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
Algonquin Wildlands League
Friends of the Algonquins
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives (Aboriginal Rights Coalition)
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