The Windsor Essex Bike Community & the Amherstburg Community Foundation present Hops & Handlebars Fundraiser Event April 22, 2023 at GL Heritage Brewery!

Come out to help support WEBC’s Libro Centre Mountain Bike Trails project in Amherstburg.

Enjoy amazing local Amherstburg beer, wine and spirits from GL Heritage Brewery, Dancing Swallows winery and Wolfhead Distillery. Win raffle prized and listen to music by Amherstburg’s own River Rock Ramblers!

All event ticket earnings, raffle prize purchases and donations collected at the event will go directly to the Libro Centre Mountain Bike Trail construction costs.

Presale raffle and event tickets can be purchased at www.webcride.com.

Jason Thorne, General Manager Planning and Economic Development, City of Hamilton

Jason Thorne is a professional planner who leads the Planning and Economic Development Department at the City of Hamilton, Canada. He oversees a team of 800 staff working across multiple portfolios including planning, building, development engineering, transportation planning, parking, arts, culture and economic development.

Jason was one of the key architects of the Province of Ontario’s Places To Grow initiative. As Director of Policy and Planning for Metrolinx, Jason was one of the lead authors of the Big Move, the regional transportation plan for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

Jason is a passionate advocate of community-based planning, sustainable and inclusive development, and the creation of complete, vibrant cities.

Where our previous Thought Leader Speakers, Gil Peñalosa and Cherise Burda, talked to us about the WHAT Amherstburg can do to be even better, Jason will tell us HOW to do it successfully.

Tickets available now - Seating is limited.

Dr. Gerald Kutney is the author of Carbon Politics and the Failure of the KYOTO Protocol. Dr. Kutney holds a PhD in Chemistry and is a consultant and media commentator on the climate crisis.

Ranked #69 out of 500 top world influencers on Twitter in Climate Science and Forecast: Carbon. Economy, emissions, clean, green and renewable energy

Topic - “What Do You Do When Science Issues a Warning…But No One LIstens”

Followed by Panel Discussion with ERCA General Manager, Richard Wyma and University of Windsor professor of Environmental Law, Patricia Galvao-Ferreira.

Tickets available for a suggested $15 donation

Cherise Burda is the Executive Director of the Ryerson City Building institute and holds an MA in Environmental Policy. Cherise had led research, advocacy and communications strategies for transportation, sustainable communities and clean energy solutions in Ontario. She has authored dozens of publications on these issues and is also a regular presenter and spokesperson.

Panel Discussion - “Does Amherstburg aspire to be the best? Or is it happy with the status quo”

Panelists include:

Amherstburg councillors, Donald McArthur and Michael Prue

Author, professor and advocate Shawn Micallef

Amy Farkas, MCIP RPP, Dillon Consulting

This event is free, donations will be gratefully accepted at the venue.

“Creating a Vibrant and Healthy Community ..... Or Becoming Irrelevant”

Gil Peñalosa is a top 100 most influential urbanists and is the founder and chair of the board of the successful Canadian non-profit organization 8 80 Cities. In 2015 received Honoris Causa, University of Sweden and in 2019 was awarded the World Urban Parks, Distinguished Individual Award.

Seating is limited, order your tickets soon!