2024 Conference Program
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Time | Room | Session |
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8:00am–4:00pm | Manchester | API Council Meeting |
11:00am–5:00pm | Foyer | Registration |
1:00pm–4:30pm | Meet in Foyer | Pre-conference: From Unincorporated to Incorporated - Creating a Rural Plan for the newly established Village of Fundy-St. Martins Bus Tour $30 per person (Stephen Stone, Planner, Partner, Dillon Consulting; Scott Borden, Director of Community Planning, Fundy Regional Service Commission ) |
2:00pm–4:30pm | Meet in Foyer | Pre-conference: A Journey Through Heritage - Saint John Bus/Walking Tour $15 per person (Jennifer Kichner, Manager of Community Planning, City of Saint John; Rodrigo Mendes Campos, Heritage Officer, City of Saint John) |
6:00pm–6:30pm | Saint John Arts Centre | New Member Welcome |
6:30pm–9:00pm | Saint John Arts Centre | Opening Reception |
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Time | Room | Session |
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7:30am - 9:00 am | Foyer | Registration |
8:00am–9:00am | Foyer / Ballroom | - - - Breakfast - - - |
9:00am–9:30am | Ballroom | Welcoming Remarks & Introductions |
9:30am–10:30am | Ballroom | ![]() Eric Weissman |
10:30am–11:00am | Foyer / Ballroom | Break sponsored in collaboration by the Cities of Fredericton and Moncton |
11:00am–12:00pm | Ballroom | Session 1: Shape Stratford - Solutions to Barriers Around New Housing Supply (Wendy Watts, Community & Business Engagement Manager, Town of Stratford; Samantha Murphy, We6 Planning Group and Shape Stratford Planning Lead; Michelle MacDonald, Co-Owner & Chief Strategist, AOR Solutions and Shape Stratford Engagement Lead) |
11:00am–12:00pm | Trinity | Session 2: Land Economics 101 - Bridging the Gap Between Planning Policy and Project Feasibility (Kaitlyn Lacelle, Business Development Officer, Moncton Industrial Development; Neil Lovitt, Vice President, Economic Intelligence & Planning, Turner Drake & Partners Ltd. ) |
11:00pm–12:00pm | McAvity | Session 3: Planning, Indigenous Engagement and Consultation in the Maritimes (Harrison Ellis, Planner, Dillon Consulting; Alana Vigna, Indigenous and Socio-Cultural Planner, Dillon Consulting) |
12:00pm–1:00pm | Foyer / Ballroom | - - - Lunch - - - |
1:00pm–2:00pm | Ballroom | Session 4: Housing at the (Shopping) Centre - Increasing Mixed-Use in Retail Areas (Matthew Robinson, Planner, City of Fredericton; Sarah Anderson, Manager of Development Planning, City of Moncton; Mark Reade, Senior Planner, City of Saint John; Yeva Mattson, Planner, City of Saint John) |
1:00pm–2:00pm | Trinity | Session 5: Expropriating through Planning: How the Supreme Court of Canada relaxed the constructive taking Test in Annapolis Group Inc. v. Halifax Regional Municipality, 2022 SCC 36 (André Daigle, Droit JURIS Law) |
1:00pm–2:00pm | Meer in McAvity (Learning Tour Offsite) | Session 6: City Market National Historic Site - Learning Tour (Kieron Hunt, Planning Lead, FBM; David Dobbelsteyn, Acting Director of Growth and Community Planning, City of Saint John) |
2:00pm–2:30pm | Foyer / Ballroom | - - - Break - - - sponsored by NBSE |
2:30pm–4:00pm | Meet in Ballroom (Walking Tour Offsite) | Session 7: Fundy Quay Development - Full Sails on the Waterfront - Developing Saint John's Inner Harbour (Mark Reade, Senior Planner, City of Saint John; Thomas Lewallen, Planner, City of Saint John) |
2:30pm–4:30pm | Trinity | Session 8: Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) Approaches across Atlantic Canada (Joshua Adams, Principal Planner, HRM; Byungjun Kang, Planner III, HRM; Eleanor Fierlbeck, Planner I, HRM; Elaine Mitchell, We6 Planning Group; Mary Bishop, We6 Planning Group; Janice Harper, We6 Planning Group; Tracey Wade, We6 Planning Group; Ann-Maire Cashin, Planner III, City of St. John's; Josh Davies, Manager of Long Range Policy Planning, City of Moncton) |
2:30pm-3:30pm | McAvity | Session 9: Reimaging Suburban Growth: Quispamsis's Strategic Approach to Inclusive Growth and Community Design (Speakers: Stephen Stone, Planner, Partner, Dillon Consulting; Dwight Colburne, Planning Manager, Town of Quispamsis) |
3:30pm-4:30pm | McAvity | Session 10: New Maryland Highway: Redefining the Village’s main street with Urban Design Standards (Paul Dec, Planner, Upland Planning and Design Studio) |
4:30pm–6:30pm | Ballroom | School of Planning Alumini Event |
6:30pm–10:00pm | McAvity | Conference Banquet and Awards |
Friday, October 18, 2024
Time | Room | Session |
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8:00am–9:00am | Foyer / Ballroom | - - - Breakfast - - - |
9:00am–10:30am | Ballroom | Session 11: Understanding and Managing Growth – The City of Moncton Urban Growth Strategy and Development Charge By-law (Daryl Abbs, Managing Partner, Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.; Erik Karvinen, Manager, Watson & Associates Economists Ltd; Bill Budd, Director of Planning and Development, City of Moncton; Josh Davies, Manager of Long Range Planning Policy, City of Moncton) |
9:00am–10:00am | Trinity | Session 12: Navigating the Storm: Overcoming Misinformation in Post-Pandemic Planning Engagement (Jennifer Brown, Planner, Associate, Dillon Consulting; Stephen Stone, Planner, Partner, Dillon Consulting) |
9:00am–10:00am | McAvity | Session 13: No Appetite For Distraction: How to keep your sustainability plans from being blunted, side-tracked, rabbitholed and nerfed (Tim Moerman, Director of Environment Planning and Management, City of Moncton) |
10:00am–10:30pm | Trinity | Session 14: Charting a Course: Navigating Oakville's Housing Crisis with the Data Hub (Lauren Wilson, Applications Specialist, Esri Canada) |
10:00am–10:30pm | McAvity | Session 15: Coast to Coast with Eagleview (James Donaldson, District Manager, Eagleview) |
10:30pm–11:00pm | Foyer / Ballroom | - - - Break - - - |
11:000pm–12:00pm | Ballroom | Closing Keynote |
12:30pm–1:30pm | Trinity | Closing Remarks |