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 for the work of MVCA in their community.  There are 11 municipalities in MVCA’s jurisdiction, each of which has at least one member on the MVCA Board of Directors.  The number of municipal appointees to the Board is based upon the population of the municipality, as outlined in section 2(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act.   The townships of Central Frontenac, North Frontenac, Addington Highlands, Greater Madawaska, Tay Valley, Beckwith, Drummond/North Elmsley, and Lanark Highlands each have 1 representative.  Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills have two members each.  And the City of Ottawa has five members.

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)

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