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<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>March 27:</strong></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-f3dd402d-f119-e769-53ec-0bb76e6dd751"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. Chris Hennigar</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Growth and Yield</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;
color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Forester, Forest Management Branch, NB Department of Energy and Resource Development</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">For his post-doctoral research, Dr. Hennigar worked to develop a holistic greenhouse gas balance equation for JDI’s forestry operations. He has also produced forest carbon storage estimates for the province. Learn how to account for greenhouse gas sources and sinks in forestry management. </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Woodlots in NB provide a unique opportunity for carbon storage credits and the possibility of a new revenue stream for woodlot owners. Community Forests International has developed forest carbon management plans for 18 woodlots in the Maritimes and are working closely with the NB Marketing Boards. Discuss how a cap and trade carbon pricing system could help develop the carbon market and share ideas on how we can use the opportunity to keep the money in NB.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-f3dd402d-f119-e769-53ec-0bb76e6dd751"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. Anthony Taylor</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Research Scientist – Forest Ecologist, Forest Ecosystem Modelling,
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada</span></span><br>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Will the forests of the future be familiar to us? With climate change comes changes in tree species abundance and occurrence. Dr. Taylor has just completed some modeling work that looks at NB’s forests in the year 2100 under a “business-as-usual” climate scenario as well as a more optimistic scenario. He will share his findings, which could have implications for the forest industry and beyond. </span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-f3dd402d-f119-e769-53ec-0bb76e6dd751"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. David A. MacLean</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Professor of Forestry & Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">The NB Energy and Resource Development has projected CO2 emissions resulting from an uncontrolled severe budworm outbreak cycle in NB that would be nearly equivalent to all emissions from residential, commercial, and institutional buildings in the province. The Healthy Forest Partnership consortium is attempting an early intervention strategy to prevent this insect outbreak. </span></p>
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Agriculture, Dalhousie University </span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Effective agricultural, environmental, food, and rural policies go hand in hand. How do we get there? Dr. Kevany is examining the impact of food systems from the perspective of individual and population health, animals and ecosystems, environment, economies, social context, and political interventions. Join in a discussion about the policies and practices that support local food production leading to rural well-being.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-f3dd402d-f119-e769-53ec-0bb76e6dd751"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susan Linkletter</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Member of the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA), Atlantic Chapter
and First Vice-President of the OCIA International Board of Directors </span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Agricultural soils offer us a huge carbon sink and the key is to increase carbon content. Learn how to use the planet’s own solution to climate change at home on your farm or in your garden by keeping carbon in the ground, where it belongs. </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">There are various principles and approaches that can increase the amount of carbon stored on agricultural land. Ms. Drisdelle will share the theory behind “carbon farming” potential in the Maritimes. </span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-f3dd402d-f119-e769-53ec-0bb76e6dd751"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ken Reicker</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vegetable Valley Farms</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;
color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Robert Acton</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">R.A. Farms</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Mr. Reicker and Mr. Acton have 6 and 30 years of no-till farming experience, respectively. Learn how to transition to no-till agriculture and how the benefits increase over time.</span></p>
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NB</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Managing agricultural land to limit erosion and runoff provides long term benefits to the farmer and downstream residents. Learn methods and their limitations for reducing the impact of agricultural runoff.</span></p>
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Program, PEI Dept of Communities, Land and Environment</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">PEI’s ALUS Program compensates farmers to leave ecologically-sensitive areas un-farmed. Could this approach be applied to NB as carbon credits and additional income for farmers?</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-f3dd402d-f119-e769-53ec-0bb76e6dd751"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">John Russell</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Environmental Farm Plan Facilitator, Agricultural Alliance of
NB</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Climate change has been identified as one of the pillars of focus for the new federal-provincial agricultural funding agreement that will come into place next year. Share your ideas on climate change funding for the agricultural sector, which will help guide the agricultural industry’s submissions to the provincial consultation.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">The City of Summerside municipal smart grid has been up and running since 2011, and the City’s Electric Utility has nearly half of its electricity coming from wind power. From owning a 12-megawatt wind farm to developing consumer programs for energy storage, Mr. Gaudet will share steps involved in developing municipal smart grid and making affordable clean energy available to residents.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">A dozen companies in NB are working together to provide a diversity of services to assist municipalities who want to develop smart grid technology in their communities. Learn how to get started and about the services that are available to help.</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">The Town of Shediac has put out an RFP to develop a municipal smart grid for 1000 houses. Their smart grid journey started with LED streetlights. How did they get from A to B? They needed research, partners, and buy-in along with a good dose of thinking outside the box. Based on their experience so far, learn how to take the initial steps to bring a smart grid to your community. </span></p>
