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| founder = [[Ian Gill]] |
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| location = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] |
| location = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] |
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| addnl_location = [[Prince Rupert]], [[British Columbia]] |
| addnl_location = [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]], [[British Columbia]] |
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| area_served = [[British Columbia]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] |
| area_served = [[British Columbia]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] |
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| key_people = Chuck Rumsey, [[ |
| key_people = Chuck Rumsey, [[President (corporate title)|President]] |
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| focus = Building resilient localized economies in remote, rural, and Indigenous communities |
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| motto = Building an economy for life. |
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| website = [https://www.ecotrust.ca www.ecotrust.ca] |
| website = [https://www.ecotrust.ca www.ecotrust.ca] |
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'''Ecotrust Canada''' is a Canadian charity with offices in [[Vancouver]] and [[Prince Rupert]], BC. |
'''Ecotrust Canada''' is a Canadian charity with offices in [[Vancouver]] and [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]], BC. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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In 1991, Ecotrust, an American charity based in Portland, Oregon, was established with the purpose of developing a conservation-based economy in the Pacific Northwest. Founder |
In 1991, Ecotrust, an American charity based in Portland, Oregon, was established with the purpose of developing a conservation-based economy in the Pacific Northwest. Founder Spencer Beebe set out to work with Indigenous people in the world's largest intact coastal temperate rainforest, located in northwestern BC. He soon realized that he needed a Canadian partner organization and, in 1994, asked one of his Canadian Ecotrust board members, Jacqueline Koerner, to take the lead on founding Ecotrust Canada. Jacqueline became Founding Chair; soon environmental journalist, Ian Gill, became the organization's first executive director. In 1995, Ecotrust Canada received charitable status, marking the beginning of its journey toward building resilient economies in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.<ref>[https://ecotrust.ca/history/ "Ecotrust Canada History"]</ref> |
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In 2010, [[Ian Gill]] left his position as President of Ecotrust Canada to assume the role of CEO of the newly founded Ecotrust Australia, operated as a separate yet affiliated organization.<ref>[https://vancouversun.com/news/Former+Vancouver+reporter+moving+Sydney+launch+Ecotrust+Australia/2721434/story.html "Former Vancouver reporter moving to Sydney to launch Ecotrust Australia"], ''[[The Vancouver Sun]]'', Vancouver, 24 March 2010.</ref> Ecotrust Australia closed in 2012.<ref>[http://ecotrust.ca/ecotrust-australia-winds-down "Ecotrust Australia winds down"], ''Ecotrust Canada'', 12 August 2012.</ref> |
In 2010, [[Ian Gill]] left his position as President of Ecotrust Canada to assume the role of CEO of the newly founded Ecotrust Australia, operated as a separate yet affiliated organization.<ref>[https://vancouversun.com/news/Former+Vancouver+reporter+moving+Sydney+launch+Ecotrust+Australia/2721434/story.html "Former Vancouver reporter moving to Sydney to launch Ecotrust Australia"]{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[The Vancouver Sun]]'', Vancouver, 24 March 2010.</ref> Ecotrust Australia closed in 2012.<ref>[http://ecotrust.ca/ecotrust-australia-winds-down "Ecotrust Australia winds down"], ''Ecotrust Canada'', 12 August 2012.</ref> |
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==Activities and Programs== |
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===Fisheries=== |
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* '''Licence Banks''' to improve licence affordability in the [[Clayoquot Sound]] and [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Skeena]] regions, funded in part by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.<ref>Dart, Jennifer, [http://www.westerlynews.ca/local-news/ucluelet-council-agrees-to-lobby-to-keep-rural-fishery-1.184094 "Ucluelet council agrees to lobby to keep rural fishery"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301140517/http://www.westerlynews.ca/local-news/ucluelet-council-agrees-to-lobby-to-keep-rural-fishery-1.184094 |date=2014-03-01 }}, ''The Westerley News'', 6 December 2007.</ref><ref>[http://ecotrust.ca/clayoquot/a-start-guide-fisheries-licence-banks "A Start-up Guide to Fisheries Licence Banks"], ''Ecotrust Canada'', September 2008.</ref> |
