Halton Hills mayor named new Credit Valley Conservation interim chair

By: Christian Collington, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TheIFP.ca

 

Mayor Ann Lawlor has been appointed as the interim chair of the Credit Valley Conservation (CVC).

 

According to a Feb. 5 news release, Lawlor was named to the position at the board’s 2026 inaugural meeting on Jan. 16.

 

Lawlor has been a fixture on the board of directors since January 2019 and previously served as the board’s vice-chair.

 

She also served three terms as a Ward 4 councillor in Halton Hills before being elected mayor and Halton Regional councillor in 2022.

 

In a statement, Lawlor said she is “grateful to our board members for their continued confidence.”

 

She added she looks “forward to delivering vital services from flood hazard monitoring and response to more extreme weather, water quality protection and managing conservation lands.”

 

The CVC board is currently awaiting response from the minister of the environment, conservation and parks regarding an exemption under the Conservation Authorities Act to extend the chair’s current two consecutive one-year term limit to three terms.

 

The CVC board of directors also appointed Brampton and Peel Regional Councillor Michael Palleschi as interim vice-chair. He has been a member of the board since 2015.

 

The CVC board consists of 12 municipal representatives who oversee CVC’s policies, programs and projects, as well as set its annual budget. Its current members are:

 

  Tom Adams, Town of Oakville

 

  Dipika Damerla, City of Mississauga

 

  Stephen Dasko, City of Mississauga

 

  Michael Dehn, Town of Erin

 

  Christina Early, Town of Caledon

 

  Dennis Keenan, City of Brampton

 

  Ann Lawlor, Town of Halton Hills (interim chair)

 

  Andy Macintosh, Town of Orangeville 

 

  Brad Butt, City of Mississauga

 

  Fred Nix, Township of Mono

 

  Michael Palleschi, City of Brampton (interim vice-chair)

 

  Alvin Tedjo, City of Mississauga

 

The CVC was established in 1954 by the Ontario government to “protect, restore and enhance the natural environment of the Credit River Watershed.”