Okotoks Town Council planned a number of symposiums where water and growth experts were invited to Okotoks to share their knowledge on a variety of topics and perspectives relating to water and growth.  In order to make these presentations accessible to all residents, we had all the presentations videographed for future reference.

Date	Presenter	Company/Organization	Location of Presentation	Photo & Supporting Documents, Websites, Agendas etc.
Dec 1, 2011	David Baxter	Demographer, Economist and Senior Advisor with Urban Futures Institute and key contributor of the Managing Change int he Calgary Region 2008 report.	Rotary Performing Arts Centre, 3 Elma St	Managing Change in the Calgary Region - and how it may affect Okotoks.   Video Presentation: Video Presentation - Click Here Question & Answer Period - click Here
Oct 5, 2011	Dr. Brad Stelfox	Landscape Ecologist, ALCES Group Calgary	Rotary Performing Arts Centre, 3 Elma St	Alberta Tomorrow land use planning simulator demo:  Progressive Approaches to Land Use Planning Re: Triple bottom line - people, planet, profit.   Video Presentation: Video Presentation - Click Here  Alberta Tomorrow Presentation (2 MB) Alberta Tomorrow
Sept 8, 2011	Susan Richstone	Comprehensive Planning Manager, City of Boulder, Colorado	Rotary Performing Arts Centre, 3 Elma St	Boulder Finite Growth Model, Vision vs Reality, highlights of experience and lessons learned from the 1970's to present.   Video Presentations: Boulder Finite Growth Model, Vision vs Reality Question & Answer Period   Water & Growth Speaking Series Advertisement (204 KB)
June 23, 2011	Eben Fodor, Urban Economist and author of Better Not Bigger	Taking Charge of Growth for Better Communities provides smart growth examples.	Foothills Centennial Centre	Video Presentation: http://www.fodorandassociates.com/Presentation/Okotoks.htm
May 24, 2011	Jon Fennell, M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Geol.	This presentation was showcased at the recent Bow River Basin Council Science Forum at the University of Calgary in May 2011.	Council Chambers	Water in the Bow: volumes, patterns and trends (11 MB)
May 19, 2011	Dr. Henry Vaux	Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy	Foothills Centennial Centre	Dr. Henry Vaux will be providing examples of solutions to water allocation challenges in North America. HIs presentation is titled Confronting Water Scarcity: Lessons From Another Planet.   http://rosenberg.ucanr.org/staff.shtml   Video Presentation: Part 1 of 6, Part 2 of 6, Part 3 of 6 Part 4 of 6, Part 5 of 6, Part 6 of 6 Q&A Part 1, Q&A Part 2 Q&A Part 3, Q&A Part 4
April 25, 2011	Mike Kelly Project Manager for the Bow River Project	Bow River Basin Council	Regular Council Meeting, Municipal Centre Council Chambers	Presentation: Bow River Project Presentation (5 MB) Websites: BRBC Alberta Water Alberta Environment Water Supply Alberta Water Article Canada Water Week
April 18, 2011	Colleen Shepard CRP Executive Director	Calgary Regional Partnership	Special Council Meeting, Municipal Centre Council Chambers	Calgary Metropolitan Plan (8 MB)   April 18, 2011 Special Meeting (699 KB)
April 13, 2011	R.W. Sandford	Chair of the Canadian Partnership Initiative of the United Nations International Water for Life Decade.	Foothills Centennial Centre	Our first speaker was Robert Sandford who is ahighly respected water expert and author of several books on water, including “Restoring the Flow.”   Video Presentation: Part 1 of 6, Part 2 of 6, Part 3 of 6 Part 4 of 6, Part 5 of 6, Part 6 of 6   Q & A Part 1, Q & A Part 2 Q & A Part 3, Q & A Part 4 Q & A Part 5 Robert Sandford Event Poster (135 KB)   http://www.rwsandford.ca/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Council Report
Council Report March 28, 2011 (28 KB)

Water Publications
Our Water - Short & Long Term Solutions (1 MB)

Water Management Plan (345 KB) 

All About Water (780 KB)