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  • Participatory Canada: How can everyday people make extraordinary change?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGMyTAOq7m4 Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Tessy BrittonFounding Chief Executive, Participatory City Foundation Pam Glode-DesrochersED, Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre Maude LapointeCoordination, projets de transition, Notre voisinage, Solon collectif Keran TangEdmonton City Councillor Denise Soueidan-O’LearyDirector of Projects and Partnerships, Centre for Social Innovation Aimee GasparettoProgram Director, Every One…

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  • Indigenous Practitioner Perspectives on City Building

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqnGlM1MkoI Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Tonii LeratCommunity Planner and Partner, Urban Systems Naomi RatteConsultant, NVision Insight Group Inc. Lorna CrowshoeAboriginal Issues Strategist, City of Calgary Hunter CardinalDirector of Story, Naheyawin Elida SmokeMaster Lecturer, Laurentian’s McEwen School of Architecture Danilo CaronEIT and Indigenous Student Engagement Coordinator at…

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  • Calgary, Canada - July 26, 2019: Stephen Avenue in Calgary Alberta. Stephen Avenue is Calgary's popular downtown pedestrian mall.

    Lessons from the Local: How are Calgary and Edmonton responding to urban challenges?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkKJukpehy4 Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Naheed NenshiFormer Mayor of Calgary LeeAnne IrelandExecutive Director, Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth Irfhan RawjiFounder and CEO, Mob Squad Don IvesonMayor of Edmonton Ashlyn BernierChief Operating Officer, samdesk Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of the most…

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  • CUIxWindsor: Is this the mid-size city’s moment? A conversation with Windsor’s new CAO Jason Reynar

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEZSUzvM_tI Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Jason ReynarCAO, Windsor

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  • CUI x Windsor: The Windsor diaspora discusses the city they love (but left)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0CcXylYupg Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Tiffany GoochExecutive Lead – Public Engagement & Communications, Peel District School Board Shawn MicallefColumnist, Toronto Star Sean HertelProfessor, Urban Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University Julian VillafuertePolicy Researcher, ADUSearch Jodi ButtsSenior Governance Consultant

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  • Downtown of Calgary at sunset, Alberta, Canada.

    Are we ready for a revolution? Creating a new future for our Downtowns

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9qiLwYXLvg Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Michel LauzonPresident & CEO, LAAB Martine AugustAssistant Professor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo Ken GreenbergPrincipal, Greenberg Consultants Alkarim DevaniCo-Founder and President, RNDSQR Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and…

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  • Downtown Montreal modern buildings low angle panoramic view

    Douglas Cardinal: Architect of the Future

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh_-iR69ACM Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Douglas CardinalArchitect Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and quotes from this candid conversation1. Nature has an infinite variety of solutions When designing, Douglas Cardinal finds inspiration by looking at…

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  • People meander at the junction of Rue Saint-Paul and Rue Saint-Vincent in the Old Montreal section of Montreal. They are the oldest streets in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, famous for the restaurants and unique shops.

    Economic Recovery: What does the path forward look like for Canada’s urban regions?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1CrHsqQlPw Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Stephane Paquetprésident-directeur général de Montréal International Marcy BurchfieldVice President, Economic Blueprint Institute, Toronto Region Board of Trade Malcolm BruceCEO, Edmonton Global Jennifer AngelCEO, Evergreen Fran DelsolExecutive Director, Black Business and Professional Association Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways…

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  • Toronto, Canada - May 02, 2020: Locals on the streets of Downtown Toronto on a rainy day during coronavirus pandemic in Ontario, Canada.

    Solitude and the City: Building Connections in Urban Canada

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOe_sKcnv5o Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Shadi ShamiSuccess Mindset Coach Paty RiosSenior Public Space Stewardship Planner, City of Vancouver Lucenia OrtizPlanner, City of Edmonton Diane DysonInterim Vice President, Research & Advocacy, Daily Bread Food Bank Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of…

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  • How can placemaking in cities around the world contribute to our global recovery?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zDM_Dy3QCs Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Ramon MarradesDirector, Placemaking Europe Lhazin NedupPlanning Consultant, Urban Platform Ethan KentExecutive Director, PlacemakingX Ayanda RojiGeneral Manager: Corporate Research, Policy and Knowledge Management, Johannesburg City Parks Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes…

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  • Looking up at the Office Buildings at the Vancouver Public Library

    Investing in Cities: What Must Urban Recovery Look Like Across Canada?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJBwpBolNFU Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Frances BulaJournalist, Vancouver Doug SaundersInternational Affairs Columnist, the Globe and Mail Colin LynchManaging Director and Head of Global Real Estate Investments, TD Asset Management Amarjeet SohiMayor of Edmonton Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the…

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  • A beautiful and colorful sunset over the city of Edmonton

    Mayors Panel II: Cities & Tools for the Job

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9FYWvETnQE Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Don IvesonMayor of Edmonton Brian BowmanMayor of Winnipeg Bonnie CrombieMayor of Mississauga Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and quotes from this candid conversation From April 6-8 2021, The Massey…

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