Communities Taking Action for
a low carbon future
An invitational think tank
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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Communities taking action
Co-hosted by the District of West Vancouver and Outcome
A convenor’s report will be available electronically
Simon Fraser University
(www.sfu.ca/cstudies/science).
The District of West Vancouver (DWV) has a history of
implementing initiatives to ensure an environmentally
and economically sustainable community. The DWV
Water Conservation Strategy implemented universal
water metering in 2007. Now they are moving towards
becoming a low carbon community. To this end, they
recently completed their Community Climate Action Plan
developed by a citizens-led working group in consultation
with the community and now they are cohosting this event
with Simon Fraser University (SFU) in an effort to move
from talk to action.
This event builds on two former workshops hosted by the
Centre for Coastal Studies and Continuing Studies in Science
and Environment at SFU: Water and Cities (June 2006) and
Building a Vision for Green Energy for BC (November 2009).
Both programs focused on achieving future sustainability and
addressing climate change with an emphasis on how to move
from talk to action. They included case study analysis and
descriptions of practical tools that may be useful to governments in reaching targets aimed at water and energy conservation (www.sfu.ca/cstudies/science).
Background
In 2008, the BC government introduced climate change
legislation (Bill C27) that requires local governments to
include targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
(33% reduction of 2007 levels by 2020) and to describe the
policies and actions that they will employ to achieve those
targets. Throughout BC, local governments are seeking
knowledge and practical examples for how to proceed with
this mandate.
Overview
This invitational think tank includes a combination of
presentations, case studies highlighting initiatives developed
at the local level and dialogue to share knowledge about and
assess what practical tools are available for local government
to employ as they strive to meet the targets set out by Bill
C27. A public lecture by Noel Brown, President of Friends
of the United Nations will also be held on April 18th to
build awareness of the options available and to encourage
action at community and individual levels.
on YouTube.
There will also be a short video
Participation
Invited participants include representatives from local
government, industry, provincial government, ngos, First
Nations and academics.
Dialogue Questions
• How can we encourage champions at the
community level?
• What are the resistors and enablers to
facilitating change?
• How do we convert information into action?
Sponsors
BC Hydro
Bean Around the World
Creus Engineering Ltd
District of West Vancouver
Harvey Kardos
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
Simon Fraser University
Lifelong Learning, Continuing Studies
Ting Forum on Public Responsibility
Faculty of Environment
Centre for Coastal Studies
Centre for Sustainable Community Development
Faculty of Science
Steering Committee
• Patricia Gallaugher, Director, Continuing Studies in
Science and Environment, Simon Fraser University
• Stephen Jenkins, Manager, Sustainability, Environment
and Healthy Communities, District of West Vancouver
• Trish Panz, Councillor, District of West Vancouver
• Mark Roseland, Professor, Centre for Sustainable
Community Development, Simon Fraser University
• Tarah Stafford, Resident, Eagle Island, West Vancouver
Moderator
Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Mayor, District of West Vancouver
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AGENDA
Monday, April 18
SFU Harbour Centre, 555 West Hastings, Vancouver, Room 1400
7:00 – 9:00 pm - Public Lecture and Panel of Respondents
Building Low Carbon Cities: A Response to Climate Change
presented by Dr. Noel Brown, Friends of the United Nations
Moderator:
Gordon Price, Program Director, The City Program, Continuing
Studies, Simon Fraser University
Respondents:
Miro Cernetig, Journalist and Consultant
Stephen Jenkins, Manager, Sustainability, Environment and
Healthy Communities, District of West Vancouver
Abstract:
Climate change presents an unprecedented challenge for the
planet and must be addressed by humankind as a whole. Over
half of the world’s population is now living in cities and this
proportion is steadily increasing. The building of model lowcarbon cities is a critical step in responding to this challenge.
