Initiatives
Cities Initiative to Pilot Innovative Water Monitoring and Citizen Science Program in the Niagara Region
St. Catharines, ON – September 11, 2025 – The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (Cities Initiative) is proud to announce the launch of Using Community-Based Science and Remote Sensing Data in Lake Ontario, a new four-year project aimed at citizen engagement, data collection, and testing out remote sensing technology to improve the health… Read More about “Cities Initiative to Pilot Innovative Water Monitoring and Citizen Science Program in the Niagara Region”
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Leaders Urge Canada to Unlock the Potential of Inland Shipping as a Nation-Building Strategy
September 3, 2025 – View Press Release
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative to Host First-Ever Great Lakes Coastal Cleanup in Ontario
August 12, 2025 – View Press Release
325 Mayors and First Nation and Tribal Leaders Adopt Declaration on Preserving the U.S.-Canada Relationship for a Strong Regional Economy and Healthy Environmen
May 14, 2025 – View press release
Tariffs could affect Great Lakes shipping
February 4, 2025 – Wadena Pioneer Journal
Minnesota Opinion: Trade war with Canada would be ‘harmful’ to our state
February 4, 2025 – West Central Tribune`
Tariffs could affect Great Lakes shipping
February 4, 2025 – Inforum
Tariffs could affect Great Lakes shipping
February 3, 2025 – Duluth News Tribune
Our View: Trade war with Canada would be ‘harmful’ to the Northland
January 31, 2025 – Duluth News Tribune
Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch of Michigan City Joins the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
January 28, 2025 – Portage Life