Caring Sustainably for Saskatchewan webinar series – you’re invited!

Dear friends,

We hope this message finds you well in these trying times. We know these past several weeks have been overwhelming, and that people have been focused on adapting and looking after their communities and loved ones. We’ve also seen that this pandemic has shifted the way many people think about the climate crisis and our capacity to meet the challenge. We look forward to discussing this going forward! For right now we are extending an invitation to an upcoming webinar series that we are pleased to be sponsoring.

Communities Inspired for Environmental Acton has led the organizing effort for this exciting webinar series exploring approaches to addressing climate change across our province, in urban and rural settings and in a variety of sectors. Every Tuesday and Thursday from May 12 to June 16 there will be a noon-hour presentation featuring 1-2 presentations from a variety of experts, as well as a chance to ask questions and have a conversation. Participants may join via Zoom (registration required) or watch streams on YouTube or Facebook, courtesy of the Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES). You can find details and registration at the link below, along with a schedule for the series. We hope you’ll join us as we explore what people in the province have been doing and where opportunities exist to take things much further!

Details & registration: environmentalsociety.ca/events/2020-webinar-series/
* Note that the webinars will also be recorded

This series is co-sponsored by SES, us at CJS, and the Saskatoon Peace Coalition.

#1 – Tuesday, May 12
Climate change update & strategies for reducing SK’s GHG emissions
Speaker: Peter Prebble

#2 – Thursday, May 14
The Low Emissions Community Plan: Saskatoon’s mitigation strategy
Speaker: Hilary Carlson
Sustainability at Saskatoon Light & Power
Speakers: Ross Elliott & M.D. Mohoshin

#3 – Tuesday, May 19
Urban planning strategies that reduce GHG emissions
Speaker: Robert Patrick
A Just Transition from fossil fuels in Saskatchewan
Speakers: Hayley Carlson & Justin Fisher

#4 – Thursday, May 21
Electric vehicles & charging stations
Speaker: Jason Cruickshank
Alternative fuels & vehicles
Speaker: Mike Sulatisky

#5 – Tuesday, May 26
PACE: Understanding the power of unlimited green capital
Speaker: Brian Scott
Passivhaus: How to create comfortable, healthy, net-zero energy buildings
Speaker: Michael Nemeth

#6 – Thursday, May 28
Low cost energy savings through operations & maintenance
Speaker: Angie Bugg
Energy Efficiency: A look at faith community buildings
Speaker: Stephen Collette

#7 – Tuesday, June 2
Prairie Resilience: Implementation update
Speaker: Christine Markel

#8 – Thursday, June 4
Saskatchewan farms
Speakers: Darrin Qualman & Margret Asmuss

#9 – Tuesday, June 9
Projects of First Nations Power Authority & Indigenous communities
Speaker: Jenna Gall
Electricity generation in SK
Speaker: Bob Halliday

#10 – Thursday, June 11
What governments & other institutions can do to reduce SK’s GHG emissions
Speaker: Mark Bigland-Pritchard

#11 – Tuesday, June 16
The role of faith communities in climate change
Speakers: Panel, TBA