Subtitle: "In defense of difficult, yet necessary, conversations and policy." (Updated, see P.S. And P.P.S. At the bottom) I am about to say something controversial. (Big surprise right? :)). The City of Vancouver's policy on 100% use of renewable energy by residents and business in the City and an 80% reduction in GHG emissions before 2050 …
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Today was the first get together of the Community Liaison Committee for the ICF which is a committee created by the ICF to more easily provide information to its member communities without having to worry about the conflict of interest issues of the Board reporting back. Below I have organized the report in some pictures and …
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Overall thoughts on FCM 2016 This was an amazing few days.  It was very much like UBCM in that it was jam packed with information that was useful to take 'home'. FCM does not have quite as much direct access to Ministers of government as UBCM but what it lacks there, it gains in intensity of …
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