Building Strong Communities – A Circular Approach
In partnership, the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, the Southern Chiefs’ Organization, the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources and Reclay StewardEdge present a global online conference to further our capacity to continue working together on shared issues and opportunities around water protection, waste management, economic development and the exploration of a circular economy in Manitoba. These are all important issues and topics that are being considered as the WMR coordinates the first Draft of Plan 2050.
This event featured:
- Grand Chief Jerry Daniels – Southern Chiefs’ Organization – Collaborative Leadership Initiative
- Greetings from Minister of Municipal Relations for the Province of Manitoba, Derek Johnson
- Indigenous Perspectives on Circularity, Diane Roussin – Winnipeg Boldness Project
- Remarks from Deputy Consol-General of the Netherlands, Jorn Leeksma
- What is the Collaborative Leadership Initiative and how can the CLI further Circular thinking and opportunities – Merrell-Ann Phare
- Keynote presentation of the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, John Coyne – Unilever
- Circular Economy 101 from expert firm Metabolic based in Amsterdam, NL
- Panel conversation that includes circular economy in action with: Ken Friesen Reclay StewardEdge, , Tanis Osterman – CanSustain, and Shane Lapp – Okanagan Circular Society
- Closing remarks – Colleen Sklar Executive Director Winnipeg Metropolitan Region