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Liveable Peel Conference Friday, February 10, 2006 Living Arts Centre Mississauga, ON Liveable Peel Conference Friday, February 10, 2006 Living Arts Centre Mississauga, ON Conference Starts at 8:00 am Regional Chair Emil Kolb Honourable David Caplan, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal Master of Ceremonies Honourable David Caplan was Emil Kolb was first elected as David Szwarc, Acting Chief Administrative first elected to the Ontario Chair and Chief Executive Officer Officer, Region of Peel provincial legislature in a of Peel Regional Council on September 1997 by-election and December 12, 1991. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. In elected to serve for a fifth term in “Imagine Peel in 2051” opposition, Mr. Caplan served as December 2003. the critic for both housing and Nick Tunnacliffe, Commissioner of Planning, municipal affairs and acted as As Regional Chair, he is the Head Region of Peel deputy whip for the Liberal caucus. of Regional Council, and an ex- He is currently Minister of Public officio member of all committees of Infrastructure Renewal and Deputy Council. Mr. Kolb was first elected Luncheon Speaker: Government House Leader. Chair of the Peel Police Services Before entering provincial politics, Board in January of 1996. He is a Honourable Michael Colle, Mr. Caplan was elected to two former Chair of the Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration terms on the North York Board of Property Assessment Corporation Education beginning in 1991 and and was a member of the Greater also served on the Metro Toronto Toronto Services Board. Mr. Kolb School Board following his election has been a Regional Councillor in 1994. As a school board since the establishment of trustee, he served as finance Regional Government in Peel in First Concurrent Sessions (9:00am – 10:30am) committee chair and budget chief 1974. and sat on various committees. Good Health For Everyone – Realistic or Utopian Dream? Human health is arguably the most important human condition. It is intrinsic to liveability. Environments that contribute to obesity, impaired air quality, poor urban forms, low incomes, poverty, food handling practises, dietary habits, and education and information on achieving good health collectively impact the human health condition. The session will profile the health characteristics of Peel’s residents and highlight some David Szwarc, appointed the Honourable Michael Colle was Acting Chief Administrative Officer of the many initiatives being taken to address them. appointed Minister of Citizenship (CAO) in October 2005, David The prospects for improved health outcomes in Peel and Immigration by Premier Dalton oversees a diversified organization McGuinty in June 2005. He was made up of approximately 4,000 and the long-term public health challenges from socio- re-elected to his third term as employees in nine departments economic and demographic changes, such as member of provincial parliament who provide day-to-day services immigration and aging, will be explained. for the midtown Toronto riding of including water and wastewater, Eglinton-Lawrence in October waste management, arterial roads, Moderator: 2003. Mr. Colle also served as child care, public health, Liberal critic for transportation, ambulance, housing and social Sue M. Cumming, Principal, Cumming + Company consumer and business services, services for Peel resident and Confirmed Speakers: municipal affairs and for the business. Greater Toronto Area. Before Dr. Hanif Kassam, Medical Officer of Health, being elected, he was also a David has a Bachelor of Arts Region of Peel councillor in the City of York and degree from University of Toronto Metropolitan Toronto, and served Gena Ali, Principal Planner, Region of Peel as chair and commissioner of the and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Queen’s Shelley White, Chief Executive Director, Toronto Transit Commission. University. United Way of Peel 1 For updates, please visit www.liveablepeel.ca. Driving Prosperity: The Role of Immigration Immigration is significantly contributing to the growth, prosperity and richness of Peel Region. This session explores what makes Peel attractive to immigrants, how we sustain this over the long-term, and how the Region of Peel can continue to be responsive in meeting the needs of our changing population. This session will also provide an opportunity to discuss how immigration enriches our community, what challenges immigrants face, how these should be addressed, and Dr. Colin Saldanha currently what our community will look like over the next 50 practices Family and Occupational Medicine in Mississauga. He also years. serves as a corporate physician to a Moderator: number of business establishments and government agencies. Involved David Szwarc, Acting CAO, Region of Peel extensively in community work, Dr. Confirmed