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<span style="text-indent: 36pt; background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Richard Knappe and Rudi Fowler has been working in small scale renewables since 1993 with experience in solar, wind and net-metering. Recently they have started working with municipalities and businesses on large solar arrays for rooftops on commercial buildings. Benefits include long-term economic investment, reduced energy costs and local employment. Find out how to add renewable electricity generation to your business or municipality.</span><span style="text-indent: 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;
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Lamèque</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">The Lamèque wind farm (45 MW capacity) came online in 2011 and is a partnership between ACCIONA, the Town of Lamèque, and the Coopérative d’énergie renouvelable de Lamèque. Is this a viable idea for other communities?</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Mr. Bourque will host a discussion on NB Power’s Integrated Resource Plan, a transformation driven by customers curious about solar and batteries, about controlling their own electricity and about reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Add your ideas to NB Power’s approach of providing new services and products and developing strategic partnerships. </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">The Laforge Dairy Farm in Saint-André, New Brunswick, has been generating electricity from farm biogas since 2011. Learn the nuts and bolts of creating electricity from farm biogas to power the farm’s operations and to sell the extra electricity to NB Power’s grid. </span></p>
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<span style="text-indent: 36pt; background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fundy Solar has been designing and installing solar power systems since 2003. Learn how to implement solar in your home and what you need to consider when thinking about solar.</span><span style="text-indent: 36pt; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">The family home of Mr. Thériault was net-metered until they took the plunge and moved completely off-grid in 2011. Mr. Thériault will share the pros and cons of off-grid life, the steps you need to take and tips on what you should know before you start. </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Since 1980, Mr. Cunningham has been inventing, building, selling and installing micro-hydro electric machines. From a school in Fiji to an off-grid home in Spain, his small business has been exporting machines all around the world, and providing full time employment for four New Brunswickers in the process. Learn what is needed and how to set up a micro-hydro system.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">NB Power will be working with municipalities, businesses and organizations to set up an electric vehicle charging network across the province. What are the benefits to “early adopter” municipalities? How will the NB Power program work?</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">NB Power is electrifying their fleet of cars. So far, 24% of the NB Powers fleet has been converted to electric vehicles. Mr. Michaud will reveal the ins and outs of this changeover, including operational, maintenance, management and training tips. </span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11a-4011-5b4f-c0d95264959a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As part of the NB Electric Vehicle Advisory Group since 2014, the NB Lung Association has been leading a campaign to improve understanding of electric vehicle technologies. Participants will learn about the battery capacity and range of EVs, the accessibility and availability of EVs and charging stations around the province and the potential of EVs to improve air quality and fight climate change.</span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11a-9506-a6aa-4ed4f1377b31"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Austen Hughes</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vice President Operations, Natural Forces</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Natural Forces jointly owns 27 MW of wind turbines in Nova Scotia with local investors through CEDIFs. Learn about the policy framework in NB for developing small renewable energy projects and how to go about partnering with Natural Forces to develop community wind energy in your community. </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">A group of Sackville citizens is developing a renewable energy investment co-operative, and they are planning to use a Community Economic Development Corporation (CEDC). Using their experience to date, Mr. Tusz-King will share how to undertake the first steps, and the key initial decision points. He will also share the coop’s plans for the next stages of implementation.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11a-9506-a6aa-4ed4f1377b31"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presentation: "FarmWorks", investing in local farms in NS</span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">FarmWorks Community Economic Development Investment Fund (CEDIF) enables Nova Scotians to invest in local farming. Ms. Best will talk about how these investments can provide debt financing for farms, food processors, and value-added food producers while helping to increase the viability and sustainability of agriculture and the security of a healthy food supply.</span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wendy Keats</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Executive Director, Co-operative Enterprise Council of NB</span></span><br>
<span style="text-indent: 36pt; background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Launched in New Brunswick in 2014, Community Economic Development Corporations (CEDCs) can be used to drive local investment in renewable energy projects and other sustaina</span><span style="text-indent: 36pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">bility initiatives. Learn</span><span style="text-indent: 36pt; background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> how to set up a CEDC.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11a-9506-a6aa-4ed4f1377b31"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. Van Lantz</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dean and Professor, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management,
UNB</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Dr. Lantz has a PhD in Economics and his interests and teaching include climate change and environmental economics. In this session, learn about carbon pricing options for New Brunswick, design considerations, and the implications of each option for businesses and the economy.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">As the province’s go-to person on climate change, Mr. Curtis has represented the province in workshops, meetings and negotiations. Louise Comeau will host a conversation with Mr. Curtis, in which he will share his knowledge about what is happening in other jurisdictions across Canada and the implications for carbon pricing in NB.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">With 20 years of experience in systems engineering, Mr. Rouse will share a carbon tax economic model and investment plan he developed. Through this plan, investments would generate sufficient revenue to fund the transition to a low carbon economy.</span></p>
