Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee

Find out what’s happening at Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee meetings and learn how you can participate. 

The Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee provides advice to Council relating to solid waste, energy security, sustainable parks, forests, open spaces, and water resource management. More detail about the standing committee’s role can be found in the Terms of Reference (Administrative Order One, Schedule 5) [PDF].

The Environment & Sustainability Standing Committee normally meets on the first Thursday of each month, at 1:00 p.m. Meeting dates and times are subject to change. 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 standing committee meetings.

Membership of the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee

• Chair - Councillor Shawn Cleary - District 9 - Halifax West Armdale 
• Vice-Chair - Councillor David Hendsbee - District 2 - Preston - Chezzetcook - Eastern Shore 
• Councillor Richard Zurawski - District 12 - Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park - Wedgewood 
• Councillor Steve Streatch- District 1 - Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley 
• Councillor Tony Mancini - District 6 - Harbourview-Burnside-Dartmouth East 
• Deputy Mayor Lisa Blackburn - District 14 - Middle/Upper Sackville - Beaver Bank - Lucasville

Staff Contact for the Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee

Simon Ross-Siegel
Legislative Assistant
rosssis@halifax.ca
902.490.6519