Government Contacts

COUNCIL MEETINGS
Council meetings are generally held on alternating Mondays (ex. Holidays) in the Council Chambers located on the 2nd Floor of the Municipal Administrative Centre (40 Temperance Street) at 7:00 PM. These meetings include the hearing of public delegations and presentations dealing with the issues that are before the Council.

STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The General Purpose & Administrative Committee meetings are generally held on the opposite Mondays to Council Meetings. These meetings are held in Council Chambers and begin at 9:30 AM. The Committee deals with the majority of staff reports and mandatory public meetings (as required by the Planning Act).

Minutes, Agendas and Reports for these meetings (Council and G.P.A. meetings) is available usually by the Friday before the (Monday) meeting. To write to Council:

To Appear before Council to speak on an issue:

DELEGATIONS

Members of the public who whish to speak to the GPA Committee and or Council are referred to as "delegations". The time you are given to speak is 10 minutes during the delegation portion of the meeting, which is near the beginning of the meeting.

To be a delegation you must register with the Municipal Clerk's Department by 4:30 pm on the Friday preceding the meeting. You may register by:

Telephone at 905-623-3379
Email clerks@clarington.net
Or in person at the Municipal Clerk's Department, 2nd Floor, Municipal Administrative Center, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville

Note, meeting agendas are published as of noon on the Wednesday preceding the meeting.
Delegation requests received after the agenda is published but before 4:30 on the Friday preceding the meeting will be added to the agenda at the meeting.

If the matter is a statutory planning matter, no formal delegation is required for the General Purpose and Administration Committee (a report will be listed as having a Public Meeting attached to it).

General Purpose and Administration Committee

The General Purpose and Administration Committee meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Mondays (9:30 am) of each month; COUNCIL meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Mondays (7:00 p.m.) of each month. These meetings are open to the public and are held in the Council Chambers located on the second floor of the Municipal Administrative Centre at 40 Temperance Street in Bowmanville. The last Council meeting of the month is televised live on Roger’s Cable 10.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COUNCIL PROCESS
CONTACT THE
CLERK'S DEPARTMENT AT 905-623-3379.
clerks@clarington.net

Clarington Council:
To reach the Mayor or any Councillors at Town Hall
phone 623-3379
e-mail

*new councillor or new position this term

To contact the Clarington Planning Department:
planning@clarington.net
David Crome, Director of Planning

Regional Administration
Regional Headquarters Building
605 Rossland Road East, Box 623
Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3
Tel: 905-668-7711, 905-686-2401
Fax: 905-668-9963
Email Clerk's Dept: clerks@durham.ca

Regional Chair
Roger Anderson
ext. 4234

Commissioner of Planning
A. Georgieff
Lang Tower, West Bldg.
4th Floor, Whitby Mall
1615 Dundas St. E.
Whitby, L1N 2L1
Tel: 905-728-7731 ext.3231, 416-686-1651
Fax: 905-436-6612

Commissioner of Works
Cliff Curtis
105 Consumers Dr.
Whitby L1N 6A3
Tel: 905-668-7721 ext.5234, 416-869-3751
Fax: 905-668-2051

Ministry of Environment

Queen's Park Office
Hon John Wilkinson, MPP (Perth--Wellington)
Ministry of the Environment
11th Floor, Ferguson Block
77 Wellesley Street West
Toronto, Ontario M7A 2T5
Tel 416-314-6729 Fax 416-314-6748
e-mail jwilkinson.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org

Ministry of Natural Resources

Hon Linda Jeffrey, MPP (Brampton--Springdale)
ljeffrey.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
Minister of Natural Resources,
6630-99 Wellesley St W, 6th Flr, Whitney Block
Toronto ON M7A 1W3
Fax: 416-314-2216
Tel: 416-314-2301

Hon Rick Bartolucci, Sudbury
email rbartolucci.mpp@liberal.ola.org

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
17th Floor
777 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2E5
Tel 416-585-7000 Fax 416-585-6470

Constituency Office (Durham)
John O'Toole, M.P.P.
75 King Street East
Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 1N4
Ph: 905-697-1501
Fax: 905-697-1506

Critic, Government Services
Member, Standing Committee on Estimates
Deputy Opposition Whip
Queen's Park Office
John O'Toole, M.P.P. (Durham)
Room 445, Main Legislative Building, Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A8
john.otooleco@pc.ola.org
Ph: 416-325-6745
Fax: 416-325-6255

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONER OF ONTARIO

Gord Miller
URL: http://www.eco.on.ca
General Inquiry: 416-325-3377
Toll Free: 800-701-6454
Fax: 416-325-3370
E-Mail: commissioner@eco.on.ca

Environmental Bill of Rights

Environmental Registry

Address:
Gord Miller
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
1075 Bay Street, Suite 605
Toronto, ON M5S 2B1, Canada

Federal:
Minister of the Environment
The Honourable Peter Kent
Tel.: 819-997-1441
Fax: 819-953-0279
Email: Minister@ec.gc.ca

Federal:
Minister of Natural Resources
The Honourable Christian Paradis
Minister of Natural Resources
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Telephone: (613) 995-1377 Fax: (613) 943-1562
E-mail: Paradis.C@parl.gc.ca

Federal:
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
The Honourable Gail Shea
House of Commons
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Parliament Buildings, Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0A6
Min@dfo-mpo.gc.ca