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 Items tagged: Great Lakes Water Quality AgreementItems Found: 9IJC Recommends Focus on Human Health Concerns for Great LakesMarch 9, 2011 - 12:25 pm The International Joint Commission provided 32 recommendations for action at the federal, state, provincial and local levels of government in its 15th biennial report, released today (find it here). In particular, the recommendations focus on the need for the United States and Canada to approve a... Categories: International, National, News, Ontario, Quebec GLWQA: What Do You Think?June 4, 2010 - 10:18 am Time is running out! A month away from some serious deadlines, the governments of Canada and the United States are engaging the Great Lakes community as they proceed with the negotiations to amend the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). To ensure "broad and meaningful" public engagement... Categories: Blog Canada-Ontario Great Lakes Agreement ExtendedApril 1, 2010 - 9:22 am The 2007 Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA) has been extended to March 31, 2011. The agreement, signed in June 2007, was set to expire on March 31, 2010.The COA establishes an action plan and roles and responsibilities between federal and provincial ministries... Categories: International, News, Ontario FCM Dispatch: Day OneFebruary 10, 2010 - 3:06 pm "Here's your ATM machine," said architect Avi Friedman, pointing to an image of the majestic Peace River in Alberta. During his keynote speech this afternoon at FCM's Sustainable Communities conference in Ottawa, Friedman touched on tourism in waterfront communities as a wealth generator. When... Categories: Blog $93.3M for York, Durham Wastewater ImprovementsAugust 4, 2009 - 11:25 am The governments of Canada and Ontario have set aside a total of $93.3 million in funding to support the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant in Pickering. The governments of Canada and Ontario will each set aside up to $46.67 million and will work with the Regions of York and Durham to upgrade... Boundary Waters Stamp ReleasedJune 12, 2009 - 11:03 am As the Boundary Waters Treaty celebrates its hundredth anniversary with a week of celebrations in Niagara Falls, we've reported on expert groups Great Lakes United and the newly-formed Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW—formerly Gordon Water Group) using the occasion to voice their concerns about... Categories: Blog More Experts Call for Great Lakes AmendmentsJune 8, 2009 - 9:24 am Another group is campaigning for renegotiation of the "outdated" Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Great Lakes United, a cross-border group of 38 leading Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River experts, is urging the U.S. and Canadian federal governments to use this week's 100th anniversary celebrations... Categories: International, National, News FLOW Brings Attention to Transboundary Issues on IJC CentennialJune 4, 2009 - 1:31 pm Boundary Waters Week (June 5-14) will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Boundary Waters Treaty with a series of events in Niagara Falls, but the Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW) is using the occasion to ask the federal government to invest in Canadian water security. FLOW wants feds to provide... Categories: International, National, News Party Leaders Urged to Sign Great Lakes PledgeOctober 3, 2008 - 7:52 am Environmental groups asked the leaders of the federal parties yesterday to put their name to a pledge to make toxic pollution in the Great Lakes region a top priority. The pledge comes in the wake of several actions in the U.S. to address the Great Lakes, including new funds to clean up contaminated... Categories: International, News, Ontario |
