for hosting the 2023 Winter Conference
CCCO President greeting delegates
NCC CEO welcoming delegates to National Capital Region
See below for link to presentations
Opening Keynote Address
Claudette Commanda
Chief Executive Officer, First Nations Confederacy of Cultural Education Centres and Chancellor University of Ottawa.
Planning the Core of Canada’s Capital
Patrick Bunting, Senior Planner, National Capital Commission
Monica Belliveau, Planner, National Capital Commission
As a first time delegate, I didn’t know what to expect. It was so inspiring to meet in our Nation’s Capital: the presentations, panel, discussions and visits made for a most informative conference.
Urban Destination Stewardship and Transformative Tourism
Gracen Chungath
Senior Vice-President, Destination Development, Destination Canada.
Visit to Rideau Hall, Residence of the Governor General of Canada
Welcome reception at the Maison du Citoyen
I was pleased to host the delegation at City Hall. The Winter Meeting program was relevant and rewarding for our teams, both in terms of the quality of the speakers and the discussions. This forum, which brings together the capital cities, enables the sharing of best practices and help to nurture relations between us.
Municipal cultural planning as a tool for economic and social development in cities
Michael Tunney, President – Creative City Network of Canada (Manager, Cultural Planning, City of Mississauga, Ontario) joined by Creative City Network of Canada (CCNC) Director of Communications, Kate Littlejohn and Board Member, Ben Dick (City of Ottawa)
Panel discussion on Cultural Policy Planning
Daniel Feeny, CCCO Vice-President moderates panel of Michael Tunney, (CNCC President) Josée Bellemare, Directrice des arts, de la culture et des lettres, Ville de Gatineau, QC and Ben Macintosh, City of Toronto.
Parks Canada National Urban Parks Program
Miriam Padolsky
Director, Urban Parks and Ecological Corridors, Parks Canada
Opportunities for learning from “real-life” experiences, projects and initiatives from fellow Capital Cities and sharing best practices are most valuable.
Visit to Parliament Hill
National Program of Historical Commemoration, Parks Canada
Melissa St-Onge, Manager Heritage Designations Programs
Dr. Alexandra Mosquin, Manager Historical Services
An incredible experience bringing Capital Cities together to learn from each other, so we can do better our respective communities.
Capital Cities Exchange
Participating delegates presented recent achievements, challenges, innovations from their city or organization.
Resilient St. John’s Climate Action
Councillor Sandy Hickman
City of St. John’s NL
Victoria’s Witness Reconciliation Program
Councillor Krista Loughton
City of Victoria BC
2023 Wascana Centre Master Plan Review and Renewal
Jenna Schroeder
Executive Director, Provincial Capital Commission, Saskatchewan
Fredericton: Community inclusion
in the Capital
Mayor Kate Rogers
City of Fredericton NB
Legislative Assembly of Alberta: Unlocking Education – Virtual Learning Made Possible
Erin McDonald
Manager Visitor Services, Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Regina, Saskatchewan: Building a healthy accessible city
Councillor Terina Nelson
City of Regina SK
Winnipeg, Manitoba: Innovations and new initiatives
Councillor Jason Schreyer
City of Winnipeg, MB
Closing Keynote Address: Cities for the Global Good
David Schimpky
Director of Secretariat, Canadian Commission for UNESCO
