The latest online Climate Action Community Meeting was held on Earth Day, April 22nd. Titled “Youth Speak Out for Climate Action in Our City,” it was an energizing and informative virtual meeting covering a variety of environmental topics and featuring calls to action from students in the Eco Club at Stratford District Secondary School.
The event was organized by the Eco Club at the invitation of the Energy & Environment Advisory Committee of the City of Stratford who managed the logistics for the virtual meeting hosted on Zoom and also live streamed on Facebook. It was co-sponsored by Climate Momentum.
The students have compiled their calls to action and sources for their presentations into a helpful resource. For more information and news, follow the SDSS Eco Club on Instagram.
The video of the meeting is below, featuring the following speakers:
02:15 – Teacher Christine Ritsma on Eco Club initiatives at Stratford District Secondary School
Student Presentations
10:40 – Rachael Sheildrop and Kashish Dhanoa – Waste
16:25 – Joelle Wiebe – Transportation
19:55 – Chris Rouse and Sammie Orr – Urban Sprawl
26:30 – Camille Ditty and Maria Gheorghe – Reforestation
Guest Speakers
33:25 – Quin Mallott, Parks and Forestry Manager, City of Stratford
43:00 – Marianne van den Heuvel from Stratford Perth Tree Trust
56:05 – Questions & Answers
Upcoming Climate Action Community Meetings
Mark your calendar for the May and June virtual community meetings the Energy & Environment Advisory Committee is organizing:
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On Wednesday, May 26, the speaker will be Eric Miller, an economist and educator focussed on sustainability metrics, models and policy. He is a member of the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University and is a David Suzuki Fellow.
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On Tuesday, June 8, the Stratford Field Naturalists and the Upper Thames Conservation Authority will present a panel on invasive species, how to locate and to control them with guest speaker, Jay Ebel, Forestry and Habitat Restoration Technician.