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2010 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

“Working Together to Strengthen Sustainability”

[Last updated May 12]

May 12, 13 & 14 2010 Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia

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PRESIDENT: Mayor James Atebe, Mission
Program/Executive Coordinator: Angela Turner
Event Manager: Barbara Harris

Internet Access in Miama Foyer for Delegate Use
Sponsored by: Shaw

PRIZE DRAWS THROUGHOUT THE CONFERENCE! Must be Present to Win.

NETWORKING AND SPONSOR EXHIBITS OPEN:
During breakfasts, breaks, receptions and networking session.
Supported by: Wood WORKS!
 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2010

3:00 pm
Registration Opens: Upper Foyer
Registration & Delegates’ Packages Sponsored by: BC Hydro
Exhibit Room & Networking Supported by: Wood WORKS!

3:30 – 5:00 pm
Pre-Conference Session: I.D.E.E.A.S “Speed Networking" 
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Forum Ballroom
Chair: Councillor Patricia Heintzman

5:00 – 5:30 pm
Coffee Break

5:30 – 6:30 pm
Local Government Elections Task Force Session
Forum Ballroom
Chair: Councillor Barbara Steele

7:00 pm
OFFICIAL OPENING: Forum Ballroom
LMLGA Chair/President: Mayor James Atebe
Sponsored by: Translink
  • Welcome - LMLGA President - Mayor James Atebe
  • Introductions - Executive, Guests and Sponsors
  • Program Overview Host Community Welcome – Mayor Ken Becotte
  • UBCM Designate – Councillor Barbara Steele, UBCM First Vice-President
  • Minister of Community and Rural Development – Hon. Bill Bennett

To Follow:

Welcome Reception: Cascade-Rainbow-Miama Room
Sponsored by: Port Metro Vancouver

THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010

7:00 – 8:15 am
Breakfast: Cascade-Rainbow-Miama Room
Sponsored by: Municipal Insurance Association

8:30 – 9:15 am 
Business Meeting: Forum Ballroom
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND ELECTIONS
Chair: President Mayor Atebe

Business Meeting

  • Minutes of the 2009 AGM
  • Committee Reports:
    • Lower Mainland TAC/Fraser Valley TAC Updates
    • Nominating Report
  • 2009 Financial Statements
  • 2010 Budget

ELECTION OF NEW EXECUTIVE
Chair: Past President Councillor Corinne Lonsdale
Nominations and Speeches

Conclusion of AGM

RESOLUTIONS SESSION: Forum Ballroom
Chairs: Councillor Barbara Steele, Councillor Corinne Lonsdale, Councillor Lorrie Williams

10:15 – 10:45 am 
Coffee Break – Cascade-Rainbow-Miama Room
Sponsored by: E-Comm / 9-1-1 

10:45 – 11:45 am
RESOLUTIONS SESSION CONTINUES: Forum Ballroom
Chairs: Councillor Barbara Steele, Councillor Corinne Lonsdale, Councillor Lorrie Williams 

12:00 – 1:15 pm 
DELEGATES LUNCHEON: Forum Ballroom/Canada Room
Chair: Mayor James Atebe
Guest Speaker: Premier Gordon Campbell
Sponsored by: NAIOP

1:25 – 2:30 pm
The Naked Truth: Measuring What Matters Across the Lower Mainland

Plenary Session – Forum Ballroom
A cooperative effort between the LMLGA and the Fraser Basin Council, this session will highlight a selection of lead indicators of community health that have been included in Sustainability Snapshot 2010: Working Together, an important report for the area from Pemberton to Vancouver to Hope that will be released at this event. You may be surprised by key trends and how we measure up. Come and find out what you have in common and what makes you different from the “next guy”.
Chair: Mayor James Atebe, Dr. Charles Jago (Fraser Basin Council)
Sponsored by: Young Anderson Barristers & Solicitors

2:30 – 2:55 pm
Sticky Fingers

Plenary Session – Forum Ballroom
Let your fingers do the walking to identify, using coloured sticky dots, the information you found most surprising and the findings you feel most appropriate to act on together, from the key findings being shared in the Sustainability Snapshot 2010. Take a closer look at the information and check in with other delegates about the findings. FBC staff will be available to answer questions and discuss findings with delegates during this time.
Chair: Mayor James Atebe

