| Overall Rating | Platinum - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 88.31 |
| Liaison | James Gordon |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Thompson Rivers University
EN-10: Community Partnerships
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
James
Gordon Environmental Programs and Research Coordinator TRU Office of Environment and Sustainability |
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability :
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? :
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe?:
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus?:
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above:
About the Kamloops Air Quality Roundtable:
The Kamloops Air Quality Roundtable (the Roundtable) is a multi-party collaborative initiative formed in June 2015. The purpose of the Roundtable is to enable inclusive, multi-party communication, information-sharing, feedback and wider implementation of existing tools, products and initiatives related to air quality that are science-based and that recognize environmental, social, health and economic perspectives. TRU is a partner in this initiative. The partnership simultaneously supports all three dimensions of sustainability, i.e. social equity and wellbeing, economic prosperity, and ecological health.
TRU's financial and material support:
TRU gave $2000 in the following fiscal years for the Kamloops Air Quality Roundtable: 2016/17, 2017/18, and TRU has committed to the same for 2018/19. On top of this, TRU provides free meeting space on campus for the committee every quarter, which is coordinated by a TRU staff member.
Objectives:
Educate and raise awareness of air quality issues amongst the public and various audiences
Support implementation of the City of Kamloops Airshed Management Plan and, upon request, review, advise and provide feedback on the plan
Identify and address air quality monitoring gaps, support new post-secondary research and continue existing monitoring partnerships
Implement and measure impacts of initiatives to improve air quality including, but not limited to, industry initiatives, anti-idling, woodstoves and open burning bylaws.
The Roundtable has Terms of Reference that were approved on October 20, 2015.
Members of the Kamloops Air Quality Roundtable:
The partnership of all of the following members is inclusive and participatory, i.e. underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations (Skeetchestn Indian Band,
Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation (organization representing Skeetchestn and TtS, and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (TtS)) are engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review.
Representatives from the following organizations (in alphabetical order) serve on the Roundtable:
City of Kamloops
Domtar
First Nations Health Authority
Interior Health Authority
Kamloops 350
Kamloops Moms for Clean Air
KGHM Ajax
Lafarge
BC Ministry of Environment
New Gold
Skeetchestn Indian Band
Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation (organization representing Skeetchestn and TtS)
Thompson Rivers University – Science & Education Faculties
Tolko Industries
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (TtS)
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (2nd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (2nd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (2nd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (2nd partnership) (Yes, No, or Not Sure):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above (2nd partnership):
Name of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability (3rd partnership):
Does the institution provide financial or material support for the partnership? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership timeframe? (3rd partnership):
Which of the following best describes the partnership’s sustainability focus? (3rd partnership):
Are underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations engaged as equal partners in strategic planning, decision-making, implementation and review? (3rd partnership) (Yes, No, or Unknown):
A brief description of the institution’s formal community partnership to advance sustainability, including website URL (if available) and information to support each affirmative response above (3rd partnership):
A brief description of the institution’s other community partnerships to advance sustainability:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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