Village of Port Williams

Committees

Emergency Management Organization Committee

This Committee deals with the usage of the Port Williams Community Centre as a COMFORT CENTRE during emergencies. The members of the committee are:

Wayne Blenkhorn - Municipal EMO Committee member
Chief Jason Stevens - Fire Department
Lewis Benedict - Village Commission Chairperson
Joe Keddy - Superintendent of Public Works
Ernie Hovell - Lions Club Representative
Carol Burden - Loyal Workers representative
Debbie Graves - Commissioner/Response Coordinator
Ruth Blenkhorn - Womens Institute representative
Brock McDougall - Village CAO-Clerk

The overall management of emergencies in Port Williams rests with the Municipality of the County of Kings with the assistance from the Province.

Source Water Protection Committee

Terms of Reference: The Source Water Protection Committee is constituted as an Advisory Committee to the Village of Port Williams Commission to address problems and solutions to all matters concerning water quality, water quantity, levels and flows together with land use issues within the Source Water Protection Area.

The members are appointed by the Village Commission and serve a term of at least one year. The Committee is made up the following persons:

Scott Lister - Department of Environment & Labour
Kim Cogswell - Village Commissioner
Debbie Graves - Village Commissioner
Greg Coldwell - Resident/Farmer
Craig Newcombe - Resident/Farmer
Lewis Benedict - Resident and Chair
Joe Keddy - Superintendent of Public Works
June Granger - District Councillor, Municipality of Kings

Secondary Planning Strategy Advisory Committee

This committee has been disbanded as of April 20, 2010. Minutes and all documentation concerning this committee can be found at the Municipality of Kings Website. Committee members:

Lewis Benedict - Chair
Ben Sivak - Planner, Municipality of Kings
Debbie Graves
Joe Hickman
Richard Rand
Robin Whidden
Craig Newcombe
Scott Leier

Recreation Committee

The Committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday every other month at 7:00p.m. in the Community Centre Boardroom. The Executive of the Committee are:

Chair: Vacant
Secretary: Sylvia Jacquard, email - sylviajacquard@ns.sympatico.ca
Recreation Director: Vacant

Waterfront Steering Committee

This Committee has been established to work with the consultant, Ekistics Planning & Design to develop a waterfront revitalization plan. The completion date is expected to be around February 2011. Committee members:

Lewis Benedict, Chair Village Commission
Kim Cogswell, Commissioner
Ben Sivak, Planning Manager - Municipality of Kings
Jennifer Weisner, Development Officer - Kings Regional Development Agency
Earl Kidston, Resident/Stakeholder
Leigh Morrison, Resident/Stakeholder

The Port Williams Waterfront Development Plan January 2011 Final Report, submitted by Ekistics Planning & Design is downladable HERE

This Committee has been disbanded as of June 21, 2011