[All] Fw: [Waterlution] Join Us! Kitchener-Waterloo WaterCity 2040 Hub Event on November 25th

[Susan Bryant]

Hi GREN-
 
Some of you interested in water issues might be interested in this, below. And it’s at a watering hole!
 
Thanks, Theo, for solving GREN’s email issues. 
 
Susan B 
From: Waterlution Grand River Hub [mailto:waterlution.grandriver at gmail.com] 
Sent: November-10-14 10:38 PM
To: Waterlution Grand River Hub
Subject: [Waterlution] Join Us! Kitchener-Waterloo WaterCity 2040 Hub Event on November 25th

 



Presents  

Kitchener-Waterloo WaterCity 2040
Morty's Pub (Basement) 
272 King St. North 
Waterloo, ON

  Tuesday, November 25, 2014, 6:30-9:00PM 

Join the Kitchener-Waterloo Transformative Leaders of the Future Team* and our provocateur for the evening 
Tammy Middleton 
Senior Hydrogeologist, Regional Municipality of Waterloo
for this first in a series to explore future scenarios for Kitchener-Waterloo

Free with registration!

RSVP on Eventbrite:


https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kitchener-waterloo-watercity-2040-tickets-14141855671


A Kitchener-Waterloo watershed moment!

WaterCity 2040 is a multi-stakeholder scenario planning initiative.

Launched in September 2014 this initiative will bring together community and decision makers to:

      a.. Collaborate, envision and design plausible futures 
      b.. Identify the necessary steps to create these futures
WaterCity 2040 will activate the knowledge, creativity and skills of young professionals as they work alongside current decision-makers to co-develop a 25-year water vision.

Each city will focus on innovative ways to interact with, use, capture and reuse water, weather change impacts and adaptation, application and implementation of low-impact design, the protection and restoration of urban waterways and outline new policies to move cities towards a sustainable future. Using Waterlution’s facilitation processes, we will guide each city to develop action reports that will be made public and shared with decision-makers.  

This is a first-of-its kind open and cross-sector consultation with Canadians in urban centres to design the future they want for their city, while considering possible futures, factors, shocks and trends and how resilience could be built towards these. This opportunity merges innovative ideas, design thinking and social change around topics of water (quality and quantity), environment, health, and sustainability challenges. 

Join us as we kick-start this process in Kitchener-Waterloo!

You do not have to be a water "expert" to join us. We are looking for a diversity of thinkers and backgrounds to reflect the larger system - so please share this opportunity widely.

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About scenario planning: 

Scenarios are stories about what could happen in the future. Scenario planning allows for community and decision makers to work with possible futures to influence the actual future by offering plausible, relevant, clear and comprehensive stories that can be extremely useful in conversations between stakeholders. Waterlution will work on bringing diverse stakeholders into the process. 

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The Kitchener-Waterloo Transformative Leaders of the Future Team: Marie Claire Brisbois, Cailin Hillier, Nicole McLellan, Shane Schofield, Sylvie Spraakman, Ehsan Pasha & Kathryn Thomas. 
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