Great Lakes
Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA)
The governments of Canada and Ontario further demonstrated their commitment to cleaning up and restoring the Great Lakes by signing the 2002 Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (COA) today.
The Agreement builds on actions taken throughout the 30-year history of collaboration between the governments of Canada and Ontario outlined in previous Agreements, and targets new priority actions. The COA outlines how the two governments will continue to work together to focus efforts to help clean up the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem.
In April 2002, the province announced it is investing $50 million over five years to clean up the Great Lakes and protect the province's unique coastal environment.
The $50 million will be directed towards priority projects to:
- support the clean up of contaminated sediment in Ontario's Great Lakes Areas of Concern;
- increase the monitoring and reporting of water and sediment quality, as well as the health of fish and wildlife in and around the Great Lakes;
- reduce the amount of harmful pollutants, such as mercury, that find their way into the Great Lakes;
- integrate information from both governments and stakeholders to ensure better decisions are made and appropriate actions taken; and
- make progress on habitat rehabilitation, conservation and protection.
Media
Great Lakes Portraits
To further inform Canadians on the work being done on the Great Lakes, the governments of Canada and Ontario in September 2001, released a number of Great Lakes Portraits which illustrate some of the successes over the previous six years, and some of the future challenges facing the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem.
Resources
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Information Centre at 1- 800-565-4923, in Toronto 416-325-4000 or by mail to the Ministry of the Environment,
Public Information Centre, 135 St. Clair Ave. West, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON. M4V 1P5.
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