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Sustainability Community Breakfasts 

The Sustainability Community Breakfasts are a series of monthly breakfast meetings. The original purpose of the breakfasts was to share information and build awareness and momentum leading up to the World Urban Forum 3 (WUF3) in June of 2006, promote communication around ancillary events, facilitate networking and collaboration, and, to begin to weave together local, regional, and national interests into an action oriented Greater Vancouver based sustainability community.

Today, the breakfasts provide an ongoing opportunity for network and partnership building while at the same time building awareness and understanding of urban sustainability challenges, bringing together individuals and organizations interested in the sustainability of the region.

Each breakfast typically features one or more major presentations, as well as updates on on-going projects. As interest in enhancing the sustainability of our Region grows, more and more people in the private, public, academic and not-for-profit sectors are working on sustainability-related projects. The Sustainability Community Breakfasts provide an opportunity for sustainability practitioners, and those interested in sustainability, to network and keep abreast of the latest developments.

Sustainability Community Breakfasts
Sustainability Community Breakfast - The Opportunities for Urban Density
Thursday, 27 November, 2008
from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
British Columbia Institute of Technology
555 Seymour Street
Achieving a livable and sustainable region as Metro Vancouver becomes home to 3.4 million people in the next 30 years will require continuing to create higher density communities. Much attention has been paid to the opportunities for innovation in new kinds of development, and the challenges of community and market acceptance. Where and how should higher density development be located? What can it look like, and what services are necessary to support it? What roles do consumers, communities, planners and developers play in creating higher density communities?

In co-operation with:

Founding Organizations:
International Centre for Sustainable Cities and BC Hydro

 Speakers

Norm Shearing, Vice-President, ParkLane Homes - Bio
Ronda Howard, Assistant Director of Planning, City of Vancouver - Bio
Jean Lamontagne, General Manager of Planning and Development, City of Surrey - Bio
 

Resources

Upcoming Community breakfasts:
Sustainability Community Breakfast - The Opportunities for Urban Density
Thursday, 27 November, 2008
from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
British Columbia Institute of Technology
555 Seymour Street
Sustainability Community Breakfast - Building Community through Culture
Wednesday, 10 December, 2008
from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
British Columbia Institute of Technology
555 Seymour Street

 Previous Presentations

Fast Facts

Over the past 3 years Metro Vancouver has hosted 20 Community Breakfasts which about 1700 people attended.