By Topic
Find past Resolutions categorized by topic below.
Climate Change and Energy (Fossil Fuels and Renewables)
Climate Change
- 2016: Climate Change
- 2014: Municipal Climate Adaptation and Resiliency
- 2013: Climate Impacts in the Great Lakes Region and Building Resilient Communities
- 2009: Action on Climate Change
- 2007: Global Threat of Climate Change
Fossil Fuels
- 2017: Aging Oil Pipelines and Line 5
- 2016: Standardized Pipeline Safety Indicators
- 2015: Oil Transport by Rail and Derailments
- 2015: Oil Transportation in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region
- 2014: Fossil Energy Transportation
- 2012: Shale Gas Exploration, Extraction, and Treatment Activities and the Role of Local Government
Renewable Energy
Government Agreements and Investments (Including Great Lakes Compact/Waukesha)
Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Water Resources Compact and Agreement
- 2016: Opposing the Waukesha Water Diversion Application
- 2008: Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Sustainable Water Resources Compact and Agreement
- 2007: Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Water Resources Compact and Agreement
- 2006: The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact and the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement
Canada-Ontario Agreement and Memorandum of Cooperation
- 2010: Municipal Involvement and Funding of the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin
- 2008: Adoption of the Canada-Ontario Agreement Memorandum of Cooperation (COA MOC) between the Government of Ontario and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
- 2006: Canada-Ontario Agreement
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
- 2012: Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
- 2009: Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
- 2008: Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
- 2006: Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Funding and Economics
- 2017: Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Federal Restoration Funding
- 2012: Development of the Ontario Great Lakes Protection Act
- 2011: Impact of Local Investment on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
- 2010: Investing in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
- 2010: Moving Towards a Green Economic Strategy for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
- 2009: Business Case for Investment in Protection, Conservation, and Restoration of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River
- 2008: National Clean Water Trust Funds
Other
Invasive Species and Ballast Water
Invasive Species
Asian Carp and Aquatic Invasive Species
- 2016: Asian Carp
- 2015: Asian Carp
- 2014: Asian Carp
- 2013: Keeping Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
- 2012: Keeping Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes
- 2012: Proposed listing of Silver Lamprey as a species of “special concern” under the Species at Risk Act (Township of Nipigon)
- 2011: Chicago Area Water System 21st Century – Stopping Asian Carp and Other Invasive Species
- 2011: Resolution Endorsing Town of Ajax Resolution on Asian Carp (Town of Ajax, Ontario)
- 2010: Asian Carp
- 2005: Preventing and Controlling Aquatic Invasive Species
Phragmites and Terrestrial Invasive Species
- 2016: Action on Phragmites in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence (Town of Collingwood)
- 2015: Action on Phragmites in the Great Lakes
- 2012: Shoreline Invasive Plant Species (Municipality of Chatham-Kent)
- 2010: Phragmites (Georgian Bay Group)
Ballast Water
- 2015: Harmonizing Regulatory Systems for Ballast Water for Vessels Operating Exclusively in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway (City of St. Catherines)
- 2013: Endorsing City of Sault Ste. Marie Ballast Water Standards Resolution
- 2009: Ballast Water Standards (Duluth, MN; Superior, WI; Thunder Bay, ON)
- 2008: Prevention and Control of Aquatic Invasive Species and Ballast Water Management
- 2007: Ballast Water
St. Lawrence River
Shipping and Transportation
Shorelines, Harbors, and Beaches
Water Levels, Flooding, and Ecosystem Protection
Water Levels
- 2013: Low Water Levels in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin
- 2008: Potential Impact on the Metropolitan Community of Quebec-St. Lawrence Region from the Proposed Regulation of Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Water Levels
- 2008: Water Levels
- 2007: Water Levels
- 2006: Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Water Levels
- 2005: St. Clair River Channel Erosion Issue and its Influence on Levels of Lakes Huron and Michigan
Flooding
Ecosystem Protection (Wetlands, AOCs, Other)
- 2017: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Designation
- 2017: Wisconsin-Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary
- 2015: Resolution Endorsing City of Mississauga Council Resolution on Protection and Restoration of Wetland Habitats in Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin
