Tag: International Joint Commission
Local Mayors Call for Immediate Change to Water Levels
The elected leaders of six municipalities—Belleville, Brighton, Greater Napanee, Prince Edward County, Quinte West, and Tyendinaga—met on September 24, 2019 in Quinte West to...
International Joint Commission Appoints Three Canadian Commissioners
Pierre Béland has been appointed as Chair of the Canadian Section of the International Joint Commission (IJC). Merrell-Ann Phare and Henry Lickers have been appointed as Canadian...
Report on Impacts of Crude Oil Transport in the Great Lakes...
The International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Science Advisory Board has provided a report on the potential ecological impacts of transporting crude oil through the...
Trump Administration Nominates U.S. Commissioners to IJC
The President of the United States of America has announced his intention to nominate three individuals to be the U.S. commissioners on the International...
Survey Finds Increased, Binational Public Support for Great Lakes Restoration
Eighty eight percent of respondents believe protecting the Great Lakes is highly important and are willing to pay more to ensure their restoration, according...
Why Canada Should Engage in the New Water Decade: Republic of...
World Water Day 2018 marks the beginning of the new International Decade for Action - Water for Sustainable Development. The new Decade can be traced...
Progress Report for Alberta-NWT Water Management Delayed
The highly anticipated first annual report on the progress and results of the Alberta-Northwest Territories Mackenzie River Basin Bilateral Water Management Agreement, signed March...
Report Notes Success and Weakness in Great Lakes Water Management
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has released its draft Triennial Assessment of Progress (TAP) report, in which it found much to commend on the...
Plans to Regulate Water Levels in Lake Ontario and the St....
The Commissioners of the International Joint Commission (IJC) have signed and approved an order to regulate of water levels and flows in Lake Ontario...
Great Lakes Mayors Request a Hearing to Challenge Waukesha Diversion Decision
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative--composed of Great Lakes mayors--is requesting a hearing to challenge the decision to allow Waukesha to divert...
