Municipal Engagement on Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Issues Eamonn Horan-Lunney (Canada) Matt Doss (U.S.)
Presentation to the Great Lakes Legislative Caucus
October 2020
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WHO WE ARE The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is a binational coalition of approximately 100 U.S. and Canadian mayors and local officials working to advance the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. Founded in 2003 with nonprofit status in the U.S. and Canada. Four staff based in Illinois, Michigan and Ontario. Jonathan Altenberg is the executive director. 15-member binational Board of Directors organized around four regions stretching from Minnesota to eastern Quebec. Chaired by Sheboygan, Wisconsin Mayor Mike Vandersteen. Work on the full range of issues affecting the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River (restoration, water infrastructure, AIS, climate change, coastal resilience, nutrients and HABs, water withdrawals, policy advocacy and coordination, water withdrawals, etc.)
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