Images from the Conference

An engaging poster area
posters were also presented at lighting talks
Diyet
singing at the Gala
Inuktitut:
Planning the New North
One of many breakout sessions
at the "Artist Studio"
French:
Planning the New North
A Full House in the Longhouse
a keynote address draws a full house with about 200 attendees
Ed Peekakoot
fiddling at the Gala
Jeff Cook
speaks to a packed house on the second keynote address
Sarah Reid
on indigenous climate change adaptation planning
Dr. Laurence C. Smith
gives a keynote address on "the New North: the World in 2050"
Cree:
Planning the New North
Dr. Laurence C. Smith
gives a keynote address on "the New North: the World in 2050"
Cooking Up Ideas
an ice-breaking activity
English:
Planning the New North
Iain Davidson-Hunt
makes a point
Han:
Planning the New North
Wilbur Smarch
talking about the legacy of Indian Residential Schools
Council Director Ron Cruikshank
presenting his experience developing the Gwich'in Regional Land Use Plan
Council Chair Patrick Rouble
giving the opening message
Chief Joachim Bonnetrouge
on the lessons learned drafting the Decho Land Use Plan
Michael Barrett
on the Nunavik experience with regional planning and protected areas
Dakhká Khwáan Dancers
at the Gala
Dan Paleczny
giving his perspectives on transboundary land use planning
The Next Generation of Planners
posing by a dugout canoe
Gwich'in:
Planning the New North

Northern Planning Conference

Donald Reid is a wildlife ecologist working for Wildlife Conservation Society Canada in northwest Canada. His career includes field research on boreal and arctic wildlife, land use planning in BC and YT, and wildlife habitat issues in forest management. He currently works on environmental sustainability issues in natural resource development.

Events:

Break-out Session 4: Planning for Change - Tools and Models for Conservation Planning

Wednesday, February 17, 2016.   3:30 – 5:00

Don Reid -- Wildlife Ecologist, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada.