When a relationship exists between different species allowing the collaboration between the species to the advantage of either one or both parties, it is called
symbiosis.
The Climate Change Adaptation Collaborative, Children’s Environmental Health Collaborative, and Sustainability Education Alliance—collaboratives under the NBEN—aim to explore this type of relationship and see how, together, we can symbiotically drive environmental action.
This conference will offer:
- live interpretation between French and English
- a catered lunch and health breaks with coffee, teas, and snacks
- a great array of speakers, workshop hosts and guides
- opportunities for networking and creating space for future collaboration
See the draft Agenda below for details on sessions, followed by Speaker Biographies. (Nb. the agenda and speaker list will continue to be updated as sessions are confirmed.)
This event is offering a one day registration fee if you can only attend one of the two days.
Registration Fee Structure:
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Nb. There is an Early Bird discount of $10 until October 2nd.
Event Information
| Event Date | 16 October, 2025 9:00 am |
| Event End Date | 17 October, 2025 5:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 14-Oct-2025 |
| Location | Kingswood Resort, Hanwell, NB (near Fredericton) |
| Categories | Annual Provincial Conference, CEH Annual Conference, CCAC Conference, SEA Conference |
Agenda
Day 1 — Thursday, October 16th
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| 8:30 | Registration | NetworkingRegister, mingle and network with fellow participants. Get seated with a beverage and snacks for the morning’s sessions.
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| 9:00 | Welcome and IntroductionsNBEN facilitators will orient you to the venue and interpretation, then introduce you to the organization and its collaboratives before setting the stage for the keynote speaker.
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| 9:15 | Keynote Speaker – Psi-te Ntolonapemok – All My RelationsWolastoq Grand Chief spasaqsit possesom Ron Tremblay Air, Water and Earth are dynamic and creative elements that sustain all life and without any of these essentials there would be no life. Air, Water and Earth are interconnected and it’s not possible to separate them for in our understanding as Wolastoqiyik, everything in life is related and connected. Air is the breath of Mother Earth that supplies life to every living species. Without Air, nothing could or would exist. Air is a gift, so we as humans can communicate through words in song, laughter, crying and most importantly, speaking words of gratitude for life. In this constant ebb & flow, that Water nourishes & cleanses the entire world. It makes up who we are, as well as the other living beings. We live, grow, play, work, wash, cook, drink, rest, pray and celebrate with Water. What we do to the Water, we do to ourselves. Earth is our foundation of life! Nothing could grow or populate without Earth. In our Creation Story, we derived from the depths of Mother Earth through the roots of the Great Cedar Tree. Because of our existence, we are Earth and Earth are we.
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| 10:05 | Health Break |
| 10:20 | World CaféUpon arrival, participants will sign up to interact with four of the Table Hosts(TH) listed below. During the session, participants will rotate through their list of TH in the order of sign-up, with each round lasting 15 minutes. Table Hosts for Children’s Environmental Health: Marg Milburn & Bonnie Hamilton Bogart — An overview of the Environmental Rights Caucus and their work on Bill 19: An Act Respecting the Right to a Healthy Environment Table Hosts for Climate Change Adaptation: Table Hosts for Sustainability Education:
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| 11:40 | Sharing SessionParticipants will have the opportunity to reflect and share takeaways from the presentations they attended in the previous session.
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| 12:00 | LUNCH |
| 1:00 | Panel DiscusssionA panel discussion evaluating the benefits of Greening the Education System on Climate, Education, and Health. Moderator: Michelle Thibault, Education and Early Childhood Development Panelists: Masah Douabul, Student Jarrett Francis, EECD (Office of First Nation Education) Ryan Jones, EECD (Anglophone) Dre. Renee Turcotte, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment TBD, Department of Environment & Local Government
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| 2:10 | Concurrent Indoor WorkshopsParticipants will choose between the two workshops below: Clark Dedum and Sara McCafferty, Esgenoôpetitj First Nation — Current projects, working with Guardians, community, and Traditional Knowlege Annie Furman, Conservation Council of New Brunswick— Environmental Literacy Framework
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| 3:30 | Concurrent Outdoor WorkshopsParticipants will choose between the workshops below: Tatem Andrews — Medicinal Plant Identification Walk Jessika Gauvin — Mushroom Identification Walk Wolastoq Grand Chief spasaqsit possesom Ron Tremblay — Penniac Sacred Land
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Day 2 — Friday, October 17th
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| 8:30 | Registration| NetworkingRegister, mingle and network with fellow participants. Get seated with a beverage and snacks for the morning’s sessions.
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| 9:00 | Welcome and IntroductionsNBEN facilitators will orient you to the venue and interpretation, then set the stage for the first speaker.
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| 9:15 | Morning PresenterShawna O’Flaherty, VALORĒS
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| 9:55 | Health Break |
| 10:10 | Concurrent SessionsParticipants will choose one of the sessions below: Session 1: Lyle Vicaire, Maqamigew Anqotumeg Inc. — Session 2: Session 3:
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| 11:20 | Open SpaceThis session is structured around several pre-selected discussion topics, while also allowing a few participants to introduce a topic of their choice. This invites others to join in as they feel inspired.
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| 12:00 | LUNCH |
| 1:05 | Engaging in Partnerships
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| 2:45 | DELG UpdateDanielle Léger, Director of Adaptation |
