Committees

LGANT Members participate on the following committees:

NWT Recreation Parks Association Advisory Committee - The Committeeis compiling information from many interviews, and focus groups done by NWTRPA representatives (including a presentation to delegates at the recent LGANT AGM), into a summary report. The report will highlight major training themes that were recommended by various stakeholders.

    John McKee, SAO - Fort Liard

Local Authorities Elections Act Working Group - A working group has been recently formed to review and examine the issues and concerns raised by local community governments and other stakeholders with respect the Act. A discussion paper regarding the Act will be developed for release to local community governments and public to obtain suggestions and comments concerning proposed changes to the legislation.

Evelyn Storr, SAO, Hamlet of Aklavik
Debbie Gillard, City Clerk, City of Yellowknife

Northern Research Working Group for Municipal Waste Water Effluent - The Northern Research Working Group (NRWG) was formed to plan for and implement the required work to develop recommendations on appropriate NPS as well as any other strategy component that needs to be unique for northern Canada . The mandate of the NRWG is to gain an understanding of municipal wastewater effluent and site conditions in the North in order to evaluate the environmental risks associated with MWWE discharges. The ultimate outcome for the NRWG will be a document for inclusion in the CWS identifying recommendations for: NPS for wastewater in the North; monitoring requirements related to risk assessment; and a suggested template for setting Effluent Discharge Objectives.

Sara Brown, SAO - Town of Inuvik

NWT Fire Service Merit Awards Review Committee - Fire Service Merit Awards are presented to individual firefighters and/or community fire departments that have made significant contributions to the Northwest Territories’ fire service and community fire protection. Targeting 2009 AGM for first recipients of the awards

LGANT Community Government Awards Program Committee - Research awards program for long term service and investigate opportunities to recognize other achievements. The community awards program aims to recognize community government professionalism. Targeting 2009 AGM for first recipients of the awards.

* Requesting a LGANT Member to join this committee - email briand@lgant.com

NWT Association of Communities Board - NWTAC is an advocacy association made up of elected officials representing the interests of community governments in the NWT. The Association builds a strong voice for local governments and is a tool through which community concerns may be heard. The Association also promotes the exchange of information amongst community governments of the Northwest Territories and provides a united front for the realization of these goals.

    John McKee, SAO - Fort Liard (President, LGANT) - Ex-Officio Member

Program Advisory Committees (PAC) for School of Community Government Programs:

     Community Governance Program
     Community Management Program
      Community Finance Program
      Land Administration Program
      Works & Works Management Program
      Fire Protection Program
      Water & Waste Management Program
      GGHR Sector Council
      Emergency Measures
     Public Safety
     Information Technology

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LGANT Members also participated and/or participate on the following committees (by formal appointment by NWTAC & MACA):

Administrators New Deal Working Group
   John McKee, SAO - Fort Liard
   Max Hall, City Administrator - Yellowknife
   Albert Lafferty, SAO - Fort Providence

Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) Capacity Building Technical Committee
   John McKee, SAO - Fort Liard
   Ian Freemantle, SAO - Norman Wells
   Jeff Humble, Director of Planning & Development - Yellowknife

Planning Act Review Committee
   Jeff Humble, Director of Planning & Development - Yellowknife

Northern Communities Insurance Program
    Max Hall, City Administrator - City of Yellowknife
    John McKee, SAO - Hamlet of Fort Liard
    Debbie Raddi, SAO - Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk

Capacity Building Technical Committee

There are always opportunities for LGANT members to become involved. For more information on any of these committees, please contact briand@lgant.com