Noel Brown’s presentation will summarize the outcomes of the
Sixth Global Forum on Human Settlements which focussed on
the theme, Building Low-Carbon Cities. The Forum was held in
New York on April 7-8, 2011, and participants discussed the opportunities and challenges for cities working towards low carbon
status and exchanged successful experiences.
Miro Cernetig and Stephen Jenkins will then respond to Dr.
Brown’s summary offering their reflections on how residents in
the Metro Vancouver area can reduce their carbon footprints.
Bios:
Noel Brown is the President of the Friends of the United Nations
(UN), a non governmental organization dedicated to advancing
the cause of the UN by building public awareness of and mobilizing support for its initiatives. Dr. Brown also serves on the Board
of Directors of several organizations including the Climate Institute, the Earth Communications Office, and the Rainforest Alliance.
The former Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, North American Regional office, Dr. Brown has represented the UN at several major international conferences and
negotiations on environment and development issues. Through
his work with Peace Child International, he sponsored and
encouraged a group of young people to rewrite Agenda 21 (the
Earth Summit’s Blueprint for Sustainable Development) in a style
and language that would be meaningful to their generation and
which resulted in Rescue Mission, an international best-seller.
He holds a PhD. in International Relations from Yale University,
a M.A. from Georgetown University and a B.A. from Seattle
University.
Miro Cernetig is an award-winning journalist who has worked
across Canada, North America and Asia, serving as The Globe
and Mail’s bureau chief in Beijing, New York, Edmonton and
Vancouver. During his 25-year career Miro has worked in film,
print and digital mediums for The Globe and Mail, The CBC,
The Toronto Star and The Vancouver Sun.
Miro’s writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The
Economist and The International Herald Tribune. His TV documentaries have been broadcast in dozens of countries. Miro’s
most recent documentary, Carbon Hunters, is being broadcast
in primetime in Canada, the United States and other countries.
Miro now utilizes his experience in film, writing and a career
covering politics and business to design branding and communications strategies for major corporations.
Stephen Jenkins got his start in the natural sciences field
working on forest fires and logging. He was one of first Canadians to go south of the border to assist with the Yellowstone
Park fires in 1988 and then Australia in 1990. Since then he
has worked on the North Shore, first with the District of North
Vancouver as the Community Forester and currently with the
District of West Vancouver as the Manager, Sustainability and
Healthy Communities. He attended BCIT, UBC and in 2008
received his Masters degree in Environment and Management from Royal Roads University. He is currently working on
numerous low carbon solutions for West Vancouver including
ocean loop geo-exchange, small PV solutions, modular waste
to energy and micro hydro. He is constantly inspired by the
dedication of the all the people searching for solutions to the
planet’s environmental challenges.
Gordon Price is the Director of The City Program at Simon
Fraser University. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the School
of Community and Regional Planning at the University of
British Columbia, where he developed and teaches the course
‘Vancouver and Its Times.’
In 2002, he finished his sixth term as a Vancouver City Councillor.
He also served on the Board of the Greater Vancouver Regional
District and was appointed to the first board of the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink) in 1999.
Mr. Price is also a regular lecturer on transportation and land
use and has written several extensive essays on Vancouver
and transportation issues - The Deceptive City, Local Politician’s Guide to Urban Transportation - and has been published
in numerous journals, including those of the American and
Canadian Planning Associations. He writes a monthly column
for Business in Vancouver on civic issues, and conducts tours
and seminars on the development of Vancouver. He sits on the
Boards of the Sightline Institute and the International Centre
for Sustainable Cities.
