PUBLIC AGENDA
SASKATOON ENVIRONMENTAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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Committee Room E, Ground Floor, City Hall
Committee Members:
  • Angela Spence, Public, Chair
  • Manvi Ghai, Public, Vice Chair
  • Diane Bentley, Public
  • Ian Judd-Henrey, Public
  • Erica Maier, Meewasin Valley Authority
  • Terry Neefs, Public
  • Palash Sanyal, Public
  • Colleen Steele, Public
  • Siobhan Takala, Public
Other Attendees:
  • Councillor Kathryn MacDonald
  • Metering & Sustainable Electricity Manager, Jose Cheruvallath
  • Director of Building Standards, Kara Fagnou
  • Environment Projects and Protection Manager, Dan Gauthier
  • Senior Planner, Planning & Development, Lars Ketilson
  • Senior Transportation Engineer, Justine Marcoux
  • Director of Sustainability, Jeanna South

Submissions providing comments and/or requesting to speak will be accepted for public meetings using the online form at saskatoon.ca/writetocouncil. If your submission includes a request to speak, you will be contacted by a representative from the City Clerk’s Office with further information. Submissions will be accepted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Monday the week of the meeting.


The Chair will call the meeting to order on Treaty 6 Territory and the Traditional Homeland of the Métis People and confirm roll call.

  • Recommendation

    That the agenda be confirmed as presented.

  • Recommendation

    That the minutes of the Saskatoon Environmental Advisory Committee meeting held on May 16, 2025, be approved. 

A presentation will be provided by Mike Velonas, Interim CEO and Manager of Planning and Conservation, Meewasin Valley Authority. 

  • Recommendation

    That the information be received.

Adelina Chiperi, École Silverspring School, will provide a presentation on global warming.

  • Recommendation

    That the information be received.

A report from Samantha Gunn, Saskatoon Public Schools, providing an update on the School Compost Initiative is forthcoming. 

  • Recommendation

    That the information be received.

This is a standing item on the agenda for the Committee, and/or any Subcommittee, to provide updates regarding items on its Work Plan and any matters being referred to the Standing Policy Committee for consideration.

A proposal from the Education Subcommittee is provided.

  • Recommendation

    That the Committee provide direction.

The current Statement of Expenditures is provided.

  • Recommendation

    That the information be received.

This is a standing item on the agenda to provide the Chair an opportunity to update on their activities since the last meeting.

This is a standing item on the agenda to provide an opportunity for a Committee or Resource member to update on issues, trends, events, etc. that pertain to the Committee's mandate.

This is a standing item to provide an opportunity for the Subcommittee to report back on referred matters.