We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Sustainability Committee

The university's Sustainability Committee is made up of staff, faculty and student ambassadors who share the vision of strengthening sustainability practices on campus and in the community through active involvement.

Terms of reference

Members:

Chair	Nadia Harduar	Asset and Sustainability Planner	Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability (OCIS)
Management	Ken Bright	Director	OCIS
Academic	Daniel Hoornweg, PhD	Associate Professor and Richard Marceau Research Chair	Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science
	Peter Stoett, PhD	Dean	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSSH)
	Mary Olaveson	Lecturer, Biology/Environmental Science	Faculty of Science
	Gregory Malandrucco	Sessional Instructor	FSSH
	Sheila Rhodes	Sessional Instructor (also co-ordinates science/nature summer camps)	Faculty of Education
Non-academic	Jackson Teather	Web Developer	Communications and Marketing
	Elisa Beverley	Administrative Assistant, Office of Research Services	Office of the Vice-President Research, Innovation and International (VPRII)
	Kate Gibbings	Education Librarian	Education Library (11 Simcoe Street North)
	Karyn Douglas	Receptionist	FSSH
	Tina Petralito	Student Information Assistant	Student Life - Operations
	Fiona McArthur	Strategic Project Manager	Office of the President
Student/Blue Team	Hailey Hogan	Asset and Sustainability Assistant	OCIS
External	Danielle Culp	Planning Analyst	Planning and Economic Development Department, Regional Municipality of Durham

Meeting minutes

Ontario Tech-DC Joint Sustainability Committee

The Ontario Tech University-Durham College (Ontario Tech-DC) Joint Sustainability Committee is an advisory body reporting to the college and university presidents.