2019 Presentations from Clinics, Workshops & Other Sessions

Disrupting Money Laundering

Honourable Carole James, Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier

Honourable David Eby, Attorney General

Presentation by Maureen Maloney, Professor, School of Public Policy, SFU

Presentation by Trevor Hargreaves, VP of Government Relations, BC Real Estate Association

Paul Dadwal, Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit

Presentation by Sam McLeod, Assistant Deputy Minister and General Manager, GPEB

Presentation by Francis Camilleri, Executive Director, Income Taxation Branch, Ministry of Finance

Prioritizing Emergency Management

Lori Halls, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

Presentation by Rachel Holmes, Executive Lead, Strategic Public Safety Initiatives, Office of the Deputy Solicitor General, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

Michael Webb, Vice President of Technology Services, E-Comm 9-1-1

Presentation by Arjun Singh, President, UBCM

Presentation by Cameron Lewis, Executive Lead, Emergency Management Review, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development

Presentation by George Abbott, President, Circle Square Solutions

Towards Parity: Breaking Down Barriers, Building Momentum

Presentation by Maja Tait, First VP, UBCM

Presentation by Stephanie Hoey, Project Manager, Toward Parity in Municipal Politics, FCM

Josie Osborne, Mayor, District of Tofino

Rhona Martin, Director, Columbia Shuswap RD

Garth Frizzell, Councillor, City of Prince George

Darlene Morgan, CAO, Nisga’a Village of Gitlaxt’aamiks

Presentation by Melanie Stewart, Assistant Deputy Minister, Gender Equity Division, Ministry of Finance

Mitzi Dean, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, Ministry of Finance

Tour of Supportive Modular Housing

Dominic Flanagan, Executive Director, Strategic Advisor on Homelessness, BC Housing

James Forsyth, Director, Regional Development - Lower Mainland, BC Housing

Tools, Funding & Resources for Local Governments

Participant Directory

Financing Reconciliation: Supporting Inclusive Governance in BC 

Panel 1 and Panel 2 

Panel 3

Panel 4

BC Mayors' Caucus

Minister Selina Robinson, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Minister Judy Darcy, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions

Lyn Hall, Mayor, City of Prince George

Arjun Singh, President, UBCM

Al Richmond, Director, Cariboo Regional District

Lee Brain, Mayor, City of Prince Rupert

Frank Leonard, Consultant, Frank Leonard & Associates

Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer, Ministry of Health

Kennedy Stewart, Mayor, City of Vancouver

Carol Leclerc, Mayor, City of Terrace

Championing Earthquake Safety and Risk Reduction

Shaun Koopman, Protective Services Coordinator & UBCM Representative on Seismic Safety Council, Strathcona Regional District

Jessica Shoubridge, Director, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute 

Teron Moore, Public Safety Program Manager – Innovation Centre, Ocean Networks Canada

Robert White, Seismic Safety Specialist, Emergency Management British Columbia

John Cassidy, Research Scientist, Natural Resources Canada

Sahar Safaie, Founder & Principal Consultant, Sage on Earth Consulting Ltd.

Emergency Health Services: Developing Municipal Agreements

Barb Fitzsimmons, Chief Operating Officer, BC Emergency Health Services

Dr. John Tallon, Vice-President, Clinical and Medical Programs, BC Emergency Health Services

Dr. Ian Rongve, Assistant Deputy Minister, Provincial, Hospital and Laboratory Health Services

Nancy Kotani, Chief Transformation Officer, BC Emergency Health Services 

Neil Lilley, Senior Provincial Executive Director, BC Emergency Health Services 

Hydrogen 101

Nick Clark, Senior Economist, Clean Transportation Branch, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

Kristen Littler, Policy Analyst, Energy and Industry Decarbonization, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

Leanne Sharp, Hydrogen Infrastructure Team Lead - Advanced Transportation, Powertech Labs

Colin Armstrong, President and CEO, Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation 

Moose Hide Campaign: Taking a Stand for Safety

David Stevenson, CEO, Moose Hide Campaign 

Raven Lacerte, Co-Founder and Youth Ambassador, Moose Hide Campaign 

Remuneration for Elected Officials: A Best Practices Approach

Allan Neilson, Neilson Strategies Inc.