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* '''Coastal Loan Fund''', in partnership with [[Ecotrust]] and [[ShoreBank]], offering loans to communities and enterprises wishing to diversify their incomes and holdings.<ref>[http://impactinvesting.marsdd.com/knowledge-hub/resources/ecotrust-canadas-coastal-loan-fund/ "Ecotrust Canada’s coastal loan fund"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228014926/http://impactinvesting.marsdd.com/knowledge-hub/resources/ecotrust-canadas-coastal-loan-fund/ |date=2014-02-28 }}, [[MaRS Centre|MaRS Centre for Impact Investing]], 3 March 2013.</ref> |
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* '''Advocacy work''', including publications arguing against the use of [[Individual fishing quota|catch shares]] in commercial fisheries.<ref>Stewart, Monte, [http://www.businessedge.ca/archives/article.cfm/commercial-fishery-backs-salmon-quota-7636 "Commercial fishery backs salmon quota"], ''Business Edge News Magazine'', 25 November 2004.</ref> |
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* '''Fisheries monitoring''', including both electronic and observer-based monitoring.<ref>[http://ecotrust.ca/services/monitoring/ "Commercial Fisheries Monitoring"], ''Ecotrust Canada''.</ref><ref>[http://ecotrust.ca/project/electronic-monitoring/ "Electronic monitoring"], ''Ecotrust Canada''.</ref> |
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* '''Socioeconomic study of BC commercial fisheries''', published in conjunction with the [[T. Buck Suzuki Foundation]].<ref>Crawford, Emma, [http://www.biv.com/article/20131107/BIV0104/131109945/-1/BIV/commercial-fisheries-decision-making-should-consider-factors-beyond "Commercial fisheries decision-making should consider factors beyond economic value: study"], ''Business in Vancouver'', 7 November 2013.</ref><ref>[http://ecotrust.ca/report/understanding-values-canadas-north-pacific/ "Understanding Values in Canada's North Pacific"], ''Ecotrust Canada''.</ref><ref>[http://www.westerlynews.ca/local-news/study-clayoquot-tops-in-bc-for-commercial-fishing-1.715041 "Study: Clayoquot tops in BC for commercial fishing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301131629/http://www.westerlynews.ca/local-news/study-clayoquot-tops-in-bc-for-commercial-fishing-1.715041 |date=2014-03-01 }}, ''The Westerley News'', 27 November 2013.</ref> |
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===Community Energy=== |
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* '''Heat Pump Pilot Project''' In 2018, Ecotrust Canada brought these skills to a partnership with the [[Heiltsuk Nation]] in [[Bella Bella]], a remote community off the Central Coast of BC. The pilot project replaced diesel furnaces in on-reserve homes with air-source heat pumps powered by clean energy. Hydro-powered pumps save an average of $1,650 per household per year. Based on the success of this project, Ecotrust Canada team of experienced community practitioners, policy experts, and engineers are now set to broaden this approach with communities across Canada.<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/heiltsuk-heat-pumps-ecotrust-1.5565407 "Electric heat pumps bring cleaner, cheaper power to Heiltsuk Nation"</ref> |
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* '''Moving Toward Energy Security in British Columbia's Rural, Remote, and Indigenous Communities - 2020 Report''' A report released by Ecotrust Canada explores a number of drivers of energy poverty in British Columbia, and identifies several key areas where policies and programs can be improved to better support communities pursuing resilient, clean and affordable energy systems. <ref>https://ecotrust.ca/latest/research/moving-toward-energy-security-in-bcs-rural-remote-and-indigenous-communities-2020/ "Moving Toward Energy Security in British Columbia’s Rural, Remote, and Indigenous Communities (2020)"</ref> |
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===Forestry=== |
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* '''Iisaak Forest Resources''', a wholly owned First Nation forestry company in [[Clayoquot Sound]]. Ecotrust Canada provided start-up funds and initially managed the corporation. Iisaak is currently overseen by the [[Nuu-chah-nulth Central Region Management Board]].<ref>[http://www.iisaak.com/PREcotrust.html "First Nation Forest Company Receives Financing From Conservation Business Lenders"], Iisaak Forest Resources Ltd, 28 November 2000.</ref> |
