Daniel Berrouard

Daniel Berrouard is a biologist. He has spent more than forty years in the Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques. He has been active primarily in the nordic environment and ministerial coordination of aboriginal affairs.

In the course of his career, he and his family made their home for some ten years in the Eeyou Istchee/ Baie-James Territory. His earliest experiences in Eeyou Istchee date back to 1973, when he was a student at the Centre d’études nordiques at Université Laval. From 2006 to 2010, he was head of the wildlife management service for Northern Quebec.

He is currently a member of the Evaluating Committee (COMEV), the Review Committee (COMEX) and the Kativik Environmental Quality Commission (KEQC). He has also been a member of the James Bay Advisory Committee on the Environment (JBACE) and the Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Coordinating Committee (HFTCC).

Nicholas Poirier

Nicholas Poirier holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of Ottawa and a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from the Université de Sherbrooke. He has been working as a coordinator at the Northern and Mining Expertise Division for the Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP) since March 2021. He advises the authorities regarding ministerial decisions, particularly in relation to the expertise provided by the Quebec regions targeted for development North of the 49th parallel. He also provides advice to regional offices and Native communities located in Northern territories regarding the application of various Acts and Regulations under the responsibility of the MELCCFP. He was appointed to COMEV by the Government of Quebec in February 2022.

Louis Breton

With a bachelor’s degree in biology with a concentration in ecology from Sherbrooke University, Louis Breton abandoned his master’s degree studies in animal ecology to begin his professional career in 1990. He then worked for a consulting firm under contract to Hydro-Québec. He was involved in preparing a sectoral report for the environmental impact study on the Grande-Baleine complex. In 1991, he joined Environment Canada’s Canadian Wildlife Service. Since 1998, he has been working for the Environmental Assessment program at Environment and Climate Change Canada.  Louis Breton is the regional coordinator of the program and in this capacity, he regularly acts as the spokesperson and resource for his Department at public hearings or on review panels. He was appointed to COMEV by the government of Canada in september 2011 and was chairman of COMEV in 2014-2015.

Mireille Lapointe

Mireille Lapointe’s interest in impact assessment and collaboration with Indigenous communities led her to join the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) eight years ago. Initially a project manager and later a team leader, she contributed to the analysis of numerous projects, including several located on the territory covered by the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA), in partnership with the Cree Nation Government. She also supports staff members who sit on an advisory committee and a review committee established under the JBNQA.

Mireille Lapointe

Mireille Lapointe’s interest in impact assessment and collaboration with Indigenous communities led her to join the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) eight years ago. Initially a project manager and later a team leader, she contributed to the analysis of numerous projects, including several located on the territory covered by the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA), in partnership with the Cree Nation Government. She also supports staff members who sit on an advisory committee and a review committee established under the JBNQA.

Bella Moses-Petawabano

Biography to be published shortly.

Christine Gilpin

Biography to be published shortly.