Municipalities unite to host South Shore Sustainability Summit

Co-hosted by regional partners the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Town of Mahone Bay and Town of Bridgewater, The South Shore Sustainability Summit will be a full-day public event scheduled to take place Saturday, Sept.

23, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Nova Scotia Community College Bridgewater Campus. In addition, an evening of storytelling and networking will be held at Firkenstein Brewing on Friday, Sept. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m.

This is one of five regional climate summits that the Atlantic Infrastructure Management (AIM) Network is helping organize with municipalities across all four Atlantic provinces. The summits will provide a platform for participating municipalities and local organizations to build a roadmap for how our communities can better respond to the climate emergency and its specific regional impacts.

The summit will bring together community groups, including representatives from the participating municipalities, Acadia First Nation, regional organizations, the private sector, community organizations and residents of the South Shore.

Attendees can expect a full day of engaging and thoughtprovoking sessions discussing global climate action, energy efficiency, climate impacts/projections in Nova Scotia, health impacts, Indigenous perspectives, trees and forestry, environmental justice and youth views on climate education. There will also be a tradeshow with more than 20 local exhibitors and free EV test rides with Clean Foundation’s Next Ride Program.

Registered attendees will be provided a free, catered lunch from Chicory Blue and residents from the organizing communities will be entered in a draw for a chance to win a prize.

To register, visit: aimnetwork.ca/climate-summitregistration.