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 Items tagged: International Joint CommissionItems Found: 13European State of MindJuly 25, 2011 - 1:41 pm Looking at a map of Canada’s many lakes and rivers may give the impression of a secure water future, but it’s a false sense of security. What the map doesn’t show: dropping water levels in the Great Lakes, cities in the dry west facing regular water shortages, and a Lake Winnipeg clogged with algae... Categories: Features Web SenseJuly 4, 2011 - 12:44 pm The concept of transparency in government isn’t a new thing, but theory is always easier than practice. Just think of how the term “public consultation” strikes fear into the hearts of many a consulting engineer, urban planner, and senior policy advisor. Part of the challenge is simply getting... Categories: Features October 12-14, 2011: Great Lakes Water Quality Biennial MeetingJune 17, 2011 - 12:34 pm Detroit, MI Website: Click here. Categories: Events Pond, Tunnel and PipeApril 17, 2011 - 3:08 pm It wasn’t a happy day back in 1987 when the International Joint Commission (IJC) listed Toronto’s waterfront as one of 43 Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin. “Toronto the Good” was coming of age. Anxious to strut about the global stage, the city would welcome world leaders to the 1988... Categories: Features Finding BalanceApril 10, 2011 - 3:13 pm When it comes to the Great Lakes, it’s all about balance. A recent United States Geological Survey five-year report on Great Lakes Basin water availability says that jurisdictions must find balance between storage of surface water and groundwater in the system, flows of water through the system... Categories: Features IJC 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 March 16, 2011: Clean Water Advanced Technologies ForumMarch 7, 2011 - 11:35 am Windsor, ON Website: Click here (pdf). Categories: Events Wonky PolicyFebruary 7, 2010 - 8:08 am Canadians regard fresh water as the country’s most important natural resource—even over oil and gas and forestry, according to a recent Nanos-Policy Options public survey. And it’s with good reason. Practically every economic sector—agriculture, oil and gas, electric power, industrial manufacturing... Categories: Features 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 Advertisement
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