Pembina Valley Water Cooperative Supplemental Groundwater Supply System
On May 26, 2006, the Minister of Conservation issued terms of reference to the Clean Environment Commission to conduct a public hearing respecting the Pembina Valley Water Cooperative Supplemental Groundwater Supply Proposal (the Project).
Panel Members
(Chair)
Terry Sargeant has been the full-time Chair of the Clean Environment Commission since January 2004. Prior to that, he was the Chief Appeal Commissioner of the Workers Compensation Appeal Commission for three and a half years.
In 1996, following almost twenty years of government service, with the House of Commons and the governments of Manitoba, Yukon and British Columbia, Terry enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1999. Following a year of articling with the Public Interest Law Centre, he was called to the Manitoba Bar in June 2000.
In other activities, he is the President of the Board of the Winnipeg Folk Festival, Chair of the Board of Governors of the University of Manitoba and Vice-Chair of the Board of the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals.
(Commissioner)
Gisele Funk currently resides in Boggy Creek. She is active in the Metis community and acts as chairperson and member on several local and provincial boards and committees. Gisele is a Job Finding Club Facilitator and Life Skills Coach.
(Commissioner)
Ken Gibbons is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Winnipeg and served as Chair of the University of Manitoba/University of Winnipeg Joint Masters Program in Public Administration from 1995 to 2004. He has been active on numerous committees at the University of Winnipeg such as the Senate, the Curriculum Committee, the Environmental Studies Committee, and the Research Ethics Committee. In addition, Ken served on the Steering Committee of the Manitoba Eco-Network from 1983 to 1988, and has been a member of policy advisory committees for the governments of Winnipeg and Manitoba.
(Commissioner)
Ian Halket is a hydrologist currently teaching in the Civil Engineering Technology Program at Red River College. Before joining the College, Ian worked as a hydrologist with DIAND in the Yukon, primarily assessing the impact of mining operations on the environment. Ian has also worked with consulting engineering firms and contractors on a variety of projects, including hydro-electric dams, highways and mines. Ian is currently studying for his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba, specializing in the field of in-stream water quality. In addition, Ian holds a Master's degree in Geography and a Bachelor's in Mathematics. Ian was appointed to the Clean Environment Commission in 2000.

