The Green Resilience Project

Contact information for Community Summary Report authors

Please note that not all partners chose to submit contact information. Alysha Jones alyshatylynnjones@gmail.com  ALIVE & Northwest Indigenous Council aboenhancement@gmail.com Amanda Vincelli amanda.vincelli@gmail.com Aster Group / Margaret Tusz-King margaret.tusz-king@astergroup.ca BYTE ypcc@yukonyouth.com  Centre for Local Prosperity – Robert Cervelli robert@centreforlocalprosperity.ca Citizens for Public Justice – Kari Munn-Venn karri@cpj.ca cpj@cpj.ca Climate Coalition Montreal – Jean-Francois Boisvert  jean-francois.boisvert@videotron.ca Community Futures North Central Development – Michelle Pruder  mpruder@northcentraldevelopment.ca Conservation Council of New Brunswick –… Read More »Contact information for Community Summary Report authors

Community Summary Report: Labrador

Click to download the PDF. Community Partner name: Dan Meades Conversation date: Labrador Feb 24th, 2022 1. Introduction A. Summary All participants expressed the unique situation that communities in northern Canada face as it relates to climate change, both in the impacts as well as in communities impacts to make choices that would address the climate crisis.  Changing sea ice conditions and the impact of unpredictable sea ice conditions on… Read More »Community Summary Report: Labrador

Community Summary Report: Newfoundland

Click to download the PDF. Community Partner name: Dan Meades Conversation date: Newfoundland Feb 24th, 2022 1. Introduction A. Summary The was consensus around the outsized impact climate change has on vulnerable people. People living in poverty not having the ability to adapt to short- and medium-term changes brought on by extreme weather events.  Providing additional income to ensure that people were living above the poverty line was seen as… Read More »Community Summary Report: Newfoundland

Community Summary Report: Prince Edward Island

Click to download the PDF. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Thursday, January 27th, 2022 Hosted by the PEI Working Group for a Livable Income and Cooper Institute  This report serves several purposes. As much as it is a record of proceedings, it is a recognition and appreciation of the contributions of 45 people took time out of what has  been described as the “longest January in history” to join and participate with enthusiasm… Read More »Community Summary Report: Prince Edward Island

Community Summary Report: The Tantramar Region

Click to download the PDF. Community Partner name: Aster Group Environmental Services Co-operativeConversation dates: December 9, 2021 and January 17, 2022 1. Introduction A. Summary Thirty-eight people from the Tantramar region of New Brunswick, who came together for conversations about climate change and livelihoods, were quite knowledgeable and concerned about climate change risks, but less aware of how low incomes would make people especially vulnerable as our climate changes. The… Read More »Community Summary Report: The Tantramar Region

Community Summary Report: Atlantic Canada

Click to download the PDF. Community Partner name: National Farmers Union  Conversation date: January  1. Introduction  A. Summary  Conversation highlights and themes:  ● Climate change directly impacts farmers’ livelihoods and incomes. It is not the only challenge farmers face.  ● Our food system is broken and is not resilient. Impacts ripple throughout society and include food insecurity and a farm labour crisis.  ● We need more farmers, but barriers to… Read More »Community Summary Report: Atlantic Canada

Community Summary Report: Lockeport 2

Click to download the PDF. Centre for Local ProsperityLockeport, Nova Scotia Submitted on 11 December 2021 A. Introduction  1. Summary  100-150 words that highlight the key takeaways from the Community Summary Report. Were there any issues, concerns, solutions or ideas that were talked about in multiple breakout groups and/or were strong themes in discussion of the full group? Did any general points of consensus emerge from the group?  This report presents… Read More »Community Summary Report: Lockeport 2

Community Summary Report: Lockeport 1

Click to download the PDF. CENTRE FOR LOCAL PROSPERITY TOWN OF LOCKEPORT December 6th, 2021 1. Introduction  A. Summary  100-150 words that highlight the key takeaways from the Community Summary Report. Were there any issues, concerns, solutions or ideas that were talked about in multiple breakout groups and/or were strong themes in discussion of the full group? Did any general points of consensus emerge from the group?  The key takeaways and themes… Read More »Community Summary Report: Lockeport 1

Community Summary Report: Fredericton

Click to download the PDF. Community Partner name: Conservation Council of New Brunswick   Conversation date: 19 January 2022  1. Introduction  A. Summary  The Fredericton, NB Green Resilience conversation emphasized the opportunity to  respond to climate change by improving food and income security, housing  affordability and energy efficiency, and ensuring community input into decision making. The participants were unanimous that solving climate change requires Fredericton and the country transition to… Read More »Community Summary Report: Fredericton