Presentations from Clinics, Workshops & Other Sessions

Investigating Public Safety Reform

Doug Routley, MLA & Chair, Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act, Nanaimo-North Cowichan 

Dan Davies, MLA & Deputy Chair, Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act, Peace River North

Rachna Singh, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, Surrey-Green Timbers

Craig Hodge, Councillor, City of Coquitlam, UBCM Metro Vancouver Representative

Wayne Rideout, ADM & Director of Police Services, Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General

Dwayne McDonald, Commanding Officer, B.C. RCMP

Housing Futures, Housing Solutions

Mike Hurley, Mayor, City of Burnaby

Craig Hodge, Councillor, City of Coquitlam, UBCM Metro Vancouver Representative

Toni Boot, Mayor, District of Summerland

Ed Mayne, Mayor, City of Parksville

Chris Gardner, President, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association

Noha Sedky, Principal, CitySpaces Consulting Ltd.

James Munro, Director of Real Estate and Development, Greater Victoria Housing Society

Margaret  Pfoh, CEO, Aboriginal Housing Management Association

Marc Lee, Senior Economist, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Margaret Eberle, Principal, Eberle Planning and Research

Learnings from the Lytton Fire:  Preventing Future Wildfire Disaster

Dr. Jack Cohen, Research Scientist (Retired), US Forest Service

Alan Westhaver, Consultant/Researcher, ForestWise Environmental Consulting Ltd.

Kelsey Winter, FireSmart Program Lead, BC Wildfire Service

Tom Hansen, Emergency Program Coordinator, Columbia Shuswap Regional District

Terry Balan, Protective Services Supervisor, Regional District of East Kootenay

Ted Ruiter, Director of Fire and Emergency Services, District of Sooke

Inclusive Local Governance = Diverse Voices at the Table

Stephanie Hoey, Project Manager, Canadian Women in Local Leadership, FCM

Hon. Nathan Cullen, Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs

Grace Lore, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, Province of BC

Kathy Moore, Mayor, City of Rossland

Casda Thomas, Councillor, Town of Smithers

Lani Gibson, Councillor, District of Kitimat

Kayla Mitchell, Councillor, Witset First Nation

Decriminalization and Harm Reduction:  Key Considerations for Local Governments

Hon. Sheila Malcolmson, Minister, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions

Ally Butler, Executive Director, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions

Chris Van Veen, Senior Director, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions

Mike Serr, Chief Constable, Abbotsford Police Department

MaryClare Zak, Managing Director, Social Policy, City of Vancouver

Brad Davie, Assistant Deputy Chief, Fire and Rescue Services, City of New Westminster

Mark Lysyshyn, Deputy Chief Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health

John Stark, Supervisor, Community Planning, City of New Westminster

Maggie Hathaway, Councillor, City of Powell River

Sarah Potts, Councillor, City of Victoria

Noah Chalifoux, Project Coordinator, Municipal Harm Reduction, Community Action Initiative

Reconciliation in Action

Dianna Porter, Senior Program Analyst, Ministry of Municipal Affairs

Margaret Pfoh, CEO, Aboriginal Housing Management Association

Tom McCarthy, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Kristen Morley, General Manager, Corporate Services, Capital Regional District

Linda Glenday, CAO, District of Squamish

Jessie Williams, Director of Business Development and Communications, New Relationship Trust

Strengthening Responsible Conduct

Gary MacIsaac, Executive Director, UBCM

Michelle Dann, Executive Director: Governance and Structure, Ministry of Municipal Affairs

Karen Elliott, Mayor, District of Squamish

Linda Glenday, CAO, District of Squamish

BC Public Libraries: To Infinity and Beyond

Leigh Anne Palmer, Executive Director, Association of BC Public Library Directors

Kevin Millsip, Executive Director, BC Libraries Co-op

Jerrilyn Kirk, Executive Director, BC Library Trustees Association

Rina Hadziev, Executive Director, BC Library Association

Development of B.C.’s Hydrogen Sector

Ester Di Maio da Cunha, Policy Analyst, Electricity and Alternative Energy Division, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation

Rebecca Luedtke, Policy Analyst, Electricity and Alternative Energy Division, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation

David McKay, Policy Analyst, Electricity and Alternative Energy Division, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation

B.C.'s Economic Plan: A Plan for Today, A Vision for Tomorrow

Hon. Ravi Kahlon, Minister, Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation

