Learn how to best integrate Climate Change into your Official Plan; from the voices of experts and your community.
About this event
Many municipalities are trying to understand how to best integrate climate change into their municipal decision-making process, such as in the development of their Official Plan. Plans for growth and infrastructure have far-reaching impacts on climate change; municipalities are seeking additional guidance to better understand how to integrate into practice various, seemingly competing, priorities.
Goals of the Conference:
Bring forward best evidence by other municipalities & organizations
Provide opportunities to network
Connect with available resources for municipalities
Learn specific policies that can be used
Agenda for Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Visit www.50by30wr.ca for the full list
The Climate Caucus
Ken Greenburg - Keynote
John MacDonald - Keynote
Clean Air Partnership - Gaby Kalapos
Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition - Jenn Court
Climate Interactive
C40 Cities
The Climate Reality Project Canada
Waterloo Regions Countryside Line - Kevin Curtis
Association of Municipalities Ontario- Craig Reid
Scott Moffatt, City of Ottawa Councillor
Waterloo Region Community Energy: Matthew Day & Hayley Rutherford
Vice President Research and Advocacy, Daily Bread Food Bank: Diane Dyson
Stephen Hill
Register even if you aren't sure you will be able to attend. This way you will receive not only the recordings but the additional resources and information we will be sending out.
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Click here to register for part 1 of the conference: Thursday, February 17, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
In order to have a greater impact on the decisions made by our elected municipal councillors, more groups and people need to step forward to talk about important issues, such as housing, food insecurity, walking & biking routes, land use and more.
The voice of the community is extremely powerful and many federal, provincial, and local organizations are trying to help by offering additional support and resources.
Attend part 1 of the conference to
Learn about the supports and campaign toolkits available
Hear stories of communities raising their voices
Understand why you as a person, or as part of a community group should care about the completion of your municipal Official Plan and how it impacts the health of your community.
Video Submissions Being Accepted:
If you are a community group, organization, not-for-profit, academia, expert, or anyone that has a message that you wish our municipalities considered when developing their Official Plan, we have created an opportunity for you to submit a video. Some of these videos will be selected to be shown during the conference. Videos selected will also be sent to local municipalities and media.
To find out more and to submit your video click here
******* This event is non-partisan. No content that is politically aligned can be shown during the conference.
Partnerships:
Climate Caucus a non-partisan network of 400 local elected climate leaders driving system change to transform our communities in ten years.
Climate Reality Project Canada whose mission is to catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every sector of society.
