South Nation Conservation - Governance

Board of Directors

Municipalities within our jurisdiction appoint representatives to the Board of Directors, which oversee SNC’s budget, programs, and services.

SNC’s Board of Directors is comprised of 13 representatives from 16 Municipalities across it's jurisdiction:

 Front:  left to right:  Doug Thompson, Past Chair; Bill Smirle, Chair; George Darouze, Vice Chair

Middle: left to right: Stephen Blais, Ottawa; Gerrie Kautz, Ottawa; Angela Coleman, General Manager; Dana Farcasiu, Leeds Grenville; Pierre Leroux, Prescott Russell; Daniel Lafleur, Prescott Russell; Peggy Taylor, Leeds Grenville

Back: left to right: Stéphane Sarrazin, Prescott Russell; Michael Brown, Ottawa; Archie Mellan, Stormont Dundas Glengarry

Absent: Steve Densham, Stormont Dundas Glengarry

2019-2020 Executive

Chair:                              Bill Smirle

                                               Public Representative, Stormont Dundas Glengarry

Vice Chair:                      George Darouze

                                              Councillor, City of Ottawa

Past-Chair:                     Doug Thompson

2020 Municipal Representatives:

City of Ottawa 

Michael Brown, Public Representative

Gerrie Kautz, Public Representative

Matt Luloff, Councillor

United Counties of Prescott and Russell

Daniel Lafleur, Mayor, Casselman

Pierre Leroux, Mayor, Russell

François St. Amour, Mayor, La Nation

United Counties of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry

Steve Densham, Councillor, North Stormont                                 

Archie Mellan, Councillor, South Dundas

United Counties of Leeds Grenville

Dana Farcasiu, Public Representative, North Grenville

Peggy Taylor, Public Representative, Edwardsburgh Cardinal

 

To access archived versions of the Board agenda packages, please contact:

             Dianne MacMillan, dmacmillan@nation.on.ca

             Phone: 1-877-984-2948

Standing Committees

Four Committees review SNC programs and develop recommendations to the Board. They include representatives from the general public, community groups, agriculture, business, industry, municipalities, government, and the Board of Directors. SNC environmental stewardship success depends upon partnerships to build strong, sensible programs with broad-based support.

Clean Water
The Clean Water Committee’s main function is to administer water quality programs. This includes the Clean Water Program, a grant-giving initiative that helps landowners protect surface and ground water quality.

Communications
Responsible for all internal and external communications, the 12-member Communications Committee meets regularly to discuss promotion, press releases, special events, and fundraising.

Fish and Wildlife
The Fish and Wildlife Committee has a wide membership with both formal training and years of experience on which to draw. Biologists, life-long fishermen, professional anglers, students, and a wildlife technician meet four times a year to discuss the state of the South Nation fishery.

Forestry
The forestry committee provides guidance to SNC staff in the delivery of its forestry program. Members include representatives from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, forestry consultants, farmers, rural landowners, board members, contractors, and provincial and municipal governments.