Sense-Making Session #5: Placemaking with Funders
2023-07-27 13:00 - 14:30 UTC | Zoom (Registration Required)
The Healthy Communities Initiative is partnering with Happy Cities to explore the Power of Placemaking. Join us over the next few months to share your experiences, reflections, and lessons-learned through a series of sense-making sessions:
Session 5: Placemaking with funders
Thursday, July 27 from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. PT
This session will invite potential funders to discuss their goals and interests in supporting placemaking projects. During the session, we will explore what questions funders have around placemaking, and what they need in order to support these projects. Further, we will identify key challenges and barriers they face in funding placemaking projects. We will discuss the importance of placemaking funding in supporting social connection and wellbeing.
REGISTER NOW FOR SESSION 5

ECF Community Grants Application Period Begins
2023-08-15 | Virtual (Edmonton), Alberta
Learn more about Edmonton Community Foundation Grants here! Stage 1 application intake begins August 15 and closes on September 15, at 12:00pm MT.

This grant is unaffiliated with the Healthy Communities Initiative.

Urban Ravine Symposium Submissions Due
2023-08-15 | Virtual (Toronto), Ontario
Inviting researchers (established and burgeoning), activists, professionals, artists, stewards, and other people doing work on, in, and about the ravines, to propose presentations and talks on the ‘How’ that most deeply affects their lives and the work they do.
Learn more about the Urban Ravine Symposium here!
Deadline for submission: August 15, 2023
Notification of accepted submissions: September 1, 2023. Please send all inquiries to: programsupport@torontobotanicalgarden.ca

CUI CityTalk - Mobility as a Service: How can MaaS support better mobility access?
2023-08-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom (Registration Required)
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore glaring gaps in our transportation networks especially for those reliant on transit services. To meet our collective goals around transportation equity, climate change, and municipal fiscal responsibility, transit service delivery may require a different model, one already implemented in several cities across the world. Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is an integrated platform that combines multiple modes including public transit, taxis, ride-hailing, scooter, bike, and car sharing, and sometimes even parking fees and road tolls on one easy-to-use navigation and payment app.
CUI and AECOM’s joint report, “Mobility as a Service: A Feasibility Study on Implementing MaaS in the Greater Toronto Area,” examines the region’s existing transportation infrastructure landscape and its current economic, political, technological, and operational conditions.
Join our panellists to explore the conversation around MaaS acceptance and implementation and how, if directed intentionally, the model can support better mobility access.
Tosh Chambers – Senior Program Director, Move PGH (Pittsburg, PA)
Justin Trevan – Vice President, Cities Growth Strategy at AECOM (Toronto, ON)
Deborah Wathen Finn – President, The Wathen Group (Westfield, NJ)
Register here!

Sense-Making Session #6: Placemaking in Small Towns and Rural Communities
2023-08-16 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom (Registration Required)
The Healthy Communities Initiative is partnering with Happy Cities to explore the Power of Placemaking. Join us over the next few months to share your experiences, reflections, and lessons-learned through a series of sense-making sessions:
Session 6: Placemaking in small towns and rural communities
Wednesday, August 16 from from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. PT
This session will cover placemaking in small towns and rural communities. We will discuss the impacts of placemaking in these communities and its importance. During the session we will explore the role placemaking plays in small towns and rural communities. We will discuss placemaking within small towns and rural communities and the role it plays in social connection and wellbeing.
REGISTER NOW FOR SESSION 6

CREation Community Grants August Deadline
2023-08-31 | Virtual
CREation is a multi-level funding program that supports strengths-based, community-focused and youth-led projects taking place in communities across Canada. Grassroot youth groups/collectives (comprised of Indigenous youth ages 15-29) are eligible to apply for funding to support community programs and projects while receiving innovative mentorship, training and capacity-building opportunities. Funding will be provided to projects/groups that seek to create impactful community change and increase the wellness, resiliency and engagement of Indigenous youth.
Learn more!
This grant is provided by Canadian Roots Exchange. It is unaffiliated with the Healthy Communities Initiative.