Communities taking action
Tuesday, April 19
West Vancouver Community Centre, 2121 Marine Drive
1:45 – 3:00 Tools for action Part II - A Panel on Renewables
solar: Spatial decision support systems for domestic and
district solar energy generation
Michael Van der Laan, MSc Candidate, and
Ron Kellett, Professor, School of Architecture and
Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. – Atrium
Registration and light refreshment
hosted by Bean Around the World and Harvey Kardos
9:00 – 9:30 – Music Hall
Welcome and think tank introductions
wind: TWN Wind Power Initiative: Bringing wind
energy to aboriginal communities
Lori Simcox, Business Manager, Economic
Development, Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Please note that all sessions will include brief presentations
followed by open dialogue.
geoexchange:
Gordon McDonald, Associate, Cobalt Engineering Ltd
9:30 - 10:00 “Bright Spots” - Eagle Island Energy Audit
Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Mayor, District of West Vancouver
Trish Panz, Councillor, District of West Vancouver
Stephen Jenkins, Manager, Sustainability, Environment and
Healthy Communities, District of West Vancouver
Tarah Stafford, Resident, Eagle Island
10:00 – 10:30 Case Studies
Dawson Creek and the District of Sechelt
Emanuel Machado, Manager of Sustainability Services and
Special Projects, District of Sechelt
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:45 Case Studies (continued)
biomass:
Jonathan Wilkinson, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Nexterra
mini hdyro:
Marco Cusano, Junior Engineer, and
Fred Ciambrelli, Senior Engineer, Creus Engineering Ltd.
3:00 – 3:15 – Atrium Break
3:15 – 4:30 – Social Recreation Room, Seniors’ Centre
Incentives and Implementation Panel
Toronto Atmospheric Fund (via Skype)
Julia Langer, Executive Director, Toronto Atmospheric Fund
A discussion paper (distributed in advance of the think
tank) weighs the options of various incentives and identifies
the major resistors and enablers of implementation. The
author, Marcus Peng, Researcher, Centre for Sustainable
Community Development, SFU will give a brief overview of
the findings followed by a panel discussion.
11:45 – 12:00 Psychological Factors
Robert Gifford, Professor, Psychology, University of Victoria
Moderator: Mark Roseland, Professor and Director, Centre for
Sustainable Community Development, Simon Fraser University
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch hosted by Creus Engineering Ltd
(short presentation on Community Centre structure)
Panelists:
Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Mayor, District of West Vancouver
Sean Pander, Assistant Director Sustainability, City of Vancouver
Steve Jenkins, Manager, Sustainability, Environment and
Healthy Communities, District of West Vancouver
Theresa Taaffe, Associate, Client Relations, Pacific Carbon Trust
Paul Bouman, Key Account Manager, Aboriginal and
Sustainable Communities, BC Hydro
Malcolm Metcalfe, Resident, West Vancouver
District of North Vancouver
Dominica Babicki, Energy Manager, District of North Vancouver
12:45 – 1:45 Tools for action Part I
• Carbon neutral local government
Ben Finkelstein, Manager, Green Communities,
Climate Action Secretariat, BC Ministry of Environment
• Retrofit and retrofit financing
Maureen Cureton, Green Business Manager, Vancity
• Conservation, financing and regulation
Suzanne Goldberg, MKJA Energy Consultants
• District energy
Glenn Stainton, Vice President Operations, Lonsdale Energy Corp.
• iTree assessment
Arthur Beauregard, Manager, Urban Forestry Policy and
Planning, City of Toronto
4:30 – 4:45 - Wrap Up
5:00 – Red Lion Bar and Grill, 2427 Marine Drive
Reception
hosted by Harvey Kardos
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Speaker Bios
Dominica Babicki is the Energy Manager for the District
of North Vancouver. Prior to this she was the Supervisor of the Sustainability Planning Research and Community Consultation where she oversaw a small group of
designers and researchers. Before joining the District in
2007, Dominica was a Senior Associate with the International Centre for Sustainable Cities. Dominica, who is
a full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners, has
Masters Degrees in both Resource and Environmental
Management (SFU 1999) and Political Economy (Carleton 1997). She sits on the Boards of the Community
Energy Association, Sustainable Cities International
(formerly International Centre for Sustainable Cities) and
the Urban Land Institute.
Arthur Beauregard has worked in the field of horticulture, natural environment and urban forestry for all of
his career. As Executive Director of the Toronto Parks
and Trees Foundation, he has celebrated the urban forest through the production of the annual Toronto Tree
Portraits Calendar. Arthur is currently Manager of Urban
Forestry Management with the City of Toronto.
Paul Bouman has been working at BC Hydro for four
years helping to develop and deliver their Sustainable
Communities Program within Power Smart. The goal
of the program is to help communities achieve breakthrough reductions in energy use and GHG emissions
through long term community energy planning and
through the development of alternatively fuelled district
energy systems. Paul’s professional history includes sales,
sales training and product marketing in the pharmaceutical and advertising industries.
Fred Ciambrelli is the director of Creus Engineering
Ltd., a civil engineering firm based in North Vancouver.
Fred was born and raised on the North Shore and has
been a West Vancouver resident for 16 years. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1990 with
a degree in Applied Sciences – Civil Engineering. Over
the past 22 years, as a civil engineering consultant, he has
primarily worked on projects on the North Shore and the
Sea to Sky corridor and sustainability is a very important
component of his work. He worked on the first LEED
Platinum residential project in Canada and is currently
working on a project with a one acre green
roof. With Steve Jenkins of the District of West Vancouver, his company completed a variety of creek and stream
improvements and fish ladder projects. More recently
he has work with the District in developing small source
energy systems.
Maureen Cureton’s background is a blend of technical and business expertise. She was a Project Manager
at Rocky Mountain Institute - a world-renowned ‘think
tank’ focusing on market based solutions for sustainable
development. She co-authored 3 books including “Green
Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate
Development,” and has worked in the venture capital
markets. As Vancity’s Green Business Manager, she provides technical and business advice to businesses targeting energy-efficiency and environmental performance
improvements. She is also collaborating on development
of new financial products and services to support energyefficiency retrofits, green buildings and businesses in an
emerging green economy. She facilitates greenhouse gas
management training for businesses and teaches sustainability courses for both UBC and Royal Roads University.
She holds and undergraduate degree in Natural Resource
and Environmental Management, an MBA, and diplomas
in Adult Education, and Renewable Energies.
Marco Cusano is a recent graduate from the University
of British Columbia having obtained a degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Environmental Studies.
His work at Creus generally involves civil infrastructure
design with a focus on Best Management Practices in
project design and construction. Recently, he has investigated some interesting sustainable technologies, including low-impact micro hydro power generation.
Ben Finkelstein works in The Carbon Neutral Government and Climate Outreach section of the BC Climate
Action Secretariat in the Ministry of Environment.
The Secretariat leads change to achieve the Province
of British Columbia’s greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Ben supports the work of the Ministry of
Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Union of
BC Municipalities and local governments as they work
towards achieving their Climate Action Charter commitments. Prior to joining the Secretariat Ben worked in
the Environmental Stewardship Division of the Ministry
Communities taking action
where he worked on strategic initiatives including youth
and environment projects, stakeholder engagement and
partnership development. Previous to his work in British
Columbia, Ben worked in the NGO sector in Ottawa and
overseas on development and aid initiatives in Southern
Africa and South East Asia. He is a graduate of the University of Waterloo.
Robert Gifford is an environmental and social psychologist who is Professor of Psychology and Environmental
Studies at the University of Victoria. He is the founding
Director of the University of Victoria’s program in the
human dimensions of climate change. He is also a Fellow
of both the Canadian and the American Psychological
Associations, and the Association for Psychological Science, and was given a Career Award from the Environmental Design Research Association. He has served as
coordinator of the Canadian Psychological Association’s
environmental section and president of the American
Psychological Association’s Population and Environment
Division. Dr. Gifford is the author of over 100 refereed
publications and book chapters, and four editions of
the textbook Environmental Psychology: Principles and
Practice. He is the editor of the Journal of Environmental
Psychology and was a co-author of the American Psychological Association’s task force report on climate change.
