District
of
Sechelt
Communities Taking Action for a Low
Carbon Future
Emanuel
Machado
Manager
Sustainability
Services
and
Special
Projects
District
of
Sechelt
It All Started with:
Vision
  Leadership
  Communica?on
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District
of
Sechelt
Vision:
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Didn’t
we
just
do
this?
A
Common
Vision
and
Guiding
Principles
Supported
by
Goals
/
Strategies
/
Ac?ons
District
of
Sechelt
Leadership:
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By
Example
–
Municipal
Opera?ons
/
Prac?ces
The
Hub
–
Coordina?on
/
Direc?on
/
Support
‐
Social
Plan,
Food
Security
Plan…
District
of
Sechelt
Communication:
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Plain
Language
–
Lack
of
Understanding
=
Nega?ve
Reac?on
Managing
a
Brand
–
www.planningforpeople.ca
Indicators
–
Measure
What
MaXers
The
source
–
Transparent
and
credible
(IPCC
/
Nestle)
District
of
Sechelt
Community Engagement:
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A
Change
in
Expecta?ons
–
Family
Dynamics
Who
runs
your
town?
Ge[ng
on
the
same
page
Strategic
partnerships
–
Individual
/
Group
District
of
Sechelt
Framework:
Integra?on
is
Key:
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Decisions
beyond
economics
–
Tools
/
Models
Organiza?onal
Change
–
From
Silos
to
Teams
Integrated
plans
and
policies
District
of
Sechelt
QUEST – Integrated Community
Energy Solutions
Dawson
Creek
–
A
Model
city
  www.questcanada.org
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District
of
Sechelt
Strategies and Actions
Land Use:
Re‐Aligned
OCP
with
new
Vision
  Compact,
Complete
  Efficient
Infrastructure

District
of
Sechelt
Strategies and Actions
Transportation:
Pedestrian
Focus
  Connected
–
Mul?modal
  Accessible

District
of
Sechelt
Strategies and Actions
Water:

Under
Valued,
Under
Price
and
Over
Used

Beyond
Pumping
and
Trea?ng

Conserva?on
and
Re‐Use
District
of
Sechelt
Strategies and Actions
Corporate Energy:
Reduce
Emissions
and
Costs
  Carbon
Neutral
‐
2012
  Offsets
–
Local
or
Gold
Standard

District
of
Sechelt
Strategies and Actions
Community Energy:
From
Consumers
to
Producers
  Building
Retrofits
‐
LICs
  Feed‐In
Tariffs

District
of
Sechelt
Strategies and Actions
Waste:
Integrated
Resource
Recovery
  Energy
–
Methane,
Wood
  Materials
–
Soil,
Compost

District
of
Sechelt
Strategies and Actions
Climate Change:
How
are
we
affected?
  Storms,
Fires,
Water,
Infrastructure
  Doubters
and
Deniers

District
of
Sechelt
Strategies and Actions
Social and Cultural:
Taking
Ac?on
–
Finally!
  Focus
on
the
Posi?ve
  “Keepers
of
the
Fabric
of
Society”

District
of
Sechelt
Strategies and Actions
Parks and Open Spaces:
Update
Prac?ces
  Beyond
Beau?fica?on
  Forest,
Habitat,
Biodiversity

District
of
Sechelt
Strategies and Actions
Economic Development:
All
of
the
Above
  Managing
a
Brand
  Jobs
of
Tomorrow
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District
of
Sechelt
Summary:
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Vision,
Leadership
&
Communica?on
Integra?on
is
Key
Iden?fy
Strategies
and
Ac?ons
Establish
Indicators
to
Measure
Progress
District
of
Sechelt
Thank You!
Questions?

emachado@sechelt.ca