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  • Why Would Anyone Run for Municipal Office?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF7ok1PiEOg Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Tenille BonoguoreFormer Waterloo City Councillor Naheed NenshiFormer Mayor of Calgary Kate GrahamSenior Advisor, Colliers Project Leaders Druh FarrellCalgary City Councillor Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and quotes from this candid…

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  • Office-to-Housing Conversions: What Are the Trends and Opportunities for Canada’s Downtowns?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSxIaZQTH40 Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Hilde RemoyProfessor, Delft University of Technology Thom MahlerDirector, Downtown Strategy, City of Calgary Sheila BottingPrincipal & President, Americas Professional Services, Avison Young Jennifer Moore RattrayChief Operating Officer, Southern Chiefs’ Organization Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of…

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  • Working for Housing Access: Indigenous Solutions and Leadership

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WH6izc1Q10 Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Sylvia MaraclePrincipal, Sylvia Maracle Consulting Margaret PfohCEO, Aboriginal Housing Management Association Justin MarchandChief Executive Officer, Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and quotes from this candid conversation…

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  • What Will It Take to Save Our Main Streets?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4noEsjVtwjM Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Julian SomersProfessor, SFU Burnaby Tim TompkinsPrincipal, SharedCitySharedSpace Nathalie CarrierExecutive Director, ZAC Vanier BIA Nader ShureihVice President, Business Development – Public Sector · Environics Analytics Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes…

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  • What We Heard: Solutions for the Improving the National Housing Strategy

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=506&v=iNieDmRpTo0&feature=emb_logo Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Thomas McManusManager, Blueprint Nemoy LewisAssistant Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University Maya RoyDirector, Institute for Change Leaders Elizabeth McIsaacPresident, Maytree Cassandra VinkPrincipal, Vink Consulting Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and quotes from…

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    Summer Crisis: Are Encampments Coming Back to Stay?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y1RWhMCzNg Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Leilani FarhaGlobal Director, Make the Shift Donnie RosaGeneral Manager, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation Catherine McKenneyOttawa City Councillor Betty LeppsDirector, Urban Relationship, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of…

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