Suzanne Goldberg joined MKJA as a consultant shortly
after receiving her Master’s of Resource Management
from SFU in 2009, and brings expertise in the evaluation
and analysis of climate policies in OECD countries. Her
academic training in both energy-economy modeling
and business has proven to be an asset to many of MKJA’s
latest North American modeling projects. Early in her
career, Suzanne headed a number of studies that examined the energy economy system of the Atlantic Provinces, and notably managed a large project for the government of Newfoundland and Labrador that assessed
how the provincial economy would evolve in response to
climate policies. From here, Suzanne took on management responsibilities for Part II of a large multi-phase
study for the Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow (QUEST) that examined how policies that encourage
integrated urban energy systems encompassing land use,
transportation, buildings, waste and water systems, may
help meet emissions reduction targets. Since that time,
Suzanne has focused her efforts on aiding the Government of the Northwest Territories appropriately develop
its Energy Plan to minimize the significant impacts of
climate change on Northern health, economy and environment. Prior to entering the field of energy-economy
modeling Suzanne worked extensively in the emissions
market sectors in Canada and the United States.
Pamela Goldsmith-Jones is the Mayor of the District
of West Vancouver. Born and raised in West Vancouver
she received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from
UBC in Political Science. She entered public life in 1992
and served for one term on the North Vancouver District Council before moving to San Francisco, where she
led a Marin County community initiative. Returning to
West Vancouver in 2001, Pam ran for Council in 2002.
She is an innovative leader particularly with regard to
how citizen participation shapes our democratic institutions. She sets high standards for open government and
devotes herself to helping citizens connect with government at all levels. She serves on Metro Vancouver’s
Waste, Housing and Mayors’ Committees, chairs the
Governance Committee for the EComm Board and is
Vice Chair of the TransLink Mayors’ Council.
Stephen Jenkins got his start in natural sciences working
on forest fires and logging. He was one of first Canadians
to go south of the border to assist with the Yellowstone
Park fires in 1988 and then Australia in 1990. Since then
he has worked on the North Shore, first with the District
of North Vancouver as the Community Forester and currently with the District of West Vancouver as the Manager, Sustainability and Healthy Communities. He attended
BCIT, UBC and in 2008 received his Master’s degree
in Environment and Management from Royal Roads
University. He is currently working on numerous low
carbon solutions for West Vancouver including ocean
loop geo-exchange, small PV solutions, modular waste to
energy and micro hydro. He is constantly inspired by the
dedication of the all the people searching for solutions to
the planet’s environmental challenges.
Ron Kellett is a Professor of Landscape Architecture at
the University of British Columbia who holds degrees
in environmental studies and architecture. He has
practiced and taught architecture in British Columbia
and Oregon. Since the 1990s, his work has sharpened
around issues of environmental quality and urban form
and the development of related form-based decision
support tools for urban design. His research, consult-
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ing and writing has influenced patterns of urban growth
and development in several Canadian and US cities
and contributed to the adoption of ‘green’ urban design
processes, plans, codes, standards, guidelines and prototypes. He is co-author (with Cynthia Girling) of the
book Skinny Streets & Green Neighborhoods: Design for
Environment and Community (Island Press, 2005) on
the making of contemporary ‘green neighbourhoods’ and
elementsDB, a web application of measured, case-based
data for urban design. His work has won awards from the
American Planning Association, the American Society
of Landscape Architects, the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, the U.S. National Association of Home
Builders and U.S. National Urban and Community Forest
Advisory Council.
Julia Langer is a lifelong environmentalist, now focused
on addressing climate change from a municipal angle.
She is the Executive Director of the Toronto Atmospheric
Fund, an agency of the City of Toronto created in 1991
to advance solutions to climate change and air pollution.
Previously, she led various campaigns at the World Wildlife Fund including pressing for action to address climate
change, protect marine turtles, ban toxic pesticides and
hormone-disrupting chemicals and advance organic
agriculture.
