NEWS

'Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Mayors Respond to Upper Great Lakes Water Levels Study' - Press Release (April 26, 2013)

Climate Change Tool - October 31st Webinar: A Self-Assessment to Address Climate Change Readiness in Your Community (Minnesota Sea Grant)

Press Release: Mayors Support New Water Quality Agreement (September 7, 2012)

PRESS RELEASE: Mayors make 'Declaration on Water Sustainability' to protect water sustainability: Cities receive awards for water conservation, pollution prevention, sustainability (June 28th, 2012)

PRESS RELEASE: Ontario, Cities Initiative Renew Great Lakes Memorandum of Cooperation (June 24th, 2012)

Cities Initiative submits comments to International Joint Commission on new approach to managing water levels in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River System (June 15th, 2012)

PRESS RELEASE: Mayors of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Welcome Ontario's Proposed Great Lakes Protection Act (June 7th, 2012)

Cities Initiative submits comments to Ontario Ministry of the Environment on proposed Great Lakes Protection Act legislation (April 10th, 2012)

"Great Lakes Mayors Meet with Ontario Minister of the Environment: Working Together to Protect the Great Lakes" (March 9th, 2012)

Cities Initiative Members Highlight Innovation in Climate Change and Infrastructure

ON February 28th, the Cities Initiative co-hosted a session on Climate Change and Infrastructure at the combined conference of Rural Ontario Municipalities and Ontario Good Roads. The audience of over 200 municipal representatives heard about innovative work in: (presentations below)

The City of Welland from Vice Mayor Paul Grenier on assessing infrastructure risk using new Engineers Canada methods
The Town of Collingwood from Marcus Firman on staying ahead of the wastewater and stormwater curve
The Town of Ajax from Mayor Steve Parish on new Planning Act provisions on environment planning, work on basement flooding and floodplain projects
Cities Initiative staff on the Green CiTTS stormwater survey and report
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction presentation

Cities Initiative and Great Lakes Commission release report on Chicago Area Waterway - "Restoring the Natural Divide: Separating the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins in the Chicago Area Waterway System" (January 31st, 2012)

Summary Report (6mb)

Cities Initiative presents comments to Ontario Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan during Ontario pre-budget consultations (December 13, 2011 - Toronto)
PRESS RELEASE: Canada, Quebec Reach New Agreement on Saint Lawrence
PRESS RELEASE: Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Mayors Green the Urban Landscape: Local action drives nearshore protection across the Basin (December 2, 2011)
- Backgrounder
PRESS RELEASE: Great Lakes Protection Climbs Back onto Ontario Political Agenda (October 3, 2011)
Cities Initiative presents questions on Great Lakes issues to political parties prior to Ontario elections

Cities Initiative submits comments on renegotiation of Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (September 20, 2011)
Superior Wisconsin's Mary Morgan appointed to the International Upper Great Lakes Study's Public Advisory Group (May 21, 2011)

Cities Initaitive presents Great Lakes questions to Canadian political parties before May 2nd elections (April 15, 2011)

Quebec City Conference: Defining City-Port Relationships of Tomorrow - April 10-12, 2011, Quebec City
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence mayors express disappointment at decision to approve radioactive equipment and waste shipment (February 4th, 2011)
"Mayors Call for Summit on the St. Lawrence River: Cities express concern over increases in resource extraction, and spills preparedness on Great Lakes and St. Lawrence" (December 10, 2010)

Press Release
Backgrounder
"Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Honors Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley"