Join Mayor Marianne Meed Ward from the City of Burlington for a webinar focused on growth in one of the GTHA’s most desirable places to live and work. Supporting forecasted population growth requires a fine balance between encouraging and enabling development near mass transit to create complete communities and a desire to preserve the character and features that are so cherished by the community. As a city committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, this discussion will also look at how the needs of newcomers can be factored into the planning process, as well as how to engage them in the broader development conversation.

Moderator:
Zee Hamid, Halton Regional Councillor, Town of Milton
Panelists:
Rebecca Lau, Planner, MCIP, RPP, City of Burlington
Gabriela Covaci, Co-Chair, Halton Newcomers Steering Committee
Ashwini Selvakumaran, Chair, Halton Newcomer Strategy Youth Advisory Council