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Today council spent the majority of our morning debating the question of the federal and provincial funding for the proposed Northeast LRT extension to Gorman. I questioned the need to have this conversation in private, but because of the sensitivity of working with other orders of government I reluctantly voted along with the rest of council… Read More
Yesterday a number of younger delegates assembled at ICLEI’s request to scope out a possible Youth/Next Gen initiative for young leaders. (Daveberta has written a great synopsis.) A few of us put together a resolution today and we’ll see what the reception at the main meeting is like tomorrow. Many delegates were impressed with our… Read More
More than 30 delegates from around the globe assembled to take the LRT south to our newest station at South Campus for a field trip to see the Local Motion EcoMobility pilot project in Parkallen. By the way, EcoMobility means encouraging walking, wheeling, cycling and transit. The city is partnering with Transport Canada and the Global… Read More
Today was another splendid instance of connections with colleagues. I had an impromptu conversation with a number of young elected officials about possibilities for an ICLEI network of younger members. There will be a formal discussion on this that I’m moderating tomorrow at city hall. I attended a great session on EcoMobility in the morning… Read More
For the uninitiated, ICLEI was the International Council on Local Environmental Initiatives. Now it’s called the ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability. More than 1000 local governments belong, including ours, collectively represetning over 400,000,000 people in 67 countries. More than 600 delegates are in town until Thursday for the tri-annual ICLEI World Congress to talk urban… Read More