Special Events Advisory Committee

Find out what’s happening at committee meetings and learn how you can participate. 

The Special Events Advisory Committee makes recommendations to Regional Council regarding applications for funding for large-scale special events within the municipality that support and generate economic and tourism development, pursuant to the Marketing Levy Special Events Reserve Administrative Order 2014-020-GOV [PDF]. The Administrative Order also includes the committee’s Terms of Reference [PDF].

For future meetings, check the calendar below, and the agenda (once available) to confirm the exact date and time for each meeting.

You can find agendas, minutes, and reports online. You can also search for records of board and committee meetings.

Learn more about the Special Events Advisory Committee by reading their 2018 Summary here.

Membership of the Special Events Advisory Committee

Deputy Mayor Tony Mancini – Chair
Councillor Laura White
Councillor Billy Gillis – Vice Chair
Alison Gillan - Halifax Partnership
Jeff Ransome - Hotel Association, NS
Leah Batstone - Business and Tourism Representative
Natasha Chestnut - Restaurant Association, NS
Ross Jefferson - Discover Halifax
Sue Uteck - Business Improvement Districts 

Staff contact for the Special Events Advisory Committee

Olawumi Odeyinka-Apantaku
Legislative Assistant
Olawumi.Odeyinka-Apantaku@halifax.ca
902.717.6035

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca.  Would you like to learn more about correspondence?