Environmental Damages Fund Factsheets

EDF Funded Projects

Rehabilitation Project to Construct Nesting Shelters

Ducks Unlimited Canada received $14,565 to install nesting shelters to improve feeding and breeding rates of the eider bird population on islands located in Main Brook and Roddickton, Newfoundland and Labrador, and to hold education sessions to rebuild stewardship capacity among local youth. Project funded with fines imposed as the result of a violation of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994.

Total project value: $42,085

Research Project to Monitor Seabird Populations for Oil Spill Preparedness

The Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station received $25,000 to identify and map the feeding distributions of shearwaters and gulls in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, to improve planning, training and response to oil spills. Project funded with fines imposed as the result of a violation of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, s. 193.

Total project value: $227,000

EDF Funded Projects

Restoration and Awareness Project

The Conseil régional de l'environnement de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue [Abitibi-Témiscamingue regional environment council] was granted $200,000 for bank revegetation and to raise public awareness to prevent the degradation of watercourses in the Témiscamingue MRC territory. Project funded with fines imposed as the result of a violation of the Fisheries Act.

Total project value: $228,370

Restoration Project

The Société d'aide au développement des collectivités du Témiscamingue [Society to promote collectivity development in the Témiscamingue region] was granted $110,000 to ensure the free movement of fish and reduce sediment input in yellow walleye spawning grounds in lakes and rivers of the Kipawa controlled harvesting zone in Témiscamingue. Project funded with fines imposed as the result of a violation of the Fisheries Act.

Total project value: $142,550

EDF Funded Projects

Restoration Project to Improve Water Quality

The Couchiching Conservancy received $20,000 to improve water quality in Simcoe County by installing 1500 metres of cattle exclusion fencing, and planting 500 trees and shrubs to reduce erosion and provide habitat for sensitive grassland species. Project funded with fines imposed as the result of a violation of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

Total project value: $40,790

Rehabilitation Project

The Niagara River Restoration Council received $13,135 to remove three major barriers to fish migration and to rehabilitate 300 metres of habitat to stabilize stream banks and improve water quality in the Niagara River watershed. Project funded with fines imposed as the result of a violation of subsection 38(4) of the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985.

Total project value: $98,605

EDF Funded Projects

Research and Development Project to Monitor Contaminants in Arctic Landfills

The University of British Columbia received $75,000 to study the long-term and cumulative effects of contaminants in soils, surface water and groundwater in Arctic landfills, to protect fish habitat from deleterious substances identified in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Project funded with fines imposed as the result of a violation of subsection 36(3) of the Fisheries Act.

Total project value: $107,880

Project to Solve Illegal Hunting Cases

SASKTIP inc. received $10,000 to develop promotional materials to generate information from the public that might help apprehend and convict individuals involved in illegal hunting activities in northern Saskatchewan. Conducted jointly with Saskatchewan Environment, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and Environment Canada. Project funded with fines imposed as the result of a violation of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994.

Total project value: $10,000

EDF Funded Projects

Restoration and Education Project to Improve Water Quality

The North Shore Stream Keepers received $15,068 to develop a multi-site water quality monitoring program to restore local watersheds along MacKay Creek and to hold education sessions to encourage action by local residents. Project funded with fines imposed as the result of a violation of the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985.

Total project value: $26,228

Restoration and Habitat Recovery of Burrard Inlet

The Pacific Wildlife Foundation received $48,680 to restore historic Burrard Inlet eelgrass beds to recover dependent fish and bird populations. Project funded with fines imposed as the result of a violation of the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985.

Total project value: $114,490

EDF Funded Projects

PRAIRIE & NORTHERN

Research and Development Project to Monitor Contaminants in Arctic Landfills

The University of British Columbia received $75,000 to study the long-term and cumulative effects of contaminants in soils, surface water and groundwater in Arctic landfills, to protect fish habitat from deleterious substances identified in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Project funded with fines imposed as the result of a violation of the subsection 36(3) of the Fisheries Act.

Total project value: $107,880

QUEBEC

Restoration Project

The Société d'aide au développement des collectivités du Témiscamingue [Society to promote collectivity development in the Témiscamingue region] was granted $110,000 to ensure the free movement of fish and reduce sediment input in yellow walleye spawning grounds in lakes and rivers of the Kipawa controlled harvesting zone in Témiscamingue. Project funded with fines imposed as the result of a violation of the Fisheries Act.

Total project value: $142,550

ATLANTIC

Rehabilitation Project to Construct Nesting Shelters

Ducks Unlimited Canada received $14,565 to install nesting shelters to improve feeding and breeding rates of the eider bird population on islands located in Main Brook and Roddickton, Newfoundland and Labrador, and to hold education sessions to rebuild stewardship capacity among local youth. Project funded with fines imposed as the result of a violation of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994.

Total project value: $42,085