Peter Leavitt

Blue-green algae bloom in Qu’Appelle Valley becoming more and more prevalent

May 31, 2021 | 6:18am

A University of Regina biologist says toxic blue-green algae blooms in the Qu’Appelle Valley lakes are showing up earlier and are lasting longer. Peter Leavitt, a Canada research chair at the U of R, says these lakes are getting much greener than they used to. “There’s a general effect of season, as you go from […]