2010

   
 
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Planet Friendly Calendar  – Green Events in Canada
  March 8 - International Women's Day
   
   
 
- only available in French  
 
 
 

February 19 - March 18, Forest Acadien, A collection of works by Caitlin Wilson, PinUp Gallery, 140 Botsford St (Aberdeen Centre), Moncton 

March 1 - April 2, 7 pm, CinÉveil: Engagement by Film, Université de Moncton, Moncton, Symbiose and U de M Sociocultural Services, in collaboration with the NFB

March 9, 7 - 9 pm, Town Hall Meeting on the proposed sale of NB Power assets, with Dr. Yves Gagnon, K.C. Irving Chair on Sustainable Development, Riverview Lions Community Centre
701 Coverdale Road, Riverview, Conservation Council of NB, Common Front for Social Justice and Moncton and District Labour Council, Information: (506) 389-9818

March 9, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Educating for Change: Sustainability Education Alliance of New Brunswick Conference, Killarney Lake Lodge, 1600 St. Mary's Street, Fredericton, Contact Raissa Marks, Education and Outreach Programs Coordinator, (506) 855-4144, nben@nben.ca  

March 9, 16 & 23, 6 -8:30pm, Organic Gardening 101, with Rowena Hopkins, CSNN, 1201 Mountain Road, Suite 205 (in the Wedgewood Building), Moncton, for all 3 classes: Students $85, Non-Students $115, Contact: rowena.hopkins@consultant.com or (902) 542-0324. 

March 11, 4:30-6:30 pm, **Jazz ‘n Green** - Fredericton’s green social hour!,  James Joyce Irish Pub in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 659 Queen Street, Fredericton, Info: Raissa Marks, Education and Outreach Programs Coordinator, New Brunswick Environmental Network, (506) 855-4144, nben@nben.ca  

March 11, Bottle Water Free Day

March 11, 6:30 pm, Screening of FRESH - the movie, The Moncton Press Club Ltd., 160 Assomption Blvd. Moncton, RSVP to Zaheera Denath: zeddenath@gmail.com 

March 14, KWRC Water and Willows Day, Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee, Millstream Rec Center, Sussex, Contact Ben Whalen (506) 433-4394

March 15, Deadline - Be part of Otesha’s Bike Team!, Contact the Otesha Project, (613) 237-6065, info@otesha.ca

March 15, Deadline - Enter the Everyday Heroes Film Competition, Contact Reid Bodley, Earth Day Canada, Communications Coordinator, reid@earthday.ca or 1.888.283.2784, ext. 201

March 16, 7 p.m, Update on the New Brunswick Coastal Zone Protection Policy, with Mr. Robert Capozi, Coastal and Marine Planner, NB Department of Environment, Blanche Bourgeois School in Cocagne, Science room, 2nd floor. School entrance from Route 535. The presentation will be mostly French with English summaries. Info: Jocelyne Gauvin - Pays de Cocagne Sustainable Development Group (506) 576-8247

March 16-17, Quebec 8th Environmental Technologies Fair, Centre des congrès de Québec, Quebec, QC (514) 270-7110 or steq2010@reseau-environnement.com

March 17, 12 - 1pm, Reduction of habitat areas on New Brunswick's public land (including Deer Wintering Areas), Conserver House, 180 St. John St. Fredericton, Fredericton Forest Action Brown Bag Lunch Series, For more info: forest@conservationcouncil.ca 

March 17, 12-1pm, Program Evaluation – Not Rocket Science: An overview for NGOs, Saint John Volunteer Centre, 66 Waterloo Street, Training Room Suite 224, Saint John, (506) 658-1555 or training@nb.aibn.com

March 17, 7-9 pm, How Rivers and Forests Can Help Us in a Time of Climate Change, a public presentation by Roberta Clowater, Village of Sussex Corner Office, 1067 Main Street, Sussex Corner, (506) 433-4394, or visit www.cpawsnb.org 

March 17-18, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Effective Presentations, Fredericton, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

March 18, 8.30am-4.30pm, Planning for Success: Designing Effective Environmental Education Programs, Matheson Room, Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club, 192 Prince Albert Road, Dartmouth NS, Contact Rebecca McQuaid, Environment Canada, (902) -3718 or rebecca.mcquaid@ec.gc.ca

March 18, Deadline to apply for Premier’s Awards for Energy Efficiency, Efficiency NB, Shannon Brittany, 1-866-643-8833 

March 19, 9am - 4pm, The Importance of Bees in this Place: Pollination Issues in the Maritimes, Hotel Beausejour, Moncton , Contact Leah Anstis, Local Food Campaign Coordinator, Conservation Council, (506) 458-8747, homegrown@conservationcouncil.ca

March 20, 11 am - 1 pm, SAVE NB POWER RALLY, N.B. Legislature, Fredericton, Contact connect@nbpowernotforsale.com  

March 25, 6th Annual Sustainability and Environmental Research Symposium, Dalhousie University's Elizabeth May Chair in Sustainability and Environmental Health, Contact Hayley Paquette, (902) 494-7881, hayley.paquette@dal.ca

March 25, Deadline to comment on Substance Profiles and Voluntary Questionnaires for Batch 11 of the Chemical Substances Challenge. Contact: DSL Surveys Coordinator Chemicals Management Plan at 1-888-228-0530 or at DSL.surveyco@ec.gc.ca 