AeroVenture Casey 2023
2023-09-01 11:00 - 2023-09-04 17:00 | Camp de Base Casey, Casey La Tuque, Quebec, G0X 3R0, Canada
Célébrons l’aviation et la liberté de voler Le plus gros évènement d’aviation au Canada 1er au 4 septembre 2023 !
CASEY, QC – AéroVenture, présenté par le Camp de Base et Club Copa 217 a le plaisir de vous dévoiler sa programmation en vue de la 3e édition de l’événement, qui aura lieu du 1er au 4 septembre prochain sur le territoire des vestiges militaires et la piste d’atterrissage CSQ4 dans le secteur de Casey, à La Tuque.
« Amateurs d’aviation et de plein air, un rendez-vous à ne pas manquer. Joignez-vous aux nombreux visiteurs qui arrivent des quatre coins du Canada et du nord-est des États-Unis. Que vous arriviez des airs, par la route ou par train, soyez des nôtres », mentionne Naor Cohen, promoteur de l’évènement.
« Je suis très heureux de me joindre à l’équipe de Naor Cohen à titre de président d’honneur de cette 3e édition. C’est un très bel événement qui permet à beaucoup de gens de découvrir l’un des trésors cachés de La Tuque, le secteur de Casey. Naor fait un travail formidable avec son équipe pour accueillir tous les participants et leur offrir un séjour mémorable chez nous. Je suis plus qu’enchanté de le soutenir dans ses démarches et j’invite toute la population à participer aux activités qui auront lieu en septembre. L’événement vaut vraiment le détour », relate Luc Martel, maire de La Tuque.
« Je suis toujours présent à l’AéroVenture de Casey et chaque fois je suis impressionné par la qualité des activités. L’équipe de M. Naor Cohen fait un travail formidable pour faire connaître Casey, qui est un lieu magnifique à découvrir pour les amateurs d’aviation. L’événement ne cesse de grandir et de s’améliorer d’une année à l’autre. Nous sommes fiers que ça se passe chez nous », mentionne le conseiller municipal du district de Parent, Éric Chagnon.
Saviez-vous que la piste d’atterrissage de Casey fête ses 70 ans cette année?
Afin de souligner les 70 ans vestigieux et militaires de la piste CSQ4, des pilotes d’Aviation Royale Canadienne survoleront le site afin de commémorer l’existence de cette dernière le 2 septembre en après-midi. Il sera aussi possible de visiter l’intérieur d’un CF18.
Coup de tambour: Une cérémonie de protection sera aussi exécutée par un chamane Atikamekw afin de purifier la terre mère du territoire. ‘Nikawinan Aski ‘.
Du nouveau!
La première édition du Demi-Marathon de Casey se tiendra le dimanche 3 septembre en matinée. Organisé par Naor Cohen, triathlète lui-même, fondateur et directeur général du Camp de Base.
« Un parcours hors du commun! Nous avons dessiné et testé un circuit qui prend les coureurs sur une visite des vestiges de la guerre froide tout en profitant de la nature. Quatre distances sont proposées. Pour encourager les enfants de moins de 12 ans, l’inscription est gratuite. Il y aura aussi des tours d’hélicoptères et d’avions (payants), une exposition aéronautique ainsi le Marsé AéroVenture », ajoute Naor Cohen.
Une grande primeur !
Casey entre dans l’histoire de la radiodiffusion! Cette année les visiteurs vivront l’ouverture d’une nouvelle station de radio pendant toute la durée de l’événement. AéroVenture 89,1 FM pourra être syntonisée directement sur le site de la CSQ4. En direct, entrevues, programmation, informations tout y sera. Une autre belle opportunité de visibilité et de représentation nationale sur le territoire de L’agglomération La Tuque! C’est une occasion à ne pas manquer.
Casey est rempli d’histoires et d’évènements qui ont marqué la région, de la construction d’une base militaire durant la guerre froide dans les années 50 jusqu’aux évènements du pilote mercenaire, Raymond Boulanger. Perdue en pleine forêt, cette piste a une valeur patrimoniale et touristique inestimable pour le territoire du district de Parent de l’agglomération La Tuque et la région de la Mauricie.
Depuis 2012, un RVA de nature plutôt informelle s’organisait et invitait sans formalité les pilotes amateurs à une activité annuelle assez originale, soit de l’aérocamping sur un mystérieux vestige de la guerre froide. AéroVenture est donc né de ce RVA annuel. En 2022 AéroVenture Casey a accueilli: 241 aéronefs, 28 hydravions, 22 hélicoptères, 260 VR, 92 avions en formule camping et 2600 visiteurs pour la durée de l’événement.
C’est une occasion à ne pas manquer, faites-vous connaître !
« Nous travaillons avec acharnement pour inciter les entreprises locales, provinciales et nationales à se joindre à la fête à titre de commanditaire/partenaire de la 3e édition d’AéroVenture 2023. Aviation Royale Canadienne, Ville La Tuque, Marie-Louise Tardif, député Laviolette-Saint-Maurice, Breitling 1884, Cirrus, Capone Gourmet, Magasin général Parent, Air Tunilik, BMR, Copa, X Reload, Poule des Bois, Passeport Hélico, Desjardins La Tuque et Zénair sont quelques-uns de nos commanditaires/partenaires confirmés à ce jour et il y en aura d’autres à vous annoncer prochainement », ajoute Naor Cohen.
Le succès et la pérennité d’AéroVenture Casey misent sur les bénévoles, des membres, des partenaires et des commanditaires. Nous avons besoin de vous! Notre campagne de sollicitation se terminera le 30 juillet 2023.
AéroVenture se veut rassembleur et communautaire. Sans le soutien de nos membres, il serait impossible de maintenir le site, améliorer les installations et assurer la pérennité de la piste d’atterrissage. Individuel, familial ou corporatif, il y a des forfaits d’adhésions pour tous! Nous vous encourageons fortement à le devenir si vous voulez que l’événement demeure accessible et gratuit pour tous.
On se donne rendez-vous du 1er au 4 septembre prochain !

