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Welcome to AgendaCamp Sault Ste. Marie! This is the main page for the Sault Ste. Marie AgendaCamp Wiki, please bookmark this page so that it's easy to return to. The live and in-person event will take place on Sunday November 16th, 2008 at Sault College and this page is the starting point of the community's work together.  Click here to return to TVO's AgendaCamp main pagein order to register to be a participant at the event.

TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin is on the road to Sault Ste. Marie to focus on Ontario's resource economies, but this wiki is your opportunity to raise the topics around Ontario's and Sault Ste Marie's economic future that YOU think are important.

 

Please note: In order to be able to add new pages or edit exisiting pages in this wiki, you need to log in first (and you need to register as a user of this wiki in order to be able to log in).

If you want to edit a page from one of the day's sessions, find it in the grid below and follow the links.  Once on the page, click "edit" in the upper left corner.  When you are finished making changes, choose "save".

If you are have a new topic to add, click the "New Page" button in the header above .

Give your page a succinct, descriptive title. Write down the essence of what happened. You don't need to narrate every detail.

AgendaCamp Participants

How do AgendaCampers stay in touch? It's easy. Dress up your user page on the wiki - called "My Page" in the main header above. You can attach a photo of yourself, write a short bio and leave your contact info so people can find you. Once you're done, please add your page to the list on this new Sault Ste. Marie AgendaCampers page. Didn't attend AgendaCamp but want to join now? You are welcome to add your name too!

Event Schedule

The Grid, at a Glance:


   A  B  C  D  E  F
 Session 1 Comparing Sault to Other Regions
 
Retraining Forestry Workers   Where Does Money Come From?  How Do We Stabilize Communities?  Growing Outdoor Recreation  Peak Oil and Debt 
 Session 2  Marketing the North   Culture and Arts   Regional Trains  Supporting The University   Indigenous Projects   Poverty/Literacy 
 Session 3  Attracting Professionals   Industries to Make North More Competitive  Study in The North  Health Consequences of Industry   Reducing Environmental Impact   Saving Farms 
 Session 4  Bio-economies   Retaining Youth   Minimize Job Loss   Regional Partnerships   Non-Urban Challenges   Attracting 'Idea People' 

Opening Session (10:00 am - 11:00 am)

Opening session with information about the day. 

Session 1 (11:00 am - 11:50 am)

Area Topic
Proposed By
A  Comparing The Sault to Other Regions   Kevin
B  Retraining Forestry Workers   Jack McGoldrick
C  Where Does Money Come From?   Allan
D  How Do We Stabilize Communities?   Tony Martin
E  Growing Outdoor Recreation   Carolyn John
F  Peak Oil and Debt   Robert Rattle

Session 2 (12:00 pm - 12:50 pm)

Area Topic 
Proposed By
A  Marketing the North
 
 Linda Brauner
B  Culture and Arts
 
 Joe Ortiz
C  Regional Trains   Al
D  Supporting the University
 
 Deborah Loosemore
E  Indigenous Projects   Joe Corbiere
F  Poverty/Literacy   Michael Shaughnessy

Lunch (1:00 pm - 1:45 pm)

Some suggestions for lunch:

  1. Meet new people! Sit with someone you've never met.
  2. Think about this question: "What is the best idea you heard this morning?"
  3. Be back at 1:45! There are some things we need to go over before the afternoon sessions.

Session 3 (2:00 pm - 2:50 pm)

Area Topic 
Proposed By
A Attracting professionals to the Sault   Julie Hryniewicz-Hache
B Industries to Make North More Competitive   Gordon Garrett
C Studying in the North   Deborah Loosemore
D Health Consequences of Industry   Gillan
E Reducing Environmental Impact   Ron Yurick
F Saving Farms   Ted Halin-Williamson

Session 4 (3:00 pm - 3:50 pm)

Area Topic 
Proposed By
A  Bio-economies   Tom Croswell
B  Retaining Youth   Ryan Solomon
C  Minimizing Job Loss   Marelene McKinnon
D  Regional Partnerships   Chief Isadore Day
E  Non-Urban challenges   Howard Urbent Wawa
F  Attracting 'Idea People'  Ron Yurick

Closing Session (4:00 pm - 4:30 pm)

Closing session to share your wow moments, your take aways and the best idea you heard.

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