JOIN US to celebrate
and discuss the 6th edition
OCTOBER 3, 2024 - noon ET / 9am pt
Join us on October 3rd for a webinar marking the launch of the National Climate League (NCL) report, a volunteer-driven survey of climate plans, targets, policies, and programs for 53 municipalities across Canada.
This past year, 51 volunteers dove deep into local plans, reports, dashboards, and meeting minutes to gather data assessing their municipality on 23 climate policy indicators and 5 outcome indicators. The survey included municipalities from all 10 provinces, ranging from small towns to large cities.
Our Guests
We're excited to discuss how community-led advocacy can bring about the climate action we need at the municipal level.
Andrea Reimer
Former Councillor, City of Vancouver, and Adjunct Professor of Practice at UBC's School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Andrea Reimer is a long-time community organizer working to advance economic, social and environmental justice. In 2002 she was elected to the Vancouver School Board, and then to three terms on the Vancouver City Council where she led the Greenest City initiative and was instrumental in making Vancouver the first major city in the Americas to commit to 100% renewable energy.
From 2008 to 2018 Andrea was appointed to the Metro Vancouver Regional District, helped found the BC Municipal Climate Leadership Council, and was vice chair of the national Green Municipal Fund.
Andrea received a Loeb Fellowship at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. She founded Tawâw Strategies, teaches about power at University of British Columbia, and is the lead designer for Simon Fraser University’s new Climate Action Certificate program.
Andrea is a director of TransLink, elected to the World Future Council, sits on the BC climate solutions council, and has sat on the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Steering Committee. She has received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee award and the World Green Building Council Chairman’s award.
Margo Sheppard
Councillor, Ward 1, City of Fredericton (New Brunswick)
Margo Sheppard is a graduate of the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Waterloo. She began her environmental planning and conservation
career serving in the ON Provincial Government ministries of Transportation and Environment with the title of Senior Environmental Planner responsible for land use and municipal servicing policies, pollution prevention and Cabinet submissions.
For 20 years, Margo worked at the Nature Trust of New Brunswick, a provincial non-profit land conservation organization, serving as Executive Director for 14 of those years. In 2021 she was elected to City Council in Fredericton. Margo chairs the Preservation Review Board for the City of Fredericton and is vice-chair of the Environmental Stewardship Committee. She is an activist on energy, climate and forestry issues and a Governor with the National Trust for Canada.
Her latest endeavour has been working with the talented staff of Climate Reality Project Canada to start a functioning --and effective--Climate Hub in Fredericton, NB.
Mairin Loewen
Councillor, Ward 7, City of Sasktatoon (Saskatchewan)
Mairin Loewen was first elected to Council in 2011, and was re-elected in 2012, 2016, and 2020. She grew up in Ward 7 and attended school there before moving to Ottawa to attend University. Mairin has a B.A. in Political Science (Carleton University) and a M.A. in Political Studies (University of Saskatchewan).
Mairin is a co-founder and active volunteer with Girls Rock Saskatoon, and has also volunteered with CFCR Community Radio, the Open Door Society, and the Heart of the City Piano Program. In her spare time she likes playing music and sports. Mairin lives in Ward 7 with her partner and son.
