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Zero Waste Select Committee of Council

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We’re transitioning to electronic committee meetings as an interim response to COVID-19. Meetings will be held over Zoom until further notice.

The Zero Waste Committee is a Select Committee of Council.

The panel provides advice to municipal staff and Council on matters relating to:

Sharing understanding of the solid waste management systems in Whistler and around B.C.
Waste management best practices
Partnerships to coordinate actions for achieving waste reduction in the community
A community-wide Zero Waste Plan identifying initiatives to bring Whistler towards a zero waste designation

Committee Members

Council Representatives: Councillor Cathy Jewett, Chair, and Councillor Arthur De Jong

Andrew Tucker, Manager of Transportation and Waste Management, RMOW
Marie-Lou LeBlanc, Squamish Lillooet Regional District
Thea Zerbe, Whistler Blackcomb Representative
Kerren Bottay, Restaurant Association of Whistler
Tom McColm, Canadian Home Builders Association
Lori Pyne, Whistler Community Services Society
Claire Ruddy, AWARE
Anita Auer, Crystal Lodge
Sue Maxwell, Citizen at Large
Cheeying Ho, Whistler Centre for Sustainability - Facilitator
James Hallisey, RMOW, GM Infrastructure Services
Lauren Harrison, Recording Secretary

Meeting schedule

As required, via Zoom until further notice.

Meeting agendas and minutes

Date	Agenda	Meeting Minutes
February 25, 2021	PDF
October 22, 2020	PDF	PDF
June 25, 2020	PDF	PDF
February 21, 2020	PDF	PDF
December 13, 2019	PDF	PDF

Contact

James Hallisey
604-935-8190

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RMOW Zero Waste Select Committee of Council Terms of Reference

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The Resort Municipality of Whistler is grateful to be on the shared, unceded territory of the Lil’wat People, known in their language as L̓il̓wat7úl, and the Squamish People, known in their language as Sḵwx̱wú7mesh. We respect and commit to a deep consideration of their history, culture, stewardship and voice.

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