Emanuel Machado is the Manager of Sustainability Services and Special Projects with the District of Sechelt and
was formerly the Director of Development Services for
the City of Dawson Creek. One of his main responsibilities is the development and implementation of the District’s sustainability plan, which includes the integration
of all plans and initiatives along with a framework for
decision making with social, environmental, cultural and
economic considerations. Emanuel has extensive experience working on the ground, within communities, on all
aspects of sustainability and accessibility, with a focus on
renewable energy, water and food. He was the recipient
of the 2007 Arbor Vitae Award from the Ministry of the
Environment and in 2008 received a Professional Award
for Innovation from the Local Government Management
Association of BC. He has been a member of the Green
Communities Committee, QUEST BC, Whistler Centre
for Sustainability and the Pacific Institute for Climate
Solutions (PICS) Sub-Committee on Sustainable Communities, as well as, a presenter and/or moderator for
numerous sessions on a variety of topics related to Local
Government, Sustainability and Energy Planning.
Gordon McDonald, having over ten years of mechanical engineering experience, brings a refreshing global
perspective through his work on many large-scale international projects. He brings a wealth of technical knowledge in low-carbon design, mechanical systems design
and sustainable master planning and specializes in various building types including hospitals, labs, pharmaceutical, commercial, retail and residential. Gordon’s ability
to simplify and apply fundamental engineering concepts
in highly integrated environments has contributed to the
success of many projects including Millennium Water
(Vancouver, BC), Birmingham New Hospital Project
(Birmingham, UK) and Glorietta Mall Master Plan and
Design (Manila, Philippines). Consistently considering
site specific passive elements, his designs contribute to a
more strategic use of active mechanical systems.
Malcolm Metcalfe is a Professional Engineer with close
to 40 years of experience in energy and related systems.
He is responsible for staying current on the energy market and developing innovative solutions to maximize its
efficiency and reliability.Malcolm has worked in a variety
of management positions for BC Hydro, Shell Canada
and CP/Canadian Airlines. In 1999, he set up a consulting business and later founded ENBALA. A graduate of
the University of British Columbia, he holds a BASc and
MASc in Electrical Engineering, with the latter specialized in Power Systems.
Sean Pander is a Professional Engineer with a graduate
degree in Resource Management and more than 15 years
experience in the energy and sustainable development
fields. Sean was the lead author of Vancouver’s Community Climate Change Action Plan and currently leads
the team responsible for energy policy and initiatives at
the city. In his current role as the Assistant Director of
Sustainability for the City of Vancouver, he is responsible
for the development of Vancouver’s plans to become the
greenest city in the world by 2020. A key focus of this
work is to seek practical and innovative new approaches
to integrated energy management and conservation.
Mark Roseland is a Professor in the School of Resource
and Environmental Management and Director of the
Centre for Sustainable Community Development at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Roseland advises communi-
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ties and governments on sustainable development policy
and planning. He chairs the Community Advisory Committee of the Simon Fraser University Community Trust,
which is responsible for the UniverCity sustainable community development project (www.UniverCity.ca). Dr.
Roseland also teaches courses on sustainable community
development that have focused extensively on projects
such as the City of Vancouver’s model sustainable community, the Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Olympic Bid, and
the City of Vancouver’s proposed “sustainability precinct”.
Dr. Roseland has been awarded over two dozen funded
research projects from a wide range of sources. In addition to his research contributions, Dr. Roseland’s teaching also has a direct impact on sustainable community
development through his focus on research topics for his
students that address current planning and development
initiatives.
Lori Simcox is a member of the Tr’ondek Hwech’in First
Nation and a Certified Management Consultant (CMC)
with the Canadian Association of Management Consultants. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration
from Simon Fraser University and an MBA from Royal
Roads University. Ms. Simcox’s graduate consulting work
involved First Nation Administration strategic planning.
An independent consultant, Ms. Simcox has led several
consulting projects for the Federal government, worked
on projects for private small business and worked extensively as an internal management consultant in several
sectors for the Economic Development department of
the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation in North Vancouver, BC.