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* '''[[Forest Stewardship Council]] (FSC)''' group certification program, which allows owners of smaller forests to share costs by buying into Ecotrust Canada's FSC certification. Ecotrust Canada is currently the only organization in BC to offer this program.<ref>Hamilton, G., [https://archive.today/20140223232041/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=7f45f776-6e85-4e31-97d5-d10e2ad9c53a&sponsor= "Ecotrust Canada enters the logging business"], ''[[The Vancouver Sun]]'', 23 February 2006.</ref> |
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===First Nations=== |
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* '''[http://www.nativemaps.org/ The Aboriginal Mapping Network]''', a public online tool supporting aboriginal and indigenous peoples facing issues such as land claims, treaty negotiations, and resource development. |
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* '''[https://archive.today/20110808065701/http://terratruth.info/ Terratruth]''', an online tool that supports indigenous communities in sharing information about their territories, making decisions around land and water use, and going through the [[Aboriginal title#Canada|Aboriginal Rights and Title]] referral process.<ref>[http://ecotrust.ca/communities/terratruth "Terratruth"], ''Ecotrust Canada''.</ref> |
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* '''[http://livingatlas.org/ Living Atlas]''', a tool customized for use by the [[Nuu-chah-nulth people|Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations]].<ref>[http://ecotrust.ca/communities/the-living-atlas "The Living Atlas"], ''Ecotrust Canada''.</ref> |
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* '''Chief Kerry's Moose''', co-published with the [[Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs]], which establishes a global standard for land-use occupancy surveys and mapping.<ref>[http://www.nativemaps.org/?q=node/1423 "Chief Kerry's Moose: a guidebook to land use and occupancy mapping, research design and data collection"]</ref> |
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* '''First Nation Regeneration Fund''', a $7 million fund to help First Nations gain equity stakes in renewable energy projects. Ecotrust Canada helped to create the fund, in partnership with Tale'awtxw Aboriginal Capital Corporation, Tribal Resources Investment Corporation, and the [[Government of Canada]].<ref>Ferreras, Jesse, [http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/first-nations-encouraged-to-get-into-energy-business/Content?oid=2164957 "First Nations encouraged to get into energy business"], [[Pique Newsmagazine]], 29 May 2009.</ref><ref>Kimmett, Colleen, [https://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Aboriginal-Affairs/2009/05/19/EquityFund/ "New fund to give First Nations equity in power projects"], [[The Tyee]], 19 May 2009.</ref> |
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* '''Qwii-qwiq-sap''' (''Standing Tree to Standing Home'' in the [[Nuu-chah-nulth language]]), an initiative promoting culturally appropriate building design and construction among First Nations communities. The first Qwii-qwiq-sap home was constructed in 2008 in the [[Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations|Tla-o-qui-aht Nation]] in [[Tofino]], BC.<ref>[http://ecotrust.ca/communities/qwii-qwiq-sap-standing-tree-standing-home "Qwii-qwiq-sap: Standing tree to standing home"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104165626/http://ecotrust.ca/communities/qwii-qwiq-sap-standing-tree-standing-home |date=2014-01-04 }}.</ref><ref>[http://raincoasteducation.org/watershed-stewardship-project/water-catchment "Qwii-qwiq-sap Standing Tree to Standing Home Project"].</ref> |
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===Social Enterprises=== |
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Over its 24 year history Ecotrust Canada has launched five social enterprises. The process of spinning out a business from a charity is complex and difficult.<ref>https://ecotrust.ca/innovation/social-enterprises/what-role-should-business-play-in-transforming-our-economic-system/</ref> Ecotrust Canada is a leader in the field because of its ability to take risk; leverage various sources of funding; tolerate ambiguity; and imagine and operationalize new ways of doing business. |
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* [http://climatesmartbusiness.com/ '''Climate Smart'''], an initiative to help small businesses reduce their carbon footprints. This program became an independent organization in 2009.<ref>[http://climatesmartbusiness.com/about/ "About Us"], ''[http://climatesmartbusiness.com/ Climate Smart]''.</ref> |
