March 12 2020

May 8, 2020 – Virtual Event | AGM RECAP

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From Strategy to Action toward Zero Waste

RECAP: A (virtual) web-based networking and information event hosted by the CWMA. So many organizations within our membership are moving forward on their strategic plans.

Attendees learned from City of Victoria and City of Vancouver more about the steps and actions, being undertaken to move their Zero Waste efforts forward. Sheila Malcolmson, Parliamentary Secretary for Environment, gave a quick but meaningful update on how the results of the plastics consultation were paused due to COVID-19 and shared some of the pandemic responses by the Ministry which was very illuminating. Bob McDonald outlined the current direction of EPR including improving existing programs and expansion of new ones.

–PRESENTATIONS–

We are grateful for our speakers. We ask permission from each presenter to post these presentations as a courtesy to our members and greater community. Presentations are intended for educational and informational purposes, copyrights do apply.

Sheila Malcolmson’s Presentation

Rory Tooke’s Presentation

Chris Underwood’s Presentation

Bob McDonald’s Presentation

–ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS–

Sheila Malcolmson | Parliamentary Secretary for Environment, Gov of BC

Sheila Malcolmson is the MLA for Nanaimo, and the parliamentary secretary for environment. Before joining the provincial government in 2019, she served as the MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith, a position she was elected to in 2015. In that role, she was a leading advocate for solutions to vessel abandonment, oil spill prevention, and women’s equality. Parliamentary Secretary Malcolmson also has experience at the local level. She was elected four times to the Islands Trust Council, serving six of those years as Chair, where she championed fair ferry service, marine safety and oil spill prevention.
Prior to entering public life, Sheila worked for Energy Probe, and the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy. She also served as an advisor to the Saskatchewan Electrical Energy Options Panel and Queen’s University Environmental Policy Centre, and was a board member for the Conservation Council of Ontario and the BC Sustainable Energy Association. Sheila holds a B.A. in Environmental and Resource Studies from Trent University.

Rory Tooke | City of Victoria Zero Waste

Rory is a sustainability professional committed to making cities better. He’s spent the past 10 years working on a wide range of municipal sustainability initiatives and is especially proud to have served as a founding member of the BC Energy Step Code Council and on the project team that led the design of Surrey’s Clayton Community Centre – the largest Passive House facility of its kind.
At the City of Victoria, Rory is privileged to lead a team of talented professionals tackling a breadth of initiatives from corporate asset management to zero waste.

Chris Underwood | Vancouver's 2040 Zero Waste Strategic Plan

Following a stint in consulting in Ontario, Chris has worked in the public sector for the last 25 years, starting with Metro Vancouver and then the City of Vancouver since 1998. He volunteered for 13 years on the Solid Waste Association of North America British Columbia-Yukon Chapter Board, and is now an active contributor to the international C40 Waste to Resources Network and the Pacific Coast Collaborative.
Chris is a professional engineer with additional training in urban design, project management and organizational leadership. Most of his career has been focused on the art and science of solid waste management. Currently he’s leading the implementation of Vancouver’s Zero Waste Strategic Plan, chairs the Metro Vancouver Regional Engineers Solid Waste Subcommittee, and is supporting Vancouver’s Covid-19 response.

Bob McDonald | Director, Extended Producer Responsibility BCMoE

Bob McDonald has been managing waste diversion programs in BC for the past 25 years. He was involved in the BC government’s original ‘in-house’ managed stewardship programs in the early 1990’s and has returned to the Ministry in 2014 to lead some 21 different Extended Producer Responsibility programs now in place.
He also served for the Cowichan Valley Regional District for many years, helping it achieve one of the lowest per-capita waste disposal rates in Canada, while also building a thriving local waste management industry. Bob has a diverse range of education, including the trades, marketing management and degree in business administration.

Thank you all for attending!

10:00 AM — Webinar Waiting Room opens
10:30 AM — Welcome Everyone / Official Start time
10:40 AM — Presentations / Q & A for each
12:30 PM — Problem Solving Open Discussion (if there is time)
1:00 PM — CWMA Annual General Meeting

–ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING–

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