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Steering Committee Championing the project & guiding the process Broad stakeholder representation: social services, Chamber of Commerce, development community, youth, seniors, outdoor recreation, small business, real estate, food security, Rotary, Citizen Cons. Council City Council and staff from Planning & Development, Transportation & Civic Works and Emergency Services
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Adapting to Climate Change
Learning Network WebinarFebruary 9, 2010
Kristin Aasen
Update on Castlegar project• Local coordinator – internal• 2 parallel components• Priority issues: infrastructure, food security
Water, tourism/ local economics• Engineers Canada/ Stormwater
Vulnerability Assessment • Challenges - 2010 taxes & utilities
Steering Committee• Championing the project & guiding the process• Broad stakeholder representation: social
services, Chamber of Commerce, development community, youth, seniors, outdoor recreation, small business, real estate, food security, Rotary, Citizen Cons. Council
• City Council and staff from Planning & Development, Transportation & Civic Works and Emergency Services
• “Mainstream” climate change risks, and preparedness into planning & policy Current review of Emergency
Management Plan taking climate change lens
• Strengthen community partnerships Chamber to explore tourism,
economics• Increase public awareness of climate
change and projected impactsNew SC members post-event
Achieving project objectives
• Online priorities/ local observations survey
• Presence at forthcoming community events
• Develop workplan for vulnerability assessment (internal and external)
• Verify support requests/ needs with Advisory Committee
Next steps