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* '''[https://theampvancouver.ca/ The Amp]''' An award-winning Vancouver-based coworking space for mission-driven organizations and businesses to connect and collaborate.<ref>[http://ecotrust.ca/project/the-amp/ "The Amp], ''Ecotrust Canada''.</ref> |
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* '''[https://teem.fish Teem Fish Monitoring]''' A fisheries electronic monitoring provider focused on creating affordable and effective electronic monitoring systems for independent and small boat fish harvesters. <ref>https://teem.fish ''Teem Fish Monitoring''.</ref> |
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* '''[http://www.thisfish.info ThisFish]''', a traceability project for commercial fisheries intended to combat [[Counterfeit consumer goods|counterfeiting]] in the seafood industry and provide consumers with information about seafood products. ThisFish is funded in part by the [[J. W. McConnell Foundation|J.W. McConnell Foundation]]<ref>[http://www.mcconnellfoundation.ca/en/programs/granting-database/grant/ecotrust-canada-thisfish "Ecotrust Canada - ThisFish"]</ref> and is a partner with [[Sobeys]] and [[Thrifty Foods]].<ref>[http://www.thriftyfoods.com/EN/minor/about/sustainability/seafood/thisfish.html "Thisfish - Traceable Seafood"].</ref> |
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* '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121216050719/http://thisforest.info/ ThisForest]''', which uses [[Qr code|QR codes]] to trace forest products. As of 2013, the program has been used in conjunction with lumber products in Canada and mushrooms in Spain.<ref>Godin, Neil, [http://marketingdangerously.com/this-weeks-idea-fish-do-it-cattle-do-it-even-cauliflowers-do-it-should-you/ This weeks Idea: Fish do it. Cattle do it. Even cauliflowers do it. Should you?], 12 March 2013</ref> |
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===Other Former Activities=== |
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* '''Cluster Economies''' project in the [[Clayoquot Sound]] and [[Barkley Sound]] region, evaluating green technologies that could potentially be implemented in the area.<ref>Bailey, Andrew, [http://www.westerlynews.ca/local-leaders-kicking-the-tires-on-alternative-waste-disposal-and-energy-production-1.693995 "Local leaders kicking the tires on alternative waste disposal and energy production"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301135011/http://www.westerlynews.ca/local-leaders-kicking-the-tires-on-alternative-waste-disposal-and-energy-production-1.693995 |date=2014-03-01 }}, ''The Westerley News'', 12 November 2013.</ref> |
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* '''[http://ledlab.ca/ Local Economic Development Lab (LEDlab)]''' in partnership with RADIUS and the [[Beedie School of Business]] at [[Simon Fraser University]].<ref>[http://beedie.sfu.ca/blog/2013/03/social-innovation-lab-and-incubator-radius-launched-at-beedie-school/ "Social innovation lab and incubator RADIUS launched at Beedie School"], [http://beedie.sfu.ca/blog/ ''Beedie Newsroom''], 25 March 2013.</ref> |
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==Governance== |
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Ecotrust Canada's Board of Directors provides guidance and oversight for the organization. The Board is independent and wholly voluntary. As of May 2020, it consists of:<ref>[https://ecotrust.ca/team/ "Our Board"], ''Ecotrust Canada''.</ref> |
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* [https://ecotrust.ca/team/jacqueline-l-koerner/ Jacqueline L. Koerner] (Co-Chair) |
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* [https://ecotrust.ca/team/velma-mccoll/ Velma McColl] (Co-Chair) |
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* [https://ecotrust.ca/team/jonathan-stewart/ Jonathan Stewart] |
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* [https://ecotrust.ca/team/alexandra-loeb/ Alexandra Loeb] |
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* [https://ecotrust.ca/team/andy-rowe/ Andy Rowe] |
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* [https://ecotrust.ca/team/lee-francoeur/ Lee Francoeur] |
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* [https://ecotrust.ca/team/mark-valentine/ Mark Valentine] |
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* [https://ecotrust.ca/team/rick-williams/ Rick Williams] |
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* [https://ecotrust.ca/team/susanna-fuller/ Susanna Fuller] |
