It’s almost time for the Fall Lecture season to begin. Here are some upcoming ones you might want to put in your calendar:
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A Special Lecture from the SFU City Program and SFU Urban Studies: Dr. Brad Pettitt, Mayor of Fremantle, Australia
Creating Carbon Neutral Cities Down Under – Reflections on climate change and sustainability from Australia.
Dr Brad Pettitt’s talk will explain Fremantle’s recent sustainability journey and how community support was nurtured and harnessed towards this goal despite a lack of leadership on climate change at the national level. Dr Pettitt will explain the key sustainability projects the city of Fremantle has embarked on including the City of Fremantle’s recently installed solar PV array which was the largest in Western Australia. He will also explain proposed future sustainability initiatives. His talk will also reflect on global sustainability and climate change debates from an Australian perspective and the connection with US and international policy.
Dr Brad Pettitt was elected Mayor of the City of Fremantle in Western Australia in 2009. He has been a Councillor at the City of Fremantle since 2005 where he chaired the Urban Development Advisory Committee amongst others. Before being elected Mayor, Dr Pettitt was Associate Professor and Dean of School of Sustainability at Murdoch University. His teaching and research areas include sustainable development, international aid, climate change policy, and local sustainability planning.
Limited seating. Reservations here.
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Another Public Salon from Sam Sullivan’s Golbal Civic Forum on Thursday, September 23 from 7:30 to 9 pm at the Playhouse Theatre, featuring speakers such as the Chief Justice of British Columbia Lance Finch, Prof. Bill Rees [developer of the Ecological Foot Print concept], Dr. Nicole Aube [international aid worker], Prof. Max Cynader [head of Brain Research Center], along with a few others.
And this time there will be an extended period of time to have informal discussions with the presenters after the Public Salon.
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It’s “Wild Salmon Month” in Vancouver. And the False Creek Watershed Society will take you for a walk to celebrate.
The 3rd annual LOST STREAMS & HISTORY Walks starts on September 11 with a tour by Bryn Davidson, who explains the St. George’s Creek and Daylighting Proposal – a talk about the past, present and the future of this stream.
There are seven more. Go for details – and to sign up – here.
