Métis Citizens participate in Focus Group
Sessions on the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Review
The MNO held three focus
group sessions within the Great Lakes Basin to review the
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) and provide feedback
on areas of the agreement that are important to the Métis
Community. All interested Métis citizens were welcomed
to participate in the sessions. Métis citizens with
science backgrounds and/or users of the Great Lakes who could
lend their expertise and perspectives on the Great Lakes during
these sessions were also encouraged to attend.
The MNO sought views on how well the GLWQA
has worked so far and how effective it has been. In preparation
for the focus group sessions a copy of the Canada-United States
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, Quick Facts on the Agreement
a MNO Draft Power Point Presentation on the GLWQA and list
of potential focus group questionare included here.
The three (3) focus group sessions were
held at the following locations:
March 21, 2007 (6:00pm – 7:30pm)
@ the Historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Community Council
office, 26 Queen Street East
March 26, 2007
(6:00pm – 7:30pm) @ the Thunder Bay Metis Community
Centre (226 May Street South) Thunder Bay, ON
March 27, 2007 (6:00pm
– 7:30pm) @ the Georgian Bay Métis Community
Council office 9170 County Rd. W., Unit 301, Midland, ON
For
more information please contact Paul Heighington at the MNO
Office in Ottawa at 1-800-263-4889 or email paulh@metisnation.org.
Your support and participation in this initiative is important
to the MNO and will ensure a strong voice for the Métis
Nation on State of the Great Lakes for years to come.