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* [https://ecotrust.ca/team/ronald-grzywinski/ Ronald Grzywinski] |
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==Recognition== |
==Recognition== |
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In 2019, [[MoneySense]] graded Ecotrust Canada as a top 10 environmental charity in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneysense.ca/save/financial-planning/canadas-top-rated-charities-2019-best-by-category/|title = Canada's top-rated charities 2019: Best by category|date = 15 November 2018}}</ref> |
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In 2013, [[Charity Intelligence Canada]] selected Ecotrust Canada as one of the top 7 environmental charities in Canada.<ref>[http://www.charityintelligence.ca/environmental-charities "Environmental Charities in Canada"], [http://www.charityintelligence.ca/ ''Charity Intelligence Canada''].</ref> Ecotrust Canada was also selected by the [[Coady International Institute]] at [[St. Francis Xavier University]] as one of 11 case studies from Canada and the US demonstrating successful citizen-led sustainable change.<ref>[http://www.coady.stfx.ca/coady/nacommdev/cases/ecotrust/ "Ecotrust Canada - British Columbia"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227062329/http://www.coady.stfx.ca/coady/nacommdev/cases/ecotrust/ |date=2014-02-27 }}, [http://www.coady.stfx.ca/ ''Coady International Institute''].</ref> |
In 2013, [[Charity Intelligence Canada]] selected Ecotrust Canada as one of the top 7 environmental charities in Canada.<ref>[http://www.charityintelligence.ca/environmental-charities "Environmental Charities in Canada"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227025608/http://www.charityintelligence.ca/environmental-charities |date=2014-02-27 }}, [http://www.charityintelligence.ca/ ''Charity Intelligence Canada''].</ref> Ecotrust Canada was also selected by the [[Coady International Institute]] at [[St. Francis Xavier University]] as one of 11 case studies from Canada and the US demonstrating successful citizen-led sustainable change.<ref>[http://www.coady.stfx.ca/coady/nacommdev/cases/ecotrust/ "Ecotrust Canada - British Columbia"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227062329/http://www.coady.stfx.ca/coady/nacommdev/cases/ecotrust/ |date=2014-02-27 }}, [http://www.coady.stfx.ca/ ''Coady International Institute''].</ref> |
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Former President, Brenda Kuecks, received a Clean50 Award in 2013 for her work in promoting sustainable development and clean capitalism in Canada.<ref>[http://clean50.com/brenda-kuecks/?order_by=clean50 "Brenda Kuecks"], Clean50.</ref> In 2008, she received a BC Community Achievement Award from Premier [[Gordon Campbell]].<ref>Riddell, Gillian, [http://www.westerlynews.ca/local-news/tofino-resident-receives-provincial-achievement-award-1.186273 "Tofino resident receives provincial achievement award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301140520/http://www.westerlynews.ca/local-news/tofino-resident-receives-provincial-achievement-award-1.186273 |date=2014-03-01 }}, ''The Westerley News'', 30 April 2008.</ref> |
Former President, Brenda Kuecks, received a Clean50 Award in 2013 for her work in promoting sustainable development and clean capitalism in Canada.<ref>[http://clean50.com/brenda-kuecks/?order_by=clean50 "Brenda Kuecks"], Clean50.</ref> In 2008, she received a BC Community Achievement Award from Premier [[Gordon Campbell]].<ref>Riddell, Gillian, [http://www.westerlynews.ca/local-news/tofino-resident-receives-provincial-achievement-award-1.186273 "Tofino resident receives provincial achievement award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301140520/http://www.westerlynews.ca/local-news/tofino-resident-receives-provincial-achievement-award-1.186273 |date=2014-03-01 }}, ''The Westerley News'', 30 April 2008.</ref> |
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In 2008, Ecotrust Canada received a Special Achievement in GIS award from [[Environmental Systems Research Institute|ESRI]] in recognition of the organization's work with the Aboriginal Mapping Network.<ref>[http://events.esri.com/conference/sagList/?fa=List&awardyear=2008 "Special Achievement in GIS Award"], ''ESRI''.</ref> It previously won the award in 2004 for work with the Council of the [[Haida people|Haida Nation]] to establish the Haida Mapping Office.<ref>[http://events.esri.com/conference/sagList/?fa=List&awardyear=2004 "Special Achievement in GIS Award"], ''ESRI''.</ref><ref>[http://www.geoconnexion.com/news/aboriginal-mapping-network-wins-innovation-award/ "Aboriginal Mapping Network wins innovation award"], ''Geoconnexion'', 2008.</ref> |
