Welcoming Remarks – The Honourable Rochelle Squires, Minister of Sustainable Development
Minister Squires will bring greetings on behalf of the Province of Manitoba.

Keynote Address – Neal Bolton
Today’s Challenge: Adjusting to a new Normal in Waste Management
“Just when we thought we had it all figured out …something changed. If you’re in the waste management industry, you probably should get used to the fact that change is the new normal. For example, China’s National Sword policy has drastically reduced recycling opportunities for fiber in the North American recycling market. Material that was historically shipped to China as “mixed paper,” has been redefined as “trash” …and they don’t want it. Similar reductions have been seen in Vietnam and other Asian and Indonesian markets. Bottom line, your community’s recycling program must adapt to a changing reality. Speaking of reality, not all change is bad. We are beginning to utilize Virtual Reality (VR) to better communicate landfill development (i.e., Operational Planning and Sequencing) to landfill operators. No longer must all equipment operators by skilled at reading blueprints – because VR lets us “See the Plan” …in virtual reality.
We’ll talk about how your organization be positioned to take advantage of the inevitable changes that are impacting the waste industry.”

Recycling 101 – How to keep recycling working.
Consider this our “History” and “Current Events” class. Listen to major players in the waste management industry and find out how programs and education are adapting to new markets – What works, what doesn’t and what you should do.

Panel Participants:
Sharon Howland – Leader, Program Management Waste & Recycling Services, City of Calgary
Leah Seabrook – Manager, Waste Management and Community Energy Services, Strathcona County
Daniel Mireault – Project Manager – Recycling, City of Saskatoon
Dale Schmidt – Facility Process Manager, Lorras Disposal
Mark Kinsley – Supervisor of Waste Diversion, City of Winnipeg
Linda Park – Manager Operations Control, Recycle BC
Martin Racicot – Director of Field Services – Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba
Stephanie Sidler – Manager, Municipal Contracts, Canada Fibers Ltd.

Sponsored by Titan Environmental Containment

Your landfill is closing. What next? This session will take you through the key steps and decisions needed to build a safe and efficient transfer station. Listen to stories from people who have been through it and come ready with your questions and suggestions.

Room: Ambassador A
Moderator: Cory Graham, Manitoba Sustainable Development

•SWANA Transfer Station Summary
Michel Lefebvre, Manager Solid Waste Management Practice, Tetratech
•Garbology 101
Art Goudy, Artistic Landscaping specialist in design and management of waste transfer stations, RM of Rockwood
•Steinbach Transfer Station Development
Eldon Wallman, Manager Solid Waste, City of Steinbach

More and more communities are looking to divert organics from the landfill. This session will convene municipalities, operators, and researchers who are working to divert and process organics.
Sponsored by Dillon

Room: Ambassador H
Moderator: Chris Kozak, City of Winnipeg

•Biosolids Beneficial Use: Fabricating Growth Media (soil) at Winnipeg’s Summit Landfill
Becky Raddatz, Environmental Planner, City of Winnipeg
Kasia Caputa, Agrologist, SYLVIS Environmental
•Composting in Winter, Issues and Options
Jim Lapp, Senior Project Technologist, Tetra Tech
•Residential Organic – but then what?
Alex Singbeil, Waste & Reduction Consultant, City of Lethbridge

All programs have costs. As programs and costs increase, how are organizations changing their funding models? In this session we will lear about costs and revenues in their programs and discuss the key decisions and approaches helping them to succeed.

Room: Ambassador B
Moderator: AJ McCoy, GHD

•Funding Model Considerations for Municipal Waste Management Systems
Myron Moore, Partner, Stack’d Consulting
•Calculating and Communicating Landfill Airspace Value
Scott Theede, Operations Engineer, Water & Waste Operations, City of Saskatoon
•Benefits of an integrated waste campus
Mike Watt, Executive Vice President, Walker Industries

People are the key component of our organizations. How can we attract, train, engage, and retain the people we need? In this session managers and supervisors will discuss what they are doing to advance careers in our industry.
Sponsored by MEIA

Room: Ambassador B
Moderator: Lauren Quan, Tetra Tech

•How do we Measure and Monitor Airspace
Steve Johnson, Waste Services Manager for Canada, AECOM
•Air to Ground Intelligence: The Future is Shaping Up
James Mickle, Senior Geophysicist, UAV Operations Manager Engineering & Environmental Geophysics Group, Tetra Tech
•Technology for Measuring and Monitoring Landfills
Steve Hudson, Vice President Business Development, Chartis Remote Sensing Solutions

How can we manage recycling for materials not accepted in blue box programs? What systems and processes are available to recycle these materials?
In this series of presentations, we will be introduced to a number of approaches and strategies that organizations are implementing to recycle materials that are not accepted in the blue box. Whether it’s extended producer responsibility or innovative technologies, they’re doing what they can to improve the environment.

