Thursday, June 3, 2010

Great Lakes mayors agree to protect shorelines

Mayor Lynn Peterson is just back from a mayors conference on the Great Lakes. Peterson says 8 Ontario mayors agreed to protect beaches and coastal areas of their lake shorelines.  The mayors are working with the provincial government on six different projects including the testing of beaches and sewage outflows around the Great Lakes.   The deal will also see a new organization created to bring experts together to exchange ideas and practices