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There are 11 municipalities in the watershed represented on a 17 member Board of Directors. Central Frontenac, Addington Highlands, Greater Madawaska, Tay Valley, Beckwith, Carleton Place (2 members), Drummond/North Elmsley, Lanark Highlands, Mississippi Mills (2 members), North Frontenac, City of Ottawa (5 members).

The role of the Board of Directors is to establish policies of the Authority, define programs and services to achieve its mandate, determine and monitor annual expenditures, direct management, and advocate the work of MVCA in their community.

NAME	MUNICIPALITY
Eli El-Chantiry	City of Ottawa
Glen Gower	City of Ottawa
John Karau	City of Ottawa
Janet Mason - Vice Chair	City of Ottawa
Phil Sweetnam	City of Ottawa
Kirby Thompson	Township of Addington Highlands
Faye Campbell	Township of Beckwith
Jeff Atkinson - Chair	Town of Carleton Place
Andrew Tennant	Town of Carleton Place
Cindy Kelsey	Township of Central Frontenac
Paul Kehoe	Township of Drummond/North Elmsley
Vacant	Township of Greater Madawaska
Bill King	Township of Lanark Highlands
Bev Holmes	Municipality of Mississippi Mills
Christa Lowry	Municipality of Mississippi Mills
John Inglis	Township of North Frontenac
RoxAnne Darling	Tay Valley Township

2021 Committees

Finance & Administration

Janet Mason, Ex-officio
Jeff Atkinson, Ex-officio
Eli El-Chantiry
Paul Kehoe
Bill King
Christa Lowry
Phil Sweetnam
Andrew Tennant

Regulations Committee

Janet Mason, Ex-officio
Jeff Atkinson, Ex-officio
RoxAnn Darling
Paul Kehoe (alternate)
Christa Lowry
Kirby Thompson

Policy & Priorities Committee

Janet Mason, Ex-officio
Jeff Atkinson, Ex-officio
Faye Campbell
RoxAnne Darling
Bev Holmes
John Inglis
John Karau
Cindy Kelsey
Kirby Thompson

Mill of Kintail Advisory Committee

Wayne Morrison (Chair)
Jeff Atkinson
Wendy Bridges
Lucy Carleton
Dr. James Copeland
Kathy Duncan
Bev Holmes
Darcy Moses
Kathy Stewart

Mississippi Valley Conservation Foundation

Paul Lehman (President)
Michael Cleland (Vice-President)
Louis Antonakos
Duncan Abbott
Sally McIntyre
Rob Sutherland

Conservation Ontario

Janet Mason, Voting Member
Jeff Atkinson (First Alternate)
Sally McIntyre (Second Alternate)

Article: MVCA's longest-serving Board member Phil Sweetnam recognized for 40 years of dedication to conservation.

Upcoming Meetings

The regular MVCA General Membership meeting schedule is being maintained; however, meetings will be held virtually.

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