The attached article was shared by Chuck Miller of the Central Algoma Freshwater Coalition. Pretty great stuff. http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2017/11/13/alexis-rockman-great-lakes
Can you imagine learning and sailing the Great Lakes for science? These kids do! Click HERE for story.
Lake Huron’s bi-national committee has released the Lakewide Action and Management Plan for Lake Huron – thanks ECCC and USEPA for good hard work including working with and considering input from First Nations and 20 Government agencies as well as soliciting and responding to public comment. Looking forward to next steps and actions! Click on … Continued
Following the Lake Huron-Georgian Bay Virtual Summit in autumn 2020, participants expressed an interest in coming together again to discuss community engagement in more detail. On June 22 we held a mini-summit on this subject featuring four inspiring presentations: Youth Engagement, Kyla Judge, Georgian Bay Biosphere The 2020 Healthy Lake Huron #PieceofthePuzzle Social Media Campaign, … Continued
Here is the link to the Lake Huron Summit Summary from October 2017. Hello Lake Huron-Georgian Bay Initiative Community Thank you to all who were able to attend our Lake Huron-Georgian Bay Summit October 25th and 26th in Collingwood, we felt it was a huge success and based on responses from the participants most felt the same … Continued
Summit in 2020 is to take place by video webinar on October 27 and November 3 The Lake Huron-Georgian Bay Initiative for Community Action has announced the Lake Huron-Georgian Bay Summit is going virtual for the first time. The event is free. Community members and agency staff are invited to take part by Zoom video … Continued
A wet and rainy spring has left water levels in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay well above their long-term average, and they are continuing to rise. As of Tuesday, the water levels on Lake Huron were 41 centimetres above average, the highest they have been at this time of year since 1997. “They are high … Continued
THANK YOU to everyone who came the Lake Huron Summit in October. The organizing committee is working on getting the proceedings out and published to this website. If you have any questions or want follow-up sooner, feel free to contact us…[email protected] When: From: 11 am Wednesday, October 25th To: 12 pm Thursday, October 26th Where: … Continued
Good news for Biodiversity as the Provinces and Territories working with the federal government commit to increase land protection through a variety of measures. stay tuned to this story as the roll out of this new program comes forward. Here is the press release Provinces and territories agree to protect more land and water, McKenna … Continued
In autumn 2020, we hosted a Lake Huron-Georgian Bay Summit, providing us with the opportunity to come together and hear updates about community projects and different local strategies to address climate change. After that summit, we heard from you that you would like more information about engaging with communities. We are hosting a mini-summit on … Continued
Unlike previous summits held in Collingwood, this year’s summit was held entirely online over two mornings – October 27 and November 3. While there’s nothing quite like meeting face-to-face, we certainly had a great time virtually catching up on some of the work going on around the watershed. Between the two days, we had well … Continued