Speakers: Saldanha participates in numerous forums on race relations and equity, Naomi Alboim, Professor, School of Policy Studies, immigration, policing and social justice issues. A Past President of Queen’s University the Peel Multicultural Council and Naheeda Jamal, Planner, Region of Peel Past President of the Mississauga Board of Trade, he is a member of Dr. Colin Saldanha, Past President, Mississauga Board of the Toronto Immigrant Employment Trade Council and was elected to United Way’s Board of Directors in 2005. Coming to Terms with the Energy Dilemma This session will focus on the impact of higher oil and gasoline prices and declining fossil fuel resources on Peel’s economy and land use/transportation patterns; Richard Gilbert is an urban issues renewable-green energy development; and energy consultant who focuses on policies and legislation with regard to efficiently transport and energy challenges and has current or recent clients in meeting energy demands and ensuring environmental Asia, Europe, and North America. He was a Toronto councillor from sustainability, energy conservation and use. What are 1976-1991 and served at different the implications for the next 50 years? times as president of the Federation of Canadian Moderator: Municipalities and the Canadian Urban Institute. Much of his Nick Tunnacliffe, Planning Commissioner, ongoing work concerns how Region of Peel transportation could evolve in response to likely severe energy Confirmed Speakers: constraints during the next few Nonita Yap is a professor at the decades. Dr. Richard Gilbert, Research Director, Dept. of Rural Planning & Centre for Sustainable Transportation Development, University of Guelph. She is active on the role Allan Jenkins, Senior Policy Advisor of Renewable of technology in the environmental Energy Supply, Ministry of Energy sustainability of development interventions. Her research Dr. Nonita Yap, Professor, University of Guelph interests include industrial ecology, cleaner production technologies and environmental impact assessment. Nonita also provides consultancy services for government and non- governmental organizations and has traveled widely. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta and an M.E.S. from Dalhousie University. 2 For updates, please visit www.liveablepeel.ca. A Look through the Crystal Ball at the Future of the Pearson Airport Canada’s premier international gateway for passengers and freight continues to have a dramatic impact on the evolution of development and the economy in the Peel area. This session will present an update on the airport and some of its challenges and opportunities. What are some possible futures for the airport? It will garner participant input on how Peel Steve Shaw has been with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority can maximize the benefit of this key economic node in (GTAA) since December 1994 and is currently Vice President, the GTA. Corporate Affairs. Responsibilities Moderator: include corporate relations with government at all levels, Glenn Miller, Vice President, Education and Research, community and media relations, Canadian Urban Institute and all corporate communications and publications. He was closely Confirmed Speakers: involved in the transfer Karen Campbell, President & CEO, negotiations with the federal government and the establishment Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance of the GTAA. Mr. Shaw has Neal Irwin, Chairman Director, IBI Group served on the Boards of the Canadian Airports Council and Steve Shaw, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Greater Tourism Toronto. Toronto Airports Authority Ray Simpson, Partner, Hemson Consulting Neal Irwin is a professional Sustainable Municipal Finance: How Do We engineer with over 40 years’ experience as a consultant in Get There? transportation and in strategic planning of urban development The liveability of Peel in the future requires a and infrastructure. A native of Toronto, he has lived and worked sustainable approach to financing programs and here and in the United Kingdom, infrastructure which can effectively respond to the Montreal and New York. He was pressures on the Region, be affordable and be a founding partner of IBI Group in 1974 and served as its Managing maintained over the long-term. The session will start Director until 2003 when he with a review of the current and emerging trends in became the firm’s Chairman Director, and then Chairman municipal finance and move to a discussion of future Emeritus early in 2006. challenges. This session will address the following questions. Is Peel’s current approach to financing Enid Slack is the Director of Municipal Finance and operating and capital needs based on property taxes, Governance at the Munk Centre water rates and other user fees, provincial grants and for International Studies
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