November 21st - 23rd, 2006

Coast Capri Hotel

Kelowna, BC

For local governments:

One-stop shopping for proven and practical

information about community sustainability.

HOST AND FACILITATOR:

Alliance Communications

SPONSORS:

City of Kelowna

BC Ministry of Environment

Terasen Gas • Geotility

UBCM • UBC-O • SustaiNet

Community Energy Association

West Coast Environmental Law

International Centre for Sustainable Cities

Building SustainAble Communities

“Sustainability” is a buzzword...

We hear it daily…but what does it mean in the community context?

� What are the social, environmental, and economic benefi ts of building

sustainable communities?

� What are the barriers to achieving a sustainable community?

� How can local governments actually save money and promote economic

activity while protecting human and environmental health?

� What sustainability planning models have been used successfully,

and where?

� What best practices and legislative tools are being used, and how?

� What do citizens think and how can you engage them in the move

toward sustainability?

� How can you move from idea to implementation?

� What’s available in the way of senior government planning and

funding support?

� And, is sustainability politically survivable?

World-renowned experts in sustainability will use a complementary blend

of plenary sessions, facilitated table exercises, and breakouts to help you

answer these questions in a meaningful,

memorable, and motivational way.

Sponsors

Agenda

8:30 a.m. Welcome, Introductions & Agenda Review

8:50-9:30 Making Practical Sense of Sustainability…

Mark Holland, Holland Barrs Planning Group

9:30-10:10 Think Globally: Development Rights and Responsibilities

on a Finite Planet

Dr. William Rees, University of British Columbia

Author of “Our Ecological Footprint”

10:10-10:30 COFFEE BREAK

10:30-11:10 Act Locally: Mobilizing Local Governments

Dr. Mark Roseland, Simon Fraser University

Director, Centre for Sustainable Community Development

Author of “Toward Sustainable Communities”

11:10-12:30 Sustainability Planning Models

The Natural Step in Whistler, Jacques LeCavalier

Smart Growth on the Ground in Squamish,

David Hohenschau

MetroQuest in GVRD, Dave Biggs

12:30-1:20 LUNCH

1:20-2:00 The Link Between Sustainability and Public Health

Dr. Trevor Hancock, Public Health Consultant

Ministry of Health

2:00-2:40 The Business Case for Sustainability

Thomas Osdoba, Manager - Sustainability Group

City of Vancouver

2:40-3:00 COFFEE BREAK

3:00-3:30 Table Exercise #1

3:30-4:45 Breakout #1: Best Practices for Sustainability

Land-Use Planning

Mark Holland, Holland Barrs Planning Group

Dave Biggs, Envision Sustainability Tools/MetroQuest

David Hohenschau, Smart Growth on the Ground

Water-Centric Planning & Conservation

Oliver Brandes, University of Victoria

Don Degen, City of Kelowna

Kim Stephens, Water Sustainability Action Plan for B.C.

Transportation Planning & Demand Management

Marion Town, BEST

Jerry Dombowski, City of Kelowna

Clive Rock, TransLink

Energy Planning & Effi ciency

Michael Wilson, Community Energy Association

Greg Dobrowolski & Emanuel Machado, Dawson Creek

Adrian Partridge, Terasen Gas

8:30 a.m. Welcome, Introductions & Agenda Review

8:40-9:20 SustainAble Cities in the Making

Dr. Nola-Kate Seymoar, Executive Director

International Centre for Sustainable Cities

9:20-10:00 A Mayor’s Perspective on Sustainability:

Leading Change – the Benefi ts & Barriers

Mayor Ken Melamed, Whistler. BC

10:10-10:30 COFFEE BREAK

10:30-11:10 The Local Government Manager’s Role:

Is Sustainability Politically Survivable?

Jerry Berry, Nanaimo City Manager

11:10-11:50 The Role of Universities

Dr. Michael M’Gonigle, University of Victoria

Author (with Justine Starke) of “Planet U: Sustaining the

World, Reinventing the University”

11:50-12:30 Public Opinion and the Public’s Role

Joanne de Vries, Alliance Communications

Jan Enns, Jan Enns Communications

12:30-1:20 LUNCH

1:20-2:00 A ‘Green’ Developer’s View of Sustainability:

Joe VanBelleghem, Dockside Green, Victoria, B.C.

2:00-2:40 The Provincial Role

2:40-3:00 COFFEE BREAK

3:00-3:45 Table Exercise #2

3:45-4:45 Breakout #2: Sustainability Tools

Smart Bylaws

Susan Rutherford, West Coast Environmental Law

Federal Gas Tax Funding

UBCM

Provincial Planning & Funding Opportunities

Glen Brown, Ministry of Community Services

Okanagan Initiatives

TBA, Okanagan Partnership

Dr. Bernie Bauer, Okanagan Sustainability Trust,

Okanagan Sustainability Institute

Public Consultation

Carol Suhan, Regional District of Central Okanagan

Signe Bagh, City of Kelowna

Hugh Culver, Marathon Communications

Wednesday, November 22nd Thursday, November 23rd

Dinner

Tuesday, November 21st @ 5:30 p.m.

How Curiosity Creates

Compelling Conference Results

The potential of this conference to change

your life lies in your conversations. Will

those conversations be contentious,

cynical, critical, or boring? Or will they be

vital, stimulating, innovative, engaging,

and compelling?

Using the workings and wisdom of jazz

as unique and entertaining metaphors,

Dr. Brian Fraser and the Jazzthink

Trio will provoke a new perspective on

conversations and improvisation that will

change forever the way you talk about

sustainability. (For more information visit

www.jazzthink.com)

You’ll then apply your new-found

understanding of conversations with

conference speakers and delegates during

dinner. After each of the four courses,

participants will circulate to different tables,

and be assigned provocative topics for

meaningful discussion.

Sponsor Logo

Round-RobinMeet-the-Speakers

JazzthinkD i n n e rExperience

Coast Capri Hotel

1171 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna, B.C.

Rates from $85/night not including BC Hotel Tax and GST.

For reservations call 1-800-663-1144 or email reservations@coastcaprihotel.com and ask for the Building SustainAble Communities rate.

Accent Inns

1140 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna, B.C.

Rates from $79/night not including BC Hotel Tax and GST.

For reservations call 1-800-663-0298 or email kelowna@accentinns.com.

Accommodation

Building SustainAble Communities is hosted and facilitated by:

Host and Facilitator

Joanne de Vries12510 Ponderosa Rd.

Lake Country, BC, V4V 2G9Phone: (250) 766-1777Email: jdevries@silk.net

llianceCommunicationsFacilitation • Education • Consultation

Registration

Building SustainAble Communities

Register online at: www.sporg.com (in purple box add ID #53102)OR complete the following form and mail or fax to the address below:

Name: _______________________________Organization: _______________________________Position: _______________________________Address: _______________________________ _______________________________Phone: _______________________________ Fax: _______________________________Email: _______________________________

� Early registration (rec’d before Oct. 20th) $179� Registration (after Oct. 20th) $199� Jazzthink Dinner $ 75 Subtotal __________ GST (6%) __________ Total __________Please make cheques payable to: Alliance Communications

Breakout #1: Best Practices

I am most likely to participate in:� Land-use Planning� Water-Centric Planning & Conservation� Transportation Planning & Demand Management� Energy Planning & Effi ciency

Breakout #2: Sustainability Tools

I am most likely to participate in:� Smart Bylaws� Federal Gas Tax Funding� Provincial Planning & Funding Opportunities� Okanagan Initiatives� Public Consultation

Alliance Communications

12510 Ponderosa RoadLake Country, B.C. V4V 2G9Phone: 250-766-1777Fax: 250-766-1767Email: jdevries@silk.net