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Over to the NCC

On May 20, 2016 Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly tasked the National Capital Commission with a review of possible locations for a new Hospital.  A report is due in November.  (Ottawa Citizen; CBC News; more in the Citizen here and here) The Coalition wasted no time meeting with NCC officials.  We received assurances that the assumption of a 60-acre requirement will be questioned and that our input is welcomed. At

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DevAdmin July 1, 2016 October 7, 2024

New wind blowing at the NCC

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

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Claudia Ruiz October 22, 2007 December 4, 2024

New appointments at the NCC

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

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Claudia Ruiz October 21, 2007 December 4, 2024

NCC Mandate Review Panel announced

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,

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Claudia Ruiz April 18, 2006 December 4, 2024