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April 23, 2025
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Banquet Hall & Mezzanine (2nd floor), The Leaf at the Assiniboine Park. 145 The Leaf Way
Free parking!
| Member: $50 + GST = $52.50 |
| Non-Member: $75 + GST = $73.50 |
Please join us for MEIA’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. The event will include award ceremonies for the 2025 MEIA Lifetime Achievement Award and Deb Tardiff Scholarship Award winners. The AGM and presentations will be followed by a networking reception with appetizers and light refreshments.
Agenda
- 8:30-9:00am – Registration
- 9:00am – Introduction and Welcome
- Greetings from the Province
- The Honourable Mike Moyes, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
- Warren Rospad, Manitoba Environment and Climate Change – Regulatory Update
- Chuck Davidson, Manitoba Chambers of Commerce – Update on Navigating Uncertainty for Manitoba Businesses
- 10:50am-12:25pm Plastic Pollution – Presentations and panel session
- Plastic is a problem. Is there a solution? – Dr. Joe Ackerman, University of Manitoba
- Plastics and Biodegradation Processes – Dr. David Levin, University of Manitoba
- Plastic Biodegradation by Insects – Dr. Bryan Cassone, Brandon University
- Panel discussion
- 1:25pm – Waste Site Worker Training Program – Mike Fernandes & Randy Webber
- 2:10pm – AGM proceedings
- 3:20pm – Awards Ceremony
- Deb Tardiff Scholarship awards
- MEIA Lifetime Achievement Award
- 4:00pm-5:00pm – Networking Reception
MEIA Membership
You do not have to be an MEIA member to attend this event, however to participate in the formal portion of the AGM you must be an MEIA member. If you would like to purchase a membership, or have not yet renewed your 2025 membership, please contact us at [email protected] or (204) 306-3121 to purchase or renew. We look forward to seeing you there!