Rivers in Parts of Ontario and Quebec Have Worst Water Quality in Country: Environment Canada

A barge floats down the Saint Lawrence River near the Quai Chouinard as the sun rises over Quebec City and Levis, Quebec, on Dec. 9, 2021. Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images

Southwestern Ontario and Quebec have some of the poorest-quality river water in Canada, according to Environment Canada.

A report by the federal department rates water quality at various rivers in Canada from the 2018 to 2020 period, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.