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The Fifth Annual Greenlands Centre Wellington
Conference / Workshop

 


Towards a Sustainable Wellington: An "Environment First" Approach

Come and learn from our friends and neighbours in Halton and Peel Regions how they balance the pressures for growth and the need to protect what their citizens value.

When: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Breakfast & Lunch Provided)
Where: Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex, Belsyde Avenue, Fergus, Ontario
PROGRAMME
8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 Welcome – Ian Rankine – Greenlands Centre Wellington
9:05 Greetings – Warden/Mayor Joanne Ross Zuj
9:10 Introduction – Deryk Smith – Greelands Centre Wellington
9:15 Natural Heritage System Strategies in the context of a Sustainable Community Plan – Carolyn DeLoyde –Senior Environmental Planner, Halton Region
10:00 The science of Natural Heritage System modeling – Aviva Patel, Planner Natural Heritage Systems, Credit Valley Conservation
10:15 Policy Issues – Mark Head, Acting Manager, Planning Policy & Research, Peel Region
10:45 Break / refreshments
11:00 Land Securement – Robert Orland, Orland Conservation
11:15 Panel Discussion
Questions from the Audience
12:00 Wrap up and Lunch

Please preregister by email: gcw@sentex.ca (Provide: name, email address, organization represented)

Refreshments will be served. There is no fee.

For More Information: Tel: 519-787-2805 Fax: 519-843-6907 (Chris Hart, General Manager)

 


The work of Greenlands Centre Wellington is made possible by generous funding from the Township of Centre Wellington, The Ontario Trillium Foundation and the George Cedric Metcalf Foundation.

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