2009 Ontario West Municipal Conference
ECONOMY  •  ENERGY  • ENVIRONMENT

Conference Proceedings

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Wednesday, November 25th (1:15 pm – 2:30 pm)

Let's Focus on the Economy – Part 1

• Elliott Cappell, Senior Advisor, MEDT
• Karla Uliana, Senior Policy Consultant, OMAFRA

Energy Efficient Housing – The EQuilibrium Demonstration

• Mary Jane Patterson, Executive Director, Waterloo Region Green Solutions
• Jim Steele, CEO, Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation
• Jamie Shipley, Senior Advisor, CMHC
• Nadia Frantellizzi, CMHC

Moving Toward Zero Waste

• Glenda Gies, Waste Diversion Ontario
• John Vidan, Director, Waste Management Policy Branch, Ministry of the Environment

A Primer on Rural Economic Development

• Norm Ragetlie, Community Economic Development Specialist, OMAFRA and Sherri Jenner, Lead Project Analyst, OMAFRA and Anna Scott, Project Analyst, OMAFRA

Wednesday, November 25th (3:00 pm – 4:15 pm)

Let's Focus on the Economy – Part 2

• Cephas Panschow, Development Commissioner, Town of Tillsonburg, and staff lead for the South Central Ontario Region (SCOR)
• Serge Lavoie, President, South West Economic Alliance (SWEA)

Air Quality - Not Just a Bunch of Hot Air

• Gabriella Kalapos, Outreach Director, Clean Air Partnership
• James A. (Jamie) Skimming, P.Eng., Manager, Air Quality, City of London
• Adam Redish, Director, Air Policy and Climate Change, MOE

Energy Efficiency in New Construction – the Future of Green Buildings

• James Douglas, Manager, Building and Development Branch, MMAH
• Larry Brydon, Greater Toronto Chapter Board Chair, Canada Green Building Council

 AFTERNOON KEYNOTE SPEAKER

• Paul Gray, Climate Change Program Co-ordinator, Ministry of Natural Resources

Thursday, November 26th

MORNING PLENARY SPEAKER

• Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario

Latest News on the Housing Economic Stimulus Package

• Peter Friedmann, General Manager, CMHC
• Dana Richardson Assistant Deputy Minister, Local Government Division, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

What does the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 mean for Municipalities?

• Christopher Quirke, Team Lead, Renewable Energy Facilitation Office, MEI
• Nicole Worsley, Green Energy, MOE

Energy Conservation - Every Kilowatt Counts

• Dave Watts, Communications Coordinator, Hydro One Smart Meter Team
• Luke Bond, Segment Manager - Municipalities, Ontario Power Authority

Sustainable Rural Communities 

• Wayne Caldwell

AFTERNOON PLENARY SPEAKER

• Dr. Bruce Archibald, President FED DEV Ontario