Far North Advisory Council

The Ministry of Natural Resources established a Far North Advisory Council to provide advice and input on how to protect at least half of the Far North in a network of conservation lands while balancing social, economic and environmental priorities.

The Far North Advisory Council will provide Ontario and Nishnawbe Aski First Nation with input and advice related to the development of the Far North planning process.

The Council will also advise on conservation of ecological features, resource management and development of economic opportunity in the region.

The Far North Advisory Council has been meeting regularly since September 30, 2008. The Council represents the interests of key environmental organizations and resource-based industry associations for the forestry, mining, tourism, and electrical power generation and transmission sectors.

Advisory Council Members

David de Launay, Chair
Assistant Deputy Minister
Ministry of Natural Resources

Larry Innes
Executive Director
Canadian Boreal Initiative
(A) Mary Granskou

Rachel Plotkin
Biodiversity Policy Analyst
David Suzuki Foundation

Jamie Fortune
Director of Regional Operations
Ducks Unlimited

Gillian McEachern
Senior Campaigner

Boreal and Climate
ForestEthics

Caroline Schultz
Executive Director
Ontario Nature

Janet Sumner
Executive Director
Wildlands League

(A) Anna Baggio

Monte Hummel
President Emeritus
World Wildlife Fund

David Butters
President
Association of Power Producers of Ontario

Doug Reynolds
Executive Director
Northern Ontario Tourism Outfitters
(A) Todd Eastman

Jamie Lim
President & CEO
Ontario Forest Industry Association
(A) Scott Jackson

Chris Hodgson
President
Ontario Mining Association

Garry Clark
Executive Director
Ontario Prospectors Association

Paul Norris
President
Ontario Water Power Association

Philip Bousquet
Director, Regulatory Affairs
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada