[Coast Waste Management Association]

Networking Solutions for Waste and the Environment

“Rebuilding From the Waste Up”

Conference Program
October 21-23, 2009
Westin Bear Mountain, Langford, BC

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Day 1:  Wednesday October 2
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Time

Topic

8:00 - 10:00 AM

Stakeholder Consultations - Product Care Association (Goldstream Room) 

11:00 - 1:00 PM

Round Table #1 - Regional District and Municipal Staff (Goldstream Room)

 

Open to Regional District, Municipal and Ministry staff only.  Separate registration required; lunch provided.

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10:30 - 1:00 PM

Round table #2 - Regional District and Municipal Educators (Colwood room)

 

Open to educators from Regional District, Municipal or Non Profit organisations.  An opportunity for educators to meet, share and develop resources and ideas.  Separate registration required, lunch provided.

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1:30 - 4:30 PM

 

 

Facility tours (transportation from Westin Bear Mountain provided)

 

Tours of CFB Esquimalt to see the waste diversion and recycling programs in place at this Federal naval dockyard.

6:30 - 8:30 PM

Reception – (Copper Rock Grill)

 

Enjoy appetizers, drinks and the opportunity to meet the exhibitors and network with your peers.

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 Day 2:  Thursday October 22

 

Time

Topic

7:30 - 8:30 AM

Registration/Full Breakfast

8:30 - 8:45 AM

Invited speaker - "Recycling, Composting and Zero Waste Policies that Work"

·         Jack Macy - San Francisco Department of the Environment - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

San Franciscans are world class recyclers, and are closing in on the city’s goal of 75 percent landfill diversion by 2010. Hear about the steps taken to achieve this goal and the hurdles they have overcome during the tough economic times.

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9:20 - 10:00 AM

Invited speaker - "Affecting Change.  The Difference We Make"

·         Rod Muir - The Sierra Club of Canada - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

Rod Muir brings an energetic and thoughtful look to North America's present waste diversion dilemma. Rod's one step at a time fresh look at how we can affect change and how we should accept personal responsibility is both welcomed and appreciated.  As a result of Rod's talk, you will walk away thinking differently about diversion and recycling and challenged to help make a difference.

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10:00 - 10:30 AM

Message Break

10:30 - 12:00 PM

Resource Management without borders

 

Local/regional resource management opportunities, Challenges and opportunities for Olympic waste management, Local and Global trends in resource management, Lessons from our schools, Sustainable and Smart Waste Planning for Communities.

 

·         Natalie Seaba - VANOC

·         Jerry Leonard - Edmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

·         Angus Stewart - Royal Oak Middle School - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION - CLICK FOR MOVIE INFO

·         Angela Evans - Fraser Basin Council - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

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Lunch followed by Keynote Address

 

·         Honourable Barry Penner - Minister of Environment

 

A former park ranger and sawmill worker, Minister Penner was first elected to represent Chilliwack in 1996, and was re-elected in the new riding of Chilliwack-Kent in 2001 and 2005.  Barry Penner was re-elected as MLA to represent the new riding of Chilliwack-Hope on May 12, 2009.

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1:30 - 2:45 PM

"Where the Money Is"

The key to successful grant writing, Collaborative Demonstration and Development Centre between RDN, Cedar Road LFG, & BC Bioenergy Network; How Government procurement policies can support the 5 R’s

·         Roseline Ferre - Capital Regional District - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

·         Carey McIver - Regional District of Nanaimo - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

·         /Paul Liddy - Cedar Road LFG Inc - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

·         /Michael Weedon - BC Bioenergy Network - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

·         John Johnstone - Public Works and Government Services

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2:45 - 3:00 PM

Message Break

3:00 - 4:45 PM

Aiming for Operational Excellence

Automated Collection systems, Getting the most from your equipment; Transfer station integrated design process to attain LEED Gold standard certification; Triple Bottom Line approach.

·         Grant McAuley - Rollins Machinery - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

·         Bill Ermel - Machinex Recycling Technologies - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

·         Carey McIver - Regional District of Nanaimo - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

·         Sarah Wilmot - AECOM - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

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4:45 - 6:00 PM

Social/Networking/Tradeshow

 

A chance to network with the delegates, presenters and tradeshow reps over a drink.

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7:00 - 8:30 PM

 

Dinner & Entertainment

 

Enjoy the Encorp Pacific Return It Man team, then sit back and soak up some R&B sounds with 3 Piece Suite featuring CWMA board member Reid Hudson

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Day 3: Friday October 23

Time

Topic

7:30 - 8:30 AM

Full breakfast (checkout extended until 12:00)

 

8:30 - 9:00 AM

Provincial Working Group on Waste

 

·         Brock Macdonald - RCBC
·         Lynn Bailey - BC MoE - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

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9:00 - 11:00 AM

Regional District staff from our membership area will provide delegates with an update on initiatives and programs that are currently in place and those in the planning phase.

 

·         Anke Bergner - CRD - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

·         Brenda Fortais - ACRD - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

·         Jeff Ainge - RDN - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

·         Patrick Donaghy - RDMW

·         Jon Isfeld - Comox Valley RD - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

·         Bob McDonald - Cowichan Valley RD - CLICK FOR PRESENTATION

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11:00 - 11:15 AM

Message Break

 

11:15 - 11:45 AM

Conference Close

 

How might you implement the knowledge you’ve gained?

·         Malcolm Harvey - Chair - CWMA

·         Jack Macy - San Francisco Department of the Environment

·         Rod Muir - The Sierra Club of Canada

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Thank you to all our sponsors whose generous support made this conference possible

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