Choosing our Future:
From Vision to Action
Choosing Our Future Event Week
September 22 – 26, 2009
What kind of region do you want your children and
grandchildren to inherit?
Residents are invited to discuss the challenges facing our community and help shape a long-term vision for Canada’s Capital Region.
Sustainability 101
What is Sustainability? What does it mean to the National Capital Region and how is the region responding? Sustainability 101 is a two-hour workshop designed to help answer those questions by providing an introduction to the sustainability principles and process that are guiding the National Capital Region's Choosing our Future initiative. The workshop will be provided by The Natural Step Canada - a non-profit organization that helps citizens and communities develop a common understanding of sustainability to enable strategic action toward it.
Gatineau
Tuesday, September 22, 7 to 9 p.m.
Maison du citoyen, salle Gatineau, 25, Laurier Street
This event will be held in French.
Ottawa
Wednesday, September 23, 7 to 9 p.m.
Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West – Champlain Room
This event will be held in English with simultaneous translation available.
A Climate for Change: Restoring Our Balance With Nature
In April 2008, former U.S. vice-president and winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Al Gore, trained 275 Canadians in Montreal so that they could go around the country and present the conference that constitutes the fundamental framework of the Oscar-winning film, “An Inconvenient Truth”. Karel Mayrand of the David Suzuki Foundation is one of them, and he will volunteer to give an updated version adapted to the Quebec context of this exceptional presentation that has already helped mobilize millions of persons around the world in the fight against climate change. Karel will also take the opportunity to present the David Suzuki Foundation, which will be opening an office in Quebec this fall.
Thursday, September 24, 7 to 9 p.m.
Grande Salle, Université du Québec en Outaouais, 283 Alexandre-Taché Blvd., Gatineau
This event will be held in French.
SPECTRUM 2009: Student Action for Sustainability
SPECTRUM is a dynamic group of students from Carleton University’s School of Public Policy and Administration who have created this unique event geared to post-secondary students from across the Region.
This full day conference will provide a platform through which students can network, learn and contribute to a better understanding of sustainability issues in the region. Attendees will explore sustainability in the National Capital Region and be encouraged to take action through various breakout sessions and panel discussions.
Friday, September 25, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ottawa City Hall – Jean Pigott Place
This event will be held in English with simultaneous translation available. There will be both French and English facilitation during the breakout sessions. Please visit the conference website www.spectrumconference.ca/ to register.
Futures Forum
September 26, 2009