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World's
Leading Enviro-Business Conference
Explores Challenges of
Sustainability
GLOBE 2004,
Vancouver, Canada, March 31-April 2,
2004
Developing
Livable Northern
Communities:
Experts share views at April 2 panel
discussion
VANCOUVER, BC: Northern communities in
Canada and other Nordic countries are
facing unique challenges in designing and
developing livable communities that are
vibrant, creative, prosperous and
sustainable. The public and media are
invited to a discussion, featuring keynote
speaker Minister of Environment David
Anderson and a panel of experts, who will
share their perspectives and engage in a
roundtable discussion on issues specific
to northern communities.
 Panelists
include Ambassador Jack Anawak, Canada's
Ambassador for Circumpolar Affairs; Doug
Pollard, Manager of the Sustainable
Communities Demonstration Program,
Federation of Canadian Municipalities;
Peter Oberlander, Senior Ministerial
Advisor, United Nations World Urban Forum
2006; Michael Barton, Consulting Architect
for the Energy Solutions Centre; and
Brigitte Shim, Principal, Shim-Sutcliffe
Architects. Award Winning journalist Russ
Froese will be moderating the
discussion.
The purpose of the Livable Northern
Communities Session, organized by
Environment Canada, is to bring together a
panel of national and international
experts and an interested audience to open
up discussion about sustainable design and
development specific to northern
communities. We're seeing a trend where
general principles of urban design,
planning and development are being imposed
in the north without regard for the
social, cultural and other attributes of
the specific communities. Recommendations
from this session will be brought forward
to the 2006 World Urban Forum in
Vancouver.
The Livable Northern Communities
Session is Friday, April 2, 10:30 a.m. to
noon, at the Fairmont Waterfront Centre
Hotel, Ballroom A. All attendees will
receive free passes to attend that
afternoon's Globe 2004 conference plenary
on Building Sustainable Cities and to the
trade show.
The presentation will also be web cast
live by logging onto
http://www.insinc.com/environmentcanada/20040402/
This will give residents outside the Lower
Mainland, especially those in northern
communities, an opportunity to participate
in the panel discussion.
Media contact:
Jeremy Dunn or George Affleck
Curve Communications Group
604-684-3170
jeremy@curvecommunications.com
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