The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Ontario to cut protections for tiny endangered fish found along route of Highway 413 https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-endangered-species-redside-dace-highway-413/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=100132 After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to restore redside dace habitat, the Ford government wants to limit the number of waterways set aside for its recovery Emma McIntosh News Endangered Species environmental law Great Lakes Ontario urban development water Photo: H. Zell / Wikimedia Commons The redside dace was once plentiful around Lake Ontario but is quickly disappearing. The Ford government wants to halve the time spent waiting for the minnow to reappear in some waterways, and limit the streams set aside for its recovery