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1、MemorandumofCooperationRegardingCollaborationinSupportoftheCanada-OntarioAgreementRespectingTheGreatLakesBasinEcosystemMEMORANDUMOFCOOPERATIONBETWEEN:GREATLAKESANDST.LAWRENCECITIESINITIATIVE,incorporatedundertheCanadaCorporationsAct,hereinafterreferredtoas“GLSLCI”,ANDTHEHONOURABL
2、EJOHNGERRETSEN,MINISTEROFTHEENVIRONMENTFORONTARIO,hereinafterreferredtoas“Ontario”ANDTHEHONOURABLEDONNACANSFIELD,MINISTEROFNATURALRESOURCESFORONTARIO,hereinafterreferredtoas“Ontario”ANDTHEHONOURABLELEONADOMBROWSKY,MINISTEROFAGRICULTURE,FOODANDRURALAFFAIRSFORONTARIO,hereinafterref
3、erredtoas“Ontario”WHEREASthesePartiessharethevisionofahealthy,prosperousandsustainableGreatLakesBasinEcosystem;ANDWHEREAStheOntarioprovincialandmunicipalgovernmentseachplayanimportantroleinprotectingandconservingtheGreatLakesBasinEcosystem;ANDWHEREASthePartiesrecognizethat98%ofOn
4、tariansliveintheGreatLakesBasinEcosystemanddependuponitforinfluencingclimate,drinkingwater,foodproduction,powergeneration,cultureandrecreation,andsocialwell-being;ANDWHEREASCanadaandOntariohaveenteredintotheCanada-OntarioAgreementRespectingtheGreatLakesBasinEcosystemforatermof200
5、7to2010torestore,protectandconservetheGreatLakesBasinEcosystem;ANDWHEREAStheGLSLCIisabinationalorganizationofmayorsandotherlocalofficialsinterestedinprotectingtheGreatLakesBasinEcosystemandwhosemembershipincludesOntariomunicipalities;ANDWHEREASOntariovaluesthecontributionsmunicip
6、alitieshavemadeinmanagingwaterresourcesandournaturalheritageeffectivelyandrecognizestheimportanceofmunicipalgovernmentprograms,policiesandinvestmentsinrestoring,conservingandprotectingthehealthoftheGreatLakesBasinEcosystem;ANDWHEREASthePartieswishtoengageandcommunicatewitheachoth
7、eronvariousmattersthatrelatetotheGreatLakesBasinEcosystem;NOWTHEREFOREthePartieshaveagreedasfollows:1.PURPOSEThepurposeofthisMemorandumofCooperation(MOC)istooutlinetheareasofcooperationamongthePartiesincommunicationsandengagementinsupportoftheCanada-OntarioAgreementRespectingtheG
8、reatLakesBasinEcosystem(COA),andconsider