Welcome to the Home Page of the BC & Yukon Chapter of the Air and Waste Management Association's (A&WMA) Pacific Northwest International Section (PNWIS). The Chapter serves the Province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, excluding Vancouver Island.
Upcoming Events
Luncheon Talks
Our 2009-2010 talk line-up is still in development, and we will post further details on the talks as they become available. Note that there will not be a talk in October 2009, due to the Land Use, Transportation & Air Quality workshop (see below), and there will not be a talk in February 2010 due to the Winter Olympics.
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Thursday Sept 17, 2009
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Carbon and Renewable Energy Markets
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Thursday Nov 19, 2009
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Roger Quan (Metro Vancouver)
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Air Quality Implications of Metro Vancouver's Solid Waste Management Planning
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Thursday Jan 21, 2010
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Alex Carr (Climate Registry)
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The Climate Registry
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Thursday Mar 18, 2010
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Sarah Yada Seto (BC Hydro)
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Power Smart sustainabile communities (community engagement, energy planning, & district energy focus)
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If you would like to be notified about upcoming luncheons and other chapter events, please sign-up for the BC & Yukon Chapter e-mail list. If you're not on our email list, but would like to attend one of our luncheons, please email us directly.
Social Events
Environmental Professionals Mixer - November 26, 2009
Elephant and Castle (385 Burrard St), Vancouver, BCThe BC & Yukon Chapter are holding an Environmental Professionals Mixer starting at 5:30PM on November 26, 2009 at the Elephant and Castle in downtown Vancouver. The goal of the event is to provide an opportunity for future, young, and seasoned environmental professionals to mingle in a casual environment. For further information or to RSVP, please email us directly.
Past Events
Please see our Past Event Archive for details of past chapter luncheon talks, tours, socials events and conferences.
Recent Conferences
Land Use, Transportation & Air Quality: Making Healthier Decisions - October 27, 2009
Hilton Vancouver Metrotown, Burnaby, BCThe A&WMA BC & Yukon Chapter, BC Lung Association, Fraser Basin Council and several other partners were proud to host this workshop. It was designed to facilitate an ongoing, active dialogue between municipal and regional planners, transportation engineers, health experts, air quality professionals and decision-makers and foster effective collaboration and the implementation of healthier, air quality-friendly decisions.
Please view the workshop’s program and presentation PDFs here.
This page was last updated November 24, 2009.