November 19-21, 2019
at the Nottawasaga Inn Resort & Convention Centre, Alliston, ON
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Early Bird Registration, Indigenous Artisans Marketplace, Professional Development Breakfast, Did You Know (Ducks Canada)
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Early Bird Registration Ends This Friday
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If you haven't registered yet, don't forget that
Friday October 4
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, 2019 is the last day you can take advantage of the early rates for this year's event. Registration prices increase on October 5
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You will save $215 on the Three Day Delegate Registration Package if you register before the early rate deadline.
We Have a GREAT PROGRAM for You
A Three Day Registration Package Includes:
- Choice of 62 concurrent sessions, including tours
- Access to 50+ Exhibits from Government, Business, and Agencies
- Keynote presentations from:
- Rebecca Thomas (Mi'kmaw Poet and Activist)
- Dave Meslin (Political Entrepreneur & Engagement Specialist)
- Dr. Peter Beckett (Restoration Ecologist)
- Professional Development Breakfast (ticketed breakfast, no cost)
- Amazing networking opportunities, including: annual Exhibitors’ Networking Event, and Choose Your Own Adventure social activities
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Accommodations
A number of rooms are available at the Nottawasaga Inn & Conference Centre. Act quickly to book your accommodations.
Phone the Nottawasaga Inn for more information:
Phone: 705-435-5501 / 416-364-5068
Toll-Free Phone: 1-800-669-5501
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Indigenous Artisan Marketplace in Gallery B
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Make sure to check out the Indigenous Artisan Marketplace in Exhibitor Gallery B during the Symposium.
Indigenous art comes out of living cultures, enabling our artists to use traditional values, storytelling, nature, and events to create their traditional and contemporary art. Their art is in many different forms including paintings, drawings, jewellery, handbags, clothing, baskets, and so much more available for purchase.
Our featured artists have been influenced by different places, cultures, and backgrounds. Understanding their cultural context their art was produced within will provide you with a deeper insight and appreciation of the artists and their work. Not only is the marketplace a great place to find Indigenous items, but it’s also a great way to meet some very interesting people.
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What happens when the ancestors call is so strong within a person that it has to be heard? For artist
Diane Montreuil an internal pull to the traditional ways of Indigenous peoples was the beginning of an artful adventure that led her to herself.
Diane has many artistic talents. Captivated by the Arts in all its shapes and forms and her love for landscapes has led her to be a women of influence in not only the art world, but also her work within Toronto’s education system.
You will see her acrylic paintings on canvas and the stories behind the paintings are riveting.
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Register for the Thursday Morning Latornell Professional Development Breakfast
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The Latornell Professional Development Program is committed to providing networking, professional development and related opportunities to interested individuals within Ontario’s environmental and conservation communities. As such, the annual Latornell Conference provides an excellent opportunity to serve as a venue where a suitable ‘space’ can be created to foster engagement, networking and development.
The event will feature senior-level or advanced career professionals representing a cross-section of the conservation sector (Conservation Authorities, Consulting Industry, Provincial Ministry, Environmental Contractor).
Each of the aforementioned would be seated at a table with breakfast attendees. Breakfast attendees would be encouraged to ask the appointed career professionals any questions related to career path, work-life balance, risk-taking, networking, job hunting, skills development, etc.
When: Thursday November 21
st – 7:30 AM
Where: Latornell Conservation Symposium, Room TBA
Register: There is no cost to attend the breakfast BUT space is limited. Sign up during the
symposium registration process
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State of Canada’s Birds Report – You Can Help
We are proud to have Ducks Unlimited Canada as a long-term partner of the Latornell Conservation Symposium. We share a vision that conservation is about taking ownership of our collective responsibility to take action.
Wetland and habitat loss aren’t just problems; they’re our problems to solve.
In Ontario, we face the ongoing destruction of Great Lakes coastal wetlands that support migrating birds and the conversion of small inland wetlands that support breeding birds. Wetland policies that slow the loss of wetlands and speed up habitat restoration are essential to the future of many bird populations.
We should be encouraged that progress is possible.
In May, the second
State of Canada’s Birds report by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative in Canada (NABCI-Canada), was published under the leadership of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Bird Studies Canada, Nature Canada and Ducks. It revealed that Canada has lost 40% to 60% of shorebird, grassland bird and aerial insectivore populations. These groups make up 80% of all bird species newly assessed as threatened or endangered in the last decade.
But there’s another side to the story. Duck populations have increased by 150% since 1970. And birds of prey have increased by 110%.
We should be encouraged by the growth of these bird populations, which benefitted from strategic, long-term policy direction and investment in conservation by government, non-government and industry actors.
The takeaway is clear: When we understand the problem and take action together, conservation works.
You can help.
Did you know that 66% of the data for the 2019 State of Canada’s Birds Report was provided by volunteers – people just like you – and that there are a variety of programs that could be of interest to you - no matter what level of birder you are. Here are just a few ideas:
- Share Your Sighting on eBird - It is the world’s largest biodiversity-related citizen science project. Your sightings become part of the shared global effort to map bird ranges. Open the eBird species map, enter a species name, zoom in, and click on a point to find your sighting.
- On May 4, 2019, 34,000 people in 173 countries ventured outside to find 6,816 bird species: 2/3rds of the world’s bird species in a single day! Check out 2019's Biggest Day in Birding and mark May 9, 2020 in your calendar for next year’s event.
- Started in 1900, the Christmas Bird Count is North America's longest-running citizen science project. Counts happen in over 2,000 localities throughout the Western Hemisphere. Check out where and when there is a bird count near you.
- Love feeding birds? Join Project FeederWatch and periodically count the birds you see at your own bird feeder, bird bath or planting, and send your counts in to Bird Studies Canada scientists. The 2019-2020 FeederWatch season runs from Saturday, November 9 to Friday, April 3.
- Check out Bird Studies Canada’s other Ontario programs.
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Looking to Carpool to Latornell?
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Each year, the Steering Committee is contacted by delegates who are interested in carpooling to the Symposium. Like previous years, we have created a
special carpooling page to help delegates connect with one another and arrange transportation to and from the Symposium. You can add your name to our page as an indication that you are (A) looking for a ride, or (B) willing to offer a ride.
To learn more about carpooling to the Symposium, and to sign up, visit our
Carpooling webpage.
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Don't forget to follow our Twitter feed
@ADLatornell
and add the hashtag
#latornell
to your tweets to stay connected to important online conversations about Latornell. Click on the following icons to visit our online communities…and
Let's Chat
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Karen Anderson and Mario Maillet, Symposium Coordinators
Latornell Conservation Symposium
1-888-274-1364 ext. 4
c/o Conservation Ontario
120 Bayview Parkway
Newmarket, Ontario
L3Y 3W3
905-895-0716
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