Ottawa Stewardship Council This page provides generic information about the Council as well as the related portal services. If you would like to see the detailed information about the Council and their current initiatives, please click here. The Ottawa Stewardship Council is one of 40 Councils established and funded through the Ontario Stewardship Program. It's a unique program in which a volunteer, community-based Stewardship Council works on projects and provides direction to a full-time Stewardship Coordinator, an employee of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR). The OMNR also provides annual seed money for the Councils' community based projects. The Council is a credible forum and resource for the many community-based stewardship/environmental groups in our unique community, the City of Ottawa — the Capital of Canada and Ontario's second largest city. Formed in March, 2001, the Ottawa Stewardship Council is an amalgamation of two previous stewardship councils representing the rural and urban parts of the City. The three previous councils were in existance since January 1996.The Ottawa Stewardship Council is composed of up to 15 individuals, from farmers to urban residents who are committed to the stewardship ethic of: advancing knowledge, learning through demonstration projects and accessing community resources so that the land is passed along to future generations in a better state than it was before.
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