An annual harbinger of Spring this week: IJC - International Joint Commission Ottawa hosted McGill University IWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management) grad students (mcgill.ca/iwrm). An inspiration for us all - thank you for your participation and interest!

Another end of academic seminar with graduate students interested in IJC - International Joint Commission and our binational contributions to effective transboundary water management - this time from a Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa Institute of the Environment uOttawa class. Thanks to Jérôme Marty (He/Him) and his students!

An enriching experience for IJC - International Joint Commission to share our work with Carleton University Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Lab students (GLEL Carleton). We appreciated the interest, the discussion, the enthusiasm, and the opportunity to learn from one another.

A pleasure once again to welcome Prof. Dustin Garrick of University of Waterloo School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability (x.com/ers_uw) and bluerangelabs.org/people to discuss emerging transboundary water issues and IJC - International Joint Commission.

The new issue of Water Canada is out now! Dive into fresh insights, in-depth features, and the latest updates shaping Canada’s #water sector. emagazine.watercanada.net/?pid=ODg888501…

📢 We have launched a new call for proposals to better understand the potential impacts of #PlasticPollution on #Indigenous Peoples and examining Indigenous approaches. Applications are open until October 16, 2025: ow.ly/t1An50W2NBT #CanSci #NIHM #EnviroWeek SSHRC

Just in time for Canada Day: a new IJC - International Joint Commission newsletter (ijc.org/en/newsletters)! Happy Reading - and Happy Canada Day! // Juste à temps pour la Fête du Canada: un nouveau bulletin IJC - International Joint Commission (ijc.org/fr/bulletins) ! Bonne lecture - et bonne fête du Canada !

As we develop Budget 2025, we want to hear from you. Pre-budget consultations launch today, join the conversation. canada.ca/YourBudget

Toxic chemicals are flowing into the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River — and they’re showing up in drinking water. newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/2025/…

Reminder: the IJC invites written comments on the Draft 2025 Protection of the Waters of the Great Lakes Report until August 31, 2025. For more information, please click the following link: ijc.org/en/help-guide-…

International Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed Study Board call for data and literature. Read more by going to: ijc.org/en/ekwsb/inter…

🧊🌊 Winter isn’t what it used to be. Dr. Maggie Xenopoulos & Dr. Michael Twiss dive into the Warming Winter Syndrome threatening the Great Lakes. From impacting traditions to food webs, the time is now to strengthen Great Lakes winter science! lfpress.com/opinion/column…

🌊 Together, let’s protect the #WaterQuality and #ecosystem health of the #GreatLakes! 👉 You have until December 19, 2025, to submit your project for consideration. Learn more: ow.ly/KsNx50XpGTv

🚨 Funding alert! Do you have an idea to help protect #FreshWater and the health of our #ecosystems? Apply now to the #EcoAction program on Community-led Freshwater Action across Canada: ow.ly/1wQI50XqMwe Take action before December 4, 2025!

Let’s protect the St. Lawrence River! The Priority Intervention Program supports projects that improve #WaterQuality and restore aquatic #ecosystems. Submit your project by December 18, 2025: ow.ly/QqwE50Xr2NU

Join us tomorrow, December 10th, for a joint webinar with Product Stewardship Institute that will explore best practices and key decisions in EPR program design. Register to attend:councilgreatlakesregion.org/event/beyond-t…

Let’s revisit a pub about GLs invasive species through a story from Great Lakes Now: greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/great-…! Researchers used a ranking system to determine the ‘Top 10’ most unwanted invasives. Where did sea lamprey land on the list? (Hint: it’s not #1) – why not? (Hint: SLCP) 😊

The IJC released its 10-year update on water diversions and uses in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin. Read the recommendations about strengthening collaboration with Indigenous nations, public engagement, monitoring, and reporting. ijc.org/en/pwgl

1/2 📣 Have a say in the future of the #GreatLakes. Canada and the U.S. are inviting you to the Great Lakes Public Forum on February 4-5, 2026, in Chicago or online. Register now: ow.ly/v6Sc50Y3ZVA U.S. EPA Great Lakes Region

IJC Canadian Co-Chair Pierre Baril and staff were pleased to meet last week with representatives of the Lake Chad Basin Commission to discuss transboundary water cooperation. Thank you to Global Affairs Canada for facilitating this valuable discussion. Commission du Bassin du Lac Tchad Global Affairs Canada