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AMONTario Climate Change & Asset Management Committee
2023-03-21

Renfrew County Asset Management Community of Practice Workshop
2022-03-15 10:00 - 11:45 UTC | Virtual via Zoom, Virtual
Workshop: This virtual community of practice workshop is intended for municipal staff across Renfrew County, as well as from nearby public sector institutions (e.g., Garrison Petawawa and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), to share knowledge and effective practices about their infrastructure asset management. It will feature presentations from the Towns of Petawawa and Renfrew as well as provide an introduction to building information modeling (BIM) for municipalities. To facilitate networking and sharing, only staff from across Renfrew County have been invited to participate. Please see the attached draft agenda for more details.
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Audience: Staff working directly or indirectly in asset management (in finance, public works, planning, engineering, etc.). All levels.
Cost: Free. Through the generous support of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Municipal Asset Management Program, AMONTario is able to coordinate and facilitate this session without charge.
Please feel free to share this invitation with relevant staff. Register at this link.

Northwest Ontario Asset Management Community of Practice Workshop
2021-12-14 10:00 - 11:45 | Virtual via Zoom, Virtual
Meeting O.Reg. 588/17 & Considering Climate Considerations
This workshop is intended for staff at municipalities in northwest Ontario who are working directly or indirectly on asset management. The meeting is a community of practice workshop based on sharing progress and challenges with meeting O.Reg. 588/17 (Asset Management Planning for Municipal Infrastructure). It also provides an introduction to an important new climate resilience resource developed by the Regional Public Works Commissioners of Ontario (RPWCO).
The intention of this workshop is to facilitate discussion and networking among staff at northwest Ontario municipalities at various stages of their asset management journeys.
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Free registration is made possible through the generous support of the Municipal Asset Management Program, which is delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada.
Questions? Email: info@amontario.ca

Circular Procurement & Asset Management
2021-06-29 13:00 - 2022-06-29 14:30 | Virtual via Zoom, Virtual
How Purchasing & Asset Management Can Promote Local Sustainability
Climate change has increased risks for stewards of publicly-owned infrastructure. Organizations are now being required to understand and address how their services are being impacted by new environmental and sustainability
mandates. Circular procurement has emerged as a critical tool to align climate risk adaptation, infrastructure asset management, and purchasing.
On June 29, 2021, AMONTario hosted a discussion about the role of purchasing and asset management in promoting sustainability within communities. Frances Edmonds, Head of Sustainable Impact at HP Canada; Jo-Anne St. Godard, Executive Director at the Circular Innovation Council; and Andrea Westfall, Sustainable Procurement Coordinator at the City of Mississauga each spoke and then participated in a panel discussion moderated by Umesh Kalia, representing the Ontario Public Buyers’ Association (OPBA).
Together, they explored the circular economy, circular procurement, and how purchasing can be a lever for addressing climate risk.
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Importance of Circular Procurement in Driving Change

Value and Insights from Circular Procurement Efforts

Sustainable Procurement at the City of Mississauga

Panel Discussion on Circular Procurement & Municipal Asset Management
