2009 Highlights

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BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES 2009 HIGHLIGHTS

Please use the following links to download session information from the Building SustainAble Communities 2009 conference.

Wednesday, February 25

Nature, Surprise & Delusional (Wo)Man
Dr. Bill Rees: School of Community & Regional Palnning, UBC; Co-author of 'Our Ecological Footprint'
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Growing a SustainAble Economy: Global Trends in Governance, Investment, Industry Associations and Supply Chain Management
Caro Strandberg: Caro Strandberg Consulting
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Imagine Durban: Using Events for Transformation
Dr. Nola-Kate Seymoar: International Centre for Sustainable Cities
PDF Document

STATE OF THE DEBATE
The Commodification of Water: Should we take the plunge?

Argiung "Yes"... Marcel Boyer: Montreal Economic Institute & University of Montreal
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Social SustainAbility: Key Determinants of Community Health
Menno Salverda & Betty Brown: Interior Health
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New and SustainAble Trends in Corporate Structure and Regional Collaboration
Ron Mattiusi: City of Kelowna
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Resource Recovery: How to Make Clean Energy From Liquid & Solid Waste
Stellan Jacobsson: Usitall AB (Linkoping, Sweden)
PDF Document

PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Proven SustainAbility Practices: Learning the Best from the Best

Tom Osdoba: City of Portland
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Cheeying Ho: Whistler Centre for Sustainability
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Randy Cleveland: City of Kelowna
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Creating a Stewardship Plan for Your Community's Built Environment
Jim Paterson: City of Kelowna
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Dan Tatham: Coast Architecture Group
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Kevin Ryan: Coast Architecture Group
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Andrew Gaucher: GGRoup of Companies
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Communities Taking Steps to Optimize Their Energy Futures
Ron Macdonald: The Sheltair Group
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Corien Speaker: District of Elkford
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Chris Marshall: Town of Gibsons
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Clear Solutions to Air Quality Challenges
Ralph Adams: Ministry of Environment
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Dr. Paul Hasselback: Interior Health
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