Resilience and Innovation in Waterfront Communities

April 11, 2024

1:00 pm — 3:00 pm EST

Virtual Event

Resilience and Innovation in Waterfront Communities

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The Community Solutions Network is a program of Evergreen designed to help communities build service area capacity and improve the lives of residents using data and connected technology approaches. This program is funded by the Government of Canada.
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The Community Solutions Network invites you to join us for an insightful webinar centered on harnessing data and technology to shape resilient public spaces and waterfronts in Ontario. Discover innovative tools and practices driving climate resilience, localized engagement, and community development. Throughout this webinar, you will:

  • Hear from other communities about innovative climate-resilient technologies being implemented across their waterfronts and their respective successes and challenges.
  • Learn more about tools and resources available to kick-start climate-resilient projects in your community.
  • Explore how data and technology could be utilized to evaluate and enhance the climate-preparedness of public spaces and waterfronts in your community.

Speaker List:

Nicole Yardy, Climate Change Specialist – Town of Collingwood, Ontario 

Aaron Barter, Director of Innovation and Sustainability – Waterfront Toronto 

Camille Leblanc, National Lake Blitz Program Coordinator – Living Lakes Canada


*Learn more about the presentation themes on the Registration page!

Floor Presentations

We’d like to hear from you if you have a project you’d like to share at this event. These projects can include but are not limited to:

  • Municipalities conducting/planning a relevant project that they’d like feedback on or are seeking support on.
  • Organizations/Technology agencies promoting their data/tech services and programs for municipalities to partner with on developing climate-resilient infrastructure.

For more information on how you can get involved, please reach out to Juan Rueda at jrueda@evergreen.ca

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