The Clean Air Partnership (CAP)

Smog Summit 2006

GTA Smog Summit 2006 Proceedings

Toronto City Hall - Council Chambers
Wednesday, June 7, 2006: 9:00-11:15 am

Welcome from Toronto Mayor David Miller (2.1M MP3)

Province of Ontario Announcements

Provincial Minister – Minister of the Environment, Laurel Broten (4.7M MP3)
Provincial Minister – Minister of Transportation, Donna Cansfield (4.0M MP3)

Welcome from Enbridge Gas Distribution, - Lino Luison, Vice President, Opportunity Development (1.5M MP3)

Climate Change, Smog and Air Quality: Making the Connections– Eva Ligeti, Clean Air Partnership (1.66M PDF Presentation | (4.5M MP3)

Fresh Air Fair and Give Us Your Air Pollution Solution Essay Contest Winner DVD

Roundtable - Municipal Activities and Announcements – The role partnership has played in facilitating the implementation of actions that reduce energy use and improve air quality within their municipality.

Moderated by Cameron Smith (1.4M MP3)

Mayor Steve Parish – Town of Ajax (1.3M MP3)
Councillor Joan Lougheed – City of Burlington (1.4M MP3)
Mayor Marolyn Morrison – Town of Caledon (1.7M MP3)
Regional Councillor Colleen Jordon – Durham (1.4M MP3)
Councillor Wright – Halton Region (1.1M MP3)
Mayor Margaret Black – Township of King (1.7M MP3)
Councillor Erin Shapero – Town of Markham (1.3M MP3)
Councillor Tony Van Bynen – Town of Newmarket (1.6M MP3)
Mayor Ann Mulvale – Town of Oakville (1.5M MP3)
Mayor John Gray – City of Oshawa (1.2M MP3)
Councillor Annette Groves – Peel Region (1.2M MP3)
Mayor David Ryan – City of Pickering (1.8M MP3)
Regional Councillor Brenda Hogg – City of Richmond Hill (1.2M MP3)
Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone – City of Toronto (1.1 MP3)
Councillor Mario Ferri – City of Vaughan (1.2M MP3)
Regional Councillor Joyce Frustaglio – York Region (1.4M MP3)

Clean Air Day Award (1.9M MP3)

Closing Remarks, Adjournment of 2006 GTA Smog Summit, Upcoming Best Practices Exchange and Signing of Declaration (463K MP3)

Agenda for 2006 Best Practices Exchange

June 7th, 2006 Toronto City Hall – Council Chambers

Welcome to 2006 Smog Summit Best Practices Exchange by Toronto Councillor David Soknaki and Opening Ceremony – Indonesian Shadow Puppet Performance on Air Pollution and Partnerships (1.0M MP3)

Keynote address - Ralph Torrie, "The Eye of the Storm or the Eye of the Needle: The Challenge of Climate Change" (3.5M PDF Presentation | (15M MP3)

Air Pollution Partnerships

Greater Toronto Area Clean Air Council – Eva Ligeti, Clean Air Partnership and Co-Chair of GTA-CAC (9.5M PDF Presentation | 4.1M MP3)
US Cities for Climate Protection Campaign – ICLEI –Local Governments for Sustainability – Kim Lundgren (115K PDF Presentation | 4.3M MP3)
Clean Air, Cool Planet - Municipal and State Partnerships in the northeast United States – Christa Koehler (1.3M PDF Presentation | 3.1M MP3)
Q & A for Air Pollution Partnerships (2.0M MP3)

Best Practice Clean Air Plans: The role of clean air plans in encouraging the implementation of clean air actions

Canada Best Practice Clean Air Plan – Region of Waterloo, Ontario – Dr. Liana Nolan (168K PDF Presentation | 6.5M MP3)
United States Best Practice Clean Air Plan – St.Paul, Minnesota, Anne Hunt (2.7M PDF Presentation | 4.1M MP3)
Q & A Clean Air Plans (1.3M MP3)

June 8th, 2006 Toronto City Hall – Council Chambers

US Actions to Improve Air Quality - Brian McLean, US EPA (3.1M PDF Presentation | 7.1M MP3)

Best Practices for Financing Clean Air Actions

Federation of Canadian Municipalities – Partners for Climate Protection and Green Municipal Funds, Elizabeth Arnold (4.4M PDF Presentation | 5.6M MP3)
Municipal Revolving Funds – City of Toronto, Jim Kamstra; Toronto Atmospheric Fund, Philip Jessup (8.1M PDF Presentation | 2.5M MP3)
Financing Municipal Energy Efficiency Retrofits – Ann Arbour, Michigan, Dave Konkle (10.2M PDF Presentation | 7.3M MP3)

Energy Conservation in Ontario – Peter Love: Ontario's Chief Energy Conservation Officer (7.5M MP3)

Workshop # 1: Green Power Best Practices

Municipal Joint Purchasing of Green Power –Montgomery County, Maryland, Councillor George Leventhal (374K PDF Presentation | 3.2M MP3)
Production of Green Power - Toronto Exhibition Place, Diane Young (1.18M PDF Presentation | 6.7M MP3)
Bullfrog Power and Town of Caledon - Tom Heintzman and Sara Peckford (1.1M PDF Presentation | 3.7M MP3)
Q & A Green Power (3.9M MP3)

Workshop #2: Energy Efficiency Best Practices

Municipal Energy Efficiency Opportunities - Natural Resources Canada, Gilles Jean (907K PDF Presentation | 5.8M MP3)
LED Street Light Retrofit - City of Mississauga and Peel Region, John Clarke (380K PDF Presentation | 4.5M MP3)
ENERGY STAR Policy for New Residential Developments – East Gwillimbury, Mayor James Young (812K PDF Presentation | 4.7M MP3)
Q & A Mayor James Young - East Gwillimbury (1.0M MP3)
Residential Energy Conservation and Outreach Opportunities –
20/20 The Way to Clean Air, Kevin Haley York Region (401K PDF Presentation | 2.4M MP3)
Clean Air Foundation, Ersilia Serafini (11.2K PDF Presentation | 3.1M MP3)
Green$aver, Bill Whiting (46K PDF Presentation | 2.9M MP3)

Workshop # 3: Land Use and Transportation Best Practices

Markham Centre, Smart Growth; VIVA - Town of Markham, Jim Baird (8.7M PDF Presentation | 4.2M MP3)
Green Fleets and Diesel Retrofits - Meaford, Massachusetts, Kim Lundgren (3.7M MP3)
Employee Trip Reduction Program - Nortel Networks, Sharon Lewinson (3.6M PDF Presentation | 4.9M MP3)
Clean Roads, Clean Air – City of Toronto, Nazzareno Capano (46K PDF Presentation | 7.1M MP3)

Workshop # 4: Green Buildings and Green Spaces Best Practices

Green Roofs and Urban Heat Island Mitigation Measures – City of Chicago, Steve Walter (3.8M PDF Presentation | 5.1M MP3)
Conservation and Creation of Green Space – York Region, Sandra Malcic 1.9M PDF Presentation | 5.2M MP3)

Additional Best Practices not presented at Smog Summit 2006 389K Word Document