Sheila Cole
Award-winning Environmentalist, Emerging Artist, Public Speaker, Consultant
“Health is the real driver of environmental change” Sheila Cole
Awarded the distinction of being the first recipient of an award that was created in her name: the Cole Award for Excellence in Environment and Health.
Cole is an environment and health expert, an award-winning environmentalist and a leading voice in Canada and globally on the subject of environment and health. She is known for demystifying complex environmental subjects while connecting information and concepts. She continues to help people understand the interrelationship of all things and inspires people to take control of their own health while also benefiting the environment.
Meaningful topics for your next event or conference.
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The Cutting Edge
Sheila Cole has thirty years of experience as a leading voice, locally, nationally and internationally on a broad range of issues, always seen through the lens of Environment and Health. Here she takes you through the journey by highlighting some of the challenges, the partnerships, and the victories that have kept her deeply engaged and have shaped her rare brand of expertise.
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The Halifax Story
How Halifax, Nova Scotia became a global leader on environment and health awareness. In a series of citizen-lead initiative, the city adapted Non-Smoking Legislation, a Pesticide Bylaw, Scent-Free Policies, and two Healthy Schools built to the highest environment and health standards. Cole played a central role in these initiatives. For more detail see her report entitled: Healthy Cities for Healthy Life.
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Multi-Stakeholder Engagement for Environmental Change
This speech centres on the How and Why of bringing government and industry leaders, the environmental community and academia together to discuss environmental challenges and develop deep and lasting solutions toward an environmentally healthy and sustainable future. Cole draws on her dynamic successes working on issues at the municipal, provincial, national and international levels to show why this form of partnership is successful.