Electoral Area Directors' Forum

Jeremy Stone, Director, Community Economic Development, SFU

Roly Russell, Director, Area D, RD Kootenay Boundary

Corinne Bomben, Chief Financial Officer/Deputy City Manager, City of Prince Rupert

Richard Pucci, Director of Operations, City of Prince Rupert

Joslyn Young, Manager of Public Affairs, CN

Matt Leigh, Dangerous Goods Officer, CN

Small Talk Forum

Honourable Shane Simpson, Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction

Merlin Blackwell, Mayor, District of Clearwater

Karl Sterzer, Mayor, Village of Canal Flats

Brian Fehr, CEO, BID Group

Lorri Fehr, CEO, Columbia Lake Technology Centre

Rosemary Hruby, Councillor, Village of McBride

Gaby Wickstrom, Mayor, Town of Port McNeil

Gord Enemark, A/ Executive Director, Housing Policy Branch, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Susan Low, Senior Policy Analyst, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Raquel Knust, Councillor, City of Enderby

Barbara Roden, Mayor, Village of Ashcroft

Brian Frenkel, Councillor, District of Vanderhoof

Ruby Decock, Chief Administrative Officer, Village of Port Clements

Mid-Sized Communities Forum

Jessica Wood, Assistant Deputy Minister, Reconciliation, Transformation and Strategies Division, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Mayor Barb Desjardins, City of Esquimalt

Kevin Albers, Chief Executive Officer, M’akola Housing Society & M’akola Development Services

Chief Russ Chipps, Chief Councillor, Scia’new (Beecher Bay) First Nation

Mayor Aaron Stone, Town of Ladysmith

Charla Huber, Director of Communications & Indigenous Relations, M’akola Housing Society & M’akola Development Services

Carmen Driechel, Community & Indigenous Relations Manager, Fortis BC

Large Urban Communities Forum

Jill Atkey, CEO, BC Non Profit Housing Association

Greg Steves, Assistant Deputy Minister, Office of Housing and Construction Standards, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Armin Amrolia, Associate VP, Development Services, BC Housing

Kaela Schram, Director of Projects and Planning, M’akola Development Services

Angela Danyluk, Senior Sustainability Specialist, City of Vancouver

Isabel Gordon, Chief Financial Officer, District of West Vancouver

Joel Shaw, Infrastructure Engineering Manager, City of Kelowna

Maya Chorobik, Community Energy Manager, Community Energy Association

CleanBC & Provincial Adaptation Strategy

Archie Ridell, A/Executive Director, Resilience and Clean Government, BC Climate Action Secretariat

Tina Neale, Director, Climate Risk Management, BC Climate Action Secretariat 

Ben Finkelstein, A/Director, Partnerships, BC Climate Action Secretariat 

Connected Communities BC: Enhancing Resiliency through Connectivity

Minister Jinny Sims, Ministry of Citizens Services

Susan Stanford, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of CItizens’ Services

Resiliency and Change in BC Forests

Minister Doug Donaldson, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

and Rural Development

Jim Schafthuizen, A/Executive Director, Forest Policy and Indigenous Relations Division, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development

Shane Berg, Deputy Chief Forester, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development

Jennifer Gunter, Executive Director, BC Community Forests Association

Christine Gelowitz, CEO, Association of BC Forest Professionals

Jeff Mycock, Chief Forester, BC Operations, West Fraser

Bob Simpson, Mayor, City of Quesnel

Corinne Bomben, Chief Financial Officer, City of Prince Rupert

Sarah Fraser, Executive Director, Rural Development, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development

Ride-Hailing: What can Local Governments Expect

Steven Haywood, Executive Lead, Taxi Modernization & Ride Hailing, Ministry of Transportation & Infrastrucutre

Lynne Tang, Director, Community and Legislative Services, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Jeremy Wood, Senior Legislative Director, Ministry of Transportation & Infrastrucutre

