2026 Winter Meeting
January 19 to 21, 2026
Thank you to the City of Ottawa for hosting the 2026 Winter Meeting.
For information on the presentations, please visit the Membership page.
Program
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Recommendation:
- Skate Rideau Canal
Optional “on your own” Dinner with CCCO President Krista Loughton
Monday, January 19, 2026
Ottawa City Hall - Colonel By Room
110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
2nd Floor (Pedestrian entrance on Laurier Avenue; cab drop-off on Lisgar Street)
Emcee: Erin McDonald, Incoming Secretariat
- Coffee/tea, juice, muffins, and fruit plate
- Councillor Steve Desroches, City of Ottawa
- Councillor Krista Loughton, City of Victoria, CCCO President
- Debbie Stewart - General Manager; Strategic Initiatives, City of Ottawa
- Lily Xu, Director - Housing, Real Estate and Investments, City of Ottawa
Coleman Nay, A/ Senior Landscape Architect, National Capital Commission
- Sandy Hickman Councillor, City of St. John’s, NL Resilient St. John’s Climate Plan
- Cindy Gilroy, Councillor, City of Winnipeg, MB, A Managed, Triaged Encampment Site
- Norman Beck, Councillor, City of Charlottetown, PEI, Municipal Climate Action
Councillor’s Lounge
New Ottawa Public Library Ādisōke
Tour of Ādisōke, the new Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada joint facility
(under construction 555 Albert Street)
Reservations Recommended
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Ottawa City Hall, Colonel By Room
110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
2nd Floor (Pedestrian entrance on Laurier Avenue; cab drop-off on Lisgar Street)
- Coffee/tea, juice, muffins, and fruit plate
- Councillor Norman Beck, City of Charlottetown, CCCO Member-at-Large
- Kate Rogers, Mayor, City of Fredericton, Connecting with residents and building community
- Krista Loughton, Councillor, City of Victoria, “Symphony SPLASH!”
- Steve Desroches, Councillor, City of Ottawa, (TBC)
Hosted by the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Greetings from Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, City of Ottawa
54 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Ottawa City Hall, Colonel By Room
110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
2nd Floor (Pedestrian entrance on Laurier Avenue; cab drop-off on Lisgar Street)
- Coffee/tea, juice, muffins, and fruit plate
- Councillor Sandy Hickman, City of St. John’s, CCCO Past President
- Mathieu Grondin, Nightlife Commissioner, City of Ottawa
- Heather Thomson, Heritage Program Manager
- Marie Poirier, Architect, National Capital Commission
Invitation to attend the 2026 Annual Conference in Edmonton Alberta, June 8 to 10, hosted by the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Councillor Krista Loughton, City of Victoria, CCCO President
Lunch on your Own
(Marche Oggi Marketplace in City Hall, 111 Lisgar St, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1)