Events

Sustainable Transportation Webinars

Over the next three months, a series of webinars on sustainable transportation will be available at no cost for the first 85 Canadian participants. The sessions will be paid for by Transport Canada's Urban Transportation Showcase Program. The January 27th webinar will provide an introduction to the Urban Transportation Emissions Calculator, aweb-based tool that estimates greenhouse gas and criteria air contaminant emissions from urban transportation. The February 3rd session will feature the Canadian “Walkability Roadshow”, which aims to engage communities of all sizes in promoting walking. Finally, the March 3rd session will feature a case study on the TravelSmart pilots conducted in six different Vancouver neighbourhoods with differing urban environments and levels of transit service. For more details and to register for these webinars, please visit www.webinars.cullbridge.com.

5th World Environmental Education Congress

The 5th World Environmental Education Congress, which will be taking place in Montréal from May 10-14 2009, is now accepting registrations online. Intended for all educators and actors in environmental education, the Congress will examine contributions that environmental education can make towards the development of relationships amongst different spheres of understanding at a critical period in Earth’s history. Keynote speakers for the event include Stephen Lewis, Riccardo Petrella and Adriana Victoria Puiggrós. Advance registration at a reduced price will be possible until February 15th. Please visit http://www.5weec.uqam.ca/EN/ for more information.

The Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN) facilitates networking and communication between more than 600 ENGOs, concerned citizens and government departments working to Protect the Earth and Promote Ecologically Sound Ways of Life. To make a submission for the next edition of the e-bulletin, to subscribe or to share your feedback, please send an email to bulletin@cen-rce.org. Submissions should be written in English and French, be issue-specific*, include contact information or a relevant website address, and have a body content less than 100 words in length. The deadline for sending your submissions is Mondays at 11:00am. * The RCEN is a non-partisan organization and does not take political positions on environmental issues. With the exception of relevant environmental publications, we will not post announcements for businesses or for-profit enterprises.