The Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) advocates for the renewable energy sector in Ontario, helping to develop electrical power generation projects with communities at the helm, rather than major corporations. OSEA is organizing its 2nd Community Power conference in November (15-16), in Toronto and we are partnering with like-minded organizations to promote the growth of renewable and sustainable energy in Ontario and across Canada. The advent of Ontario's Green Energy Act (GEA) in 2009 was groundbreaking legislation in Canada, enabling smaller power generators to get involved in the electrical power generation sector, on a level playing field.

Here is a link to the Community Power website - www.cpconference.ca - which has plenty of information about the conference. 

In Ontario, CYCC has partnered with CAW and the Polaris Institute, to literally go on the road, with the On the Road to a Green Economy: A G20 Speaking Tour.  From June 14th-18^th, in the lead up to the People’s Summit and G20 in Toronto, we will be travelling to Windsor, Sarnia, London, Waterloo and Toronto on an eco-friendly bus.  Four Speakers—Green Economy Thinkers Sarah Jane Saska (CYCC Green Jobs); Tony Clarke (Polaris Institute); Ken Bondy (CAW); and various local community leaders will partake in large scale evening events along the caravan route to Toronto culminating in a large scale Green Economy event in Toronto at the People’s Summit on June 19^th. The Green Economy Thinkers will meet with media, public officials and community organizations during the day, while speaking at large public events in the evening.  

On the Road to a Green Economy: A G20 Speaking Tour Dates:

Monday June 14^th – Windsor ON

Tuesday June 15^th – Sarnia ON

Wednesday June 16^th – London ON

Thursday June 17^th – Waterloo

Saturday June 19^th - Toronto

In the West, North, Prairies and East, CYCC has partnered with Kairos and the Council of Canadians to help organize a series of Climate tours to different cities with a strong focus on how folks from across the world experience climate change, in the lead up to the G20. As well as the dates included below, there will be events at the Peoples' Summit in Toronto that are yet to be confirmed.

Kairos & CYCC Partner Tour Dates:

Monday June 14 - Victoria BC (St. John the Divine Anglican Church, 1611 Quadra St, 7:00 PM, with speakers Francois Pihaatae, Tahiti; Youth delegate to Copenhagen; local indigenous leader)

Monday June 14 - St. John's NL (The Lantern, 35 Barnes Road, 7:00 PM, with speakers Naty Atz Sunuc, Guatemala; Isaiah Toroitich, Kenya)

Tuesday June 15 - Yellowknife NT (location TBA, 7:00 PM, with speakers Francois Pihaatae, Tahiti; Fred Sangris, Akaitcho Dene)

Tuesday June 15 - Halifax NS (location TBA, 7:00 PM, with speakers Naty Atz Sunuc, Guatemala; Isaiah Toroitich, Kenya)

Wednesday June 16 - Fredericton NB (Wilmot United Church, 473 Kings St, 7:00 PM, with speakers Naty Atz Sunuc, Guatemala; Isaiah Toroitich, Kenya)

Thursday June 17 - Regina SK (Wesley United Church, 3913 Hillsdale St, 7:00 PM, with speakers Francois Pihaatae, Tahiti; Fred Sangris, Akaitcho Dene)

In the Prairies, CYCC, along with Sierra Club and Greenpeace have teamed up to help organize a series of Green Jobs/Renewable Energy events/tour to different rural communities called Repower Alberta: Building the Green Economy Right Here in Alberta.  The speakers (about 2-3) for each event may differ, depending what our community folks feel is the best fit for where their community is at and its unique issues.  As more details are confirmed for this tour, they will be posted at repoweralberta.ca as well as within the Green Jobs section of the CYCC website.

Repower Alberta: Building the Green Economy Right Here in Alberta Tour Dates:

May 17^th – 21^st (4 stops tentative) - Peace River Region

Future stops to be finalized: Lethbridge, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Edmonton, Calgary, Fort McMurray, Cold Lake, Athabasca and Lac La Biche

The 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference promises to be an extraordinary event, with three days of keynotes, plenary sessions and workshops dedicated to transforming our ideas into action and building a revitalized, green economy that creates good jobs, reduces global warming and preserves America’s economic and environmental security.

About the Blue Green Alliance Foundation

The Blue Green Alliance Foundation is a non-profit, 501 c(3) organization dedicated to research and education about the job-creating potential of global warming solutions and other environmental investments. The Foundation works with the Blue Green Alliance to achieve its mission. The Blue Green Alliance is a national partnership of labor unions and environmental organizations dedicated to expanding the number and quality of jobs in the green economy, and includes the United Steelworkers, Sierra Club, Communications Workers of America, Natural Resources Defense Council, Service Employees International Union, Laborers’ International Union of America, Utility Workers Union of America, American Federation of Teachers and the Amalgamated Transit Union.

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