The Government of Canada's Response to Comments: Appendix 1

The draft 2007 COA was made available for comment through:

• Canada Gazette, Part I published on March 17, 2007;
• CEPA Environmental Registry;
• Environment Canada's Green Lane; and
• Government of Ontario's Environmental Bill of Rights Registry;

• Conservation Ontario
• Bay Area Implementation Team (with support from the Bay Area Restoration Council)
• Detroit River Canadian Cleanup
• Shipping Federation of Canada
• Ontario Great Lakes Renewal Foundation
• Ajax Town Council
• Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
• Great Lakes Fishery Commission
• Lake Superior Binational Forum
• Ontario Federation of Agriculture
• Pollution Probe
• Ontario Council Canadian Federation of University Women
• Great Lakes United/Canadian Environmental Law Association/Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy/Sierra Club of Canada/Sierra Legal/Environmental Defense
• Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
• St. Clair River Binational Public Advisory Committee
• Anne Redish

Joint Federal/Provincial Information Sessions:

• Toronto, Westin Harbour Castle - April 17, 2007
• Thunder Bay, Valhalla Inn - April 19, 2007
• Windsor, Willistead Manor - April 23, 2007

Joint Federal/Provincial Information Sessions - Harmful Pollutants Annex:

• Toronto, Ministry of the Environment building - May 14, 2007
• Toronto, Ministry of the Environment building - May 15, 2007

Information provided through the following forums:

• Hamilton - Remedial Action Plan, Bay Area Implementation Team - March 23, 2007
• Cornwall - St. Lawrence River Restoration Council - March 26, 2007
• Port Huron, Michigan - St. Clair River Binational Public Advisory Committee - March 28, 2007
• Grand Island, NY- Lake Ontario LaMP Management Committee - March 28-29, 2007
• Owen Sound - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources COA Day - March 29, 2007
• Sarnia - St. Clair River Canadian RAP Implementation Committee - April 3, 2007
• Clinton - Lake Huron Southeast Shore Working Group - April 4, 2007
• Toronto - Toronto Remedial Action Plan Team - April 10, 2007
• Thunder Bay - Lake Superior LaMP Working Group - April 17-19, 2007
• Windsor - Detroit River Canadian Cleanup, Public Involvement Committee - April 24, 2007
• Belleville - Bay of Quinte Restoration Council - May 1, 2007