ESP Team: Councillor Bonnie Littley; Michelle Pongracz, City of Pickering;
Margo Sloan, OPG; Mary Williams, TRCA; Dave Johnson, Ajax Pickering
Board of Trade; Renee Michaud, City of Pickering; Vicki Puterbough, TRCA;
Tricia Harvey, Resident Volunteer; Arnold Mostert, City of Pickering;
Bob Hester, Durham SustainAbility; John Earley, PESCA;
FEATURE TOPIC
2nd Annual
Environmental Leadership Forum, 2010
Make Everyday Earth Day
Community driven projects and the fulfilling
spirit of volunteerism are the heart of our community
Environmental Stewardship Pickering (ESP) hosted its second annual Environmental Leadership Forum in March. Over 70 particpants enjoyed a keynote address from John Hall, The Natural Step (thenaturalstep.org) and a set of workshops on topics to help residents and local groups take on community projects, or reduce their own ecological footprint.
Councillor Littley’s message at the Forum:
“When I initiated Environmental Stewardship Pickering, my goal was to get residents to think globally, and act locally. One of the objectives with the forum was to demystify environmental stewardship and remove the intimidation factor. We’re there as a network and a resource. Everyday people can become leaders by doing simple things like organizing a community clean up or a tree planting.”
Send your events or get involved by contacting stewardship@cityofpickering.com or Councillor Littley at 905.420.0667, blittley@rogers.com
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