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Climate Change & Resilience

  • What’s At Stake – Canada’s future will be won or lost in our cities

    Featured Guests You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Summary Panel Transcript Every challenge facing Canada manifests most acutely where most Canadian residents live: food security, adapting to climate change, creating job and wealth building opportunities, settling newcomers, decarbonizing our economy, providing mental health and housing support. Almost every metric of success presented in ministerial mandate letters for the…

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  • The Kind of ‘Problem’ Canada’s Cities Are

    https://youtu.be/ja9Z96urkmc Featured Guests You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Summary Panel Transcript Canada is one of the most urbanized countries in the world, with over 80% of the population living and/or working in an urban community of more than 5000 people. However, policy and investment decision-making by both the public…

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  • Our Case for Place: Highlights from the Evergreen Conference

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuxidr3qYok Featured Guests You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and quotes from this candid conversation 1. Be a worm: the local-scale multi-solver Jen Angel, CEO of Evergreen, calls for attendees of the Evergreen…

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    How Can Cities Respond to Climate Change?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v69GVsjrBE Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and quotes from this candid conversation 1. Indigenous knowledge must be a part of climate resilience planning. Through his work on the Adaptation Futures…

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  • Construction cranes in the city

    Rising Tides and Recovery Plans

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20sa66dbIb8 Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Waye MasonHalifax City Councillor Lisa HelpsMayor of Victoria Cynthia DorringtonPresident, Vale & Associates Christina ClarkeCEO, Songhees Nation Economic Development Corporation Abigail MoriahFounder, Black Planning Project Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 KeyTakeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes…

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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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  • Art of City Building 2020 – Session 2: Coastal Mayors CityTalk

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PytA4cZ4R1g Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Mike SavageMayor of Halifax Lisa HelpsMayor of Victoria Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and quotes from this candid conversation 1. Addressing multiple crises during the state of emergency Coastal…

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  • Gatineau, Canada - April 28, 2019:  The severe flooding on Rue Jaques-Cartier along the Quebec side of the swollen Ottawa River. Pointe Gatineau is one of several areas in Eastern Canada that is suffering flood conditions. It is suspected the area will see flood levels will be even worse than they were in spring 2017.

    Art of City Building 2020 – Session 1: Justice, Sustainability & Climate Resilient Cities

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlOLr5CL3iI Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Tamika ButlerDoctoral Student, UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs Mike SavageMayor of Halifax Jay PitterFounder, Jay Pitter Placemaking Alex BozikovicArchitecture Critic, The Globe and Mail Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas,…

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  • Cities in the time of Covid-19: How Can Cities Advance Climate Change Priorities in the COVID Recovery?

    https://youtu.be/Hvil58bPcY8 Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Shoshanna SaxeAssociate Professor, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto Mel de JagerVice President, Climate Change, Resilience & Sustainability, WSP Canada Deb HarfordHead of Philanthropy and CEO, Foundation at Legible Media Inc Chandra SharmaCAO, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Summary…

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  • Cities in the time of Covid-19: How Do We Respond to Two Crises: Covid-19 and Climate Change?

    https://youtu.be/vNS5eQVAzSc Featured Guest You’ll find this guest among our growing roll of Urban Champions. Laurian FarrellRegional Director, North America, Resilient Cities Network Jeff HebertPresident, HRA Advisors Elliott CappellNational Climate Change Leader, Partner, PwC Canada Allison AshcroftPrincipal. vivo Summary Panel Transcript Chat Room Transcript 5 Key Takeaways A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and…

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