Henry Braun, Mayor, City of Abbotsford

Linda Buchanan, Mayor, City of North Vancouver

Brian Frenkel, Councillor, District of Vanderhoof

Local Grown Solutions to Homelessness and Addiction

Lisa Helps, Mayor, City of Victoria

Shari Minions, Mayor, City of Port Alberni

Michelle Staples, Mayor, City of Duncan

Electoral Area Directors’ Forum

Brian Godlonton, BC Fire Commissioner, Office of the Fire Commissioner

Jesse Baltutis, Manager, Policy and Legislation Branch, Emergency Management of BC

Grant Holly, Executive Lead, Policy, Legislation and Engagement, Emergency Management of BC

Hon. Nathan Cullen, Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs

Ian Pilkington, Chief Engineer, Integrated Transportation and Infrastructure Services Division, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

Small Talk Forum

Ron Poole, Senior Consultant, Poole Consulting Ltd.

Sarah Fowler, Councillor, Village of Tahsis

Hon. Nathan Cullen, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Ministry of Municipal Affairs

Tom Zeleznik, Mayor, Village of Nakusp

Neil Lilley, Chief Operating Officer, BC Emergency Health Services

Donna Forseille, Chief Administrative Officer, District of Wells

Michelle Dann, Executive Director, Governance & Structure, Ministry of Municipal Affairs

Candace Witkowskyj, Executive Director, Local Government Management Association

Rita Koutsodimos, Executive Director, BC Healthy Living Alliance

Mid-Sized Communities Forum

Christian Saint Cyr, Labour Market Analyst, BC Labour Market Report

Milo Macdonald, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Fort St. John

Guillermo Ferrero, Chief Administrative Officer, City of White Rock

Candace Witkowskyj, Executive Director, Local Government Management Association

Charla Huber, Consultant, Charla Huber Indigenous Communications Inc.

David Screech, Mayor, Town of View Royal

Chrystal Smith, Haisla Nation Council

Phil Germuth, Mayor, District of Kitimat

Rosanna McGregor, Aboriginal Housing Management Association

Large Urban Communities Forum

Craig Hodge, Councillor, City of Coquitlam, UBCM Metro Vancouver Representative

Oliver Gruter-Andrew, President & CEO, E-Comm 911

Jeffrey Smith, Policy and Regulatory Leader for Emergency Services, Telus

Bob Lapham, Chief Administrative Officer, Capital Regional District

Brian Reardon, Chief Administrative Officer, Central Okanagan Regional District

Christian Saint Cyr, Labour Market Analyst, BC Labour Market Report

Lisa Spitale, CAO, City of New Westminster

Doug Gilchrist, CAO, City of Kelowna

Candace Witkowskyj, Executive Director, Local Government Management Association

CleanBC Local Government Climate Action Program

Ben Finkelstein, Director Partnerships, Climate Action Secretariat

Kenneth Porter, Manager, Communities, Climate Action Secretariat

Lee Johnson, Manager - Climate Infrastructure, ENV - CAS

Jessica Brooks, Executive Director, Ministry of Municipal Affairs

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

Toni Boot, Mayor, District of Summerland

Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister, Climate Action Secretariat

Developing an Old Growth Strategy for British Columbia

Eamon O’Donoghue, Associate Deputy Minister, Ministry of Forests

Julie MacDougall, Executive Director, Ministry of Forests

Vera Sit, Executive Director, Ministry of Forests

Brian Bawtinheimer, Executive Director, Provincial Resource Stewardship Strategies & Planning, Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship

Connectivity Readiness for Communities

Hon. Lisa Beare, Minister of Citizens’ Services, Ministry of Citizens’ Services

Jeanne Holliss, Executive Director, Connected Communities, Ministry of Citizens’ Services

Howard Randell, Special Advisor, Connectivity Division, Ministry of Citizens’ Services

Ben Bajaj, Director, Rural & Indigenous Connectivity & Local Governments, TELUS

Kiersten Enemark, Government Relations Director, Shaw Communications

Paul McLean, President, Tough Country Communications

Wes Eisses, Senior Project Director, CityWest

Mark Tatchell, Chief Administrative Officer, Village of Tahsis

Warren Fletcher, VP Access Networks West, Rogers Communications

Reimagining Tourism in BC

Nick Grant, Assistant Deputy Minister, Tourism Sector Strategy Division, Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport

Amber Mattock, Senior Director, Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport

Valerie Darkke, Senior Policy Analyst, Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport

Rhonda Schell, Community Services Manager/ Chief Election Officer, Village of Harrison Hot Springs

