Canadian Society for Ecological Economics (CANSEE), 7th Biennial Conference
GPIAtlantic staff Clare Levin and Nathan Ayer will be presenting the GPI ecosystem domain work at a session at the CANSEE Conference. Clare Levin will also be moderating a special concurrent session on Saturday, July 28 on the theme of "Integrating Economic Development and Sustainability Strategies".

For more information, or to register for the conference, please see www.cansee.org/2007/.

St. Mary's Boat Club, 1641 Fairfield Rd., Halifax

GPI Youth Thai Banquet Fundraising Dinner
On Wednesday, July 4, at 6:30 pm, please join us for an evening of music, comedy, and great food in support of the GPI Youth Program. The youth have been learning Thai cooking techniques from master chef Norris Eddy. They will work with Norris and a few volunteers to prepare all the dishes of a sumptuous banquet. Entertainment for the evening includes music by Tyler Messick. We will also have a silent auction and youth auction with MC John Beale famous for his hilarious play Peggy O' the Cove.

GPIAtlantic presentation at the Nova Scotia Planning Directors Association Conference
Clare Levin, GPIAtlantic's Managing Director will present on Measuring Progress: Beyond GDP to New Measures of Wellbeing and Progress, as part of the Nova Scotia Planning Directors Association annual conference.

The show will run from 12 noon - 5:00 PM, May 5 - 17, 2007.

Lecture begins at 7:30 PM

Book signing to follow lecture

Lecture is free, all welcome!

Mathis will also be speaking at the 9th annual Resource Recovery Fund Board Nova Scotia Mobius Environmental Awards.

Presentation, 1.4 MB PPT

Presentation, 1.4 MB PPT

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

7 pm

Community Sustainability and The Natural Step
Clare Levin, GPIAtlantic's Managing Director, and Tamara Lorincz, Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Environmental Network, will give a presentation on community sustainability and The Natural Step.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

7 pm

Community Sustainability and The Natural Step
Clare Levin, GPIAtlantic's Managing Director, and Tamara Lorincz, Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Environmental Network, will give a presentation on community sustainability and The Natural Step.

The National Policy Conference on Ecological Tax Shifting and Environmental Economics
This panel will be chaired by Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, and features four nationally k29-06-2007/>- Dr. Ronald Colman , Executive Director of GPI (Genuine Progress Index) Atlantic and Research Director for the Canadian Well-Being Index.
- Dr. Peter Victor , Professor of Environmental Economics at York University in Toronto.
- Amy Taylor , Executive Director of Ecological Fiscal Reform for the Pembina Institute.
- Andrew van Iterson , Program Manager of the Green Budget Coalition.

For more information, or to register, please see www.greenplus.ca.

The Cost of Tobacco in Nova Scotia: An Update
GPIAtlantic gives a presentation to the Nova Scotia Tobacco Control Summit as an update to our 2000 Cost of Tobacco report 29-06-2007/costoftobacco-ns.pdf">624 KB PDF ).

Presentation, 0.8 MB PPT

Friday, September 29, 2006
12:10-1:30 PM

Room 104, Weldon Law Building, 6061 University Ave.

New Directions for Health Policy in Nova Scotia: : The GENUINE Progress Index
Ron Colman, GPIAtlantic's Executive Director, speaks as part of Dalhousie University's Health Law Institute 2006-07 Seminar Series.

Presentation, 2.8 MB PPT

Measuring Genuine Progress
Ron Colman, GPIAtlantic's Executive Director, speaks as part of Acadia University's Fred C. Manning School of Business 2006 Distinguished Business Speaker series.

Saturday, September 23, 2006
7:30-9:30 PM

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Thursday, September 21, 2006
7:30-9:30 PM

Acadia Cinema Coop
450 Main Street, Wolfville

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Potter Auditorium
Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building
Dalhousie University
6100 University Avenue, Halifax

Child Honouring: The Compassion Revolution
A public lecture and music presentation by well-known children’s entertainer Raffi Cavoukian. As a long-time environmentalist and peace activist, Raffi shares his vision for Child Honouring, the philosophy he founded, to promote sustainability, social justice, harmony and peace in our world. The presentation draws on the just-published anthology, Child Honoring: How to Turn This World Around, which contains a chapter by GPIAtlantic’s Executive Director, Ron Colman.

Friday, September 22, 2006
11:30 AM Doors open
12:00 noon - 2: 00 PM Lunch and lecture
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Networking and Strategy Session

Commonwealth Ballroom A
Westin Nova Scotian Hotel
1181 Hollis St., Halifax

Sustainability: The Leadership Challenge
Professor Karl-Henrik Robèrt, M.D., Ph.D., is one of Sweden's foremost cancer scientists who, in 1989, initiated an environmental movement called "The Natural Step." The Natural Step is a strategic planning tool for sustainability used successfully by organizations, businesses and communities around the world. Dr. Robèrt is Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Product Development at Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden. He has written many books, articles and scientific publications on sustainability. In 2000, Dr. Robèrt won the Blue Planet Prize, considered by many to be the “Nobel Prize of the Environment.”

Article by Dr. Robèrt et al.
Strategic sustainable development — selection, design and synergies of applied tools 0.7MB PDF

Saturday, September 16, 2006
11 AM to 3 PM

Micou's Island Beach Sweep
An event for youth aged 13 and up

Micou's Island is a jewel in St. Margaret's Bay, hosting an incredible variety of wildlife and the only beach with “public access” on this side of the Bay. There are at least five micro-habitats on the island and it is an ideal location for youth to experience the natural world in a tranquil and unhurried way. This event will include blessing of the Mi'kmaq graves sited on the island performed by visiting Mi'kmaq elders; cleaning up the island; bagged lunch picnic; and a waste countdown with a waste engineer on site.

This event is part of GPIAtlantic's Youth Program.

Friday, June 30, 2006
12 noon - 1 PM

Room 104, Weldon Law School, Dalhousie University
6061 University Ave.
Halifax.

Lunch & Learn: Community Leadership Towards Sustainability
An inspirational public presentation about how Whistler, BC and Canmore, AB developed and implemented integrated community sustainability plans. Learn how these communities used The Natural Step framework and the Early Adopters process to ignite the "fire-souls", change agents, in their communities. Presenters: Mitch Rhodes and Laura MacKay both have Masters degree in Strategic Leadership toward Sustainability from Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden and are the Co-Founders of Treadlight Productions in Vancouver.

27 slide presenation 7.3MB PDF

Oak Island Resort and Spa, Oak Island, Nova Scotia

Building Sustainable Development: Moving Atlantic Canada forward as a model of socially and environmentally responsible development
GPIAtlantic hosted a two-day workshop as a follow up to the Rethinking Development conference held in Antigonish in June 2005. We never intended the Antigonish conference to be just a one-time, feel-good event. The point of inviting 450 delegates from 33 countries and six continents here for that conference, including some of the world's most brilliant practitioners of socially and environmentally responsible development, was always to turn our inspiration into action here in Atlantic Canada.

Friday, December 16, 2005

Room 1028, Rowe Management Building
Dalhousie University
6100 University Avenue
Halifax

Toward Sustainable Communities:
An Introduction to The Natural Step (TNS)
A presentation on The Natural Step (TNS) Framework, a methodology for planning that provides an elegant, rigorous, science-based understanding
of sustainability together with a tested planning approach to translate that understanding into practice. Participants will learn about the principles of the TNS Framework and how it is being applied in communities and businesses in Canada and around the world.29-06-2007e Natural Step Canada.

42 slide presenation 1.4MB PDF