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Planning for Risks under a Changing Climate

3 May 2013 

Sponsored by the Province of Prince Edward Island, the Government of Canada and the University of Prince Edward Island

Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) Lecture Theatre A, University of Prince Edward Island

8:30 Introduction and background for the session – Erin Taylor, PEI Dept of Environment, Labour and Justice
8:45 Welcome – Shauna Sullivan Curley, Deputy Minister, PEI Dept of Environment, Labour and Justice (invited); Robert Gilmour Jr., Vice-President Research, University of Prince Edward Island (invited)
9:00 City of Charlottetown Waterfront Planning – Hope Parnham, City of Charlottetown
9:30 How we can use Planning Tools to Engage the Community in Planning for Resiliency – Sebastien Doiron, Beaubassin Planning Commission, New Brunswick
10:00 Planning for Climate Change Adaptation – Penny Henneberry, Planner, Municipality of the County of Cumberland, Nova Scotia
10:30  break
11:00 From Culverts to Roads to Bridges – the need to plan for infrastructure at Risk – Patrick Mazerolle, New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
11:30 Storm Water, Sanitary Sewers and Infrastructure – Serge Dupuis, Town of Dieppe, New Brunswick
12:00 – Assessing Risks for Vulnerable Infrastructure – Jacques Paynter, AMEC Consulting
12:30 Lunch
13:30 A Tool to Assess Coastal Infrastructure Relevant to the Fishing & Aquaculture Industries in ACAS Study Areas – Vincent Leys, CBCL Limited
14:00 Climate Change Videos – Ben Phillips, Fundy Biosphere Reserve
15:00 Concluding Remarks – Adam Fenech, Climate Research Lab, University of Prince Edward Island