She sat on the technical working board for the Four Host
First Nation’s Olympic Secretariat and is on the Executive
Board of Directors for the Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia. Ms. Simcox was involved in the
development and management of Takaya Tours Inc., an
award-winning First Nation-owned and operated tourism business and was involved in the delivery of several
government-funded research contracts.
Tarah Stafford is a screenwriter, artist and sustainability
advocate. She has written, edited and produced films,
blown glass and worked in a number of other artistic mediums on four continents. She has sat on environmental
and financial boards, worked with many social organizations and is presently the coordinator of the North Shore
Low Carbon City Project. She lives with her husband
and their three wild and beautiful children in West Van-
couver.
Glenn Stainton is the Vice President Operations for
Lonsdale Energy Corporation and the lead contact regarding plant design, customer service and operational
issues for LEC. Glenn has over twenty years experience in
the construction operation and management of building
systems, experience comprised of a mixture of government (municipal and provincial) and strong private sector background in the provision of facilities and project
services that has included various roles within consulting
engineering, facilities management and building automation firms. He is a member of the Association of Engineering Technologists of British Columbia and a Professional Member of International Facilities Manager’s
Association.
Theresa Taaffe is the client relations associate at Pacific
Carbon Trust, delivering carbon neutral services and
offsets to Pacific Carbon Trust’s public and private sector
clients. Prior to joining Pacific Carbon Trust, Theresa
was a consultant, providing strategic planning, policy
analysis, and marketing for both public and private sector
organizations.
Michael van der Laan is a MSc candidate at the University of BritishColumbia co-supervised in the department
of Geography and School of Architecture and Landscape
Architecture. His research focuses on the integration of
geospatial data (LiDAR and municipal assessment data)
with building simulation software for energy and emissions mapping
applications.
Jonathan Wilkinson is the Senior Vice President, Business Development with Nexterra Systems Corporation in
Vancouver. Nexterra is a world leader in the development
and supply of carbon neutral biomass gasification heat
and power solutions. Prior to joining Nexterra, Jonathan
was President and Chief Executive Officer of QuestAir
Technologies Inc. – a publicly traded industrial technology company with interests in clean energy and traditional
energy markets. Jonathan has worked also as a Manager
with Bain and Company - one of the world’s leading
strategy-consulting firms. In addition, he has experience
in government service having worked as a constitutional
negotiator (during the Charlottetown Round of discussions), a federal-provincial relations specialist, and a Spe-
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cial Advisor to the Premier of Saskatchewan. A Rhodes
Scholar, Mr. Wilkinson has obtained a Bachelor of Arts
degree (Hons.) from the University of Saskatchewan
and Masters of Arts degrees from Oxford University and
McGill University. Mr. Wilkinson has also completed the
Executive Development Program at the Ivey School of
Business, University of Western Ontario.
