• Winnipeg Free Press – Comments on Experimental Lakes invited tonight
• Winnipeg Free Press – Scientists protest federal cuts to open-air lake research facility
• Winnipeg Free Press – Scientists rally to save Experimental Lakes Area

June 4, 2012

• The Chronicle Journal editorial – Weather signals
• Winnipeg Free Press – NDP rises against its executive
• Winnipeg Free Press Letter to the editor – A true embarrassment

June 2, 2012

• The Globe and Mail – Scientists decry Ottawa’s plan to close environmental research centre
• NetNewsledger – Experimental Lakes facility would be better managed by university or NGO – Randy Kemp
• Winnipeg Free Press Letters to the Editor – Vital Research

June 1, 2012

• CJRL News – Scientists Speak out against Closure of the ELA
• Cottage Country Now – Loss of Experimental Lakes Area detriment to Muskoka, op-ed by Patricia Arney, chair, Muskoka Watershed Council
• Cottage life – Government of Canada faces criticism from international community lobbying to save the ELA

May 31, 2012

• Canada.com – Mercury contaminating bird eggs in oilsands region: Environment Canada
• Prairie Dog – ELA Soon To Be MIA
• Sierra Club Ontario – Save the Experimental Lakes Area petition
• The Vancouver Sun – Mercury contaminating bird eggs in oilsands regions: Environment Canada
• Winnipeg Free Press – Scientists around globe decry cut to lake-research funding
• Winnipeg Free Press Letters to the Editor – The New Dark Ages

May 30, 2012

• Coquitlam Now – How do we put a value on the future?
• The Victoria Times Colonist – Tories seem intent on eliminating science
• Winnipeg Free Press – Tory politics exclusive, not inclusive

May 29, 2012

• The Dryden Observer – Petition to save the Experimental Lakes
• Huffington Post – Tories War on Science Hurts Us All
• L’actualité – La Palme d’or de la pire coupe d’Ottawa en recherche
• The Vancouver Sun – Scientists, ex-ministers slam federal changes to Fisheries Act

May 28, 2012

• Cottage Life – Help save the Experimental Lakes Area
• Kenora Daily Miner and News letter to the editor – Beyond comprehension
• Montreal Gazette – Harper gov’t abandoning protection for dozens of freshwater species, say scientists
• The Vancouver Sun – Canadian scientists slam weakening of federal Fisheries Act
• The Vancouver Sun – Harper gov’t abandoning protection for dozens of freshwater species, say scientists
• Winnipeg Free Press – Closing ELA penny-wise, pound foolish

May 27, 2012

• The Interlake Enterprise – Feds set to wind-down globally respected natural laboratory
• Outdoor Canada – Celebrated scientist speaks out to save “unique and important” Canadian water research facility

May 26, 2012

• OpenFile Calgary – Saturday Reads
• The Peterborough Examiner –
• Winnipeg Free Press – Ex-Hydro boss slams closure
• Winnipeg Free Press Letters to the Editor – Controlling Information

May 25, 2012

• CBC News – Government to shut down unique fresh water research area
• The Manitoulin Expositor – Closing Experimental Lakes Area a huge mistake, says NOAA [Northern Ontario Aquaculture Association] prez
• Muskoka Watershed Council – MWC Concerned with Harper Government Announcement to Close the Experimental Lakes Area in Northwestern Ontario
• Vancouver Courier – Kudos & Kvetches

May 24, 2012

• Water Canada – Living Lakes Canada Gathering: Day Two

May 23, 2012

• CBC News – Universities expected to take over lakes research
• Cottage Country Now – Fisheries & Oceans cuts 1,000 jobs
• Kenora Daily Miner and News letters to the editor – Greg Rickford, where art thou?
• The Victoria Times Colonist – Cutting DFO program threatens environment
• The Tyee – The gem of Canadian science that Harper killed
• Winnipeg Free Press Letters to the Editor – International respect

May 22, 2012

• The Dryden Observer – Feds to close ELA
• Kenora Daily Miner and News – Experimental Lakes closure is tragic
• The Victoria Times Colonist – Environmental cuts put biodiversity at risk

May 21, 2012

• Nature – Canada’s renowned freshwater research site to close
• Urban Times – The End of an Era – Canadian Government Cuts Funding for World-Renowned Experimental Lakes Area
• Yahoo! Canada News – 

May 19, 2012

• Chronicle Journal – New caretaker wanted for research ‘supercollider’
• La Presse – Pêches et océans: deux laboratoires amputés par des coupes
• NetNewsledger – Bruce Hyer questions Greg Rickford’s credibility on Experimental Lakes
• NetNewsledger – Closure of Experimental Lakes Area puts Canada at risk – Scientists assert
• Winnipeg Free Press – Scientists lash Harper government for pulling plug on Experimental Lakes Area
• Winnipeg Free Press editorial – This cut should hurt the cutters

May 18, 2012

• Canada.com – Canada stops funding famed experimental lakes science program
• CBC News – Scientists angry about research facility closure
• CBC Radio Voyage North – Experimental Lakes Area funding cut
• Deciphering Science –
• Kenora Daily Miner – Experimental Lakes victum of federal funding cut
• Lake of the Woods Enterprise – Experimental Lakes victim of federal funding cut
• Montreal Gazette – Canada stops funding famed experimental lakes science program
• Oikos –
• Ottawa Citizen – Federal cuts target ‘living laboratory’ in Northern Ontario lakes
• The Victoria Times Colonist – Canada stops funding famed experimental lakes science program
• The Vancouver Sun – Canada stops funding famed experimental lakes science program
• Winnipeg Free Press – Feds sink key science program
• Winnipeg Free Press – Manitoba wants Ottawa to reverse its decision on water research project
• Winnipeg Sun – Experimental lakes victim of federal funding cut

May 17, 2012

• Canadian Press c/o Winnipeg Free Press – Surprise! Trio of ministers shows up unexpectedly for environment hearings
• CBC News – Budget cuts claim famed freshwater research facility
• The Globe and Mail – Tories shut down ‘groundbreaking’ freshwater research station
• MarketWire – Science et sécurité : deuxième série de compressions en six mois à Pêches et Océans Canada et à la Garde côtière
• Toronto Star – Conservative government shutting down world-class freshwater research facility in northern Ontario

Additional news:

• The Globe and Mail – Four former ministers protest ‘taking the guts out’ of Fisheries Act
•  asking the the Harper Government to “free its scientists” and allow them to speak about their research
• Vancouver Sun – Funding cuts ‘a disaster’ for Canadian research programs