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Our series of online, candid conversations brings together city builders of all stripes to discuss what’s working, what’s not and what’s next for urban communities across Canada.

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January 26, 2022
Day 2 | Everyone’s Responsibility: Canada’s Challenge with Street Issues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6lYGS8rwds Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript Canada’s downtowns and main streets are being challenged and changed before our eyes because of COVID-19. This dire situation is being compounded by social issues like mental health and addictions, unemployment and lack of housing. This…
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January 26, 2022
Day 2 | Fuelling the Economic Recovery of Canada: the Role of Business to Lead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m4Yz0glDUA Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Patrick SullivanPresident & CEO, Halifax Chamber of Commerce Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript Businesses are the catalysts for regional economic growth. What are the key actions that different sectors (businesses, commercial real estate and different levels of government), can take…
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January 26, 2022
Day 2 | Local Government Approaches to Downtown Recovery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9mQ7D4mGjE Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Thierry LindorCo-founder, Happly.Ai Sadhu Aufochs JohnstonFormer City Manager of Vancouver Puneeta McBryanExecutive Director, Edmonton Downtown Business Association Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript What are local governments and downtown business associations doing to recover, and what support and policy changes are…
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January 26, 2022
Day 2 | Day 1 Recap and Political Leadership for Downtown Recovery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FYbaQh83uI Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Mike SavageMayor of Halifax Carole SaabCEO, Federation of Canadian Municipalities Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript Day two will launch with a summary of the previous day and an overview from the Chair of the Big City Mayor’s Caucus on the…
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January 25, 2022
Day 1 | Policy and Investment Leadership Implications
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pGQDyldjtI Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Shauna SylvesterED, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue Nigel JacobCo-founder of the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics Åsa KachanCEO and Chief Librarian, Halifax Public Libraries Anneka SmitDirector, Windsor Law Centre for Cities Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript Summary of…
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January 25, 2022
Day 1 | Challenges and Opportunities for Anchor Institutions to Rebuild Downtowns: Libraries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kz-sgX3pyw Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Sarah MeilleurCEO, Calgary Public Library Åsa KachanCEO and Chief Librarian, Halifax Public Libraries Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript Libraries play a crucial role in communities, including in Canada’s downtowns. In addition to being a hub for resources, they also act…
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January 25, 2022
Day 1 | Challenges and Opportunities for Anchor Institutions to Rebuild Downtowns: Churches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGpUShljruM Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Graham SinghExecutive Director, Trinity Centres Foundation Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript The world’s greatest downtowns include iconic buildings and cultural attractions that appeal to locals and visitors. Throughout the pandemic, we have come to appreciate the vital importance of places…
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January 25, 2022
Day 1 | Bringing People Back: Transit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHDpw3AljbY Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Marcy BurchfieldVice President, Economic Blueprint Institute, Toronto Region Board of Trade Jason ReynarCAO, Windsor Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript Transit systems in Canada are among the most impacted services from the pandemic. As more and more people switched to remote…
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January 25, 2022
Day 1 | Bringing People Back: Housing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrNU_7ZLXxs Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Tim RichterFounder, President & CEO, Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness Steve PaynterArchitect, Gensler Jason ReynarCAO, Windsor Frances BulaJournalist, Vancouver Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript The lack of housing in Canada affects all aspects of urban life. Homelessness has become especially…
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January 25, 2022
Day 1 | Digging into the Data: the Impact of COVID-19 on Business Areas and Tourism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8vkqWa1qTM Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Stephanie McIsaacRetail Data Analyst, Environics Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript Business Improvements Areas (BIA’s) play a central role to any community’s vitality. In this session, BIAs and their partners will have an opportunity to dive in and understand the impacts…
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January 25, 2022
Day 1 | How Canada’s Downtowns Compare With Cities in North America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7brVkgCMRzk Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Marie-France BenoitDirector of Insights, Avison Young Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript What’s the data telling us from across North American cities? Which downtowns are recovering more quickly and why? Hear about the Avison Young Vitality Index, the Story It, and…
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January 25, 2022
Day 1 | Opening: Setting the Stage and Why Downtowns Matter to the Canadian Economy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8KAfDtNnXE Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Kristyn Wong-TamMPP, Toronto Centre Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript Downtowns are the heart of a city—and having a healthy downtown is essential to having a strong city and region. Canada’s downtowns generate a huge percentage of our country’s economic wealth…
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