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Vanessa

Timmer

Dr.

<div class="ExternalClass270EEE1EECDB467BA614C385CADB8CC5"><p> Dr. Vanessa Timmer is the Executive Director of OneEarth Living, a Vancouver-based nonprofit dedicated to fostering sustainable living globally. OneEarth collaborates with a diverse range of partners, including policy-makers, artists, and community activists, to transform consumption patterns and promote resource-conscious lifestyles. Concurrently, Vanessa serves as a Senior Research Fellow at Utrecht University's Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Urban Futures Studio, and Pathways to Sustainability. Educated at institutions including Queen’s University, Oxford, UBC, and Harvard, she co-leads the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee for the United Nations 10YFP Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme and sits on the Board of the Canadian National Zero Waste Council.<br></p></div>

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Metro Vancouver acknowledges that the region’s residents live, work, and learn on the shared territories of many Indigenous Peoples, including 10 local First Nations: q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), máthxwi (Matsqui), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), se’mya’me (Semiahmoo), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), scəw̓aθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).

Metro Vancouver respects the diverse and distinct histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, which collectively enrich our lives and the region.

View Metro Vancouver's translated territorial acknowledgment

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