Thank you Winnipeg !
Thank you to Winnipeg for hosting the conference and for your friendly hospitality.
Conference presentations are available in Members Area.
For information, please contact secretariat@ccco-occ.ca
Downtown Transformation
2024 Annual Conference
Winnipeg Manitoba
September 22 - 25, 2024
September 22 - 25, 2024
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Optional Activities
Registration Desk Open Upon Request2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Welcome Reception4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
City Hall - sponsored by Mayor Scott Gillingham
Free Evening6:00 pm
Monday, September 23, 2024
RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg – MR 7
Registration8:15 am - 8:45 am
- Continental breakfast
Welcome and Greetings8:45 am
- Welcome by Laurel Lea, CCCO President
- Greetings by Mayor Scott Gillingham, City of Winnipeg
Presentations9:00 am - 10:00 am
- Transformation of the Hudson Bay Building, Southern Chiefs Organization (SCO)
- Grand Chief Jerry Daniels
- Addition of True North Square and Plaza and transformation of Portage Place Shopping Centre
- Jim Ludlow (TBC speaker)
Break10:00 am
Sponsored by Association of Manitoba Municipalities
Presentation and Panel Discussion10:15 am - 12:00 pm
- Centre Plan 2050 – Hazel Borys, Director PP&D
- Panel discussion – Hazel Borys, Grand Chief Gerry Daniels, Jim Ludlow, Kate Fenske, CEO Winnipeg Downtown Business Improvement Zone
- Moderator – Monique Goffinet Miller
Luncheon12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Presentation by Proposed 2025 Annual Conference Host City Fredericton
- Mayor Kate Rogers
Capital Exchange Presentations1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
- City of St. John’s, Newfoundland: Councillor Sandy Hickman
- Downtown St. John's: Transforming Spaces and Shaping the Future
- City of Victoria, British Columbia: Councillor Marg Gardiner
- Victoria: Approach to the Official Community Plan
- City of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: Councillor Norman Beck
- Clean Water Initiative
Break3:00 pm
Travel to Assiniboine Park
Site visit3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
- Assiniboine Park – Gateway to the Arctic
- Tour of The Leaf
Early EveningEarly Evening
- Delegates dine on their own.
Tuesday, September 24, 2023
RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg - MR7
Continental breakfast8:15 am - 8:45 am
Welcome and Greetings8:45 am
- Monique Goffinet Miller, CCCO Board Vice-President
- Greetings from our Break Sponsor
- Association of Manitoba Municipalities, Denys Volkov, Executive Director
Presentations9:00 am - 10:15am
- Re-opening Portage & Main – Kurtis Kowalke
- Downtown Housing Accelerator Fund – Alissa Rappaport, Manager, Housing Accelerator Fund
Break10:15 am
Presentation and Panel Discussion10:30 am - 11:30 am
- Transit Master Plan – Bjorn Radstrom
- Panel discussion – all three above – (Moderator C of W ??)
Luncheon12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
- Luncheon at Lieutenant-Governor House
- Sponsored by the Lieutenant-Governor, The Honourable Anita Neville
Site Visits1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- 1:30 – 3:00 Manitoba Legislature Tour
- 3:15 – 4:45 Tour the Bay Building with Southern Chiefs Organization
and Portage Place with True North - 4:45 – 5:45 Reception hosted by SCO and True North
Group Tour and Dinner6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Qaumajuq, Winnipeg Art Gallery
- Hosted by the City of Winnipeg
Wednesday, September 25, 2023
RCB Convention Centre Winnipeg -MR 7
Continental breakfast8:15 am - 8:45 am
Welcome and Greetings8:45 am
City of Winnipeg – Councillor Cindy Gilroy
Capital Exchange Presentations9:00 am - 10:15 am
- National Capital Commission: Melanie Amyotte
- Celebrating 125 years and a Major Projects Overview
- City of Regina: Councillor Terina Nelson
- YQR Update
- City of Fredericton: Mayor Kate Rogers
- Officers Square Revitalization
Board Meeting10:15 am - 11:15 am
Conclusion11:30 am - 11:45 am
- Closing Remarks - CCCO BOD Chair, Laurel Lee
- City of Winnipeg “Au revoir” – Councillor Cindy Gilroy