Symposium to explore sustainability issues.Building sustainable communities in Northern Ontario is this year's theme for the Symposium on the Economy and Environment of the Blue Sky Region, being held from May 10th to 11th, 2002 at Canadore College in North Bay. "There are a lot of people concerned about sustainability and are working very hard toward the sustainability of communities in Northern Ontario," says Peter Brown, organizer of the event. "We thought that a time for everyone to come together to share their ideas and talk about things would probably be a good idea." The topic of safe drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. , and economic and environmental challenges will be discussed. David McGuinty, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the National Round Table on the Environment and Economy, Gord Miller, environmental commissioner of Ontario The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario ("ECO") is an office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada. The Commissioner is a public servant and does not report to any single Ministry, but rather to the Legislature itself. and Jim Lopez, Tembec's executive vice-president, forest management, are among the roster of speakers lined up for the event. Topics of discussion will vary from depopulation DEPOPULATION. In its most proper signification, is the destruction of the people of a country or place. This word is, however, taken rather in a passive than an active one; we say depopulation, to designate a diminution of inhabitants, arising either from violent causes, or the want of of the North to the advantages and challenges brought forth by globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation . Other themes include: wise use of resources, First Nations' initiatives, energy use, aquatic and terrestrial resources and youth perspectives. |
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