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UNB</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Dr. Lantz will facilitate a discussion and participants will share their perspectives on the most important factors to consider in the design of a carbon pricing tool for New Brunswick. What do you think are the key carbon pricing objectives for NB?</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Dr. Bourgeois holds a PhD in Urban Planning, and is Chair of the NB Transportation Advisory Committee and Director of the Centre for Innovation and Productivity. Most recently he has developed a public transportation plan for NB for the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation. He will pilot a discussion on transportation options including active transportation, public transit, ridesharing, shuttle services, and more. </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Can businesses do good while making a profit? B Corps are for-profit companies certified to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. A growing number of New Brunswick businesses are joining the B Corp movement. Learn how to become a B Corp and find out about examples of B Corps right here in NB. </span></p>
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d'employabilité du Nouveau-Brunswick </span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">The implementation of a green plan in your business can be a winning combination for profit as well as for the environment. NB’s business community is largely made of up small and medium-sized businesses but only a few have reflected on their environmental impact and the economic potential of ecologically responsible practices. What are the advantages of implementing a green plan for your business? </span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11a-9506-a6aa-4ed4f1377b31"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité du Nouveau-Brunswick is undertaking research on green job opportunities in NB and PEI businesses and the workforce training that is required to take advantage of these opportunities. What is your company’s experience in creating green jobs? Are you considering doing so? Come share your ideas and experience. </span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Mr. Arsenault has been in the construction, power & energy systems field for over 20 years. When working with commercial buildings, a 25-35% reduction in energy costs is a perfectly achievable goal, and reductions in some buildings can be even higher. Learn how to make your commercial building more energy efficient.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">The Town of Sackville has worked with EOS Eco-Energy on implementing the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program. This has been a successful journey and Sackville is now implementing its action plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Learn the steps you need to take in your community to implement the PCP.</span></p>
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Dieppe</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">The City of Dieppe is home to a number of climate-friendly initiatives such as installing electric vehicle charging stations, passive cooling in municipal infrastructure and encouraging active transportation. Mr. Frenette will share how to successfully implement climate initiatives in a municipality.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">EOS Eco-Energy has been working to mainstream climate change action, energy efficiency and renewable energy in the Tantramar region through projects such as bulk purchase and installation of solar panels, retrofit installs, draft-proofing parties and other initiatives. Ms. Marlin will share how to engage local communities in creative ways that capture people’s imagination and creates change. </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Houses can be drafty and it’s often difficult to pinpoint the leaks. Mr. Waugh has been building and renovating homes for over three decades. With his insider knowledge, he will share how to find the hidden leaks, and save you money!</span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Passive House Design is aimed at maximizing insulation and taking full advantage of the sun’s rays. With his seven years of experience in this field, Mr. Hood will share how the design works, and how it can be implemented. </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">With coastal flooding a serious problem in the City of Bathurst, the city has worked towards a Climate Change Adaptation Plan since 2013, moving from gathering research, to community engagement and implementation. Mr. McLaughlin will share the steps that a municipality needs to take to develop an adaptation plan.</span></p>
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Co-operative</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">This session will explore how non-traditional partners can help with climate change efforts. Ms. Brown will lead a discussion on linking with social projects and groups in your community to partner on initiatives that have both social and environmental goals.</span></p>
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NB</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">What climate change messages get through to people? What messages don’t? Find out how to talk to people about climate change so that the communication works. </span></p>
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Université de Moncton</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">In Cocagne and Lamèque, climate change impacts have galvanized the community to work together around a common issue. What can we learn from these communities? How can you make it happen in your community? </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Three municipalities in the Upper Saint John River Valley are leading the development of indicators to track the success of their adaptation initiatives. The indicators track natural, built, economic, social and human capital and are based upon research from around the world. They have been refined for small and medium sized municipalities in NB. Find out how these indicators work and how you can use them in your community.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Donald Killorn</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Executive Director, Eastern Charlotte Waterways</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Quantifying municipal GHG emissions is the first step in developing a reduction plan and it can be easy with a little preparation! Eastern Charlotte Waterways has partnered with municipalities in southwestern NB to calculate emissions and will show you the ropes.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ideas discussion: Incorporating health into climate risk assessment</span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lisa Lussier</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Project Officer, Healthy Environments Branch, Office of the Chief Medical Officer