2:55 – 3:20 pm 
Coffee Break – Cascade-Rainbow-Miama Room
Sponsored by: BC Lottery Corporation

3:00 – 3:30 pm
VOTING OPENS: (Information Desk - Miama Foyer)

3:20 – 4:30 p.m.
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS: Part 1

Sustainability Speed Dating: Sharing, Comparing & Daring
In World Café style small groups, sit down with your colleagues from across the regions to discuss the trends and report findings. Choose one of two rooms, each of which will contain three round tables that cover separate report themes. With other decision-makers you can share what about the information compels you to action, what your vision for the future holds, and together explore the next steps to make those futures a reality.
Sponsored by: Kinder Morgan Canada

A) Sustainability Speed Dating - Green Our World: Agriculture &
Food, Consumption & Waste, Environmental Health and Land Use)

Forum Ballroom
Chair: Councillor Patricia Heintzman

B) Sustainability Speed Dating - Green Our Home: Population &
Health, Social and Economic Well-Being, Transportation

Cascade-Rainbow-Miama Room
Chair: Councillor Anne Peterson

4:30 – 5:30 pm 
NETWORKING – Exhibit Room Open

6:30 – 7:30 pm
Reception: Cascade-Rainbow-Miama Room
Sponsored by: Telus

7:30 – 8:30 pm
ANNUAL BANQUET – Forum Ballroom
Chair: LMLGA Executive TBA
Sponsored by: Terasen
Wine Sponsored by: Dayton & Knight Ltd.

8:30 – 9:30 p.m.
ENTERTAINMENT – Bob Robertson and Linda Cullen

9:30 – 11:30 pm
Dance/Hospitality Room
Sponsored by: Murdy & McAllister Barristers & Solicitors
Sponsored by: ICBC

FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2010

7:00 – 8:15 am 
Hot Buffet Breakfast – Cascade-Rainbow-Miama Room
Sponsored by: BC Transmission Corporation

8:30 – 8:45 am
Presentation: Municipal Insurance Association Update
Forum Ballroom
Chair: Councillor Craig Speirs

8:45 – 9:15 am
Guest Speaker: Leader of the Official Opposition - Carole James
Forum Ballroom
Chair: Councillor Sav Dhaliwal

9:15 – 10:15 am
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS: Part Two
Sustainability Speed Dating: Sharing, Comparing & Daring (the
morning after)

This will be a repeat of the Thursday afternoon Workshop, except delegates will choose a different room to explore the themes they missed the day before.
Sponsored by: Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association

A) Sustainability Speed Dating - Green Our World: Agriculture &
Food, Consumption & Waste, Environmental Health and Land Use)

Forum Ballroom
Chair: Councillor Patricia Heintzman

B) Sustainability Speed Dating - Green Our Home: Population &
Health, Social and Economic Well-Being, Transportation

Cascade-Rainbow-Miama Room
Chair: Councillor Anne Peterson 

10:15 – 10:35 am 
Coffee Break – Cascade-Rainbow-Miama Room
Sponsored by: BC Lottery Corporation

10:35 – 10:40 am
Major Door Prizes Announced

10:40 – 10:55 am 
A Call to Action: What’s our Next Move?
Proposals for shared action, stemming from concurrent workshop discussions, will be advanced to the group. This is intended to take us from just talking about it, to doing it. Do not miss this session.
Forum Ballroom
Chairs: Councillor Patricia Heintzman, Councillor Anne Peterson

11:00 – 12:15 p.m.
CLOSING SESSION – KEYNOTE SPEAKER Chantel Hebert
Forum Ballroom
Chair: President Elect 

List of 2010 Exhibitors:
NAIOP
ICBC
Conestoga-Rovers & Associates
BCLC
BC Transit
Terasen
BC Hydro
Shaw
E-Comm 9-1-1
BC Transmission Corporation
Exponics Canada
LMTAC
Municipal Insurance Association

 

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