People living along the shores of Georgian Bay will get one more chance to comment on a report dealing with water levels and what impact the St. Clair River has on those levels.
The International Upper Great Lakes Study group os holding another public meeting in this region looking for imput and comments on its draft report at Blue Mountain Resort this evening from 7 PM until 9 PM.
Dick Hibma is a member of the Study Group.
He says an earlier meeting held in May was very poorly attended and they want another opportunity to get the public involved.
He says during the summer season more people vacation in the area and he is hopeful some of those people will take the time to learn more about what could be impacting the levels of the upper lakes.
Hibma says while the lake levels have rebounded quite a bit from their near record lows of several years ago, people should not be complacent that the situation is stabilized.
He says people should still be concerned about the long term future of the lakes.
Hibma says there are many factors at work impacting lake levels and that is why its important for people living on Georgian Bay to offer up their thoughts about the cause of long term declining water levels.
He says the end of the summer will mark the end of the public comment period, and the study group then will put together its report to be presented to the International Joint Commission in October.
Hibma says what happens to the report recommendations after that is up to the IJC and the Governments of Canada and the US.
The report comes following two years of study by a hundred scientists both sides of the border, and looks at what has led to lowered water levels in the Great Lakes in recent years.
The draft report says the Great Lakes are down about 23 centimetres between the mid-1960s and 2006.