of Health, NB Department of Health</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">There are many climate change risk assessment tools out there but very few address health risk assessments. On the other hand, there are some community health risk assessments that do not address risks from climate change. How can these two types of tools be merged in order to evaluate health risks of climate change?</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presentation: Lessons from Hurricane Arthur</span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. Louise Comeau</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Director Climate Change and Energy Solutions, Conservation Council of
NB</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Hurricane Arthur caused significant damage in Fredericton in 2012 and Dr. Comeau conducted interviews and a survey of residents to analyze the response. Hear about the experiences and how to increase community capacity for an extreme event response. </span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stephan Hamel</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Program Consultant, Healthy Environments Branch, Office of the Chief Medical
Officer of Health, NB Department of Health</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Climate change brings health risks related to heat, vector-borne diseases and water quality and quantity. NB has a number of programs such as the new heat alert and response system and the air quality index. Learn about how the Healthy Environments Branch is looking to increase research, surveillance and assessment of public health in response to climate change. </span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Marc Belliveau,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Provincial Manager, Disaster Management, New Brunswick, Canadian Red Cross </span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">With an increase in climate-related disasters such as Hurricane Arthur and the ice storm in the Acadian Peninsula, there is a need for everyone to be more prepared -- citizens and communities alike. The Canadian Red Cross has a number of resources available to help you be ready. Learn how to prepare your family and your household for disaster.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">James Bornemann</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Geomatics Analyst, Southeast Regional Service Commission</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Maps are an important visual tool to identify at-risk areas. Join Mr. Bornemann as he explores how to use maps to assess risk from flooding. Types of flood risks to be discussed include quantity of assets impacted (roads, buildings, etc.), estimated building damage costs, social vulnerability, and erosion.</span></p>
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Saint-Jean</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Water can have severe impacts, causing erosion and damaging infrastructure. Mr. Grégoire will explain how to use simple, and often natural infrastructure, to control erosion and slow down the flow of water.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presentation: Naturalized stormwater management guidelines</span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elaine Aucoin</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Director, Environmental Planning and Management, City of Moncton</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">The City of Moncton has been implementing climate change adaptation measures for over five years. In this session, Ms. Aucoin will present guidelines aimed at integrating naturalized stormwater ponds into urban development projects to manage stormwater.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guillaume Couillard</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Green Municipal Fund Advisor, Federation of Canadian
Municipalities</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Mr. Couillard will join us by Skype to present, fresh off the press, FCM’s newest program to accompany municipalities throughout Canada as they adapt to the impacts of climate change and to reduce GHG emissions with funding, training and resources. The climate resilient city of tomorrow! </span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Cost-benefit analysis is a common tool that is used to choose the most economical option. Join Mr. Wilson as he explores how to use a cost-benefit analysis to help decide among adaptation options. </span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presentation: Extreme weather and electrical system vulnerabilities (Part 1)</span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Since 2013, three of the largest electricity restoration events in NB were caused by extreme weather. How is NB Power preparing and adapting for climate change? What can individuals do? </span></p>
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Commission</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Mitigating inland flood risk requires innovation in planning. Join Mr. Doiron as he outlines how to use land-use planning to reduce those risks. </span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presentation: Inland flood risk predictive mapping</span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. Anne-Marie Laroche</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Professeure agrégée, Département de génie
civil, Université de Moncton</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Dr. Laroche is working on predictive flood risk mapping along rivers and streams in southeastern New Brunswick. Sea level rise scenarios have been used for infrastructure and planning along coastlines however this approach has not been used for inland waterways. She will present her work, which will provide an important new tool for inland communities.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How to: Using local climate data to plan for adaptation in your sector</span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-100c-f0e4-f5576da3930f"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prativa Pradhan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Specialist, Adaptation Section, NB Environment & Local Government</span></span><br>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Lots of New Brunswick historical and future climate datasets and maps are available -- if you know where to look. The public can access information on current and future projections for 29 climate datasets, as well as flood risk maps, coastal erosion rates, and historical flood events. Ms. Pradhan will demonstrate these tools and discuss how the information can be effectively incorporated into everyday decisions in adapting to future climate realities.</span></p>
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<strong style="font-size: 14px;">March 28:</strong></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(227, 108, 8); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 37.3333px; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Smarter Economy</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Climate change adaptation: Why work with nature?</span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michel Grégoire, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Organisme du bassin versant du fleuve St-Jean</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Mr. Grégroire will provide an overview of the benefits of working with nature to help adapt to climate change. He will also highlight the role nature can play in addressing water management and flooding concerns.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Economics of working with nature: Accounting for natural capital in Ontario’s Greenbelt </span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jeff Wilson</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Green Analytics</span></span><br>
