The Treasurer has now opened a bank account with the Ontario Savings Bank.

Requires two organizers.

Carl Britney is interested in being an organizer. Amy agreed to be the second organizer if no one else is interested.

Will be rescheduled for January because few people attended November 30 session.

Upper Poole Creek Wetland, Stittsville

Amy presented a brief on behalf of GACC. Hearing postponed until March.

Committee of five people working on an organizational plan. Should there be two parts to Web site, one for members and one for non-members? Perhaps email can be viewed on Web site rather than sent to members.

Committee of three formed to update brochure.

Final report a mixture of good and bad. No resources.

·         Mark Denhez, trust lawyer and NCC Commissioner

·         Dennis Jacobs, Manager of Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure Policy.

Bryan moved and Amy seconded a motion to reimburse Erwin $30.14 for expenses. Carried.

Amy moved and Albert seconded a motion for members to decide whether they wish to join. Carried. Bill suggested we should consider joining the Ontario Environmental network and possibly the Canadian Environmental Network.

The old City of Ottawa Environmental Management Branch is anxious to hear argument on why the marsh should be saved. Volunteer requested to speak with the City.

Bill: Will take on this project.

Barbara: Phone Councillor Deans.

Erwin attended but did not present. Decision to send a letter to the Transition Board saying that we disapprove and want this issue on the agenda of the new City.

Committee active in 80s and 90s but wants to be revived. Al thinks they should combine with GACC.

The report is just out. GACC intends to both cooperate with implementation of its recommendations and possibly engage in the debate on NCC governance.

Mike is the RRR’s liaison with GACC. The RRR has received $138,000 in grants from the Trillium Foundation and $20,000 from MNR. It plans to line up $80,000 from EcoAction 2000.

In the course of about one hour’s discussion, the following decisions were arrived at:

Objective with NCC to include not only change in mandate but also zoning status of greenspace.

This has to be a fourth component of our strategic thrust. Committee formed – Mary Hegan (who had volunteered), Dean, and Adrian Scott (or Amy). Immediate task is to ask that Regional EHAG continue until the new City EAC begins.

Mike distributed map and list of advantages of establishing a corridor. Discussed changing name of corridor from “Southern Green Corridor” to “Southeast Corridor” or “Leitrim Headlands Corridor.” Committee formed for Leitrim as well as this Corridor – Bryan, Bill, Mike, and Albert, with Erwin to be alternate for Bill.

The “Leitrim Headlands Corridor” to be added to this cluster of issues. Erwin to replace Shelley at the Land Trust W.G. A meeting of the W.G. was held on December 7. 

Erwin, Joseph Potvin, and David McNicoll will continue with the file.

Mary and John Almstedt to explore possible actions.

A fifth project on which some work has been done (Amy, Barbara) is the identification of priority greenspaces. The only project to be pursued right now is the Web site redesign (see above).