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The International St. Mary and Milk Rivers Study Board will be holding a public town hall meeting June 5, 2024. All are welcome to attend. The purpose of this meeting is to update the public on the study’s progress, work plan and timeline of studies into 2024, as well as to solicit public feedback...
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The International St. Mary & Milk Rivers Study Board is hosting a public webinar on March 26, 2024. All are welcome to attend. The purpose of the webinar is to provide an update on the study's progress, activities, timeline and workplan, with an emphasis on the technical work that is ongoing...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) released its 2022 Activities Report outlining the projects and accomplishments of the IJC and its boards over the past year. Over the course of the year, IJC staff and boards continued to meaningfully engage with communities, applying local perspectives to...
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The International St. Mary and Milk Rivers Study Board will be holding a public town hall meeting May 2. All are welcome to attend. The purpose of this meeting is to update the public on the study’s progress, work plan and timeline of studies into 2024, as well as to solicit public feedback on...
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The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board (IRLWWB) Water Levels Committee (Committee) will host a virtual pre-spring information session on Monday, February 27, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. CST. The Committee ensures that International Joint Commission orders for the operation of the dams on...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC)’s Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management (GLAM) Committee has begun work on the second phase of an expedited review of the binational regulation plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, known formally as Plan 2014 (Plan). This is the plan...
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Correction: the location of the October 24 meeting was updated. The International St. Mary and Milk Rivers Study Board will be holding two public town hall meetings in late October. All are welcome to attend. The purpose of these meetings is to update the public on the study’s progress to date, as...
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As part of its ongoing public consultation process, the International St. Mary and Milk Rivers Study Board (ISMMRSB) is holding a virtual webinar on August 18, 2022 at 7:00 PM MT to outline its draft work plan and provide the public with an opportunity to share their feedback directly with the Board...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today released for public comment the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management Committee’s (GLAM Committee) report “ Expedited Review of Plan 2014, Phase 1: Informing Plan 2014 Deviation Decisions Under Extreme Conditions.” Comments can be submitted...
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Currently the regulation plan is prescribing very high outflows, the third highest on record for this time in December, and these plan flows are higher than in December 2020. The regulation plan will continue to prescribe high outflows over the winter.
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The International Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River Board (Board) is seeking your input. The Board would like to collect information specifically related to the reduced outflows from Lake Ontario October 8 through October 11 to support boat haul out and learn more about where people access the water...
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(In French only) - Les conseils de régularisation des eaux des Grands Lacs de la Commission mixte internationale (CMI) vous invitent à assister à un webinaire prévu le mercredi 8 septembre de 12 h à 13 h (HAE). La séance se déroulera en français. Le Conseil international de contrôle du lac Supérieur...
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(In French only) - Les conseils de régularisation des eaux des Grands Lacs de la Commission mixte internationale (CMI) vous invitent à assister à un webinaire prévu le mercredi 8 septembre de 12 h à 13 h (HAE). La séance se déroulera en français. Le Conseil international de contrôle du lac Supérieur...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) Great Lakes water levels boards invite you to attend a webinar scheduled for Friday, August 27 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (EDT).
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) Great Lakes water levels boards invite you to attend a webinar scheduled for Friday, August 27 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (EDT).
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) Great Lakes water levels boards invite you to attend a webinar scheduled for Friday, August 27 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (EDT).
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The Public Advisory Group appointed by the International Joint Commission (IJC) to assist with finding potential improvements to the regulation of Lake Ontario outflows held its first meeting on June 30. The meeting was held online. The Public Advisory Group will assist the IJC’s Great Lakes-St...
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The International Joint Commission has announced plans to add two new members to the International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River (LOSLR) Board. Commissioners agree that adding two local members – one from each country - from municipalities on the shores of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River...
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There were few surprises regarding how the plans used to regulate the outflows from Lake Superior and Lake Ontario performed during the record high rainfall and high water conditions of 2017. However, further data and assessment are needed to evaluate how the plans perform over the long-term...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is pleased to announce the creation of a new Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management (GLAM) Committee.
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