PUBLIC FORUMS AND SMALL CONFERENCES

Published Public Forum Proceedings

Seeing the Forest, Island Forest Forum 2001: Proceedings from a Public Forum December 2001. Prepared by Wendy MacDonald. 40 pp. coil bound

3rd Annual Island Youth Forum: Youth and Work: Proceedings of the Forum, November 15, 2001. Prepared by Shannon Hartigan. 74 pp. coil bound

Learning from Each Other: First Annual Conference of Community Development Lead Organizations, December 2, 2000. Final report and proceedings. 40 pp. coil bound

Homemade Futures: Community Capacity Building Conference. November 4 and 5, 1999. Final report and proceedings. 30 pp. coil bound

Finding Our Niche: The Knowledge Economy and Prince Edward Island Papers from a public forum held Monday, February 23, 1998. Includes presentations by Wayne Hooper, Wendy MacDonald, Ed Lawlor, David Cook, Aubrey Cormier, Paul Patterson, Gary Stairs, Doug House, Verna Bruce, Michael Greene, David Bodde, and Michael Dow. 79 pp. coil bound.

The Premier's Forum on Youth, final report on a symposium held on May 21, 1998. 64 pp. coil bound

Agriculture on PEI: Sunset Industry or Economic Cornerstone? Papers from a symposium held November 25, 1996. ISBN 0-919013-32-5, 88 pp. coil bound.

Maritime Union: Is it a Good Idea for PEI? Papers from a symposium, February 27, 1996. ISBN 0-919013-28-7, 74 pp. coil bound.

The Island Media: How Well is the Public Served?, December 2, 1987, 32 pp. Contains three talks: "Island Journalism: An Overview," by Al Holman; "Island Media: A Bureaucrat's Perspective," by John Eldon Green; and "Island Media: A View From Inside," by Martin Dorrell.

Rules of the Game: Land Use and Land Ownership on P.E.I., November 10, 1988, 23 pp. Contains talk by John McClellan: "Land Use and Land Ownership: Planning for the Future." (Keynote address only published in proceedings.) Other speakers: Bob Wilson, President of the P.E.I. Real Estate Association; Daryl Guignon, Biologist.

Meech Lake and Confederation, April 11, 1988, 40 pp. Contains four talks: "Meech Lake and Confederation," by Premier J. Ghiz.; "Meech Lake and Island Francophones," by J.P. Arsenault; "Women and the Meech Lake Accord," by Daphne Dumont; and "Sizing up Meech Lake," by David Milne.

Free Trade and Prince Edward Island: What are the Consequences?, October 15, 1987, 40 pp. Contains three talks: "The Politics of Free Trade," by John Crossley; "The Benefits of a Free Trade Agreement," by Elizabeth Beale; and "Free Trade: The Consequences for P.E.I.," by Scott Sinclair.

Employment and Unemployment: Public Policy and Rural Communities, May 20, 1987, 38 pp. Contains three talks: "Appropriate Development and Employment in Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island," by Doug House; "The Human Face of Unemployment," by Tricia Cheverie; and "Island Blue Mussels: A Success Story in Local Economic Development," by John Sullivan.

The Fixed Crossing and the Island: Bonanza or Boondoggle?, October 8, 1986, 23 pp. Contains three talks: "A Socio-Economic Perspective," by Frank Schwartz; "An Argument in favour," by Graham Miner; and "An Argument Against," by Sharon Fraser.

Shopping Malls: Their Development & Impact in Atlantic Canada, September 24, 1986, 40 pp. Contains three talks: "Shopping Malls," by Michael Ircha; "Major Retail Development: A West Royalty Perspective," by Rory Beck; and "Major Retail Development: A Downtown Perspective," by Chris Cudmore.

Unpublished Public Forum Proceedings

Living Together: The Economy and the Environment in West Prince, May 2, 1995. Guest Speaker: Lisa Baglole, World Wildlife Fund Canada; Panellists: Rory Francis, Deputy Minister, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Allison Ellis, Potato and Grain Farmer, West Cape; Dave Biggar, President, O'Leary Wildlife Federation.

The North Atlantic Islands Research Project: A Public Reporting, July 27, 1994. Speakers: St. John Bates, Clerk of Tynwald, Isle of Man; Sigfús Jónsson, Expert-Ice Management Consultants, Reykjavík, Iceland; Robert Greenwood, Economic Recovery Commission, St. John's, Newfoundland; David Milne, Professor of Political Studies, University of Prince Edward Island; Chair, Barry Bartmann, Professor Political Studies, University of Prince Edward Island.

Sizing Up the GATT: For People or Profit?, April 7, 1994. Speakers: Wayne Easter, MP for Malpeque; Brian Russell, Director, North American Policy Group, Dalhousie; Chair: Anne Boswall, Executive Director, P.E.I. Federation of Agriculture.

Minding the House: The Legislative Assembly, 1893-1993, December 13, 1993. Speakers: Wayne MacKinnon, author and political scientist; Martin Dorrell, Director of Holland College's Journalism Program; Douglas Boylan, former Clerk of the House.

Update on the Land: Perspective on Land Policy in Prince Edward Island (1993) (Public Seminar), August 4, 1993. Speakers: Douglas Boylan, Author of Everything Before Us: Report of the Royal Commission on the Land; Dr. Mark Lapping, Dean of Planning, Rutgers University; Kingsley Lewis, Provincial Affairs. Panellists: John Blakney, George Campbell, Sharon Fraser, Gordon Sobey, Peter Townshend, Gerrit Visser.

Health Care Reform on Prince Edward Island: Finding a Sustainable System, April 19, 1993. Main Speaker: Dorothy C. Hall, International Authority on Primary Health Care; Discussants: Janet Bryanton, Association of Nurses of PEI; Hon. Alan Buchanan, Minister of Health and Social Services; Dr. Herb Dickieson, Family Physician; Dr. J. David Hambly, PEI Medical Society.

On Becoming Native to This Place: An Approach to Sustainable Agriculture, September 21, 1992. Main Speaker: Wes Jackson, President, Land Institute, Salina, Kansas; Discussants: Elmer MacDonald, Potato Grower; Ken Mellish, Dairy Farmer; Morley Pinsent, Rural Development Consultant; John Palmer, Economist.

The Island and Confederation: What are the Constitutional Options Available to a Very Small Place?, January 14, 1992. Main Speaker: St. John Bates, Clerk of Tynwald, Isle of Man; Discussants: Fred Driscoll, Professor of History, UPEI; David Milne, Professor of Political Studies, UPEI.

The Public's Right to Know, November 27, 1991. Main Speaker: Ken Rubin, Consultant and Independent Public-Interest Researcher; Discussants: Jim Brown, Publisher, IslandSide ; Diane Griffin, Executive Director, Island Nature Trust.

Responding to the Royal Commission on the Land, May 2, 1991. Discussants: Wayne Easter, National President of the National Farmers Union; Marc Gallant, Artist and Land Activist; Marilyn Kane, Past President of P.E.I. Real Estate Association; Jim Larkin, General Manager, Tourism Industry Association of P.E.I.

Our Island Landscape: Can It Be Saved?, October 9, 1990. Speakers: Catherine Hennessey, P.E.I. Architectural Historian; Marc Gallant, Graphic Artist and Land Use Activist; and Randall Arendt, Director, Planning and Research, Centre for Rural Massachusetts.

Springs of Life: Island Groundwater at Risk, December 8, 1988. Main Speaker: George Hallberg, Agriculture and Groundwater Specialist. Discussants: D. Coon and Rory Francis.