His engagement: The thing that motivates him is his hometown of Calgary, Alberta. He does not want to see the community get left behind by the transition just because of a lack of foresight, vision or the courage to recognize that a change is coming to an otherwise pretty comfy level of existence. According to him, although it's a roller coaster economy that is married very tightly to oil and gas in Alberta, there are also enormous opportunities specifically in this province

His Advocacy: Dan has developed a unique model to transform public transportation by engaging students to increase public transit ridership. He was involved in the implementation of the Transit High School Bus Pass Program in Kingston, ON which won a 2018 Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Sustainable Communities Award. About me: I have a background in commerce, strategic sustainability, and complex systems, and I am driven by my concern for the environment. My p

The National Climate League (NCL) is a yearly project of Climate Reality Project Canada (CRPC). We bring volunteers across the country together to collect open data on a set of sustainability indicators relating to Canadian municipalities--things like kilometers of bike lanes, transit ridership, waste diversion rates, housing affordability, climate targets and more! Together, we organize that data into the National Climate League Standings, published in March every year. Volu

Climate Reality Canada Team Profile About me: Originally from Saskatoon, I now live in Winnipeg on Treaty 1 territory. I have a master's degree in natural resource management from the University of Manitoba, and a background in research, organizing and advocacy, and food sovereignty. Past experiences include leading community-based conversations across Canada on the connections between climate change and income insecurity with the Green Resilience Project, and contributing to

Saturday Spotlight Series About me: I grew up in Ontario, and I have been living in Nova Scotia for the last 4 years. I have a combined honours degree in Environmental Sciences and Contemporary Studies, with a minor in Sustainability. During my studies, I specialized in environmental education, mapping equitable transportation systems and analyzing the manifestation of fear and collective action during the climate crisis. For me, it is important to always figure out ways to