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    Electoral Area Committee MeetingElectoral Area Committee Meeting<div class="ExternalClassE32FB6B5DDB443D08E7429ABDCC7701B"><p>​This meeting has been rescheduled from October 17, 2024. <br></p></div>https://metrovancouver.org/boards/Meeting/3049Metro Vancouver Committee Room10/9/2024 4:00:00 PM10/17/2024 8:00:00 PM
    Finance Committee MeetingFinance Committee Meetinghttps://metrovancouver.org/boards/Meeting/3058Metro Vancouver Committee Room10/9/2024 8:00:00 PM10/10/2024 12:00:00 AM
    Liquid Waste Committee MeetingLiquid Waste Committee Meeting<div class="ExternalClassD32356339B88459C96D018C55353824D"><p>​​Agenda revised on October 4, 2024 at 3:50PM.<br></p></div>https://metrovancouver.org/boards/Meeting/3168Metro Vancouver Committee Room10/10/2024 4:00:00 PM10/10/2024 8:00:00 PM
    Indigenous Relations Committee MeetingIndigenous Relations Committee Meetinghttps://metrovancouver.org/boards/Meeting/3086Metro Vancouver Committee Room10/11/2024 4:00:00 PM10/11/2024 8:00:00 PM
    Special Joint Board MeetingSpecial Joint Board Meetinghttps://metrovancouver.org/boards/Meeting/3020Metro Vancouver Boardroom10/16/2024 4:00:00 PM10/16/2024 8:00:00 PM
    Special Mayors Committee MeetingSpecial Mayors Committee Meetinghttps://metrovancouver.org/boards/Meeting/3169Metro Vancouver Boardroom10/17/2024 8:00:00 PM10/17/2024 11:00:00 PM

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    Input Welcome on the Regional Food System UpdateInput Welcome on the Regional Food System Update<div class="ExternalClass7A16A8FAC7C542818769F8E3502B5E04"><p>​​​Metro Vancouver is updating the 2011 Regional Food System Strategy — a guiding document for a sustainable, resilient, and healthy food system.</p><p>​​We’re seeking input from those involved throughout the regional food system including growers, packaging, distribution, retail, businesses, farmers, and community-based organizations. What has changed in your sector over the past 10 to 15 years? What are your perspectives on the current issues, challenges, and successes as we look to the future?</p></div>https://metrovancouver.org/events/Event/2499Online9/11/2024 7:00:00 AM12/1/2024 7:55:00 AM
    Public Engagement — The Solid Waste Management Plan UpdatePublic Engagement — The Solid Waste Management Plan Update<div class="ExternalClass719938691B224F8C9EBE11E81C5BA44B"><p><strong>We want to hear from you!</strong></p><p>Metro Vancouver is updating the solid waste management plan and we’d like your input.</p><p>The updated plan will help support Metro Vancouver’s broader goals of creating a livable and sustainable region — promoting innovation, collaboration, and shaping our collective waste management actions over the next decade and beyond.</p><p>Public input on the priorities for the future of waste management is vital and will inform future actions and strategies.</p><p><strong>Find out more and give input</strong></p><ul><li>Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvzeGDoz0c0" target="_blank">video</a></li><li>Attend a community event — view the full list on the <a href="/services/solid-waste/solid-waste-management-plan-update" target="_blank">proj​ect web page</a></li><li>Complete the <a href="https://metrovancouver.civilspace.io/en/projects/solid-waste-management-plan-update/engagements/solid-waste-management-plan-update-idea-generation/sections/1?_gl=1%2a1260o8r%2a_ga%2aNzMwODYyNTE0LjE3MDg5ODg0NDg.%2a_ga_GKFPPTV5X1%2aMTcyNDk2OTU3MC4xNzguMC4xNzI0OTY5NTg1LjAuMC4w" target="_blank">questionnaire</a></li></ul><p>The feedback period is open until <strong>Friday, November 8</strong>.​<br></p></div>https://metrovancouver.org/events/Event/2500Online9/16/2024 7:00:00 AM11/9/2024 7:00:00 AM
