2011 Annual Meeting and Conference
Hosted by the Region of Niagara
June 15-17, 2011
~Summary of 2011 Annual Meeting and Conference~
Press Documents:
Thursday June 16th Press Release - "New Bi-National Commitment, Investment Urgently Needed to Protect Great Lakes and St. Lawrence: Mayors call on Canada, U.S. to build on local investments to protect 'greatest source of freshwater on Earth'"
Friday June 17th Press Release - "Cities receive awards for stormwater management, water conservation and sustainability "
Resolutions:
- Stormwater Management in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin
- Support for Measurers to Promote Safe Shipment of Goods in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region
- Impact of Local Investment on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
- Chicago Area Waterway System 21st Century - Stopping Asian Carp and Other Invasive Species
- Endorsing Green Marine
- Protection of Drinking Water Intakes and Tributaries - Submitted by the Metropolitan Community of Québec
- Development and Consideration of Sustainable Urban Water Management - Submitted by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and the City of Milwaukee
- Water Summit - Submitted by the City of Racine
- Invasive Asian Carp Species in Great Lakes - Submitted by the Town of Ajax
- Flooding in the Richelieu and Lake Champlain Valleys
Panels & Presentations:
Green CiTTS - High Returns on Blue Investments
Spills on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence - are we ready?
- Scott Vaughan - Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Office of Auditor General
- Wade Spurrell - Assistant Commissioner, Canadian Coast Guard
Exchange with Mayors (summary documents of each break-out session)
- Advancing Energy Sources, Efficiency and Conservation
- Leading Change in Greening Municipalities
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Improving and Promoting Beaches and Coasts
Lessons for Cities on Shale Gas and Other Energy Exploration
- Kelly Burch - Region Director, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Normand Mousseau - Professor of Physics, Universite de Montréal
- Hope Henderson - Manager of Government and Industry Relations, Talisman Energy
Cities In Action - The Niagara 10
Award Winners:
Wege Small Cities Sustainability Best Practices Award
Water Conservation Awards:
- Most Innovative - Toronto, Ontario
- Most Progress - Town of the Blue Mountains, Ontario
Green CiTTS Stormwater Awards: (For full submissions, please click here)
- Leadership - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Innovation - Trois-Rivieres, Quebec
- Progress - Montreal, Quebec
