Jack Layton FCM President speaks about climate change - Halifax May 16, 2002

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TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE FROM THE GRASSROOTS: 
THE LOCAL RESPONSES TO A LOOMING CRISIS 
Jack Layton, Toronto municipal councilor, and current president of the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities will be in Halifax on May 16, 2002
to deliver a presentation called Tackling Climate Change From The
Grassroots: The Local Responses To A Looming Crisis.
As President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Mr. Layton
has provided leadership in the development of climate change response
initiatives in Canadian municipalities. His visit to Halifax is part of
a nation-wide effort to raise awareness that municipalities can play a
central role in responding to the threat of climate change. His
presentation will be of interest to the media, municipal councilors and
staff, environmentalists as well as the general public.
The presentation will be held at Room 255, Sobey's Building, St Mary's
University beginning at 7:30 p.m. 
For more information, please contact Phil Brown at Climate Change
Centre, Clean Nova Scotia 420-3467 or pbrown@clean.ns.ca or visit our
website www.clean.ns.ca/ccc 



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