100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013

1. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 AGENDA TOTAL TIME: 2 hours 50 min

2. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 • Guiding Question: • How do we chart BC’s economy to create wealth, promote social equity and protect our environment? • Discussion framed by exploring wealth creation, social equity and environment together. • Addressing inequality gap • Reconcile • jobs vs. environment, • rural vs. urban, • local vs. foreign investments

3. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 • Introducing Ourselves (30 sec each) • Name and where you’re from • One hope and one concern you have for BC’s economic future

4. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 • BC Economy Quiz game • Form 3 groups • Rules: • Two rounds: • Group with most points after 2 rounds wins.

5. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 ROUND #1 – same question for all groups First to sound noisemaker can respond: right: +10 points, wrong -10 points next to show first question Q1: Name three industries that make up the service sector in BC? next to show second question Q2: What is the industry that contributes the most to BC’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) next to show third question Q3: When looking at BC’s economic performance, at what rate is real GDP expected to grow this fiscal year? next to show last question Q4: What is the largest goods producing industry in BC in terms of contributing to GDP and employment?

6. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 • ROUND #2 – Different question to each team • 5 second limit to respond • if no response – first other team to sound noisemaker can respond • +10 point if correct, -10 points if incorrect • next to go to first question • Q for team 1: In June 2012 what was the unemployment rate among the Aboriginal population of BC? • next to go to second question • Q for team 2: According to the 2011 National Household Survey, what percentage of BC’s population is visible minority? • next to go to third question • Q for team 3: What is the current rate of the carbon tax in BC? • next to go to last question • Q for team 4 (or all – write and poll ): BC ties with Manitoba for the worst child poverty rate in Canada. What is the child poverty rate (ie. %) on BC?

7. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 Was the information new to you? Were there any surprises?

8. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 • S W O T of BC’s Economy • STRENGTHS • WEAKNESSES • OPPORTUNITIES • THREATS • Objective: • To increase our understanding about BC’s Economy • To solicit your views on BC’s SWOT • Reference: Pages 20-26 of Discussion Guide

9. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 • STRENGTHS: • Resource Abundance • Location • Human Capital • Good Governance • Diverse Population • WEAKNESSES: • Vulnerability in our Resource Economy • Minimal Economic Influence • Regulatory Environment • Political Climate of Conflict • Rising Inequality • Ineffective Skills Training to Meet Market Demand • Relationship with Aboriginal Peoples

10. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 • OPPORTUNITIES • Leverage Location for International Trade • Invest in Infrastructure Development • Develop Markets in Knowledge Sector • Invest in Education and “Know How” to Build Human Capital • Leverage BC’s Cultural Diversity • Take Advantage of “Beautiful BC” • Forge a Stronger Western Coalition • THREATS: • Global Economic Slowdown • Competition of Commodity Markets • Uncertainty of Land Base • Polarized Politics • No Public Appetite to Pay for Needed Infrastructure Investments • Strain on the Social Fabric

11. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 • OPPORTUNITIES • Leverage Location for International Trade • Invest in Infrastructure Development • Develop Markets in Knowledge Sector • Invest in Education and “Know How” to Build Human Capital • Leverage BC’s Cultural Diversity • Take Advantage of “Beautiful BC” • Forge a Stronger Western Coalition • THREATS: • Global Economic Slowdown • Competition of Commodity Markets • Uncertainty of Land Base • Polarized Politics • No Public Appetite to Pay for Needed Infrastructure Investments • Strain on the Social Fabric • STRENGTHS: • Resource Abundance • Location • Human Capital • Good Governance • Diverse Population • WEAKNESSES: • Vulnerability in our Resource Economy • Minimal Economic Influence • Regulatory Environment • Political Climate of Conflict • Rising Inequality • Ineffective Skills Training to Meet Market Demand • Relationship with Aboriginal Peoples POST and REVIEW YOUR OWN THOUGHTS ON THESE ASPECTS

12. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 • VISIONING: 3-4 Groups ~ 1 hour • Objective: • > To develop an initial plan for BC’s economic future • > Identify the top actions participants would take to create wealth, address social equity and protect the environment • What are the top actions (up to 5) you would take to create wealth in BC? • Will these actions impact employment? • Will these actions impact investment? • Will these actions contribute to the provincial treasury? • 2. What are the top actions you would take to address social equity? • What impact will these actions have on decreasing inequality in the province? • What impact will your actions have in decreasing poverty? • 3. What are the top actions you would take to protect the environment in BC? • EACH GROUP CAPTURE IDEAS TO ABOVE ON FLIP-CHARTS/POST-IT NOTES

13. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 Some demographic projections, based on best current information, for the year 2030, was made available to you. Here is an example of a potential integrated action. Metro Vancouver implemented policies to divert garbage from landfills, in an effort to address environmental protection. This policy resulted in a business opportunity for more value-added manufacturing in BC, and an opportunity to address social equity, through a company called Recycling Alternatives. Recycling Alternative creates three products from Vancouver waste—compost material from organics, recycled plastics and recycled paper. The organics are processed into top-soil for sale out of Richmond, the plastics are exported to China and the paper is exported to Portland as no processing plants exist in BC. Recycling Alternatives also hires people from the downtown eastside to work in their sorting plant providing training and support to people with multiple barriers to employment and their industry reduces pollution and GHG emissions through recycling and reuse. The action they seek would enable greater access to more raw materials to feed their industry—in essence more garbage flowing away from land fills and into their sorting facilities. This is an example of an integrated action, whereby government policy created a new business opportunity.

14. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 GROUP REPORTS : 2 minutes from each group Debriefing: What are some of the ideas that you heard that excited you? CLOSING: We are now at the end of our workshop. Hopefully this is the start of what will be an ongoing conversation about the BC economy. Our note-taker will be submitting a feedback form based on this conversation to SFU Public Square, to be included in the Citizens’ Agenda for BC’s Economic Future. (Hand out survey/feedback slip – to be completed on web at home) We now close with a final round. Again, we have only about 15 to 30 seconds per person, but please tell us what you liked or didn’t like about this session and one idea that you are taking away with you. [If you only have 5 minutes left, ask everyone for one word to describe how they are feeling at this point]. SFU Public Square would also like to collect feedback from each of you. Please do this via the web by going to info on provided slip. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SFUCommunityConv

15. 100 Community Conversations: District of North Vancouver 24 Sep 2013 GOOD NIGHT THANKS to ALL the PARTICIPANTS