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Meeting Name: Sustainability Advisory Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/6/2025 5:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Sir Robert Room
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TMP-34928 1  Discussion ItemPRESENTATION BY POLLINATE BARRIE Pollinate Barrie provided a presentation and discussed slides concerning the following topics: · Background of Pollinate Barrie · Growing native plants, education and plants · Projects of Pollinate Barrie · Why is the work important o Pollinators in crisis o Habitat loss o Climate change o Non native and invasive species o Leaves are not litter · How native plants, trees and habitats help · Insects as a food supply for mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles · Decline of insect species · Food chain · Insects are essential to bird survival · Native bees · Bee’s eye view of a neighbourhood · Honeybees · People need native pollinators · Native insects are picky eaters · Base of food chain is plants · Creating a pollinator protection strategy · Guiding principles, priorities and actions; and · Bee City, Bird City. The Members of Committee asked questions of the presenters and received answers.Received  Action details Not available
TMP-34929 1  Discussion ItemCOMMITTEE MANDATE DISCUSSION This item will be discussed at a future meeting.Received  Action details Not available
TMP-34930 1  Discussion ItemSUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR POSITION This item will be discussed at a future meeting.Received  Action details Not available
TMP-34931 1  Discussion ItemMIXED RECYCLING This item will be discussed at a future meeting.Received  Action details Not available
TMP-34932 1  Discussion ItemSUSTAINABILITY IN BUILDING Wilf Steimle provided an update on research conducted by himself and Adam McMullin, Manager of Energy Management, including ways to possibly incentivize sustainability in building such as increased density and concierge process for applications.Received  Action details Not available