CLIMAtlantic is bringing together municipal climate change practitioners from throughout Atlantic Canada and we are hoping you’d be able to attend! Your perspectives would be greatly valued, and we hope you will benefit from a better understanding of how CLIMAtlantic can support your work. This will also be a networking space for practitioners to discuss their current work and needs, as well as meet fellow practitioners, set up supports, and get to know each other.
CLIMAtlantic facilitates access to data and information to support adaptation to climate change in Atlantic Canada through collaboration, networking, and partnership.
Date: January 12, 2022 Time: 10h30 – 12h30 NST
Agenda:
10:00am Welcome
10:10am Presentation of CLIMAtlantic and our work
10:20am Questions
10:35am Round of introductions
11:15am Breakout rooms to get to know each other a bit more
12:00pm Finish
Registration
Please fill out this registration form by Jan. 5, 2022: https://forms.gle/UnuDB1dtkFUf4Gd96. CLIMAtlantic will be in touch with the Zoom link closer to the date.
Please contact Sepehr Khosravi, Climate Services Specialist with CLIMAtlantic and econext, with your questions at sepehr.khosravi@climatlantic.ca.
The Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB) is a provincial Crown agency responsible for developing, implementing, and managing waste diversion programs in Newfoundland and Labrador, inclusive of a Used Tire Management Program.
MMSB has released a Request for Proposals (RFP), Reference RFP#202122UTP, in seeking to establish a contract with qualified parties for used tire management services that provides end of life management of the continuous supply of used tires generated in the province.
The closing date for submissions is 4 p.m., NST, Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
A copy of the RFP can be obtained by contacting Glenda Melvin by email, gmelvin@mmsb.nl.ca, or phone (709) 753-0955.
econext and its industry partners have developed and released a new tool to help businesses in Newfoundland and Labrador attract and retain the talent and workers that they need to sustain their growth and succeed.
Learn about:
What competitive compensation and benefits look like;
Where to post your job openings;
Programs to help you hire new grads and professionals from outside of the country;
The importance of inclusively and diversity in the workplace;
How work environments, perks, and growth opportunities are factors for your employees;
and more!
Visit TechHires.ca to learn about the latest programs and resources that are readily available to you and your business to address your people needs!
In September 2021 econext launched its online professional development and training portal econext On-Demand (https://neia.myvirtualcampus.co/). econext On-Demand presents new opportunities for the provision of training and professional development for businesses, their employees, and environmental practitioners throughout econext’s broad provincial network.
econext is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from members interested in partnering with the association in the delivery of online training and professional development opportunities via the new On-Demand portal.
econext is interested in exploring training and professional development partnerships that fall into one of the following categories:
Helping business owners of all kinds improve their environmental sustainability and performance in the Newfoundland and Labrador context
Helping environmental professionals (both in the office and in the field) in industry improve and build on their competencies with new skills, ideas, and experiences
Helping industry professionals in non-environmental roles increase their capacity to view their work through an environmental lens
Introducing businesses and professionals to environmental sector competencies that can be more fully explored through further education and certification in subsequent instruction (independent of econext)
Proposed training and professional development opportunities can take the form of static presentations, real-time seminars, and/or sequential modular instruction. econext On-Demand has the capability to include interactive elements to evaluate and confirm learning (e.g., quizzes, embedded media). econext is open to considering hybrid programming, where portions of the training take place online in combination with practical or field-based instruction.
Responses
Responses to this Request for Expressions of Interest should include:
A description of the training or professional development proposed
A proposed revenue-sharing model for the delivery of the training or professional development with and through econext
econext can provide technical support, if required, to digitalize course content and record instruction on a cost-recovery basis.
EOIs responses should be in DOC and/or PDF format, and sent to Kieran Hanley, econext’s Executive Director, via email at kieran@econext.ca no later than January 21, 2022. Submissions should be succinct and not exceed three (3) pages. Questions from interested parties can be directed to the same address.
Now available on-demand. Click the “register” button below to access.
Environmental sustainability is increasingly important for business viability. This is being driven by a combination of government policies to address climate change, supply chain requirements and investor, customer and employee preferences.
econext, in partnership with APEC with support from ACOA, engaged in research in 2021 with the objective to help Atlantic Canadian businesses understand the role that clean technology adoption can play in ensuring the sustainability and competitiveness of their business.
