Source Protection Committees were established for each of the 19 Source Protection Regions in Ontario. The committees are made up of municipal, public, and sector representatives appointed by the Source Protection Authority. Committee Chairs were appointed by the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change. These committees are responsible for preparing the Terms of Reference, Assessment Reports and Source Protection Plans to meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act. The Committees are required to follow the Clean Water Act, its regulations, Director’s rules, guidance material created by the Province, and to work collaboratively with municipalities and Source Protection Authorities.
The Raisin-South Nation Source Protection Committee is made up of 15 members plus a chairperson. The 15 member committee represents the interests of the local municipalities, agricultural sector, commercial and industrial sectors, and the general public. There are additional (non-voting) liaisons representing each Source Protection Authority, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, and the local Health Unit. The committee make-up is shown in below.
SPC Chair | |||
Municipal Representatives (5) |
Sector Representatives (5) |
General Public Representatives (5) |
Non-Voting Liaisons (4) |
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City of Ottawa City of Cornwall Leeds & Grenville Prescott-Russell Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry |
Agriculture (3) Aggregates (1) Commercial / Industrial (1) |
Great River Network Clean Water Committee 3 citizens at-large |
Raisin Region SPA South Nation SPA Eastern Ontario Health Unit Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change |
Meet Your Source Protection Committee Members
Raymond Beauregard (Chair)
- Raisin-South Nation SPC Chair since 2017
- Raisin-South Nation SPC member since 2007
- Past Councillor, Cornwall Township
- Past Deputy Mayor, Township of South Stormont
- Local farmer and active community member
Theresa Bergeron (Municipal Representative)
- United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Representative
- Raisin-South Nation SPC Member since 2023
- Township of North Dundas Deputy Mayor (2022-present)
- Township of North Dundas Councillor (2022)
- Bachelor of Arts, Queen’s University
- Master of Science, University of Guelph
- Local goat farmer
Dominique Lefebvre (Municipal Representative)
- United Counties of Prescott and Russell Representative
- Manager of Planning, United Counties of Prescott and Russell
- Raisin-South Nation SPC Member since 2023
Glenn Mackey (Municipal Representative)
- United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Representative
- Member of South Nation Conservation's Watershed Advisory Committee
- Chair of ALUS Ontario East Partnership Advisory Committee
- Raisin-South Nation SPC member since 2024
Michel Kearney (Municipal Representative)
- City of Ottawa Representative
- Raisin-South Nation SPC member since 2013
- Involved with Source Water Protection since 2006 (e.g. member of the Technical Peer Review Team, policy advisor)
- Hydrogeologist, City of Ottawa, Asset Management Branch - responsible for the management of groundwater resources and rural servicing policies
- Member, Mississippi-Rideau SPC
Robert Rathbun (Municipal Representative)
- City of Cornwall SPC Representative
- Certified Engineering Technologist with OACETT
- Working as a Infrastructure Technologist with the City of Cornwall, primarly dealing with Asset Management
- City of Cornwall’s Risk Management Official/ Risk Management Inspector for the Source Water Protection Regulations
Walter Oeggerli (Economic Sector - Agriculture)
- Raisin-South Nation SPC member since 2007
- Chair, River Institute Board of Directors
- Past member, St. Lawrence River Restoration Council
- Local dairy farm owner and operator (Heidi Farms Inc.)
Jacqueline Pemberton (Economic Sector - Agriculture)
- Raisin-South Nation SPC member since 2009
- Chair and program representative, SNC Clean Water Committee
- Member, ALUS Ontario-East Program Advisory Committee
- Zone 11 Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Board of Directors representing the counties of Dundas, Frontenac, Grenville and Leeds (2017-present)
- Past Chair, Agricultural Forest Cover Committee (2017)
- Past President, Dundas Federation of Agriculture (13 years)
- Past Member, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Policy Advisory Council
- Operates a small beef cow/calf operation in Dundas County and farms 200 acres of hay, corn and IP soybeans
Jeannette Mongeon (Economic Sector - Agriculture)
- Director of the Agricultural Management Institute
- Director of the Russell Federation of Agriculture
- Director of Farm Management Canada
Blair Walker (Economic Sector - Aggregates)
- Raisin-South Nation SPC member since 2007
Stephen Wilson (Economic Sector - Commercial/Industrial)
- Raisin-South Nation SPC member since 2017
- Retired Director, Operations Lactalis Canada Winchester plant
- Active community member in the Iroquois/Matilda portion of South Dundas
Vacant (Other Interests - Clean Water Committee)
Elaine Kennedy (Other Interests - Great River Network)
- Raisin-South Nation SPC member since 2016
- Vice-Chair, St. Lawrence River Restoration Council
- Member of several committees interested in the St. Lawrence River and its watersheds
Chris McDonell (Other Interests - General Public)
- Raisin-South Nation SPC member since 2023
Don Munro (Other Interests - General Public)
- Raisin-South Nation SPC member since 2007
- Retired Senior Environmental Officer and Drinking Water Inspector, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- Retired Professor, Algonquin College (Ottawa, Ontario) and St. Lawrence College (Cornwall, Ontario). Delivered courses in: Environmental Compliance; Environmental Site Assessments; Basic Water Treatment; Wastewater Treatment; Solid Waste Control Systems; Hydrogeology; and Environmental Sampling and Control.
- Presented paper on the “Overview of Regulations and Codes of Practice Governing Hazardous Materials Management” at the Environmental Compliance Conference (1996)
Tom VanDusen (Other Interests - General Public)
- Raisin-South Nation SPC member since 2007
- Past Member, SNC Board of Directors
- Past Councillor, Russell Township
- Member, SNC Communications Committee
- President, Grenville County Historical Society
- Member, Russell & District Historical and Horticultural Societies
- Honorary Member, Vintage Iron and Traditions of Eastern Ontario
- Agricultural reporter and commentator
- Tri-Counties Environmental Award Winner for reporting on clean water and other conservation issues in various local and regional publications
Idalia Milan (Liaison - Eastern Ontario Health Unit)
- Raisin-South Nation SPC member since 2018
Bryan McGillis (Liaison - Raisin Region Source Protection Authority)
- Raisin Region Source Protection Authority Liaison since 2024
- Mayor, Township of South Stormont
- Chair, RRCA Board of Directors
François St-Amour (Liaison - South Nation Source Protection Authority)
- Raisin-South Nation SPC member since 2021