On June 19, we hosted a coast-to-coast tour across Canada to examine how COVID has impacted Canada’s cities: how we live, how we move, how we work, how we care, and how we prosper.
We know COVID has impacted cities and communities differently. We spent the 100th day of COVID reflecting on what we have learned so far, and where we must go over the next 100, with a diverse group of panelists from across the country.
Stop #1: Spotlight on Halifax
Hosted by Kourosh Rad, Rad Consulting
CUI Regional Lead, Halifax, NS
Welcome by Debbie Eisan, Community Planner, Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Friendship Centre
Panelists:
Cynthia Dorrington, President, Vale & Associates Human Resource Management & Consulting
Andy Fillmore, Member of Parliament for Halifax
Elora Wilkinson, Urban Planner, Halifax Regional Municipality
Arrêt #2: Pleins feux sur le Québec
Animé par Catherine Craig-St-Louis, Rues principales
Responsable régionale pour l’IUC, Gatineau, QC
Panélistes: Josée Chiasson, Directrice de la mise en valeur des pôles économiques, Ville de Montréal
Dimitri Espérance, Membre fondateur, Collectif La DAL
Nakuset, Director, Native Women's Shelter of Montreal
Violaine Ouellette, Directrice générale adjointe, Association des groupes de ressources techniques du Québec
Stop #3: Spotlight on Ontario
Hosted by Arielle Kayabaga, Ward 13 Councillor, London, ON
Panelists:
Rino Bortolin, Ward 3 Councillor, Windsor
Shelley Carroll, Ward 17 Councillor, Toronto
Shelby Ch’ng, Northwood Ward Councillor, Thunder Bay
Kemi Akapo, Ward 3 Councillor, Peterborough
Stop #4: Spotlight on the Prairies and the North
Hosted by Michael Redhead Champagne, Public Speaker & Youth Mentor
CUI Regional Lead, Winnipeg, MB
Panelists:
Rebecca Alty, Mayor, Yellowknife
Markus Chambers, Deputy Mayor, Winnipeg
Mark Head & Christopher Clacio, Inter Civics Commons
Pamela Goulden-McLeod, Director of Emergency Management Service, City of Saskatoon
Stop #5: Spotlight on Alberta
Hosted by Robert Plitt, Executive Lead, Evergreen
CUI Regional Lead, Calgary, AB
Panelists:
Erin Chrusch, Senior Strategist, Office of the Mayor, City of Calgary
William Ghali, Vice-President, Research, University of Calgary
Nneka Otogbolu, Director of Communications and Equity Strategy, Edmonton Community Foundation
Jason Ribeiro, Director of Strategy, Calgary Economic Development
Stop #6: Spotlight on the West Coast
Hosted by Allison Ashcroft, Managing Director, CUSP
CUI Regional Lead, Victoria, BC
Panelists:
Janine Theobald, Inclusion & Collaboration Manager, Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness
Karen Ward, Drug Policy Advisor, City of Vancouver
Sarah Blyth, Executive Director, Overdose Prevention Society
Leilani Farha, Global Director, The Shift.
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