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The Honourable Rod Phillips to Speak at AMO/M3RC's February 13 Municipal Forum on Waste Diversion

Notice for Municipal staff and elected officials on behalf of AMO & M3RC

On Wednesday, February 13, AMO and Municipal 3Rs Collaborative (M3RC), are hosting a 2019 Municipal Forum on the Waste-Free Ontario Act and other waste diversion topics. This notice provides new information for Municipal staff and elected officials about this event.

The Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks will join us as he reaffirms the government’s commitment under the made-in-Ontario environment plan to help protect our air, land and water, address litter and reduce waste, support Ontarians to continue to do their share to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help communities and families prepare for climate change.

AMO thanks those who have signed up to attend. If you haven't yet, please do it today as remaining seats are limited and in person registration closes tomorrow (Fri., Feb. 8). If you have signed up to attend in person and need to change, please inform the AMO event team today.

Meeting Details:

Meeting date/time: Wednesday, February 13th, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Location: Holiday Inn Yorkdale, 3450 Dufferin Street, Toronto: Map | www.hiyorkdale.com or by webcast

Register for the AMO/M3RC Municipal Forum

Register: Before February 8th for in person or up to February 13th for webcast
Participation: Exclusive - for Municipal Elected Officials & Municipal Staff
Cost: Free-of-charge for registered participants; continental breakfast, lunch and snacks provided
Cancellation: To cancel an in-person registration, please advise AMO's event team no later than Wednesday, February 6th to avoid a cost-recovery fee
Participation details: To be sent to all registrants on Tuesday, February 12th

Agenda

Introduction
Waste management landscape
New challenges in waste management
Remarks from the Minister of the Environment, Conservation & Parks
Update from the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority
Areas of change & planning for change
How to prepare & resources

Speakers*

Mac Bain, City of North Bay, Councillor and AMO Board of Directors
Mike Birett, CIF, Managing Director
Amber Crawford, AMO, Policy Advisor
Dave Gordon, AMO, Senior Advisor, Waste Diversion
David Miles, Halton Region, Manager of Waste Planning & Collection
Lindsay Milne, York Region, Manager, Sustainable Waste Management
Hon. Rod Phillips, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

*subject to change

Attending the Forum

Continental breakfast, lunch and snacks are provided
Holiday Inn Yorkdale is close to the intersection of Highways 400 & 401; also accessible by TTC, Greyhound & GO bus
Webcast is available for those who are unable to attend in person
If you signed up to attend in person but can't make it, please let AMO event team know today

Please direct enquiries about the Municipal Forum to:

Amber Crawford
Policy Advisor, Waste Diversion
email: acrawford@amo.on.ca
phone: (416) 971-9856 x 353

Dave Gordon
Senior Advisor, Waste Diversion
email: dgordon@amo.on.ca
phone: (416) 971-9856 x 371