Environmental Action Advisory Committee

To provide information to local residents on environmentally sustainable practices, offer advice to the North Grenville Municipal Council on initiatives to promote a green economy, and to identify near- and long-term funding opportunities as suggestions for inclusion in the yearly budget and business planning cycles of the Municipality.

The Committee shall:

  1. Research and gather information on best environmental practices for communities, with a focus on changes to be made at the Municipal level;
  2. Consider and make recommendations the ways in which the environmental footprint of the Municipality of North Grenville and its residents may be reduced;
  3. Provide ideas to Council for incentives for/recognition of residents who reduce their household waste to encourage others in the community to follow suit;
  4. Provide recommendations to Council on waste management within the Municipality;
  5. Recommend promotional materials, organize/participate in events and develop educational tools for the use of North Grenville residents to promote environmentally sustainable practices;
  6. Provide and update a consolidated list of local resources for residents with respect to recycling, composting, water conservation, and improving energy efficiency;
  7. Encourage participation of local businesses in self-driven environmental initiatives;
  8. Identify innovative, low-cost initiatives to encourage positive environmental changes;
  9. Identify long-term and future solutions to reduce waste within the Municipality;
  10. Engage with experts to identify opportunities to leverage emerging and new technologies with a direct goal of reducing waste and minimizing the environmental footprint of North Grenville residents and businesses;
  11. Receive inputs from experts on best practices and ways forward and make written recommendations to Council; and
  12. Create opportunities for public engagement with residents, local experts and community leaders, with an emphasis on engaging youth within the community; and

The Committee shall have regard to the shared priorities of the Community Strategic Plan, Committee Handbook, and Procedural By-Law.

For more information please contact the Deputy Clerk at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 613.258.9569 Ext 171.

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