Body: Council Type: Budget Meeting: Public Date: 2023 Collection: Budgets Municipality: Frontenac County
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Jannette Amini Manager of Legislative Services/Clerk 2069 Battersea Road Glenburnie, Ontario K0H 1S0 To the Frontenac County Council; On behalf of the Food Policy Council for Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, we wish to thank you for your service to our communities. The purpose of the FPC is to create a more secure, accessible, and sustainable food system in our region, working on commitments related to: • Celebrating community and culture • Promoting the health of individuals, families and our community • Improving education • Protecting our environment • Upholding social justice • Fostering economic sustainability As you may recall, the FPC is tasked with advancing and implementing the Food Charter, which was endorsed by the County in 2012. Our recent work has included advocacy for Basic Income to combat food insecurity; working with the provincial government on Bill 216, which aims to advance school food programs, and hosting the Long Food Movement event at City Hall in collaboration with the National Farmers’ Union and Loving Spoonful. Last spring, we invited Debbie Miller from the County, and Tracy Snow from the City of Kingston to address our members about rural/urban agriculture development initiatives. We also sponsored children’s food garden entries at two local fairs. This year, we have three major initiatives in our work plan:
- A food asset mapping project in collaboration with Queen’s University
- A public film screening of Generation Growth and discussion with local project leaders
- Initial research for the development of a community food security report card, similar to those completed in Thunder Bay and the Food Counts pan-Canadian report card. Members of the FPC are also involved in planning for the annual Open Farms event, the Kingston Fall Fair, Parham Fair and other many other community initiatives. We look forward to working on these projects with the support of Frontenac County, and thank you for appointing a representative to join us on the FPC. In the past, Council has provided financial support in the amount of $500, which helps us to maintain our website at www.foodpolicyKFLA.ca and promote our community events. We hope we can count on your continued support in 2023. Please contact us at your convenience if you have any questions about the FPC or suggestions for more ways we can be involved in food policy development throughout Frontenac County. Best regards, Co-Chairs Dr. Rupa Patel rupa.patel@queensu.ca Sarah Keyes sarahkkeyes@gmail.com Ellen Mortfield ellen.mortfield@sfcsc.ca
