Climate Change Adaptation Resource Kit

November 07

Kimberley attends Regional Meeting for Local Govt leaders/partners

December 07

Jan-March 08

Application to CBT

April 08

· Notice of successful application

· Attend AC face-to-face meeting in Castlegar

May 08

· Form Local Steering Committee

· Prepare Draft Workplan

· Initiate planning for June Workshop to kick off project

· Set up WIKI for project

June 08

· June Project Kick off workshop - ~42 participants, by invitation, collected local information on climate impacts and priorities

July 08

· Hosted Learning Network Study Tour

· Added 3 members to Local Steering Committee

· Local Project Steering Committee Meeting

· Prepared data “wish list” for AC

· Submitted letter of support for CALP Real Estate Foundation grant

August 08

· Local Project Steering Committee Meeting

- Data Collection & liaison with PCIC on analysis for Kimberley/Elkford

- Participation in AC Steering Committee call

- City website on climate change & adaptation up

- Participation in CBT webinar on adaptation planning by Lara and Cindy

- Begin coordination with Elkford

September 08

· Local Project Steering Committee Meeting

· Participation in AC Steering Committee call

· Cont’d liaison with PCIC

· Hosted Climate Change 101 Community Workshop with Mel Reasoner

· Delivered Climate Change 101 to Selkirk High School students

· Development of Community Survey

· Begin coordination with CALP

· Coordination with Elkford

October 08

· Local Project Steering Committee Meeting

· Field trip with CALP

· Hosted meeting with City Council and CALP

· Participation in AC Steering Committee call

· Participation in CBT Learning Network teleconference

· Presentation to CBT Board of Directors

· Distribution of Community Survey

· Hosted Planning for Climate Change Community Workshop with Stewart Cohen, Trevor Murdock

· Hosted meeting with City Council and staff with Stewart Cohen, Trevor Murdock

· Attended CCRF meeting on Climate Change

· Coordination with Elkford & CALP

November 08

· Local Project Steering Committee Meeting

· Participation in AC Steering Committee call

· Survey Analysis

· Planning for Climate Change workshop for Selkirk High School students

· Project report to CBT

 Coordination with Elkford

December 08

·  Local Project Steering Committee Meeting

·  Scenarios Workshop with CALP

- Presentation of Interim Project Report to City Council

- Confirm Working Groups/Priority Issues for 2009

- Coordination with Elkford

- Update Monitoring and Learning Framework

January 09

· Steering Committee meeting

· Participation in AC Steering Committee call

· Scenarios Group meeting

February 09

· Working Groups

· Kick Off Meeting

· Meetings of Municipal Infrastructure and Tourism working groups

· Participation in Elkford’s Vulnerability Assessment process

March 09

· Meetings of Water & Forests, Tourism, Municipal Infrastructure and Scenarios Working Groups

· Preliminary Visualization Workshop by CALP

April 09

· Steering Committee meeting

· Scenarios Working Group meeting

· Presentation to local Rotary Club on project

· Presentation to AKBLG

· Participation in CBT AC project evaluation meeting

· Preparation and working group review of draft recommendations for action

May 09

  · Preparation and stakeholder review of draft report

June 09

  · Presentation to CBT Learning Network

  · Community Open House and Presentations of final draft report & recommendations and CALP visualization material

  · Council receives final report and recommendations

  · Final report to CBT

Aug 08 –

April09

Elkford

August 08

· Consultants hired for the project

· Participated in the first CBT webinar focussed on adaptation planning

· Had opportunity on webinar for clarifications on our process, and learn about the process with Kimberley thus far

September 08

· OCP/CCA Survey and newsletter sent out by bulk mail

· Information community engagement at the local mall in Elkford; purpose was to gain a general idea of the baseline knowledge of climate change as well as general priority areas of greatest concern to citizens

· Participated in conference call with PCIC and scientists

October 08

· Website launched

· First meeting of the Community Advisory Committee

· Open house meeting in Elkford where preliminary research was presented

· Gathered more detailed information on priority areas

· Collection local knowledge about climate changes experienced by residents (i.e. new pests, longer growing season, etc.)

· CBT Learning Network teleconference

· Presentation via webinar on progress to date

November 08

· Community Advisory Committee officially approved by council

· Compilation of data collected at community consultation

· Engagement with City staff on priority areas and potential areas of climate change risk for Elkford

December 08

· Results of the survey released to the CAC

· Reporting on Monitoring and Learning completed for the CBT

· Logistical preparation for the Learning Network Study Tour/Vulnerability and Risk Assessment began

January 09

· Vulnerability and risk assessment framework completed in collaboration with AC member Cindy Pearce

· Research and analysis to fill in the vulnerability and risk assessment for wildfire, flooding, and water availability

· OCP open house

February 09

· Vulnerability and risk assessment/learning network workshop with community members, individuals from council, the mayor staff, and individuals from the CBT Learning Network

March 09

· Climate Change Adaptation section of the background report completed (for the OCP process)

· Climate Change Adaptation issues paper completed (for the OCP process)

· Significant work begun on the CBT CCA Resource Kit

April 09

· Action strategy drafted

· Prioritization framework drafted

· Staff and community advisory meeting scheduled (May 6^th)