<span style="text-indent: 36pt; background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Drawing on examples from the </span><span style="text-indent: 36pt; background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ontario's Good Fortune: Appreciating the Greenbelt's Natural Capital</span><span style="text-indent: 36pt; background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> report, this presentation will provide unique insight into the process of identifying
nature's services on the landscape. Mr. Wilson will also describe specific methods that can be used to attribute an economic value to key natural services, such as flood risk reduction and recreation.</span></p>
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style="color: rgb(55, 85, 146); font-size: 26px;">Innovation
on the Land</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inland flood risk: Future scenarios</span></span></p>
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style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anne-Marie Laroche, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Université de Moncton</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Dr. Laroche will outline the importance of modelling in planning related to flooding risk of inland territory. Several scenarios will be presented. The results of the study will emphasize the benefits of using these tools. Specifically, decision support elements for the communities and managers will be explained.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Enhancing Rivers: A Green Win-Win Approach</span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ben Whalen, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kennebacasis Watershed Restoration Committee</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">A range of techniques can be used to minimize flood risk, restore riparian zones, improve flow and fish habitat, and reduce erosion in river systems. Drawing on lessons learned from a case study in the Kennebecasis watershed, this presentation will highlight the benefits of specific restoration methods (e.g. geo-rolls, rock toe) and provide insight into how organizations can work with nature to improve river health.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Naturalized Stormwater Ponds: Water Storage and More</span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nic McLellan, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ducks Unlimited Canada</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Ducks Unlimited Canada has pursued naturalized stormwater retention pond projects in Winnipeg and Moncton. This presentation will highlight the key benefits of naturalized ponds and how these systems have been mainstreamed in these areas through regulation, enhanced property values, and more.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reducing run-off with rain gardens</span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amanda Marlin, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EOS Eco-Energy</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Rain gardens provide natural stormwater management services and represent a small-scale approach to climate change adaptation. This presentation will highlight the successes and challenges of EOS Eco-Energy’s recent rain garden project. Opportunities for addressing climate change adaptation at the community level will also be discussed.</span></p>
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3pt;"><span
id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Urban forests: Creating resilient cities</span></span></p>
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style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">James Steenberg, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dalhousie University</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Trees provide an array of ecosystem services that are beneficial for communities in both rural and urban areas. In order to sustain these services in the face of climate change, the Halifax Regional Municipality and Dalhousie University co-authored Halifax’s Urban Forest Master Plan. This presentation will highlight the process of developing this plan with particular emphasis on the importance of developing and maintaining partnerships when working with nature to adapt to climate change.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dune restoration: Managing coastal erosion</span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Robert Capozi, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NB Department of Environment & Local Government</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> &
Rémi Donelle, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shediac Bay Watershed Association</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Dunes help protect coastal communities from a variety of impacts. The first part of this presentation will highlight dune reconstruction efforts in New Brunswick with particular emphasis on the hybrid fortified dune restoration approach. Following this, a specific dune restoration case study will be explored providing insight the successes and challenges associated with this work.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Protecting our coasts: Living Shorelines</span></span></p>
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style="line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span
id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rosmarie Lohnes, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Helping Nature Heal Inc.</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">This presentation will focus on the concept of living shorelines and the importance of working with nature to best adapt our coasts to climate change. Rosmarie will also describe the process, implementation, and challenges that come with developing living shoreline projects.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Connecting habitat: Wildlife corridors and ecosystem services</span></span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Serge LaRochelle, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Groupe de développement durable de Pays de Cocagne</span></span><br>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">This presentation will provide an overview of an ongoing habitat connectivity project in the Cocagne River Watershed. It will provide insight into how bird habitats can be a point of entry into identifying wildlife corridors at a watershed level. In addition, the project will talk about the importance of working with citizens in the context of ecosystem services and climate change adaptation.</span></p>
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id="docs-internal-guid-87cac596-f11b-4d87-1aa4-61836b72d1e6"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Incorporating nature into municipal decision making</span></span></p>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">The Town of Stratford’s goal is to build the best community possible and the town recognizes the important role that nature plays in creating a great community. Robert will provide a description of how the Town of Stratford has incorporated nature into its municipal decision making processes and the positive impacts of this holistic view on the community and town operations.</span></p>
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