Context and Rationale for a Multimodal Transportation Vision and Strategy for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region
Potential challenges and disruptors necessitate new thinking and a common vision for regional transportation connections.
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Vision Planning
Today, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, the Council of the Great Lakes Region, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and leading NGOs including Freshwater Future, Strategies Saint Laurent, Alliance for the Great Lakes, Canadian Environmental Law Association, le Regroupement des organismes de bassins versants du Québec, and Environmental Defence Canada requested that the Government […]
Current: Fall/Winter 2016
Your complete source for economic and environmental policy news in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region and activities of the Council of the Great Lakes Region.
Current: Spring/Summer 2016
The first issue of Current magazine, where we highlight the Council of the Great Lakes Region’s work and events, such as the Great Lakes Economic Forum.
Restoring Water Levels on Lake Michigan-Huron
A Cost-Benefit Analysis A 2014 report from CGLR and Mowat calculated that if extremely low water levels persisted until 2050, the adverse effects on the Great Lakes economy could reach $18.82 billion (USD).
Distinguished Leaders Named Honorary Patrons of the Council of the Great Lakes Region
We are pleased to announce today the appointment of a number of highly regarded individuals from the United States and Canada who will act as Honorary Patrons of the Council.
New Report: Vital Capital
State and Provincial Governments in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region must deepen and accelerate investments in public infrastructure
Council of the Great Lakes Region Welcomes Ontario Government’s Decision to Refurbish Bruce Power’s Nuclear Reactors
Toronto, Ontario, December 3, 2016 – Home to 107 million people and responsible for US$5.8 trillion in economic activity in 2014, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region’s prosperity and competitiveness is fuelled by affordable – and increasingly cleaner – energy like nuclear power.
Are we ready for the Paris Climate Summit? A cleaner, more efficient way of moving freight in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region, spanning the provinces of Ontario and Quebec and eight American states, from New York to Minnesota, is an economic juggernaut, with an estimated USD$5.8 trillion in economic activity in 2014 according to the most recent report on the region’s economy released by BMO Financial Group at the Great Lakes Economic […]
Lyle McCoy Appointed Senior Advisor to the Council of the Great Lakes Region
The Council of the Great Lakes Region announced today that it has appointed Lyle McCoy, recently retired as the head of the U.S. Public Finance and Infrastructure Capital Markets groups of BMO Capital Markets, as a senior advisor to the Council effective immediately.