The Brooklin Downtown Development Steering Committee is responsible for providing recommendations to Council on matters. View committee meeting dates, agendas and minutes.

Roles and responsibilities

Our responsibilities include:

• Providing input into downtown development strategies
• Providing input about the Whitby Official Plan, Brooklin Secondary Plan and Community Improvement Plan
• Communicating between various downtown stakeholders

We're also responsible for implementing downtown development initiatives, including:

• Streetscape improvement
• Façade upgrades
• Parking, transportation and pedestrian circulation
• Downtown entrance and public open space treatment
• Marketing strategies
• Development and redevelopment opportunities
• Financial incentives and grants
• Programs and events
• Heritage initiatives

Terms of Reference

Contact us for an accessible version of the committee's Terms of Reference.

Committee members

Membership consists of one member of Council, nine citizen appointments, one Heritage Whitby Advisory Committee representative and one Whitby Chamber of Commerce representative:

• Councillor Steve Lee (Mayor's designate)
• Maria McDonnell (staff liaison)
• Christy Chrus (staff liaison)
• Dan Acre
• Rick Batty
• Paul Haynes
• Steve Kee (chair)
• Denise Laframboise (vice-chair)
• Susan Madden
• Cameron Richardson
• Jennifer Gaskell
• Kyle Patterson
• Lynda Armstrong (Heritage Whitby Advisory Committee representative)
• Mallory Dawson (Whitby Public Library representative)
• Natalie Prychitko (Chamber of Commerce representative)
• Dhaval Pandya (Public Works department representative)
• Daniel van Kampen (Economic Development division representative)

Newsletter

The Downtown Whitby and Brooklin Downtown Development Steering Committee’s are pleased to share the first edition of their Joint Downtown Newsletter showcasing some of the amazing businesses and success stories.