<div dir="auto">Just heard about this upcoming conference, through my Nbrhd Assn. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It will be of interest to some of you. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Eleanor Grant </div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">'Kae Elgie' via Uptown North</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:uptown-north@googlegroups.com">uptown-north@googlegroups.com</a>></span><br>Date: Sun., Feb. 6, 2022, 4:05 p.m.<br>Subject: Fw: Southern Ontario Growth Conference Registration<br>To: MACA Waterloo <<a href="mailto:macawaterloo@googlegroups.com">macawaterloo@googlegroups.com</a>>, Uptown North <<a href="mailto:uptown-north@googlegroups.com">uptown-north@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="m_8895722515158945777ydp17446c40yiv8165258951" dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Dear MacGregor-Albert and Uptown North neighbours,</div><div id="m_8895722515158945777ydp17446c40yiv8165258951" dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></div><div id="m_8895722515158945777ydp17446c40yiv8165258951" dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">I am forwarding an invitation to a really exciting, locally organized conference that focuses on getting policies that will improve our neighbourhoods, and make them more resilient to the floods, windstorms, and extreme temperatures we can expect as part of climate change. </div><div id="m_8895722515158945777ydp17446c40yiv8165258951" dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></div><div id="m_8895722515158945777ydp17446c40yiv8165258951" dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">If not of interest, quickly DELETE this message.</div><div id="m_8895722515158945777ydp17446c40yiv8165258951" dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></div><div id="m_8895722515158945777ydp17446c40yiv8165258951" dir="ltr">If interested, continue reading below <font size="3" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">or <span style="margin:0px"> at<span> </span></span></font><a href="http://www.50by30wr.ca" rel="nofollow noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.50by30wr.ca</a></div><div id="m_8895722515158945777ydp17446c40yiv8165258951" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="m_8895722515158945777ydp17446c40yiv8165258951" dir="ltr"><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UI Web -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0px"><font size="4">Southern Ontario Growth Conference<br clear="none"></font>Feb. 17 & 18<br clear="none"></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UI Web -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0px"> </div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UI Web -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0px">Feb. 17, 2022, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm<br clear="none"> Part 1: Community Focus<br clear="none"><ul><li>Learn about available resources and toolkits</li><li>Hear campaign success stories</li><li>Understand why the municipal official plan is so important to your community</li></ul></div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UI Web -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px"> </span><br clear="none" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UI Web -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UI Web -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Feb. 18, 2022, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm</span><br clear="none" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UI Web -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UI Web -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px"> Part 2: Municipal Focus</span><br clear="none" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UI Web -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:UI Web -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li>Listen to expert evidence by municipalities, academics & organizations</li><li>Learn about available resources</li><li>Hear specific policies that you can use</li><li>Connect with other peers.</li></ul></div><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(38,40,42)">The Friday speakers list is very impressive:</span><br></div></div><div id="m_8895722515158945777ydpe0578537yiv8165258951yqt97548"><div id="m_8895722515158945777ydpe0578537yiv8165258951ydp613203f3yahoo_quoted_5034299906"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42)"><div><div style="font-size:16px;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><div><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-size:16px;font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">Ken Greenburg - Keynote</span></p>an urban designer, teacher, writer, former Director of Urban Design and Architecture for the City of Toronto and Principal of Greenberg Consultants. For over four decades he has played a pivotal role on public and private assignments in urban settings throughout North America and Europe, focusing on the rejuvenation of downtowns, waterfronts, neighborhoods and on campus master planning, regional growth management, and new community planning....<p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-size:16px;font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-size:16px;font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">John MacDonald - Keynote</span></p>has been an active and engaged citizen of the Grand River Watershed and its Region of Waterloo communities for over 30 years, where he has raised his family and founded his full-service design studio, John MacDonald Architect (JMA). John’s decades of design activity and architectural expertise have been largely focused on the urban realm, public facilities, and adaptive re-use....<p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-size:16px;font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-size:16px;font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">Clean Air Partnership - Gaby Kalapos</span></p>a charitable environmental organization that works with municipalities and their partners to improve air quality, advance active transportation, and take bold climate action. We convene networks, lead research and knowledge transfer, and catalyze transformative action...<p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-size:16px;font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-size:16px;font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition - Jenn Court</span></p>an alliance of organizations that share a common vision for a healthy, green Ontario where the economic, social, environmental and health benefits of green infrastructure are fully realized. Founded in 2009, and guided by a steering committee, we work to promote awareness and understanding of green infrastructure, and to support policy and activities...<p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-size:16px;font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-size:16px;font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">Climate Interactive</span></p>an independent, not-for-profit think-tank that grew out of MIT Sloan in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Based on a long tradition of system dynamics modeling, our simulations and insights help people see connections, play out scenarios, and see what works to address climate change, inequity, and related issues...<p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-size:16px;font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-size:16px;font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">C40 Cities</span></p>C40 is a network of mayors of nearly 100 world-leading cities collaborating to deliver the urgent action needed right now to confront the climate crisis. Together, we can create a future where everyone, everywhere can thrive. Mayors of C40 cities are on the leading edge of climate action, and are deploying a science-based and collaborative approach to help the world limit global heating to 1.5°C and build healthy, equitable and resilient communities...<p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-size:16px;font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-size:16px;font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">Climate Reality Project Canada</span></p>Former US Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore regularly trains contingencies of citizens to join the Leadership Corps, a worldwide network of Climate Reality Leaders advancing solutions and raising awareness in their communities...</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><div><p style="font-size:16px;margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;color:rgb(111,114,135);font-family:Neue Plak,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.5px"><span style="font-weight:700;padding-top:0px">Climate Caucus</span></p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">a non-partisan network of 400 local elected climate leaders driving system change to transform our communities in ten years. 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