St. Lawrence River Restoration Council (SLRRC) and St. Lawrence River Protection Network (River Protect Net)
The St. Lawrence River Restoration Council (SLRRC) was formed in 1998 in order to complete the 64 recommended remedial actions and address the BUI’s identified within the St. Lawrence River Area of Concern at Cornwall. Over the years SLRRC membership has been comprised of local environmental organizations, the general public, industry, municipalities, the St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences, Raisin Region Conservation Authority, and government agencies including the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe.
As individual environmental issues have continued to be addressed over the last decade, the SLRRC has sought to re-examine its mandate, responsibilities, and scope of activity on and around the St. Lawrence River. In 2013, three public forums were held to look into SLRRC’s next steps and its future role within the ever changing riverscape that is the St. Lawrence.
As a part of a transition, in 2014, SLRRC began development of a new organization that hopes to serve as a River related environmental communication, education and coordination hub for future activities on the upper St. Lawrence River in eastern Ontario. This group is currently working towards development of a comprehensive network that supports ongoing research and remediation on the River while at the same time encouraging an environmentally balanced and sustainable approach to recreation and development. It has been recommended that this body be called the Upper St. Lawrence River Protection Network with a mission to improve, protect, and value the Upper St. Lawrence River for future generations by linking communities and sharing knowledge.
The goal is for the Upper St. Lawrence River Protection Network to be a central hub for community groups, First Nations, Conservation Authorities, Municipal government, and other interested parties for the dissemination of information and the advancement of the mutual goals of our member organizations to sustain and improve the health of the Upper St. Lawrence River.
The goal is for the Upper St. Lawrence River Protection Network to be a central hub for community groups, First Nations, Conservation Authorities, Municipal government, and other interested parties for the dissemination of information and the advancement of the mutual goals of our member organizations to sustain and improve the health of the Upper St. Lawrence River.
Those interested in more information should contact the Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Transition Coordinator, Karen Douglass Cooper at 613-936-6620 (ext.229) or e-mail at kcooper@riverinstitute.ca.
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