BOARD COMMITTEES

NPCA Advisory Committee

The NPCA’s Public Advisory Committee (PAC) was established in 2014 and consists of citizen representatives from various watershed sectors (e.g., agricultural, business, environmental groups, etc.) to provide collaborative, local sector-based perspectives on specific projects/programs and/or other conservation authority matters, as determined by the NPCA Board of Directors or its staff.  For nearly a decade, the voluntary group of PAC members have been instrumental in providing valuable input to the NPCA.  

The updated Terms of Reference for the PAC was approved by the NPCA Board of Directors at their Annual General Meeting on February 17 2023.

If you are interested in gaining experience, providing advice on local environmental/watershed matters of community interest, and being part of a multi-stakeholder committee, please consider joining the NPCA PAC. 

Current list of representative seats:

• Academic/Science/Research (1): Julia Baird
• Agriculture (2): Lennie Aarts. 1 Vacancy
• Business/Industry (1): Lesley Clarke
• Conservation Areas user and/or volunteer (1): Philip Beale
• Development/Building (1): Jonathan Musso
• Environment (1): William Rapley
• Planning (1): George McKibbon
• Public-at-Large (up to 3): Naheed Qureshi, David Wyllie and David Cribbs
• Urban Indigenous (1): Cindilee Ecker-Flagg
• Youth (1): Lageera Chatheechan

Appointed positions:

• First Nations (2), appointed by First Nations with Treaty or historical affiliation to the watershed: VACANT
• Métis citizen (1), appointed by Niagara Regional Métis Council: Tracy Boese

Interested in joining the Committee?
Please visit the Public Advisory Committee recruitment page

CLICK HERE to APPLY

If you have any questions about the PAC, please reach out to:

Melanie Davis, MA 
Manager, Office of the CAO & Board
mdavis@npca.ca

For Agenda and Minutes from previous PAC meetings please visit https://npca.ca/about/board-meetings.