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Advisory Committees

Municipal Advisory Committee

Co-Chairs Brian Crane and Michael Johnson

The committee represents local, county and district governments across and adjacent to the area that is subject to the Algonquin claim. In addition to its important advisory role to the Ontario negotiations, the committee has been established to gather, record and distribute information about the land claim, and advise on specific settlement proposals. The committee consists of the heads of council, or their designates, for each of the member municipalities.

• County of Lanark
• County of Haliburton
• County of Hastings
• County of Frontenac
• County of Leeds & Grenville
• Counties of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry
• County of Lennox & Addington
• Town of Mattawa
• District of Muskoka
• City of Ottawa
• Counties of Prescott & Russell
• City of Pembroke
• County of Renfrew
• Township of South Algonquin

Committee of External Advisors

Co-Chairs Brian Crane and Bill Calvert

This committee is comprised of representatives from a broad range of stakeholder groups with direct interests in the claim and/or expertise in specific areas of importance to the claim. The role of the committee is to provide the province with advice on specific issues arising in the negotiations.

• Ad Hoc Committee To Save Algonquin Park
• Algonquin Eco-Watch
• Algonquin Forestry Authority
• Algonquin Park Residents Association
• Algonquin Park Youth Camps
• Bruton & Clyde Hunters Association
• Canadian Ecology Centre
• Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society
• Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association
• Conservation Ontario
• Conservationists of Frontenac/Addington
• Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations Incorporated
• Friends of Algonquin Park
• Huntsville/Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce
• Land O' Lakes Tourist Association
• Madawaska Highlands Committee
• Northern Ontario Tourist Outfitters
• Ompah Conservation Association
• Ontario Federation of Agriculture
• Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters
• Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs
• Ontario Forest Industries Association
• Ontario Fur Managers Federation
• Ontario Hunt Camps Association
• Ontario Mining Association
• Ontario Nature
• Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
• Ontario Trails Council
• Ottawa Valley Forest
• Ottawa Valley Tourist Association
• Pembroke Outdoor Sportsmans Club
• Southern Ontario Prospectors Association

Coalition of Concerned Citizens

In 1996, Ontario established a third group, the Coalition of Concerned Citizens, to provide a communication link between the Ontario negotiating team and various organizations with interests in social justice issues related to land claims.

• Anglican Church of Canada
• Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society: Algonquin Wildlands League
• EcoPerth
• Friends of the Algonquins
• KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives (Aboriginal Rights Coalition)
• National Farmers Union
• Ontario Coalition for Justice
• Ontario Federation of Labour
• Ontario Public Interest Research Group
• Peace & Environment Resources Centre
• Religious Society of Friends
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa
• Sierra Club of Canada
• United Church of Canada, Montreal-Ottawa Conference