Future of Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
The International Joint Commission Invites Your Views on The Future of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement:-
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between Canada and the United States expresses the commitment of each country to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem.
The governments of the United States and Canada intend to launch a review of the operation and effectiveness of the Agreement in early 2006. The Agreement was first signed in 1972 and last amended in 1987.
The governments have asked the International Joint Commission to consult with the residents of the Great Lakes basin to find out how well they think the Agreement has worked so far and how they would like to see it changed.
The International Joint Commission will be hold fourteen public meetings across the Great Lakes basin, conduct an online dialogue and accept written and oral submissions. For more information, call toll- free at 1 866 813-0642 or visit www.ijc.org/glconsultations. Meeting dates and locations may change closer to the date. Please be sure to check them at www.ijc.org/glconsultations or 1 866 813-0642.
November 2 at 3 p.m. in Detroit, Michigan, the Detroit Regional Chamber, One Woodward Avenue, Suite 1900
November 2 at 7 p.m. in Windsor, Ontario, the Cleary International Centre, 201 Riverside Drive West
Call toll-free: (866) 813-0642 Fax: (613) 993-5583 Write:
International Joint Commission
Great Lakes Regional Office
100 Ouellette Ave., 8th Floor
Windsor, ON N9A 6T3
or
P.O. Box 32869
Detroit, MI 48232
Deadline for submissions: Midnight, November 30, 2005
