Intro slides

1. Local Food Procurement in the
Ontario Broader Public Sector
February 25th, 10:00am-12:00pm
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3. Webinar Agenda
10:00 - 10:10 am: Welcome and Announcements
- Kat Rendek, Sustain Ontario
10:10 - 10:20 am: Background - Sustain Ontario’s Local Procurement
Project
- Carolyn Young, Sustain Ontario
10:30 - 11:50 am: Facilitated Discussion
Local Food Procurement in the Ontario Broader Public Sector
- Dan Munshaw, Manager of Supply Management for the City of Thunder Bay
- Hayley Lapalme, Program Designer and Facilitator for My Sustainable Canada
- Wendy Smith, Contract Specialist for MEALsource
- Brendan Wylie-Toal, Greenbelt Fund BPS Grant Program Specialist
- Sandra Hamilton, Social Innovation Consultant & Project Lead, North Island
College, Institutional Local Food Initiative
Discussion Facilitator: Carolyn Young
11:50 am - 12:00 pm: Closing remarks and next steps

4. Sustain Ontario
○ A province-wide, cross-sectoral alliance that
promotes healthy food and farming.
○ We envision and work to provide coordinated
support for the development of food systems
that are healthy, equitable, ecological, and
financially viable.

5. Sustain Ontario
Membership & Support
○ Why become a Member?
1) Support the work of the alliance
2) Inform our agenda & priorities
3) Participate in learning & networking
opportunities

6. Municipal Regional Food Policy Peer
Learning Circle
○ This Peer Learning Circle brings together a
multitude of stakeholders to:
○ Share knowledge, ideas, experience and
resources
○ Work together on advocacy, and
○ establish best practices for overcoming
barriers to public policy development
Visit http://sustainontario.com/initiatives/foodpolicygroups
to learn more and get involved!

7. What questions or topics
would you like to discuss?
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8. Thank you for joining us!
○ Please make sure to fill out the survey at the end
of the event – it helps us immensely!
○ Check out our upcoming webinars at
sustainontario.com/sustain-ontario-events
○ If you have any questions about the Municipal
Regional Food Policy Working Group please
connect with Kat Rendek,
municipalpolicy@sustainontario.ca
○ A recording of this webinar will also be available
on Sustain Ontario’s blog within the next two
weeks.