To me, the environment, climate, and our future are synonymous.

 

While I believe there is much to be done regarding how Stratford can further address climate change and protect the environment -such as integrating smaller buses into our transit fleet, promoting preservation rather than demolition, for example- I wanted to take a moment to share my thoughts on the recently added Climate Change Coordinator position.

 

Some of you may be aware that council voted in support of a Climate Change Coordinator position for Stratford. My vision for this position is to allow this individual to provide recommendations to council completely independent of other departments, and strictly through a climate lens.

 

This would allow for recommendations that would inform council on projects from an environmental perspective while also building an extra layer of accountability and record to actions and decisions as they relate to carbon footprint and environmental impact. We can get there, so let’s keep going.