Great Lakes Waterways Development Association records

This collection documents activities of the Great Lakes Waterways Development Association for the years 1972-1977. The lobbying efforts of this Canadian organization are emphasized through correspondence (folders 3-6) directed to members and Canadian ministry offices concerned with Great Lakes issues. Topics designated for each year's lobbying campaigns were approved by resolutions passed at annual meetings. These proceedings files (folders 1-2) offer a view of the Association goals in the 1970s. Reports, speeches, and press releases (folders 7-9) were used to monitor the status of legislation affecting the shipping industry on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. Rate increases for cargo shipments on the Seaway are frequently discussed in position papers and reports.