The Municipal Climate Services Collaborative
The Municipal Climate Services Collaborative (MCSC) was convened by the Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP), Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) Canadian Centre for Climate Services (CCCS) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) in 2019. The Collaborative is comprised of twenty-five representatives from municipal, research, consulting and regional climate organizations across Canada.
Figure 1 - Distribution of MCSC membership across Canada
Long description
The image shows markers on a map of Canada to indicate the location of members of the MCSC in all the provinces and territories except Yukon and Nunavut.
The MCSC Working Group provides advice to partners to inform the development and distribution of knowledge products (including processes, tools, and case studies) and training to help local governments integrate climate change considerations into their strategic planning and decision-making processes.
Membership
| Member | Organization | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Smith | Kenora | Ontario |
| Alain Desjardins | Ville de Candiac | Quebec |
| Duane Nicol | Selkirk | Manitoba |
| Karina Richters | Windsor | Ontario |
| Samir Yammine | Saint John | New Brunswick |
| Sean Goin | Town of Devon | Alberta |
| Member | Organization | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Debbie Nielsen | Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities (NSFM) | Nova Scotia |
| Dwayne Kalynchuk | Asset Management British Columbia (AMBC) | British Columbia |
| Glen Brown | Union of British Columbia Municipalities | British Columbia |
| Guy Lagrandeur | Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities | Saskatchewan |
| Joël Olivier | Association francophone des municipalites du Nouveau-Brunswick | New Brunswick |
| John Dewey | Federation of PEI Municipalities | Prince Edward Island |
| Kathleen Parewick | Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador | Newfoundland & LB |
| Sara Brown | Northwest Territories Association of Communities | Northwest Territories |
| Member | Organization | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Al Douglas | Climate Risk Institute (formerly OCCIAR) | Ontario |
| Alison Shaw | Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Act to Climate Change Team | National |
| Catherine Lavoie | Centre d'expertise et de recherche en infrastructures urbaines (CERIU) | Quebec |
| Dan Sandink | Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) | National |
| Ewa Jackson | International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) | National |
| Francis Zwiers | Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC) | British Columbia |
| Ian Mauro | Prairie Climate Centre (PCC) | Prairies |
| Isabelle Charron | Ouranos | Quebec |
| Mike Thomas | Independent engineering consultant | British Columbia |
| Richard Boyd | All one sky (consulting firm, services include climate change adaptation) | Alberta |
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