Ban on diversions of away Great Lakes water

A coalition of northwestern Indiana environmentalists and businesses are urging state lawmakers to approve a multistate Great Lakes agreement that would ban most diversions of water from the lakes to water-hungry states. With few exceptions, the proposed agreement would ban new and increased water diversions from the Great Lakes unless approved by the governors of the eight Great Lakes states and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

New Mexico Wants Great Lakes Water

New Mexico Gov. and Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson told a Las Vegas newspaper that he would bring northern states into the discussion of how to help water-poor states in the Southwest solve their shortage problems.
"I believe the Western states and Eastern states have not been talking to each other when it comes to proper use of our water resources, I want a national water policy. We need a dialogue between states to deal with issues like water conservation, water reuse technology, water delivery and water production. States like Wisconsin are awash in water."

Sturgeon Lake boating mishap, 15-year-old dead.

Provincial police were called to a break-in near Bobcaygeon that indirectly led them to the discovery of a teen's body floating in Sturgeon Lake on Saturday.
They believe a boat with six youths capsized on Friday night and five of the youths managed to reach safety.