Jon Wilsgard, Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Golden

Derek Edstrom, Divisional Director, Partnership & Investments, City of Kelowna

Clint Abbott, Contractor, Province of BC

Liz Fenje, Contractor, Province of BC

Local Government’s Role in BC’s Mental Health Crisis

Richard Stewart, Mayor, City of Coquitlam

Brian Frenkel, Councillor, District of Vanderhoof

Kim Mackenzie, Policy Director, Canadian Mental Health Association

Youth Climate Corps

Ben Simoni, Executive Director, Youth Climate Corps

Renewable Energy and Local Economic Development

Laureen Whyte, Executive Director, Clean Energy Association of British Columbia

Christina Hoicka, Canada Research Chair in Urban Planning for Climate Change and Associate Professor in Geography and Civil Engineering, University of Victoria

Exploring Immigration Solutions for Community Economic Challenges

Deb Zehr, Executive Director, Immigration Programs Branch, Ministry of Municipal Affairs

Rose Klukas, Economic Development Manager, City of Campbell River

Diane Naugler, Director of Future Students and Community Engagement, North Island College

Audra Fediurek, Vice-President, HR Strategy and Services, Health Employers Association of BC

Advancing the TRC Calls to Action

Clara Prager, Action Research Lead, Women Transforming Cities

Ash Peplow Ball, Executive Director, Women Transforming Cities

Barclay Pitkethly, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, City of Mission

Janet Wark, Councillor, District of Chetwynd

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Jennifer Melles, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Matthew Kinch, Executive Director, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Lisa Bhopalsingh, Director, Community Development, City of Nanaimo

Kate Good, Councillor, Snuneymuxw First Nation

Archaeological Resource Management and Available Tools

Paula Thorogood, Director, Operations, Ministry of Forests

Airports - Critical Socio-Economic Drivers for Communities

Dave Frank, Executive Director, BC Aviation Council

Rob Beynon, Founder, Operation Economics

Walt Judas, CEO, Tourism Associaiton of BC

Rose Klukas, Board Member, Economic Development Association of BC

The Predicting and Alerting for Coastal Flooding Project

Devon Telford, Senior Meteorologist, Meteorological Service of Canada

Matt Loney, Senior Meteorologist, Meteorological Service of Canada

Glenda Saulnier, Meteorologist, Meteorological Service of Canada

Food Systems. Climate Action. Local Government

Krystle tenBrink, Executive Director, Squamish Food Policy Council

Michelle Koski, Executive Director, Investment Agriculture Foundation

Cheryl Johnson, Executive Director, FarmFolk CityFolk

Ensuring Local Government Financial Resiliency - Update on the UBCM and Province MOU

Brian Bedford, Executive Director, Infrastructure & Finance Branch, Ministry of Municipal Affairs

Glen Brown, General Manager, Victoria Operations, Union of BC Municipalities

Jessica Brooks, Executive Director, Planning and Land Use Policy, Ministry of Municipal Affairs

Chad Vandermolen, A/Executive Director, Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations, Ministry of Finance

Modernizing B.C.’s Emergency Management Legislation

Grant Holly, Executive Lead, Policy, Legislation & Engagement, Emergency Management BC

Jesse Baltutis, Manager, Policy & Legislation, Emergency Management BC

Julia Iwama, Executive Lead, Provincial Recovery, Emergency Management BC

Quinn Yu, Executive Director, Recovery Policy & Funding, Emergency Management BC

Community Child Care Creation in BC

Katrina Chen, Minister of State for Child Care, Government of BC; Ministry of Education and Child Care

Amanda Alexander, Chief Executive Officer, YMCA of Northern British Columbia

Chris Duggan, Program Manager, Child Care and Youth, City of Richmond

Sheri Brattston, Managing Director, Community Education, Burnaby School District

Gerry Thiessen, Mayor, District of Vanderhoof

Viva Swanson, North East Advisor, Leadership Development, Northern Health

Jonathan Barry, Executive Director Child Care Capital, Community and ECE Registry Services, Ministry of Education and Child Care

Michelle Kirby, Manager Partnerships and Engagement, Ministry of Education and Child Care

Role of Local Government in Supporting Seniors

Isobel Mackenzie, BC Seniors Advocate, Office of the Seniors Advocate

Ross Hayward, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health

Kahir Lalji, Provincial Director, United Way

Bob Lapham, Chief Administrative Officer, Capital Regional District

Dale McMann, VP of Operations, BC Housing

Lessons from an Atmospheric River: Insights for Local Governments

Spencer Coyne, Mayor, Town of Princeton

Linda Brown, Mayor, City of Merritt

Henry Braun, Mayor, City of Abbotsford

Jason Lum, Chair, Fraser Valley Regional District

Greg Moy, Manager, Government Relations (Pacific), Insurance Bureau of Canada

Steve Litke, Director, Water Programs, Fraser Basin Council