Room: Ambassador A
Moderator: Ash Raichura, City of Winnipeg

Panel Speakers:
•Clean Farms, Agricultural Plastics
Tammy Shields, Western Region Program Coordinator
•Regen Composites, Repurposing Plastics
Michelle Gowdar, Chief Operating Officer
•Repurpia, Deconstructing and Repurposing
Neil Krovats, President
•Mother Earth, Mattress Recycling
Jessica Floresco, General Manager
•Metro Vancouver, Tackling Clothing Waste
Karen Storry, Senior Project Engineer
•Product Care, Paint and Household Hazardous Waste
Kathy Cass, Manitoba Program Coordinator

Waste management systems require community support to be successful. In this session we’ll learn from people who are creating and engaging communities at large and small scales to create change.

Room: Ambassador H
Moderator: Daniel Mireault, City of Saskatoon

•Composting at Multi-family Buildings
Kristen Malec, Composting Program Coordinator, Green Action Centre
•Involving Students and Youth in Solid Waste Management Education: Experiences from a remote First Nation
Anderson Assuah, PhD Candidate and Environmental Professional Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba
•Community Engagement for changes in First Nations Solid Waste Management
Cheryl Dixon, Landscape Architect and Public Engagement Specialist, Scatliff + Miller + Murray

Sponsored by Geoware

Hosted at the historic Metropolitan Center in downtown Winnipeg, it’s our equivalent of Prom – a beautiful banquet mixed with a ‘wasteful’ game of Family Feud!
Table Wine sponsored by EMW Group
Banquet sponsored by Tetra Tech
Evening Entertainment sponsored by KGS.

Tavern United Bell MTS Place (Old School style)
345 Graham Ave, Winnipeg, MB

What are the latest approaches to measuring landfills? How can we analyze and utilize the data we collect? This session will introduce technology, systems, and processes to monitor landfills and outline the importance of data in conserving airspace.

Room: Ambassador H
Moderator: Jim Lapp, Tetra Tech

•Disaster Debris Management: How Can we Improve in Canada?
Joe Angevine, LRRC Manager, MD of Foothills
•Emergency Management 101: Manitoba EMOs role in emergency events
Ashley Keep, Public Alerting Program Coordinator, Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization

Whether it is community-to-community or community-to-business, partnerships are vital to delivering solid waste services. Learn from a few partnerships that are getting it right. How did they start? How do they maintain their relationship? What would they change the next time around?

Room: Ambassador A
Moderator: Olivia Kwok, City of St. Albert

•Cooperative Approach to Defining Solid Waste Streams
Stan Lozecznik, Environmental Engineer, KGS Group
•Metro Region Plan
Natalie Lagasse, Planning, Winnipeg Metropolitan Region
Richard Bolton, Centre for Indigenous and Environmental Resources (CIER).
•Collaborative Approach to Waste Reduction
Karen Storry, Senior Project Engineer

How can we improve safety? Learn from businesses and equipment suppliers on the latest innovations to improve safety in our industry.
Sponsored by Waste Connections

Room: Ambassador B
Moderator: Joanne Fedyk, Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council

•Safety is Not a Slogan
Neil Bolton, Blue Ridge Services
•If nobody moves, nobody gets hurt
Christy Lyons, VP Municipal Services, Collective Waste Solutions

Keynote Speaker – Barbara Bowes
Barbara is an accomplished speaker, trainer, coach, writer and professional strategist/consultant. Barbara is also the President of Legacy Bowes Group, Winnipeg’s premier HR Solutions provider, and she is a highly regarded authority and author on human resource-related matters. Her popular “Working World” column appears every Saturday in the Careers section of the Winnipeg Free Press, and she is the host of Bowes Knows, a weekly radio show that airs on CJOB radio in Winnipeg.