Metro Vancouver Conference Day

On June 7, 2024, Metro Vancouver hosted the second annual Conference Day, for REAC Committee and Sub-Committee members to learn more about key regional initiatives, have dialogue on pivotal topics, and network with colleagues from across the region. This full-day event featured a keynote and plenary presentations, as well as workshops and a range of sessions shaped by REAC-expressed interests.

Session Descriptions, Presentations, and Recordings

Metro Vancouver Conference Day 2023

Metro Vancouver Conference - Management Plan Updates

Metro Vancouver Conference - George Hawkins

Metro Vancouver Conference - Board Strategic Plan

The links to all presentations are included in the agenda below.

Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 am – 8:30 am	Registration, breakfast, networking (Rm 2809)
8:30 am – 8:45 am	Welcome (Rm 2809)
8:45 am – 9:15 am	Keynote speaker – George Hawkins (Rm 2809)
9:15 am – 9:45 am	Presentation and Q&A: Board strategic plan and planning process (Rm 2809)
9:45 am - 10:45 am	Presentation and Q&A on management plans: (Rm 2809) Presentation: Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource Management Plan Presentation: Solid Waste Management Plan Presentation: Drinking Water Management Plan Presentation: Climate 2050
10:45 am – 11:00 am	Break
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Facilitated workshop for REAC: Exploring the impacts of Metro Vancouver capital projects on member jurisdictions (Rm 2809)
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm	Lunch and networking (Rm 2911 & 2912)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm	Breakout sessions: round 1 Green infrastructure – best practices in the region (Rm 2809) In 2022, Metro Vancouver sponsored a green infrastructure workshop. Following that workshop there was some municipal feedback requested regarding ongoing support. This session will better-define the type of support desired. Presentation: Green infrastructure – best practices in the region Decarbonizing corporate and contracted fleets (Rm 2911) Local governments operate a mix of light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles in their corporately owned fleets, as well as through contracted services. This session will look at current technology to decarbonize fleets, as well as existing barriers. Presentation: Decarbonizing corporate and contracted fleets Cost Estimating and Delivering Major Capital Projects (Rm 2912) Cost estimating is a critical component to delivering successful infrastructure projects. In this session, you’ll get an overview of the Project Delivery Department, and some of the major infrastructure projects underway, as well as insights into our cost estimating framework and strategies for mitigating those costs. Presentation: Cost Estimating and Delivering Major Capital Projects
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm	Break
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm	Breakout sessions: round 2 LWS Wet Weather Management (Rm 2809) Excessive wet weather flows are causing non-compliance events. This session will explore new policy instruments that aim to motivate action on fixing leaky pipes and eliminating overflows. We all need to do our part. Presentation: LWS wet weather management Drinking Water Conservation: Building a common understanding to progress conservation (Rm 2911) In order to progress water conservation efforts across the region, it is important to have a baseline understanding of the authority of Metro Vancouver and members with respect to conservation efforts. This session will involve a presentation by Metro Vancouver staff and a facilitated discussion to capture challenges and opportunities for water conservation initiatives. Presentation: Drinking Water Conservation: Building a common understanding to progress conservation Regional Emergency Management (Rm 2912) Join us for a session that explores the efforts underway to strengthen emergency management experience, capacity, capability and collaboration within the region. This session will summarize the roles of the various agencies involved in regional emergency management and provide an overview of recent Metro Vancouver Emergency Operations Centre activations to respond to emergency incidents affecting critical infrastructure and Electoral Area A. A representative from the Integrated Partnership for Regional Emergency Management (IPREM) will also present regarding their work to enhance emergency planning, and preparedness in the Metro Vancouver region. Presentation: Regional Emergency Management Presentation: Emergency management for Conference Day presentation
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm	Breakout sessions: round 3 Challenges in recruiting of certified field and operations staff (Rm 2809) Certified field and operations staff are essential to ensure the safe and continuous operation and maintenance of our systems. Water utilities are facing increasing challenges recruiting certified operators to work at facilities that treat, distribute, and collect water and wastewater. This session will summarize challenges and highlight opportunities to attract and recruit a skilled workforce. Presentation: Challenges in recruiting of certified field and operations staff DCCs: Where we’re going (Rm 2911) This session will explore Metro Vancouver’s position on DCCs: What direction we’re heading in and how we’re planning to get there, including recent direction from the Board Budget Workshop and Financial Task Force. Presentation: DCCs: Where we're going District Energy Case Studies – how much heat do we have? (Rm 2912) The huge resource we’re discharging to the environment: heat. This session will look at initiatives to recover and use low carbon heat. Presentation: District Energy Case Studies – how much heat do we have?

Time	Activity
8:15 am – 8:45 am	Registration, Breakfast, Networking
8:45 am – 9:00 am	Welcome
9:00 am – 9:30 am	Keynote speaker – Andrew Ramlo Changing People, Changing Places: How & How Much
9:30 am – 10:15 am	Plenary Presentation and Q&A: Growing Faster: Updated Population Projections
10:15 am - 10:45 am	Plenary Presentation and Q&A: Board Budget Workshop Review
10:45 am – 11:00 am	Break
11:00 am – 12:30 pm	Liquid Waste Management Plan: Key Issues	New Seismic Hazard Maps for Metro Vancouver	Planning for the Future: Building Our Talent Pool of Engineers
Climate-friendly Building Retrofits	Capital Projects - Impact Mitigation Framework
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm	Lunch and networking
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm	Water Metering Matters: Expert Panel Discussion on How to Drive Adoption	Power Pathway: Building BC’s Energy Future	Archaeology as Truth… and reconciliation
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm	Break
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm	Solid Waste Management Plan: Issues and Opportunities	Reducing Your Wet Weather Bill	Emergency and Disaster Management
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm	Municipal Roundtable and Closing

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Metro Vancouver Conference Day

Session Descriptions, Presentations, and Recordings

Metro Vancouver Conference Day 2023

Agenda

Keynote Speaker Biography

Session Descriptions