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Governance - Board of Directors and Committees

South Nation Conservation - Governance

SNC Board Executive, from left: Past Chair George Darouze, Chair Steve Densham and Vice Chair Adrian Wynands

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 12 representatives from 16 member Municipalities.

 

2024-25 Executive

Chair: Steve Densham, Deputy Mayor, North Stormont
Contact: email or phone

Vice Chair: Adrian Wynands, Deputy Mayor, Augusta
Contact: email or phone

Past-Chair: George Darouze, City of Ottawa Councillor
Contact: email or phone

 

 2024-2025 Board of Directors

2024-25 Municipal Representatives:

City of Ottawa 

Catherine Kitts, Councillor
Contact: email or phone

Matthew Luloff, Councillor
Contact: email or phone

Linda Payant, Public Representative
Contact: email or phone

United Counties of Prescott and Russell

Genevieve Lajoie, Mayor, Casselman
Contact: email or phone

François St. Amour, Public Representative, Nation
Contact: email or phone

Mike Tarnowski, Mayor, Russell
Contact: email or phone

United Counties of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry                                

Tom Smyth, Councillor, South Dundas
Contact: email or phone

Bill Smirle, Public Representative
Contact: email or phone

United Counties of Leeds Grenville

Deb Wilson, Councillor, North Grenville
Contact: email or phone

 

 

Board of Directors Meetings

Board of Directors meetings are hosted every month at the South Nation Conservation Authority administrative offices, located at 38 Victoria Street in Finch, Ontario.

Board meetings are scheduled for the third Thursday of each month, except for July. Meetings are open to the public and begin at 9:00 a.m. Please access this page for information on delegation requests. 

Board agenda packages are posted online one week prior to the Board meeting date.

Click here to access the schedule, meeting packages, and more information.

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

info@nation.on.ca | 1-877-984-2948

 

Board Policies & Guidelines

South Nation Conservation's Transition Plan can be accessed here. 
This Transition Plan identifies the steps South Nation Conservation will undertake to meet Phase 1 and Phase 2 transition period requirements prescribed under Section 21.1.2 of the Conservation Authorities Act and
Ontario Regulation 687/21. Ontario Regulation 687/21 requires SNC to submit quarterly progress reports to the Province prior to the transition date of January 1, 2024, copies of these reports can be accessed at the links below:

South Nation Conservation Administrative By-Laws can be accessed here.
South Nation Conservation's Policies and Procedures are passed under powers conferred on the Authority by the Conservation Authorities Act, RSO 1990, Chapter C. 27. The Administrative By-Laws – Board of Directors is intended to be used by SNC as a governance and administrative policy implementing Section 19.1 of the Conservation Authorities Act, as amended by the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017.

South Nation Conservation's Order in Council regarding municipal appointments to the Board of Directors can be found here. 
Order in Council to approve the formation of the South Nation River Conservation Authority in 1947.

Agreements & Reports

 
 

 

*NEW* Watershed Advisory Committee

South Nation Conservation (SNC) has established a Watershed Advisory Committee to replace the previous Standing Committees that reported to SNC’s Board of Directors (Clean Water, Forestry, Fish and Wildlife, and Communications).

The new Committee is comprised of 26 members to capture the scope of stakeholders represented in previous advisory committees to support the development and implementation of SNC’s environment programs
and services.

The Watershed Advisory Committee will meet four times per year, once each quarter, and will report to SNC’s Board of Directors which is comprised of local elected officials appointed by SNC’s 16 member municipalities.

Committee recruitment began in December 2023 and interested and qualified residents were encouraged to apply by completing an application form and submitting their resume by January 26th, 2024.

SNC sought out dedicated community members with experience or interest in the environmental sector who will be willing to volunteer their time and expertise to support their local environment. 

 
The new members of the committee were confirmed at SNC's AGM on March 21, 2024.
 

2024-2026 SNC Watershed Advisory Committee Membership List [Draft]

 

Member Name 

Affiliation 

Sector Representation 

1 

Kayla Sunday 

Mohawks of Akwesasne 

First Nations 

2 

TBC 

Algonquins of Pikwakanagan 

First Nations 

3 

Erica Louttit 

Miitig Healing Lodge 

First Nations/Métis 

4 

Jordan Graham 

Member at Large 

Public 

5 

Sarah Burger 

Member at Large 

Public  

6 

Erika Sheridan 

Member at Large 

Public 

7 

Pamela O’Donnell 

Member at Large 

Public 

8 

Murray Inch* 

Volunteers of Oak Valley Pioneer Park  

Public (environmental) 

9 

Fred Schueler* 

Fragile Inheritance Natural History 

Public (environmental) 

10 

Cindy Saucier* 

Member at Large 

Public (environmental) 

11 

Emilie DeRochie 

River Institute  

Partner Organization 

12 

Larissa Holman 

Ottawa River Keeper  

Partner Organization 

13 

Jackie Pemberton* 

Member at Large 

Agriculture 

14 

Alain Jacquement 

Member at Large 

Agriculture 

15 

Glenn Mackey* 

ALUS - Ontario East 

Agriculture 

16 

Jean Saint-Pierre 

Boisé Est 

Forestry 

17 

Dorothy Hamilton* 

Ontario Woodlot Association – SDG Chapter 

Forestry 

18 

Matt Alkerton 

Member at Large 

Hunting/Trapping 

19 

Greg Faaren 

St. Lawrence Parks Commission 

Tourism/Recreation 

20 

Peter Young 

United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry 

Municipal 

21 

Louis Prevost 

United Counties of Prescott and Russell 

Municipal 

22 

TBC 

Leeds and Grenville Municipalities 

Municipal 

23 

 Tara Redpath

City of Ottawa 

Municipal 

24 

Bill Smirle (Chair)

SNC Board of Directors 

SNC 

25 

Genevieve Lajoie

SNC Board of Directors 

SNC 

26

François St. Amour  

SNC Board of Directors 

SNC 

*Member of a former SNC Standing Committee 

 Note: Board Executive (Chair, Vice Chair, and Past Chair) are ex-officio members of all SNC Standing Committee. 

 For more information, please refer to the SNC Watershed Advisory Terms of Reference. 
 

 

South Nation Conservation also works with indigenous partners through the Eastern Ontario First Nations Working Group to address environmental issues, ensure the protection of culturally significant species on SNC and SDG-owned Land, and to collaborate on shared projects to help improve biodiversity within the region.

 

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