Alice Miro and Peter Boothroyd
By Ian Bruk on November 29, 2004 - 1:49pm
Unfortunately I wasn't aware of these people or that they were both speaking at the Fraser Basin Council Conference in Vancouver on Friday and Saturday of last week. I only noticed after the fact in the "Observer" section of Saturday's Vancouver Sun.
Miro is a 22 year old student who has an exemplary sustainable lifestyle. It is quite inspiring to read about her efforts. She is quoted in the article as wanting to "Break down the hierarchy, with academics at the top and the community at the bottom".
Boothroyd is a professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of B.C. Boothroyd believes that "We can't count on politicians and their narrowly focused institutions to make tough choices and develop long term sustainability policies because they are beholden, yes, to the public but also too often to special interests".
From the article: "Boothroyd encourages governments to become more transparent", he argues for more funding for civil societies such as Better Environmentally Sound Transportation and the David Suzuki Foundation, he warns of the dangers of public private partnerships like the Vancouver Airport Authority and Ravco.
