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HelioTrust, Centre Burlington, NS How can the regional food system ensure the well-being of future generations?
Lockeport, NS How can citizens retain the valued characteristics of local culture and lifestyle?
How can tourism contribute to a sustainable local economy?
How can the region harness
wind, tidal, solar, geothermal
and other power sources?
Scotian Windfields, NS
Lawrencetown, NS How can citizens increase their well-being?
Community Leadership towards Sustainability: The Natural Step Laura MacKay laurajmackay@gmail.com Mitch Rhodes rhodesm9@telus.net 30 June, 2006
The System Conditions
In the sustainable society, nature is not subject to systematically
increasing:
1. concentrations of substances extracted from the Earth's crust,
2. concentrations of substances produced by society,
3. degradation by physical means and, in that society. . .
4. people are not subject to conditions that systematically undermine
their capacity to meet their needs.
Forecasting...
Based on trends,
?
looking towards what
’might’ happen and...
?
time
Backcasting...
desired
future
...looking ’back’ to the
present and designing
strategic, step-wise
solutions...
current
reality
timeWhistler Early Adopters
Association of Whistler Area
Residents for the Environment
(AWARE)
Tourism Whistler
Resort Municipality of Whistler
Fairmont Chateau Whistler
Whistler Blackcomb
Whistler FotosourceCanmore Early Adopters
Alpine Insurance The Rocky Mountain Flatbread
Canmore Public Library Company
Canmore Seniors’ Association Polar Pin
Radisson Hotel Three Sisters Mountain Village
Riverdale Homes Tourism Canmore
Town of CanmoreBroader Community
Engagement
Canmore: Whistler:
• Speaker series • Speaker series
• On-line resource library • Toolkits
• E-learning module • Train-the-trainers
• Biosphere Resource • Website
Centre • Multimedia show
• Whistler Centre for
SustainabilityCanmore’s Sustainability Declaration
Whistler’s 2020 Vision
Vision of
Success
(participatory)
Sustainability
Principles
(science-based)
Current Strategies,
reality actions
2005 2020 2060 Time
www.whistler.caWhistler’s 2020 Vision WHISTLER2020
Moving Toward a
Sustainable Future
“Best Long Term
Planning”
2005 LivCom Awards,
La Caruna, Spain
Strategic
Comprehensive
Participatory
/decentralised
www.whistler.caComprehensive
(16 Strategies, 1000s of Actions)
www.whistler.caInnovative potential
Aspirations for Halifax
leveraged from
people who want to
make a change
Kids have enough to
Tremendous eat at school; all Nova
body of Scotians earn a living
knowledge from wage
the Vedas
Tufts Cove is
pollution-free
Youth engaged in
community
People are mindful of
purchases and lifecycle Labor management
of products issues are resolved in
Rural - city a sustainable way
transport without
a car; fossil free
commuting
People see Al
Gore’s film, and Sense of renewal
from rural places, Peace and
act on what they
rural-urban harmony;
learn In St Margaret’s
continuum relaxation into
Bay - sustainability
collaboration
is a fun game!How can we cultivate renewable sources of community leadership towards your highest aspirations?
Public lecture
Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt,
founder of The Natural Step
September 22, 2006Community Leadership towards Sustainability: The Natural Step Laura MacKay laurajmackay@gmail.com Mitch Rhodes rhodesm9@telus.net 30 June, 2006
Early Adopters Program
Introduction to TNS Compelling Down to Action
Opportunities for Down to
Baseline Innovation Action (2)
late Jan. late Feb. mid Apr. May June
A A/B B/C C/D D
-conversations -baseline -description
of success -prioritization
assessment of actions
-surveys
-indicators -brainstorm -final
of actions -draft action
action plan
plan
-Fall
-barriers
launchCanmore Early Adopters Objectives: • To create a shared language for sustainability within Early Adopter organizations in the Town of Canmore • To strengthen the capacity of Early Adopter participants to lead change toward sustainability by familiarizing them with The Natural Step Framework • To develop sustainability action plans for Early Adopter organizations in Canmore • To inspire commitment to and leadership for The Natural Step to a Sustainable Canmore program
Today’s decisions…
… guided by strategic questions
1 Does this action move Whistler toward our
shared Vision of Success?
2
Does this action move Whistler toward our
shared Sustainability Principles?
3 Is the action a good financial investment?
4
Does the action present a flexible platform for
further movement toward Success in the
future?100% Pesticide Free Parks
(naturescaping, steam, cider vinegar
and mechanical weeding)Ground Source Heating
(and cooling)…
...Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline...
~$42 Cdn. million; 50 km.,
high pressure, capacity for
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