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This webinar will present tips that can help communities in optimizing their Age-friendly assessment and planning process and get the most out of their efforts towards improving the lives of older people, their families and their communities.
Held by the Post Carbon Institute.
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, our global food system was misguided and destined for failure. Now, as millions more families join the ranks of the food insecure, it’s clearer than ever that our food systems must be re-localized to ensure greater resilience in the face of future crises.
On May 28th, the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue will host Beyond Inclusion: Equity in Public Engagement, a comprehensive new resource outlining eight principles to guide the meaningful and equitable inclusion of diverse voices to inform decisions across sectors. Learn more and sign up for the webinar here.
BCIT
This course provides an introduction to how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in the transportation sector. Students will be able to implement the transportation pyramid as a framework for community energy management. Students will be able to develop and implement policies that support active transportation, low carbon vehicles and transportation behavior change. Students will be able to explain how management of corporate fleets can support reductions in community-based transportation emissions.
Royal Roads University Professional and Continuing Studies
Join staff from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for an overview of recent developments related to housing. Topics presented include updates on housing needs reports, secondary suites, renovictions and demovictions (tenant displacement), building insurance under the Strata Property Act and strata corporations’ response to Covid-19. While this will not be a Covid-19 focused session, the presentations will include consideration of impacts of the provincial state of emergency measures, where appropriate.
Presenters include:
COVID-19 has brought with it many unprecedented challenges, particularly regarding the impacts on older people. Now is the time for knowledge and experience sharing in the fight to protect and respect the rights of older people around the world.
[This webinar is being held internationally and so begins at 4:00am Pacific Time, but you can register to recieve a recording afterwards.]
Alongside friends and colleagues working in the field with and on behalf of millions of vulnerable people join us in sharing:
Municipalities can significantly impact greenhouse gas emissions with a new funding opportunity. Join this webinar hosted to learn more about the Sustainable Affordable Housing initiative.
Royal Roads University Professional and Continuing Studies
