Policies & Threats Related to Greenspaces
Preface NCC Mandate Review Panel announced (April 2006) — incl submissions Panel report published (December 2006) Federal Budget: More money for the NCC (March 2007) New NCC Chair appointed (May 2007) New wind blowing at the NCC (September 2007) New appointments at the NCC (October 2007)
Archivist’s note: The overview below was posted in December 2009: The story and thread below are about the activities of the 2006 NCC Mandate Review Panel and the Coalition for NCC Renewal that was formed to respond to it; and to later related developments up to October 2007. Much has changed for the better since then, under the leadership of CEO Marie Lemay, including open Board meetings, and other events
On September 12, 2007, Chair Russell Mills and Acting CEO Micheline Dubé announced a number of initiatives that promise to foster more openness and transparency by the NCC: – all ‘regular’ (quarterly) Board meetings will be open to the public, starting November 7. Agendas will be made available in advance and Minutes will be posted on the NCC web site; – Public Standing Committees will be instituted. These committees will
On October 12, 2007, Minister Cannon, the Minister responsible for the NCC, announced new appointments at the Commission. Ms. Marie Lemay was appointed Chief Executive Officer (replacing Micheline Dubé, who remains Executive Vice-President); and former Ottawa Mayor Jacquelin Holzman and financial advisor Kory Bobrow were appointed to a 2-year and 4-year term on the Commission respectively. Like Ms. Holzman, Mr. Bobrow hails from the National Capital Region. Ms. Lemay has
On May 3, 2007, Min. Cannon announced the appointment of the new Chair of the National Capital Commission, Mr. Russell A. Mills. See the NCC’s press release here. The welcoming words were spoken by Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Micheline Dubé. Wikipedia says about Mr. Mills in a “stub” (not quite a full article): Russell Mills (born July 14, 1944, in St. Thomas, Ontario) is a former Canadian newspaper publisher. He
The March 19, 2007 Federal Budget Plan had this paragraph on the National Capital (p. 73): Preserving the National Capital The National Capital Commission (NCC) safeguards and preserves the Capital’s most treasured cultural and natural heritage assets for future generations. As noted by the NCC Mandate Review Panel, funding in recent years has not been sufficient for the NCC to maintain these assets. Budget 2007 proposes to address these needs
The Mandate Review Panel released its report on December 21, 2006. Download the Report (5.6 MB). Download the Press Release and Prof. Gilles Paquet’s remarks. Media coverage: CBC.ca news item, December 21 [no longer online] Articles in The Citizen, December 22, 2006: “Bolster NCC, don’t scrap it” https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20061222/282239481141330 “Incredible opportunity’ to improve capital” [no longer online] “Some Juicy Bits; Some No-Brainers” – column by Kelly Egan https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20061222/282252366043218 Erwin Dreessen commented
As documented elsewhere on this web site (see “NCC Renewal“), in 2006 the federal government conducted a review of the NCC’s mandate. The Poets’ Pathway Committee made a submission to the Panel headed by Prof. Gilles Paquet. Here are some highlights, expressed in oral presentation: * For this project to be realized further, the cooperation of the NCC is indispensable. The Pinecrest and Southern Corridors as well as the shores of
Early in 2006, Minister Lawrence Cannon, the federal minister responsible for the National Capital Commission, let it be known that the mandate of the NCC would be reviewed. Members of the Alliance immediately went to work on forming a coalition of environmental groups to hammer out a position on this matter. The “Coalition for NCC Renewal” began meeting in May and developed four papers: on Gatineau Park, on the Greenbelt,