Join us for a free webinar highlighting the importance of adopting clean technology.
Date: December 14, 2021 Time: 10h30 NST
This session will feature a panel of speakers, including some businesses that have adopted clean technology. They’ll share what technology they adopted, their motivations for adopting, the benefits of adopting, and some of the lessons learned. APEC’s Fred Bergman will discuss why clean technology is important and some of the statistics on adoption. Lynn Adams, Director of Energy and Environment Policy, ACOA will discuss government supports for clean technology adoption.
Click the link below for more information on the panelists and to register.
econext, OceansAdvance and ACADA are excited to announce our annual member holiday social on December 15, 2021!
Join econext, OceansAdvance and ACADA staff, directors, members, Industry stakeholders and decision makers for an evening of food, drink, and networking at the Sheraton Hotel St. John’s in their Indoor Garden.
While the event is free, we are asking for a minimum $5.00 donation when registering that will be donated directly to Heavenly Creatures NL
Event Details
December 15, 2021
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Sheraton Hotel, St. John’s – Indoor Garden
Please note: To ensure the safety of participants from COVID-19, this event will strictly follow public health guidance in place at the time of the event. Space will be more limited than in the past and no exceptions will be made at the time of the event to accommodate entry should you not be registered in advance.
This webinar summarizes research undertaken by econext that explores the emerging blue and green opportunities in Caribbean markets that are specifically relevant to Atlantic Canadian capabilities. Presented by the study’s expert authors.
In 2020 econext commissioned a report with the objective to (1) provide an overview of current strategies and specific program and project development in the Caribbean pertaining to the blue and green economy, and (2) gain an understanding of how capabilities within Atlantic Canada might be applicable.
Join International Business Development Consultant Amber Mackereth, Dr. Angus Friday (Atlantean Inc.), Bill Chislett (MI International), and Marlene Power (MI International) who authored the report to present on their findings and provide relevant updates and developments in from 2020-21.
Emerging cleantech companies share a common challenge: securing pilot projects with potential customers. To help ventures overcome this obstacle, Foresight has launched the Pilot program. This four-week program helps cleantech ventures perfect their pilot pitch. The course includes:
Week 1: Building a business case, different pricing structures
Week 2: Developing a strong sales pitch, identifying pilot outcomes
Week 3: Technical risk IP issues
Week 4: Developing a technology scale-up plan, final pitch presentations
This is the latest initiative from Foresight’s Accelerator team, responding to a critical need. The biggest obstacles to working with industry are industry caution about risk and difficulty accessing the right people in industry, according to the recent Canada Cleantech Survey.
Enrolment has begun for the Pilot program for an early 2022 program start. Apply today.
Energy Research & Innovation, formally Petroleum Resources Newfoundland and Labrador (PRNL), is delivering the offshore research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) component of Natural Resources Canada’s Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). ERF applied research and innovation projects are looking at ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Newfoundland and Labrador’s (NL) offshore oil and gas industry. One ERF project is a study looking at the use of offshore floating wind turbines to provide power to offshore oil and gas production facilities. This study is interested in hearing from Atlantic Canadian companies and affiliates who may have an interest in offshore wind.
Econext members in Atlantic Canada, who may have an interest in offshore wind, are invited to participate by completing the survey (link below). The results of the survey will help the study to understand the interest and capabilities of the local/regional supply and service industry toward the offshore wind industry. Results of the study will not be made public on an individual company basis but rather assimilated to understand the capabilities of our region.
We appreciate your taking the time to complete the survey. The study leads may also reach out to respondents of the survey for follow up discussion.
In a national partnership, econext is seeking small to mid-sized communities interested in accelerating projects and plans to save energy and emissions to participate in a 3-year Net-Zero Communities Accelerator Program.
Eligible applicants include local governments (Indigenous, municipal, regional or a group of small communities and/or Indigenous communities), or organizations applying on behalf of a local government or a group of local governments (e.g. a local energy distributor, Indigenous group, or not-for-profit organization). Applications are being accepted from across Canada.
For more information, download the project backgrounder here.
Please contact econext Executive Director Kieran Hanley at kieran@econext.ca with your interest and any questions.
