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  • Aerial view of Toronto city with residential buildings and houses, Ontario, Canada.

    Expanding Housing Options: How can we improve housing diversity in our cities?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oav1mZ50ttY Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Gregg LinternDirector, Community Planning, Toronto & East York District, City Planning Division, City of Toronto Ana BailãoFormer Deputy Mayor, Toronto Amanda GibbsPublic Engagement & Communications Specialist, Vancouver Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most…

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  • Post COP26: What’s next for cities?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb2OHwXSkos Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Julia LangerChief Executive Officer, The Atmospheric Fund Freddie Huppé CampbellGlobal Hub Manager, Indigenous Clean Energy Agathe CavicchioliHead of Advocacy, C40 Cities Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and quotes from…

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  • Why is COP26 Important to cities?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc-tMfktQNM Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Shauna SylvesterED, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue Shalaka JadhavDesign and Community Manager, Youth Climate Lab Juvarya VeltkampDirector, Canada Climate Law Initiative Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and quotes…

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  • People eat outdoors on restaurant patios in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on a sunny day.

    Creating vibrant main streets: What will it take?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87SJithm-Sc Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Rino BortolinWindsor City Councilor Jess ZimbabweDirector of Urban Development, National League of Cities Graham SinghExecutive Director, Trinity Centres Foundation Carol BebelleCo-founder, Ashé Cultural Arts Center Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes…

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  • Toronto Canada Feb. 5 2016: Toronto Downtown Core. Toronto is the most populous city in Canada . Toronto has prominent buildings in a variety of styles by many famous architects.

    Are we talking about a revolution? A case for the core

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFnA8Mxy194 Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Puneeta McBryanExecutive Director, Edmonton Downtown Business Association Paul MacKinnonCEO, Downtown Halifax Business Commission Nolan MarshallPresident & CEO, Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association Mark GarnerED, Downtown Yonge BIA Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most…

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  • Canadian flag waving with Parliament Buildings hill and Library in the background

    A new normal: What’s next for Canada’s cities post election?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpzBxEN6kvY Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Mike SavageMayor of Halifax Merran SmithFounder and Executive Director, Clean Energy Canada Dale McFeeChief, Edmonton Police Service Carol Anne HiltonCEO and Founder, Indigenomics Institute and the Global Centre for Indigenomics Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of…

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  • Vancouver, Canada - July 4, 2020: View of Strathcona Park in downtown Vancouver full of tents and homeless people with sign "Permanent solutions now" in the background

    Getting to Zero: Solving Homelessness

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqIFfTpkuBQ Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Rosanne HaggertyPresident and CEO of Community Solutions Jaime RogersManager, Homeless & Housing Development Department, Medicine Hat Community Housing Society Fran Hunt-JinnouchiDirector of Housing and Research, Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup…

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  • VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - MARCH 30, 2018: A tent occupied by a homeless person under the Granville Street Bridge.

    How can cities address the challenge of encampments?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKlqV4qTOjE Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Lisa HelpsMayor of Victoria Leilani FarhaGlobal Director, Make the Shift Juha KaakinenChief Executive Officer, Y-Foundation Donnie RosaGeneral Manager, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation Dr. Andrew BoozaryExecutive Director, University Health Network Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup…

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  • What’s next on the urban agenda for Canadian youth?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL-6dfaFYkM Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Veronika BylickiCo-Founder & Executive Director, CityHive Raj DhaliwalProject Coordinator, Youthful Cities Michael Redhead ChampagneIninew helper, host, speaker, and author Medjine Antoine-BellamyCoordonnatrice de projet, Ajah Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and…

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  • Victoria, BC - June 28, 2017: People Sitting on the Patios of Some Pubs and Restaurants at the Entrance of Bastion Square at Sunset. In the heart of downtown Victoria, Bastion Square is the original site of old Fort Victoria. The square looks out on the Inner Harbour and boasts the finest restaurants, pubs, and cafes in Victoria.

    Mayor Tory’s Summit on the Recovery Challenges Facing the Entertainment and Hospitality Sectors

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foqA-EM77Uw Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. John ToryMayor of Toronto Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript   Presentations Context In Toronto, hotels, restaurants, live music and theatre venues have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. These industries generally comprise of small and medium-sized businesses who are…

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  • Big Ideas to Close Canada’s Urban Gender Gap

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF3winb5OZ4 Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Sonja FoleyCo-founder, Maturn Michi KomoriDirector, Content acquisitions, Planetvu Maureen JensenProsperity Project Founder & former Chair and CEO, Ontario Securities Commission Kadie WardCommissioner and CAO, Pay Equity Commission, Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training & Skills Development Brooke RichardsonPresident, Association of Early Childhood…

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  • Silhouetted shot of a young businesswoman looking at a cityscape from an office window

    Addressing Canada’s Urban Post-Covid Gender Gap

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcOe6xwm7bU Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Vicki SaundersFounder, SheEO Rosemarie PowellExecutive Director, Toronto Community Benefits Network Petra Kassun MutchExecutive Director, Innoweave Paulette SeniorPresident and CEO, Canadian Women’s Foundation Joanne VanderheydenPresident, Federation of Canadian Municipalities & Mayor of the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room…

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