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7th Annual GTA Smog Summit - Environmental Communication Options/Huff Strategy

7th Annual GTA Smog Summit

Jun 2nd, 2006 8:22 AM

Federal, provincial and municipal governments to sign Toronto and Region Inter-governmental Declaration on Clean Air Join representatives from all levels of government, and community and business partners at the 2006 Smog Summit to learn more about the state of air quality in the GTA and actions initiated to reduce air polluting emissions. WHEN: Wednesday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (See schedule below). Best Practices Exchange: June 7, from 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; June 8, from 9:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. (See schedule below). WHERE: Toronto City Hall Council Chambers, 100 Queen Street West, (North-west corner of Queen Street West and Bay Street) WHO: Ontario Minister of the Environment, Laurel Broten Ontario Minister of Transportation, Donna Cansfield Mayor David Miller, City of Toronto Eva Ligeti, Executive Director, Clean Air Partnership Lino Luison, Vice President, Opportunity Development, Enbridge Gas Distribution Members of the Greater Toronto Area Clean Air Council (GTA-CAC) For more information, please contact: Eva Ligeti, Executive Director, Clean Air Partnership cap@cleanairpartnership.org, phone: 416.392.6672 www.cleanairpartnership.org The Clean Air Partnership is a registered charity that works in partnership to promote and coordinate actions to improve local air quality and reduce greenhouse gases for healthy communities. SMOG SUMMIT, JUNE 7: 9:00 – 9:05 Welcome from Toronto Mayor David Miller 9:05 – 9:10 Welcome from Enbridge Gas Distribution, - Lino Luison, Vice President, Opportunity Development 9:10 Federal Minister of the Environment, Rona Ambrose (tbc) 9:20 Climate Change, Smog and Air Quality: Making the Connections– Eva Ligeti, Clean Air Partnership 9:30 Provincial Minister of the Environment, Laurel Broten Provincial Minister of Transportation, Donna Cansfield 9:50 Fresh Air Fair and Give Us Your Air Pollution Solution Essay Contest Winner DVD 10:00 Roundtable - Municipal Activities and Announcements – The role partnership has played in facilitating the implementation of actions that reduce energy use and improve air quality within their municipality. 11:00 Closing Remarks, Adjournment of 2006 GTA Smog Summit, Upcoming Best Practices Exchange and Signing of Declaration 11:15 Media Scrum in Members Lounge BEST PRACTICES EXCHANGE, JUNE 7: 11:30 – 1:00 Lunch in Members Lounge 1:00 – 1:30 Welcome to 2006 Smog Summit Best Practices Exchange by Toronto Councillor David Soknacki and Opening Ceremony – Indonesian Shadow Puppet Performance on Air Pollution and Partnerships 1:30 – 2:15 Keynote address - Ralph Torrie, "The Eye of the Storm or the Eye of the Needle: The Challenge of Climate Change" 2:15 – 3:15 Air Pollution Partnerships Greater Toronto Area Clean Air Council –Greater Toronto Area Clean Air Council, Eva Ligeti US Cities for Climate Protection Campaign – ICLEI –Local Governments for Sustainability, Kim Lundgren Clean Air, Cool Planet - Municipal and State Partnerships in the northeast United States, Christa Koehler 3:15 – 3:35 Break 3:35 – 4:20 Best Practice Clean Air Plans: The role of clean air plans in encouraging the implementation of clean air actions Canada Best Practice Clean Air Plan – Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Dr. Liana Nolan United States Best Practice Clean Air Plan - St. Paul, Minnesota, Anne Hunt 4:20– 4:30 Carbon Calculation Exercise & Closing BEST PRACTICES EXCHANGE, JUNE 8: 9:30 – 9:40 Welcome from Toronto Councillor David Soknacki and Opening by Eva Ligeti, Clean Air Partnership 9:40 – 9:50 US Actions to Improve Air Quality - Brian McLean, US EPA 9:50 – 10:50 Best Practices for Financing Clean Air Actions Federation of Canadian Municipalities – Partners for Climate Protection and Green Municipal Funds, Elisabeth Arnold Municipal Revolving Funds – City of Toronto Financing Municipal Energy Efficiency Retrofits – Ann Arbour, Michigan, Dave Konkle 10:50 – 11:10 Break 11:10 – 11:30 Energy Conservation in Ontario - Peter Love, Ontario's Chief Energy Conservation Officer 11:30 – 12:30 Workshop # 1: Green Power Best Practices Municipal Joint Purchasing of Green Power - Montgomery County, Maryland, Councillor George Leventhal Production of Green Power - Toronto Exhibition Place, Dianne Young Bullfrog Power and Town of Caledon 12:30 – 1:30 Lunch 1:30 – 2:40 Workshop # 2: Energy Efficiency Best Practices Municipal Energy Efficiency Opportunities - Natural Resources Canada, Gilles Jean City of Mississauga, LED Traffic Signal Lights Retrofit ENERGY STAR Policy for New Residential Developments – East Gwillimbury, Mayor James Young Residential Energy Conservation and Outreach Opportunities – 20/20 The Way to Clean Air, Kevin Haley; York Region; Clean Air Foundation, Ersilia Serafini; and GreenSaver. 2:40 – 3:00 Break 3:00 – 4:10 Workshop # 3: Land Use and Transportation Best Practices Markham Centre, Smart Growth; VIVA - Town of Markham, Jim Baird Green Fleets and Diesel Retrofits - Meaford, Massachusetts, Kim Lundgren Employee Trip Reduction Program - Nortel Networks, Sharon Lewinson Clean Roads to Clean Air – City of Toronto Transportation Demand Management - Smart Commute Association, Ryan Lanyon 4:10 – 4:50 Workshop # 4: Green Buildings and Green Spaces Best Practices Green Roofs and Urban Heat Island Mitigation Measures - City of Chicago, Steve Walter Conservation and Creation of Green Space - York Region, Sandra Malcic 4:50 – 5:00 Closing Remarks