Sustainability Advisory Committee

The Sustainability Advisory Committee will work to develop and implement a Sustainability Action Plan and identify opportunities to be good stewards of the environment in the City of Kenora.

Who we are

The members of the Sustainability Advisory Committee include City staff and up to 14 members representing various sectors. Meet the members:

• Ashley Nordlund, energy/utility service sector representative
• Craig Debbo
• Rory McMillan
• Lisa Devlin
• Peter Kirby
• Kim Mowrey
• Stephanie Charles, health care sector representative
• Brie McCardle, LOWDSA representative
• Councillor Lisa Moncrief
• Vacant, local Indigenous communities
• Vacant, local youth representative
• Vacant, education sector representative
• Vacant, local business community representative

Sustainability initiatives

Annual Freecycle Days

The Sustainability Advisory Committee has selected two weekends yearly as Freecycle Days in Kenora. Freecycle Days are the perfect opportunity to clean up your house or garage by giving good used stuff a new home and keeping it out of the landfill.

On Saturday and Sunday of every Victoria Day (May) weekend and Labour Day (September) weekend, mark your used but valuable goods with a “FREE” sign and place items on the curbside, front walk, or back lane over the weekend for others to take for free. Please remove your remaining items from the curbside by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Backyard composter program

The Sustainability Advisory Committee has launched a backyard composting program. As part of the City’s community-wide Sustainability Action Plan, community members expressed that composting is important and should be further explored. Backyard composters were available to the first 100 people who registered. 

Those who take part in backyard composting will provide feedback on the composting experience to the Sustainability Advisory Committee. The Committee will evaluate the feedback to develop future local composting initiatives. 

The Committee is hosting a Composting Open House on Saturday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Operations Centre, 60 Fourteenth Street North, to help kick-start the backyard composting journey. During this event, you will pay for and pick up your composter, and ask any questions you may have before getting started. 

How to compost information sheet

Terms of Reference 

View the Sustainability Advisory Committee's Terms of Reference.

Meetings

The Sustainability Advisory Committee meets regularly. View the meeting agenda and minutes:

View the past meeting documents for 2024:

View the past meeting documents for 2023:

Volunteer

Contact the Deputy City Clerk for information about committee vacancies and getting involved.