Wednesday, February 21

The GVRD and Vancouver Board of Trade invites you to the next of the Future of The Region Sustainability Dialogues Wednesday, February 21st, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (lunch will be served from 11:30-12:00) at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 West Hastings Street, Vancouver.

Building on the success of its 2006 Future of the Region Sustainability Dialogue Series, the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) is partnering with Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade across Greater Vancouver to launch an expanded program of dialogues for 2007. (www.gvrd.bc.ca/sustainability)

Through this series of high profile debates and discussions, we hope to help shape the future of our region. Focusing on Fit/Fat City, this session, titled ?Are We Tipping the Scales?, will examine how we will succeed in meeting health and wellness challenges. Fit/Fat City builds on the success of our earlier regional dialogues, and will feature the following distinguished panellists: 
* Roland Guasparini, Chief Medical Health Officer, Fraser Health Authority 
* Diane Clement, Chef, Author, Lifestyle Lecturer and Olympian 
* Doug Clement, Sports Medicine pioneer, Educator and Olympian 
* Larry Frank, Bombardier Chair in Sustainable Transportation, UBC School of Community and Regional Planning 
* Faye Wightman, President & CEO, Vancouver Foundation

While Greater Vancouver has earned its reputation as one of the most livable places in the world, now, as we shift our focus to the longer term sustainability of our region, some of the challenges we face and opportunities available to us are crying out for attention. New and innovative approaches to regional issues and attention to the growing impacts and opportunities of globalization are fundamental if we are to sustain those things that make our region special. Therefore, your opinions and participation at these sessions are vitally welcome and important.

Please respond at http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/regionaldialog/registration.asp to register for the February 21st, event. (As seating is limited, confirmation of your participation will follow under a separate e-mail.)