    Indigenous Plant Knowledge Workshop: Tea MakingIndigenous Plant Knowledge Workshop: Tea Making<div class="ExternalClassA47405B126C847D480E98DCC342F2265"><p>​<strong>Indigenous Plant Knowledge Workshops</strong></p>Deanna Miller of q́ićəý (Katzie First Nation) is reclaiming and sharing ancestral knowledge of plant medicine. All products are handmade in small batches with intention, love, and respect, while Deanna's workshops and plant walks help keep the knowledge alive. <div><br></div><div>These indoor workshops do not focus on harvesting or edibles. <div></div><div><br></div><div>Learn practices and preparations to create a blend of tea, along with the plant benefits and medicinal properties. Take home a small bag of the tea blended during the workshop.<br><br></div><div>Ages 14+<br>$20 per adult, $10 per youth/adult 65+ ​​<p>Registration required<br></p></div></div></div>https://metrovancouver.org/events/Event/246810/6/2024 8:00:00 PM10/6/2024 10:00:00 PM
    Piper Spit Bird CountPiper Spit Bird Count<div class="ExternalClass1BCDF80DC11B4FBAA69EB63BB497CCFF"><p>​Whether you’re just getting to know the birds in your backyard or are on the lookout for rarities, grab your binoculars and join a park interpreter to watch the seasonal changes of birds at Burnaby Lake.</p>Ages 15+<br>Free<br>Registration required​​<br></div>https://metrovancouver.org/events/Event/247910/8/2024 4:00:00 PM10/8/2024 6:00:00 PM
    Iona Projects Open House – Barge BerthIona Projects Open House – Barge Berth<div class="ExternalClassC0873F7258014984A431613E2D7B20B5"><p>Metro Vancouver continues to explore suitable locations for a barge berth to support construction of the Iona Projects. Transporting construction materials by barge would ensure safer, more efficient delivery of construction materials to the site over the projects’ 15-year timeline, when compared to using trucks alone.</p><p>Metro Vancouver is introducing a fourth location for consideration. This site is an existing barge facility owned and operated by the Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR) located on the eastern point of Sea Island, adjacent to the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet.</p><p>On October 8, 2024, Metro Vancouver will host an open house to meet with the local community and collect feedback and considerations specifically relevant to Site 4.</p><p>Public engagement on the fourth site will take place throughout September and October 2024. Your feedback on Site 4 is valued and can be provided in the following ways:</p><ul><li>In-person on September 24, 2024 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus 3800 Cessna Drive, Richmond</li><li>In-person on October 8, 2024 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar Street, Vancouver</li><li><a href="https://metrovancouver.civilspace.io/en/projects/iona-projects/engagements/barge-berth-engagement-fall-2024" target="_blank">Complete a questionnaire</a> between September 23 – October 15, 2024​</li></ul><p>More information on the proposed barge berth is available in the <a href="/services/liquid-waste/Documents/iiwwtp-open-house-display-panels-iona-projects-barge-berth.pdf" target="_blank">open house display panels</a>​.​</p></div>https://metrovancouver.org/events/Event/2502Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar Street, Vancouver10/9/2024 1:00:00 AM10/9/2024 3:00:00 AM
    Mysterious MushroomsMysterious Mushrooms<div class="ExternalClassF7775D5339264809910607154C41D018"><p></p><div>Ever so quietly, essential fungi are working behind the scenes, keeping the forest running. Learn more about the rotters that clean up decaying matter, thieves that steal from other living things, and coordinators that create social networks of plants.<br>An indoor presentation will be followed by a slow forest walk (does not focus on harvesting or edibles).<br><br>Ages 18+<br>$15 per adult, $7.50 per adult 65+<br>Registration required​<br></div></div>https://metrovancouver.org/events/Event/247510/19/2024 4:00:00 PM10/19/2024 6:30:00 PM

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