WEYBURN - The Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan are presenting a series of public talks with several of our experts as part of the Governing Sustainable Municipalities Project, including a speaker coming to Weyburn.
The program was recently awarded $1.75 million to help municipalities achieve their sustainability goals - economic, environmental, and social sides of sustainability.
Dan Florizone, executive-in-residence with the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School will be coming to speak in Weyburn on Thursday, March 30, in the mini-gym at the Credit Union Spark Centre. The talk will be on the theme, “A Sustainable Future”, and will go from 7 to 8 p.m.
Registration is free to attend, and the event will be livestreamed as well. Email to gsm@usask.ca for more information.
Asked what topics he will cover in his talk, Florizone said, “Weyburn is known as one of the best places in Canada to live, work, and play. It has a proud history in agriculture, oil and gas, health care, education, sports, politics and innovation. Weyburn is well situated to help Saskatchewan reach its sustainable development goals.
“We’ll talk about how the innovative spirit of this community is linked to sustainability and growth and draws on the economic, environmental, and quality of life to make and keep Weyburn an important part of creating and implementing Saskatchewan’s plan to move into a sustainable future,” he said.
He will also touch on such questions as, “What can we learn from others? And what might we teach the world about this place the citizens of Weyburn call home?”
“Municipal governments offer some of the highest impact opportunities to achieve sustainability — from economic development and stewardships of water, roads, and waste infrastructure, to approving building permits, to solving issues related to health and social development,” Dr. Loleen Berdahl, JSGS executive director, said in a University of Saskatchewan news release.
