This recorded session explores how the Gulf Islands — and Salt Spring in particular — can drastically reduce carbon emissions by transforming transportation. Featuring provincial and local leaders, the webinar highlights the strategies, roadmaps, and investments that can help us “Get There Green.”
Host: Transition Salt Spring
Duration: 2 hour 13 minutes
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What You’ll Learn
- Why transportation is Salt Spring’s largest source of CO₂ emissions
- How much carbon our current system produces — and what that means for our forests
- What’s needed to complete the Salish Sea Trail
- What role the CRD, BC Transit, and local organizations play in building safer, greener routes
- How you can support better planning and inter-island transportation
Speakers & Guests
- Rob Fleming, BC Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure, discusses provincial commitments, including a road survey to complete the Salish Sea Trail
- Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North & the Islands, advocates for sustainable road solutions and trail completion
- Gayle Baker, Chair of the CRD Transportation Commission, shares current projects and active transportation plans
- Jean Gelwicks & Bob MacKie, Island Pathways, offer insights on pathway creation and bike advocacy
- Justine Starke, Manager of Southern Gulf Islands Service Delivery (CRD), outlines planning and community transit integration
- Tristan Ford, Transit Planner (BC Transit), explains post-COVID transit planning and future service improvements
- Paul Brent, Chair of the SGI Economic Sustainability Commission and SGI Electoral Area rep
Related Resources
- Transition Salt Spring Climate Action Plan 2.0
- Island Pathways Maps & Projects
- Full Chat Record and additional answers from Minister Fleming HERE