Michele Jaggi-Smith, Registrar and Director, Passenger Transportation Branch

Tourism by Design: Planning for Resilient Communities

Minister Lisa Beare, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture

Gywn Sproule, Councillor, Village of Cumberland

Merlin Blackwell, Mayor, District of Clearwater

Ange Qualizza, Mayor, City of Fernie

Dolores Funk, Mayor, Village of Burns Lake

Josie Osbourne, Mayor, District of Tofino 

Be Fair: Responding Effectively to Complaints

Rachel Warren, Manager - Prevention Initiatives Team, Office of the BC Ombudsperson

Nathan Paul, A/Manager - Health and Local Services Team, Office of the BC Ombudsperson

Convention Finance and Sponsorship Review

Frank Leonard, Review Panel Chair, Frank Leonard Associates

Elected Officials Must Themselves be Resilient

Sukhbir Manhas, Partner, Young Anderson

Jan Enns, Principal, Jan Enns Communications

Revitalized Legislative Framework for the ALR

James Mack, ADM, Agriculture Science & Policy Division, BC Ministry of Agriculture

Kim Grout, CEO, Agricultural Land Commission

Ship-source Oil Pollution: Compensation 101

Ryan Gauvin, Legal Counsel, Office of the Administrator of the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund

Sheila Malcolmson, MLA and Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, Government of British Columbia

Leonard Krog, Mayor, City of Nanaimo

Getting Older Adults Active and Connected

Joanie Sims-Gould, Associate Professor, UBC

Christa Hoy, Program and Evaluation Manager, UBC Active Aging Research Team

Sarah Lusina-Furst, Director, Strategic Partnerships, UBC

Libraries Support Resilient Communities

Christina de Castell, Chief Librarian, Vancouver Public Library

Matt Boyd, Trustee, Greater Victoria Public Library Board

Jennifer Chan, Vice-Chair, Vancouver Public Library Board

Mike Gagel, Chair, Prince George Public Library Board & President, BC Libraries Trustees Association

Karen Ranalletta, General Vice President, CUPE BC

Modernizing BC's Emergency Program Act (EPA)

Lori Halls, Deputy Minister, Emergency Management BC

Cameron Lewis, Executive Lead - Emergency Management Review, Emergency Management BC

Heather Brazier, Executive Director - Policy and Legislation, Emergency Management BC

Protective Services: Changing the Negotiating Landscape

Kevin Murdoch, Board Chair, Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association, Oak Bay

Police Board

Paddy Bradley, Executive Director, Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association

Peter Gall, Q.C., Partner, Gall Legge Grant Zwack

Provincial Poverty and Homelessness Community Actions

Raymond Fieltsch, Executive Director, Office of Homelessness Coordination, Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction

Lorraine Copas, Executive Director, Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC)

Leah Squance, A/Executive Director, Strategic Policy Initiatives Branch, Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction

Building Child Care, Building Strong Communities

Michelle Kirby, Senior Manager, Partnerships and Engagement, Child Care Capital and Community Services, Ministry of Children and Family Development

Andy Davidson, Director, Child Care Capital and Community Services, Ministry of Children and Family Development

Joanne Murrell, Manager, Child Care Policy, Ministry of Children and Family Development

CityStudio Vancouver: A Model for Civic Innovation and Experimentation

Duane Elverum, Executive Director, CityStudio Vancouver

Alison Martens, Continuous Improvement Coordinator, City of Abbotsford

Brad Badelt, Assistant Director, City of Vancouver

Let's Not WASTE Time!

Edwin Grieve, AVICC Past President and UBCM Executive, AVICC

Bob Wells, Chair, Comox Valley Regional District

Michele Babchuk, Chair, Strathcona Regional District

Paul Henderson, P.Eng, General Manager Solid Waste Services, Metro Vancouver

Todd Baker, P.Eng, Consultant, Morrison Hershfield

Sonya Sundberg, Director, Clean Communities, Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy

Opening Slides

Additional Slide

Tackling the Housing Crisis through Leadership & Co-Creation

Shauna Sylvester, Executive Director, SFU’s Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue

Robin Prest, Program Director, SFU’s Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue

Jonathan Coté, Mayor, City of New Westminster

Erin Hemmens, Councillor, City of Nanaimo

Mike Hurley, Mayor, City of Burnaby