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Liveable Peel Conference

The Liveable Peel Conference was held on
Friday, Feb. 10, 2006 at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga. The conference brought together Regional Councillors, practitioners, academics and community leaders to discuss sustainability as it relates to the long-term future of Peel region.

The day convened with a speech given by the Honourable David Caplan of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal.

Additional conference information:

• Detailed Information [PDF 313 KB, 8 pages]
• List of Speakers [PDF 106 KB, 3 pages)
• Report to General Committee [PDF 1.58 MB, 39 pages}
• Conference Proceedings Report [PDF 1MB, 26 pages]
• Media Coverage
• Liveable Peel Reading Room
• Liveable Peel Conference Video and Audio Highlights

Speakers' presentations are available to download in pdf format. Please note that due to content some presentations are large files. Please consider the file size before downloading these files.

First Concurrent Sessions:

• Good Health for Everyone - Realistic or Utopian Dream?

Dr. Hanif Kassam, Medical Officer of Health, Region of Peel 2.04 MB, 25 pages
Gena Ali, Principal Planner-GTA, Region of Peel 70 KB, 6 pages
Shelley White, Chief Executive Director, United Way of Peel 2.6 MB, 17 pages

• Driving Prosperity: The Role of Immigration

Naomi Alboim, Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University 106 KB, 10 pages
Naheeda Jamal, Planner, Region of Peel 361 KB, 13 pages
Dr. Colin Saldanha, Past President, Mississauga Board of Trade 748 KB, 26 pages

• Coming to Terms with the Energy Dilemma

Allan Jenkins, Senior Policy Advisor of Renewable Energy Supply, Ministry of Energy 844 KB, 23 pages
Dr. Richard Gilbert, Research Director, Centre for Sustainable Transportation 340 KB, 12 pages
Dr. Nonita Yap, Professor, University of Guelph 1.02 MB 39 pages

• A Look Through the Crystal Ball at the Future of the Pearson Airport

Steve Shaw, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, GTAA 2.88 MB, 48 pages
Karen Campbell, President & CEO, Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance 417 KB, 10 pages
Ray Simpson, Partner, Hemson Consulting 175 KB, 8 pages
Neal Irwin, Chairman Director, IBI Group 611 KB, 8 pages

• Sustainable Municipal Finance: How Do We Get There?

  Cam Watson, President, C.N. Watson and Associates Ltd. 101 KB, 13 pages
  Frank Clayton, President, Clayton Research 847 KB, 5 pages
  Enid Slack, Director of Municipal Finance and Governance and Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto 49 KB, 18 pages
  

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Second Concurrent Sessions:

• Put a Roof on It: Meeting the Housing Needs of Peel’s Current and Future Residents

Jennifer Murdoch, Manager of Housing Program, Region of Waterloo 1.3 MB, 15 pages
Michael Shapcott 523 KB, 35 pages
Hugh Heron, President, Heron Homes Limited 25 KB, 7 pages

• Aligning Regional Services with a Changing Economy

James Milway, Executive Director, Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity 411 KB, 13 pages
Larry Petovello, Director of Economic Development, City of Mississauga 1.3 MB, 13 pages
Dennis Cutajar, Commissioner of Economic Development and Public Relations, City Brampton 533 KB, 14 pages
Susan Taylor, Consultant, Tamarack Institute of Community Engagement 522 KB, 16 pages

• Getting to Green: Future Trends and Fresh Ideas

Christine Zimmer, Senior Water Resources Engineer, Credit Valley Conservation 4.86 MB, 33 pages
Isobel Heathcote, Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor, University of Guelph 479 KB, 14 pages
Brian Denney, CAO, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 1.96 MB 14 pages


• Networking with the Province

This session was a drop in session that required no formal presentations.

• Changing the Future Course of Transportation in Peel: From Gridlock to Sustainability

  Clive Rock, Director of Strategic Planning, Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority 1.1 MB, 29 pages
  Neal Irwin, Chairman Director, IBI Group 65 KB, 6 pages
  Dr. Richard Gilbert, Research Director, Centre for Sustainable Transportation 642 KB, 13 pages
  Tom AppaRao, Director, Transportation Planning, Region of Peel 371 KB, 11 pages
  

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Third Concurrent Sessions:

• The Booming Dynamics of Aging in Peel: Crystallizing the Years Ahead

Session Outline & Presentation by Ron Jaros, Planning Manager, Region of Peel 435 KB, 18 pages

• Reaping the Rewards: Culture the Fourth Pillar of Sustainability

Brian Gilchrist, Reference Archivist, Peel Heritage Complex 715 KB, 14 pages
Beth Gignac, Executive Committee Member, Municipal Cultural Planning Project for Ontario (coming soon)
Arvin Prasad, Director of Planning Policy & Research, Region of Peel 1.55 MB, 42 pages

• Getting to Green: What Does it Take?

Andrew Bowerbank, Manager of Sustainable Development, Living City Programs, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 2.78 MB, 29 pages

• Air Quality: Taking a Leadership Role in Climate Change

Anthony Ciccone, Principal, Golder Associates 1 MB, 19 pages
Al Seskus, Consultant 57 KB, 14 pages
Paul Callanan, Director of Environmental Health, Region of Peel 272 KB, 9 pages
Quentin Chiotti, Air Programme Director and Senior Scientist, Pollution Probe 3.17 MB, 34 pages


• Focusing in on Where We Live and Work

  Hannah Evans, Director of Partnerships and Consultation 628 KB, 12 pages
  John Corbett, Commissioner, Planning, Design and Development, City of Brampton 2.14 MB, 35 pages
  John Waller, Director, Long Range Planning, York Region 3.91 MB, 23 pages
  

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Revised: Friday February 17 2023