volume 1 - Halifax Regional Municipality

Halifax Water Integrated Resource Plan
Stakeholder Outreach
2. STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH
2.1 PURPOSE
The purpose of this Section is to present an overview of the stakeholder consultation for
the IRP. A detailed consultation record including a complete list of stakeholders is
available in Volume 2, Stakeholder Consultation Record.
2.2 CONSULTATION OVERVIEW
The IRP Terms of Reference detail the purpose and mandate of the stakeholder
consultation. Stakeholder consultations were carried out using two approaches. A short
list of stakeholders was consulted in one-on-one interviews. These interviews involved
groups or individuals who have acted as interveners during Halifax Water’s rate hearing
before NSUARB. The second element of the consultation involved the five Technical
Conferences. (See discussion of Technical Conferences below).
The stakeholders included groups and individuals with representation from the public,
non-governmental organizations, municipal and provincial government, consumer
advocates, and other parties. They expressed diverse views reflecting a wide range of
interests, concerns and experience. The range of opinions in turn fostered a thorough
and well-considered IRP.
2.3 ONE-ON-ONE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS
Starting in July 2011, the project team met with various stakeholder groups in parallel
with the technical review. The purpose of these one-on-one meetings was to
understand the views of the different stakeholders, to reduce and to resolve any
potentially conflicting issues and concerns early in the IRP process. The comments
provided by the stakeholders were all valuable; however, some matters were outside
Halifax Water’s mandate. In general, stakeholder comments from the one-on-one
sessions fall into the six topics presented in Table 2.1.
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