March 26-27, Green Roots Symposium, Halifax, NS, the Nova Scotia Environment Network, Environment Department and Department of Education, Sam Juru (NSEN/SENSE), or  esd_novascotia@lsf-lst.ca, (902)454-6846, or Joliene Stockley (NSE) stockljl@gov.ns.ca, (902) 424-6261

March 26-27, Inaugural Atlantic Canada W.A.T.E.R.* Symposium and Planning Forum, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, NS, $20 for students & NGOs, $30 others, Contact Theresa Osborne at tosborne@nsac.ca or (902) 893-6710

March 26-28, Fri 7pm to Sun 1pm, Radical Spirituality – Radical Simplicity: A weekend retreat with Jim Merkel, Contact Margaret Tusz-King, Program Director, Tatamagouche Centre, NS 1-800-218-2220

March 27, Earth Hour 2010

March 29-30, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Stepping into Supervision, Fredericton, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

March 31, Deadline to comment on Draft Screening Assessment Reports and Risk Management Scope Documents for Batch 8 of the Chemical Substances Challenge, Substances Management Information Line, Chemicals Management Plan, 1-800-567-1999,
substances@ec.gc.ca

April 19, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Assertive Supervision and Delegation, Fredericton, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

April 19-22, People’s World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth’s Rights, Cochabamba, Bolivia

April 20-21, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Assertive Communication, Fredericton, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

April 27-28, 5th Annual, Renewable Energy Conference, Powering Investments, Commonwealth Rooms Westin NS Hotel, Halifax, NS, $575.00 prior to March 11th, $625.00 prior to April 26th, Contact Shera-Lee Kerr, (902) 576-5383, Sheralee@energyconsultant.ca

April 28-29, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Effective Presentations (session in French), Bathurst, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

April 29, Reliable Fundraising in Unreliable Times with Kim Klein, Location TBA, $65, United Way of Halifax Region  

April 29-30, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Writing Skills Refresher, Fredericton, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

April 30 - May 2, Fundraising: Building Renewable Income Streams, with Kim Klein, the internationally renowned fundraiser and author of Fundraising for Social Change, Tatamagouche Centre, NS, $595, Contact Steve Law, Social Transformation Program Coordinator, Tatamagouche Centre, 1 (800) 218-2220, tatacent@tatacentre.ca  

May 5-6, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Stepping into Supervision: part 1, (session in French), Bathurst, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

May 5-7, Environmental Regulations, UNB College of Extended Learning, Saint-John, 995$, 506 453-3503

May 12-13, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Leading and Coaching Individuals and Teams, Fredericton, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

May 14, Deadline - Submissions to consultation on new Marine Protected Areas, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, (902) 426-4215 or MaritimesMPAs@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

May 15, all day, Give Your Stuff Away Day, on your curb, World-Wide. Contact: Mike at 585 749-5107

May 18, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Conducting Effective Meetings (session in French), Bathurst, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

May 18-19, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Project Management, Fredericton, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

May 19-20, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Conflict Resolution, Fredericton, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

May 30, 10 am - 5 pm, Maritime Green Living Expo, Saint John Trade & Convention Centre, Hilton Saint John, One Market Square, Saint John, Contact Terri-Ann Cormier, Owner/Manager, Naturally for Life - the eco store, Rothesay, (506) 848-0044, naturallyforlife@bellaliant.com

June 2-3, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Conflict Resolution, (session in French), Bathurst, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

June 2-13, Ecosystem Approaches to Health (Ecohealth), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Contact Mélanie Lemire, CoPEH-Canada, CINBIOSE, copeh-can@uqam.ca

June 6-11, Dialogue towards Peaceful Change: Community Conflit mediation,  Tatamagouche Centre, NS, $925, Contact Steve Law, Social Transformation Program Coordinator, Tatamagouche Centre, 1 (800) 218-2220,  tatacent@tatacentre.ca

June 9-10, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Working Effectively with People, Fredericton, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

June 16-17, Workshop - Delivering on the Blueprint: Stepping into Supervision: part 2 (session in French), Bathurst, $50, RSVP to Community Non-Profit Organizations Secretariat, 1-888-295-4545

June 23, Deadline - Comments on substance profiles and questionnaire for Batch 12 of Chemical Substances Challenge, Environment Canada, 1-800-567-1999, DSL.surveyco@ec.gc.ca

June 28-July 2, Leadership Crucible: Foundations for Social Change, Tatamagouche Centre, NS, $595, Contact Steve Law, Social Transformation Program Coordinator, Tatamagouche Centre, 1 (800) 218-2220, tatacent@tatacentre.ca   

June 28 - July 2, Mi'kmaw Language Instititue, Tatamagouche Centre, NS, $900, Contact Steve Law, Social Transformation Program Coordinator, Tatamagouche Centre, 1 (800) 218-2220, tatacent@tatacentre.ca  

August 8 - 13, Tatamagouche Model of Education, Design and Leadership, Tatamagouche Centre, NS, $725, Contact Steve Law, Social Transformation Program Coordinator, Tatamagouche Centre, 1 (800) 218-2220, tatacent@tatacentre.ca  

September 17-19, Canadian Environmental Network's 2010 Annual General Assembly and Conference, Conserving Biodiversity Pays: The Values of Ecosystem Services, Montréal, QC, Contact (613) 728-9810, info@cen-rce.org

October 29 - 31, Collaborative by Design, Tatamagouche Centre, NS, $395, Contact Steve Law, Social Transformation Program Coordinator, Tatamagouche Centre, 1 (800) 218-2220, tatacent@tatacentre.ca

 

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