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The Circular City: Closing Loops and Creating Jobs
Cities are engines of economic growth. They are also voracious consumers of energy and resources, and producers of waste.
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Greg Moore
Chair Board of Directors, Metro Vancouver and Co-founder, National Zero Waste Council
Greg Moore is the Mayor of the City of Port Coquitlam and Chair of the Metro Vancouver Board of Directors. His long career in public service – he spent a decade as a City employee, both in Recreation and Planning Departments and has served on Port Coquitlam Council since 2002 – is a testament to Mr. Moore's long-time personal commitment to affecting real and lasting positive change in the lives of others.
Recent accomplishments as an elected official include the development of a 10-year, $7.5 billion vision and plan for transit in the Metro Vancouver region; and the creation of the National Zero Waste Council, a cross-sector leadership initiative that seeks to advance a national waste prevention and reduction agenda in Canada and beyond.
Recently, Greg chaired the Union of BC Municipalities Housing Committee that released A Home For Everyone: A Housing Strategy for British Columbians. This strategy makes 32 recommendations to address the housing crisis in BC.
Greg is currently leading a cross-sector initiative for a Regional Prosperity Initiative, which will bring together stakeholders from around Metro Vancouver to work collaboratively on the regional economy.
Mr. Moore is also involved in a number of charitable causes in his home town of Port Coquitlam, including the "Homes for Good Society", whose purpose is to end chronic homelessness; and "I Am Someone", a society dedicated to ending bullying through community awareness and support; technology; and advocacy. Mr. Moore was also nominated to Vancouver magazine's Power 50 2014 list and the Clean 50 in Canada.