Communities taking action
Participants:
Dominica Babicki
Energy Manager
District of North Vancouver
Arthur Beauregard
Manager
Urban Forestry Policy and Planning
City of Toronto
Trevor Billy
Energy Manager
City of Coquitlam
Jon Borril
Resident
Eagle Island, West Vancouver
Paul Bouman
Key Accounts Manager
Aboriginal & Sustainable Communities
BC Hydro
Noel Brown
President
Friends of the United Nations
Ryan Burgess
Senior Infrastructure Analyst
North Shore Credit Union
Fred Ciambrelli
Senior Engineer
Creus Engineering Ltd
Jon Cooksey
Producer
Fools Bay Entertainment
Mike Cupit
Cupit Electrical Services
Maureen Cureton
Green Business Manager
Vancity
Marco Cusano
Junior Engineer
Creus Engineering Ltd
Siraz Dalmir
Manager
Community Energy Solutions
FortisBC
Lee Davis
Managing Director
PriceWatershouseCoopers Corporate
Finance Inc
Ronald Kellett
Professor
Landscape Architecture
University of British Columbia
Ben Finkelstein
Manager, Green Communities
Climate Action Secretariat
BC Ministry of Environment
Freya Kristensen
PhD Candiate
Centre for Sustainable
Communicty Development
Simon Fraser University
Patricia Gallaugher
Director Continuing Studies in
Science & Environment and
Centre for Coastal Studies
Simon Fraser University
Robert Gifford
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Victoria
Suzanne Goldberg
Consultant
MKJA Energy Policy Consultants
Pamela Goldsmith-Jones
Mayor
District of West Vancouver
Stina Hanson
Research Assistant
WWSS
Caroline Jackson
Community Energy Manager
City of North Vancouver
Stephen Jenkins
Manager
Sustainability Environment and
Healthy Communities
District of West Vancouver
Juliet Jones
Resident
Eagle Island West Vancouver
Paul Kariya
Executive Director
Clean Energy Association of BC
Julia Langer (via SKYPE)
Executive Director
Toronto Atmospheric Fund
Nina Leemhuis
Director of Finance
District of West Vancouver
Brent Leigh
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
District of West Vancouver
Julie Lowry
MSc Candiate
Resource and Environmental
Management
Simon Fraser University
John MacDonald
MacDonald Dettwiller
Emanuel Machado
Manager of Sustainability Services and
Special Projects
District of Sechelt
Josha MacNab
Associate Director
Sustainable Communities Group
Pembina Institute
Ania Mafi
Special Event Assistant
District of West Vancouver
Gordon McDonald
Cobalt Engineering Ltd
Barbara McMillan
Resident
Horseshoe Bay West Vancouver
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Malcolm Metcalfe
Enbala Power Networks
Jennie Moore
Resident
West Vancouver
Alastair Moore
Community Energy Manager
City of Richmond
Kimberly Needham
Strategy Planner
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
Jim Ochs
Resident
Eagle Island, West Vancouver
Jacquie Ochs
Resident
Eagle Island, West Vancouver
Freda Pagani
Member
Climate Action Working Group
District of West Vancouver
Sean Pander
Assistant Director Sustainability
City of Vancouver
Trish Panz
Councillor
District of West Vancouver
Marcus Peng
Researcher
Sustainable Community Development
Simon Fraser University
Steven Roka
VP Sales
Enerpro Stystems Corp
Mark Roseland
Professor and Director
Sustainable Community Development
Simon Fraser University
Adrian Rowland
Resident
West Vancouver
Kim Savage
Nickel Heating and Ventilation Ltd.
Hans Schreier
Professor
Resources and Environment
University of British Columbia
Michael Van der Laan
MSc Candidate
Landscape Architecture
University of British Columbia
Stephen Sheppard
Professor in Landscape Architecture
Faculty of Agricultural Science and
Forest Resource Management
University of British Columbia
Joachim Waibel
Bonavista Management
Dominik Siegrist
Professor and Head
Research Centre for Leisure
Tourism and Landscape
Institute of Landscape and
Open Space
University of Applied Sciences Zurich
Lori Simcox
Business Manager
Economic Development Department
Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Tarah Stafford
Resident
Eagle Island, West Vancouver
Glenn Stainton
Vice President Operations
Lonsdale Energy Corporation
Maxwell Sykes
Business Manager
HB Lanarc
Theresa Taaffe
Senior Advisor
Government and Performance
Pacific Carbon Trust
Walter Thorneloe
Project Manager
British Properties
Alex Tunner
President
Pacific Energy Innovation Association
John Turner
Director
Customer Management and Sales
FortisBC
Jonathan Wilkinson
Senior Vice President
Business Development
Nexterra
Lori Williams
Co-Chair
West Vancouver Parks Working
Group
Laurie Wood
Coordinator
Continuing Studies in Science &
Environment and the Centre for
Coastal Studies
Simon Fraser University
Andrew Wright
Engineer and Photographer
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