Function
The Food Council’s function is to:
- Advise the Mayor and Council on food system related issues
- Support the work of the community on food issues, enhance public health and local food security, and increase food literacy and access to food
- Initiate the development of, and support the implementation, maintenance and evaluation of a City of Winnipeg Agricultural and Food Strategy to address municipal food security and food system issues.
Meeting agendas & minutes
Members
Elected Officials
- Councillor Schreyer, Chairperson
- Councillor Dobson
Citizen Members
Appointments for a 2-year term to expire December 31, 2025:
- Manas Banerjee - Food Business
- Hannah Baxter - Food Production
- Hanif Hassan Ali - Citizen Member
- Dustin Hoft - Research
- Carly Minish - Food Production
Appointments for a 2-year term to expire December 31, 2026:
- Jill Beauchamp - Community Group
- Mike Chin - Citizen Member
- Ramon Faustino Sales, Jr. - Citizen Member
Nominated by the Province of Manitoba (non-voting)
- Vacant
Nominated by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
- Martina Gornik-Marion - 2-year term to expire December 31, 2026
Jurisdiction
Clause 4 of the Report of the Executive Policy Committee dated February 8, 2017, as adopted by Council on February 22, 2017.
(For Terms of Reference, see Item No. 9, Council Decision April 28, 2022, Attachment of the Report of the Executive Policy Committee dated April 20, 2022)
Composition
12 Members (11 voting members and one non-voting member):
- one member of Council
- one member from health sector nominated by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
- two members involved with food production
- one member from food businesses
- one member from research sector
- one member from community groups or networks connected to food issues
- up to three citizen members at large
- one representative nominated by the Province of Manitoba (non-voting)
Council reference
Additional reference
Contact
Danny Powell, Sustainability Planner
Busola Ajibola, Sustainability Planner
Office of Sustainability