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Thursday September 9, 2010

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Impact Through Understanding: Implications of the Assessment Report for Municipal Stakeholders

ASSESSMENT REPORT SESSIONS:

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - WASAGA BEACH

Wasaga Beach RecPlex, 1724 Mosley Street

OR

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - BEAVERTON

Beaverton Townhall, 397 Simcoe Street

Registration is now closed. If you are interested in attending, please send an email to swp@ourwatershed.ca

8:30 - 8:55am REGISTRATION
9:00am - 9:05am WELCOME, AGENDA REVIEW
9:05 am - 9:45am OPENING PLENARY: WHERE ARE WE NOW AND WHAT'S NEXT?

Don Goodyear, Director, Source Protection Planning, South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Region

  • Gain insight into the results of the Assessment Report & progress towards source water protection goals
  • Find out about threats to municipal drinking water sources
  • Learn about the highlights of the consultation process
9:45am - 10:15am CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS (2)

What, Where, How: Assessing Significant Threats

Larry Slomka, Source Protection Committee Member & Chair of Technical Working Group.
Ben Longstaff, Manager of Integrated Watershed Management, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

  • Gain insight into the technical results of the Assessment Report
  • Learn about the "top threats" in the region and the enumeration process
  • Review ongoing technical work

Fielding Questions, Providing Answers: Policy & Communication

Lynn Dollin, Chair, Source Protection Committee and Town of Innisfil Councillor
Chris Hibberd, Member, Planning Working Group & Director of Planning, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority

  • Review how threats were calculated
  • Gain strategies for explaining "significant threats" to the public
  • Discuss policy implications of the Assessment Report
10:15am - 10:30am BREAK
10:30am - 11:15am CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS CONTINUED
11:15am -11:45am CLOSING PLENARY: ROAD MAP TO 2012 - YORK REGION CASE STUDY

Erin Mahoney, Source Protection Committee Member & Commissioner of Environmental Services for the Regional Municipality of York
11:45am - 12:00pm CLOSING COMMENTS, EVALUATIONS, WRAP UP
12:00pm - 1:00pm LUNCH (optional)