In 2008, Ecotrust Canada received a Special Achievement in GIS award from [[Environmental Systems Research Institute|ESRI]] in recognition of the organization's work with the Aboriginal Mapping Network.<ref>[http://events.esri.com/conference/sagList/?fa=List&awardyear=2008 "Special Achievement in GIS Award"], ''ESRI''.</ref> It previously won the award in 2004 for work with the Council of the [[Haida people|Haida Nation]] to establish the Haida Mapping Office.<ref>[http://events.esri.com/conference/sagList/?fa=List&awardyear=2004 "Special Achievement in GIS Award"], ''ESRI''.</ref><ref>[http://www.geoconnexion.com/news/aboriginal-mapping-network-wins-innovation-award/ "Aboriginal Mapping Network wins innovation award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301102245/http://www.geoconnexion.com/news/aboriginal-mapping-network-wins-innovation-award/ |date=2014-03-01 }}, ''Geoconnexion'', 2008.</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Dyhia Belhabib]] |
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Founded | 1995 |
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Founder | Ian Gill |
Type | Non-profit charity |
Registration no. | 89474 9969 RR0001 |
Focus | Building resilient localized economies in remote, rural, and Indigenous communities |
Location | |
Locations | |
Area served | British Columbia, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | Chuck Rumsey, President |
Website | www.ecotrust.ca |
Ecotrust Canada is a Canadian charity with offices in Vancouver and Prince Rupert, BC.
History
[edit]In 1991, Ecotrust, an American charity based in Portland, Oregon, was established with the purpose of developing a conservation-based economy in the Pacific Northwest. Founder Spencer Beebe set out to work with Indigenous people in the world's largest intact coastal temperate rainforest, located in northwestern BC. He soon realized that he needed a Canadian partner organization and, in 1994, asked one of his Canadian Ecotrust board members, Jacqueline Koerner, to take the lead on founding Ecotrust Canada. Jacqueline became Founding Chair; soon environmental journalist, Ian Gill, became the organization's first executive director. In 1995, Ecotrust Canada received charitable status, marking the beginning of its journey toward building resilient economies in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.[1]
In 2010, Ian Gill left his position as President of Ecotrust Canada to assume the role of CEO of the newly founded Ecotrust Australia, operated as a separate yet affiliated organization.[2] Ecotrust Australia closed in 2012.[3]
Recognition
[edit]In 2019, MoneySense graded Ecotrust Canada as a top 10 environmental charity in Canada.[4] In 2013, Charity Intelligence Canada selected Ecotrust Canada as one of the top 7 environmental charities in Canada.[5] Ecotrust Canada was also selected by the Coady International Institute at St. Francis Xavier University as one of 11 case studies from Canada and the US demonstrating successful citizen-led sustainable change.[6]
Former President, Brenda Kuecks, received a Clean50 Award in 2013 for her work in promoting sustainable development and clean capitalism in Canada.[7] In 2008, she received a BC Community Achievement Award from Premier Gordon Campbell.[8]
In 2008, Ecotrust Canada received a Special Achievement in GIS award from ESRI in recognition of the organization's work with the Aboriginal Mapping Network.[9] It previously won the award in 2004 for work with the Council of the Haida Nation to establish the Haida Mapping Office.[10][11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ecotrust Canada History"
- ^ "Former Vancouver reporter moving to Sydney to launch Ecotrust Australia"[permanent dead link], The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, 24 March 2010.
- ^ "Ecotrust Australia winds down", Ecotrust Canada, 12 August 2012.
- ^ "Canada's top-rated charities 2019: Best by category". 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Environmental Charities in Canada" Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, Charity Intelligence Canada.
- ^ "Ecotrust Canada - British Columbia" Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, Coady International Institute.
- ^ "Brenda Kuecks", Clean50.
- ^ Riddell, Gillian, "Tofino resident receives provincial achievement award" Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, The Westerley News, 30 April 2008.
- ^ "Special Achievement in GIS Award", ESRI.
- ^ "Special Achievement in GIS Award", ESRI.
- ^ "Aboriginal Mapping Network wins innovation award" Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, Geoconnexion, 2008.
External links
[edit]- "Ecotrust Canada". Retrieved 2014-02-21.