Natural Resources committee  We actually started on this initiative with ICLEI, the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives. We hired ICLEI to do some work with us on the energy side of things. We embarked on our local action planning process before the federal government came out with the FCM green funds.

Natural Resources committee  Yes.

Natural Resources committee  It would be. I would say the lessons learned in greater Sudbury from our local action planning exercise or initiative are applicable in any community. I would also say that some of our experiences of being able to mobilize organizations and entire sectors within our community might be somewhat easier in a community of our size or scale than trying to replicate the same thing in the city of Toronto, or some place of that size.

Natural Resources committee  The Living with Lakes Centre will be the first initiative of its kind to incorporate the climate scenarios into the development and design of the building. It's also the first time we've seen the teaming of both architects and scientists. A scientific team has been appointed to oversee the development of the facility.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm very pleased to be here today representing the City of Greater Sudbury. I am an environmental planner with the City of Greater Sudbury and I coordinate an initiative called EarthCare Sudbury. I think there would be great value in telling you a bit about the community I'm from.