David Schindler, a world-famous fighter for Canada's fresh waters, is leaving a legacy of a big personality and even bigger ideas, according to his successor at the Experimental Lakes Area. For more than 20 years until 1989, Schindler headed the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) project in Ontario, just over the Manitoba border, where he conducted original research into the role of phosphorus in fish-killing algae blooms at the freshwater research facility. But his work didn't stop in the '80s, says Mike Paterson, who took over for Schindler and is currently the senior research scientist at the Institute for Sustainable Development's ELA. Mike Paterson is the chief research scientist at the Experimental Lakes Area. "For anybody that goes to the Experimental Lakes Area, his presence is everywhere.

Source: CBC News March 06, 2021 17:03 UTC