- 2010: Support for Regional Integrated Watershed Plans within the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and the Canada Ontario Agreement
- 2010: Protection for Migratory Birds and “Lights Out” Program
- 2008: Acceleration of the Restoration of Areas of Concern (AOCs)
- 2007: Local Involvement in Restoration of Areas of Concern and Zones d’intervention prioritaire
Water: Management, Infrastructure, Conservation and Sustainability
Water Management
- 2017: Public Water Services
- 2013: Projecting Water Demand due to Population Growth by 2050 (City of Mississauga)
- 2012: Support for Urban and Rural Stormwater Management in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin (Ajax, ON and Goderich, ON)
- 2012: Sustainable Municipal Water Management
- 2011: Stormwater Management in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin
- 2011: Development and Consideration of Urban Water Management Principles (City of Milwaukee)
- 2010: Lake Ontario Water Quality Action Plan for West Durham Waterfront (Town of Ajax, ON)
- 2009: A New Approach to Stormwater Management
- 2009: Wastewater Treatment and Water Supply in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
Water Infrastructure
- 2016: Sewer Overflow and Bypass Management (City of Montreal)
- 2014: Water Infrastructure Financial Sustainability Indicators (City of Montreal)
- 2010: Green CiTTS Program
- 2010: Water Infrastructure Investments
- 2009: Infrastructure
- 2007: Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Fund
- 2005: Reducing Combined Sewer Overflows
Water Conservation
- 2009: Action on Water Conservation (Town of the Blue Mountains, Ontario)
- 2008: Water Conservation and Efficiency
- 2007: Water Conservation and Efficiency
- 2006: Water Conservation and Stewardship Framework Plan
Sustainability and Planning
Water Quality: Nutrients, Microbeads, Pharmaceuticals, Mercury, and Radioactive Waste
Water Quality
- 2016: Safe Drinking Water
- 2011: Protection of Drinking Water Intakes and Tributaries (Quebec Metropolitan Community)
Nutrients
- 2016: Nutrients in Lake Erie
- 2016: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in the Great Lakes Basin
- 2015: Action on Nutrient Pollution in the Great Lakes
- 2014: Reducing Nutrient Loadings in the Great Lakes
- 2009: Promotion of a Great Lakes Basin-wide Approach to Phosphorus Management
Microbeads
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products
- 2017: Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Product Water Treatment
- 2009: Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Product Collection and Disposal
- 2009: Research and Education on Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products on Human Health and The Environment
- 2008: Collection and Disposal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products
Mercury
- 2016: North Harbour Mercury Contamination in Thunder Bay (Submitted by the City of Thunder Bay, ON)
- 2008: Mercury Contamination in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
- 2007: Mercury Contamination in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
- 2005: Reducing Mercury Contamination in the Great Lakes
Radioactive Waste
Other
- 2017: Coal Tar Sealants
- 2010: Human Health, Toxic Chemicals, and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin (Georgian Bay Group)
Basin-Wide, General and Miscellaneous
Basin-Wide Restoration and Collaboration
- 2013: Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Mayors Continued Commitment to Protection and Restoration
- 2010: Vision for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
- 2009: Support of Multi-Jurisdictional Cooperation and Collaboration
- 2006: Great Lakes Restoration Legislation
- 2006: Great Lakes Regional Collaboration
- 2005: Great Lakes Protection and Restoration
General Resolutions about the Cities Initiative
- 2007: Founding Canadian Chair and Director
- 2006: Bylaws Amendments – Official Representative
- 2006: Founding United States Chair and Director
- 2005: Resolutions of Members of the International Association of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Mayors and the Great Lakes Cities Initiative to become the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative / Alliance des villes des Grand Lacs et du Saint-Laurent
- 2005: Regional Collaboration
- 2005: Links with International Associations of Cities on Water Issues
- 2004: Great Lakes Cities Initiative Resolution
- 2002: Mayors’ Resolution on the Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Plan
Miscellaneous
- 2011: Water Summit
- 2010: Support of the Right of Public Passage along the Shoreline of the Great Lakes
- 2010: Quebec City’s Bid for the Universal Forum on Cultures 2016
- 2008: Nomination of International Joint Commission for Stockholm Water Prize
- 2008: Supporting the City of Chicago’s Bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- 2007: Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
- 2006: Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative