Chris Winter

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFor nearly 30 years, Chris Winter has been a leading advocate for conservation in Canada.  As Executive Director for the Conservation Council of Ontario, he drafted a provincial conservation strategy and designed projects and campaigns to promote conservation, including:

Chris was a founder of Jane’s Walk, now an internationally successful annual event that sees local leaders host free community walks.  He helped the City of Toronto design the Live Green Toronto membership card, giving green consumers rewards for shopping at local green stores.  He recently won the 2012 Green Toronto Award for leadership.

As the project director for Canada Conserves, Chris is keen to find ways to promote conservation and conservation strategies across Canada.

He can be reached at chris (at) canadaconserves.ca.