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