Elmvale Foundation Event Presentations
About this original series
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# Episodes
21 episodes -
Rating
TV-G
Episodes of Elmvale Foundation Event Presentations
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Restoring the Flow: Towards a New Canadian Water...
Bob Sandford is the EPCOR Chair of the Canadian Partnership Initiative in support of United Nations "Water for Life" Decade. This national partnership initiative aims to advance long-term water quality and availability issues in response to climate change in this country and abroad. In this capacity, Bob also sits on the Advisory Committee for the prestigious Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy. Bob is also the Director of the Western Watersheds Climate Research Collaborative, a not-...
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Release date
Mar 30, 2011
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Runtime
48:40
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Sustainability of Municipal Water Supplies: The ...
James Gordon is the co-founder of the Wellington Water Watchers, a group based in Guelph ON that has had a major impact on water stewardship, promoting tap water, monitoring the water taking activities of the nearby Nestle Water Bottling plant, and initiating their ground-breaking Message In The Bottle Campaign that by next year will place 40,000 refillable stainless steel water bottles in the hands of students across the county. Nationally known as a singer-songwriter, playwright, director, p...
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Release date
Mar 30, 2011
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Runtime
30:50
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Awards Ceremony
The Awards Ceremony from the 2010 Elmvale Water Festival.
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Release date
Mar 30, 2011
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Runtime
22:32
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Taking Responsibility for the Water: Anishinaabe...
Presentation at the Site 41 Symposium 2010. Shelley Essaunce is from Beausoleil First Nation, an Anishinabe community in Georgian Bay. ; She works for Parks Canada as the Aboriginal Affairs Manager for the Northern Prairies Field Unit in both Prince Albert and Elk Island National Parks. As an inter-generational survivor of the residential school system, Shelley reclaims the losses that occurred during this traumatic time in Canada’s history by going forward with teachings that served her ances...
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Release date
Feb 15, 2011
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Runtime
24:21
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Shoulder to Shoulder
Presentation at the Site 41 Symposium 2010. Elizabeth Brass Elson resides in Cedar Point, Ontario with her family and is a member of Beausoleil First Nation. She works for her company Seventh Generation Resource Management Inc. as an Aboriginal Resource Technician, Licensed Crown Scaler, and Certified Seed and Cone Collector. She is also a Williams Treaty First Nation Archaeological Liaison. Her company has participated in forestry development and training, insect and disease surveys, ; harves...
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Release date
Feb 15, 2011
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Runtime
35:53
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The Politics of Water
Presentation at the Site 41 Symposium 2010. Peggy Beckenridge, is formerly Mayor of Tiny Township and a County Councillor on the Simcoe County Council sitting on several committees and boards including the Severn Sound Environmental Association as well as the Severn Sound Sustainability Committee. Her career has spanned from a high school teacher to a successful business including sales and marketing positions to launching her own business. Peggy has also conducted courses and provided coachin...
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Release date
Dec 25, 2010
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Runtime
53:04
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The stopping of a political done deal
Presentation at the Site 41 Symposium 2010. Stephen R. Ogden, originally from Midland, was raised on the shores of Georgian Bay. After working for Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Stephen became a utility subcontractor for Bell Canada and continues to remain self-employed. ; Steve was instrumental in stopping the creation of Site 41 by extensively researching the political background using the Freedom of Information Act. His investigative research galvanized the community and generated county-wide s...
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Release date
Dec 19, 2010
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Runtime
41:32
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Dumping Dump Site 41 - a huge victory in Tiny To...
Presentation at the Site 41 Symposium 2010. Peter Rosenthal has been Professor of Mathematics at the University of Toronto since 1967. ; His interest in law stems from his interest in social justice. After a long career as a paralegal, he was called to the bar in 1992. He has acted in a wide variety of cases, including many in which he worked with protestors such as those opposing Dump Site 41.
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Release date
Dec 19, 2010
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Runtime
21:49
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One Small Church Involved In One Large Issue
Presentation at the Site 41 Symposium 2010. Rev. David Black, of Ebenezer United Church in Tay Township, has a long history of involvement in community issues at the congregational level in churches where he has served for the past 35 years. He became involved with Dump Site 41 in February, 2009 after he was appointed pastor of a very small United Church congregation within 10 kilometres of the site. Although the congregation had been involved since the beginning of this concern a quarter of a...
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Release date
Dec 19, 2010
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Runtime
17:22
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The lessons learned from doing what is right
Presentation at the Site 41 Symposium 2010. Garfield Dunlop has been the Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Simcoe North since June 1999 and has served in various positions, most currently the P.C. Critic for Community Safety and Correctional Services. He has been involved in politics since 1980 when he was elected as councilor for the Village of Coldwater. From there, he was made Reeve of the Village, and then after restructuring, Deputy Mayor of the Township of Severn as well ...
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Release date
Dec 19, 2010
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Runtime
23:19
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