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Jun 26, 2014

CGLR Low Water Levels Paper Release Event

June 26, 2014

On June 26th an event was held to release CGLR & The Mowat Centre’s report, Low Water Levels. This report looks at recent changes to water levels across the region and the risks and benefits high and low water levels could hold for key interests in the region.

The analysis traces the potential economic impact of future lower water levels on the region’s economy. It provides a plausible worst-case scenario of the direct impacts on major sectors that drive the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence economy.

Speakers

Ted Gruetzner, Director, Provincial Relations, Ontario Power Generation

Mark Fisher, Chief Executive Officer, Council of the Great Lakes Region

Matthew Mendelsohn, Director, Mowat Centre, University of Toronto; Board Chair, Council of the Great Lakes Region

David Sweetnam, Executive Director, Georgian Bay Forever

Moderator

John Honderich, Chair of the Board, TorStar

Panelists

Toby Heaps, CEO, Corporate Knights Inc.

Rod Jones, President and CEO, CSL Group (Canada Steamship Lines)

Gordon Walker, Commissioner and Acting Canadian Chair, International Joint Commission


View this paper

Event Date

Thursday, June 26, 2014
7:30am–9:30am

Location

Toronto Region Board of Trade
77 Adelaide St. W., Toronto

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