Cities for Everyone: The City We Want Barcelona
2023-09-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom (Registration Required)
Towards The City We Want, BarcelonaGuest:
Xavier Matilla. City Architect & Planner, Professor.
Barcelona, Spain
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
11:00 AM EST/5:00 PM CET
About:
Xavier Matilla was Chief Architect of the city of Barcelona between October 2019 – June 2023. During this period, he has directed many urban transformations with the aim of achieving a healthier, friendlier and fairer city. Highlight being the “Barcelona Superblock” project, internationally recognized as an effective strategy to transform city streets into spaces with better environmental quality and more l ABOUT his presentation: At a time when cities need new urban models to approach the future with optimism, Barcelona has shown that it is possible to move towards a healthier, kinder and fairer city for it citizens thanks to the Superilla Project. Barcelona is a compact and dense city, with a polycentric urban model, but it has a significant deficit of green areas and a problem with its car-centered mobility model. Car use takes up more than 50% of public space and is also the main source of atmospheric and noise pollution. Superilla aims to improve all the city’s streets, while proposing a new, more efficient mobility model through promoting public transport, cycling and walking, so that it takes up less room, is healthier and pollutes less. This allows 1 out of every 3 streets to be freed up from through traffic, and to transform them into new “green axes” in such a way that they “naturalise” the city and promote local activities and social relationships, constituting a true environmental and social infrastructure, a true systemic change. During the last 4 years Xavi Matilla has promoted the project, defining a vision of the future for the whole city and at the same time executing a phase with 4 new green axes (4.65 Km / 10Ha) and 4 new squares (1Ha) that allow to demonstrate that it is possible to move towards the city we want.
Learn more and register here!

Art of City Building: 2023 RE(DEFINE)
2023-09-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Alderney Landing Theatre, 2 Ochterloney St, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4W1, Canada
From the Annual Art of City Building Conference:
Join us on September 18th at Alderney Landing Theatre. This is our first year in beautiful downtown Dartmouth!
The annual Art of City Building conference aims to inspire residents, planners, thinkers, doers and dreamers from across Atlantic Canada and the world to create great cities, communities and places.
Our theme this year is RE(DEFINE). Let’s normalize collaboration and community participation in city development. What power dynamics & controls shape our urban landscapes? World-class speakers will help explore how to empower all residents and bring everyone’s voice to the decision-making process.

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Livable Cities Forum: From Intention to Implementation
2023-09-25 - 2023-09-27 | Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 0A1, Canada
Most Canadian cities and towns were not built with a vision of a net zero, resilient, and sustainable future. So what does the transition to resilient, equitable, and livable communities look like? How can we embrace diversity and inclusion in the process? And, ultimately, how can we accelerate implementation to keep pace with challenges municipalities face?
Join ICLEI Canada from September 25 to 27 for the 2023 Livable Cities Forum (LCF) to explore these questions through the lens of “Intention to Implementation”.
Learn more and register here!

RAIC Congress on Architecture
2023-10-02 08:00 - 2023-10-03 17:00 | 4599 Chateau Blvd., 4599 Chateau Blvd., Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
ABOUT CONGRESS 2023
“Ignite, Create, and Share: Climate Action and Architecture”
We are excited to welcome you to our first in-person Congress event!
The RAIC 2023 Congress on Architecture is a two day event that takes place in early October on World Architecture Day (the first Monday of October). As in 2020 and 2021, the theme continues to be Climate Action and Architecture.
IGNITE action and learning to improve architecture
CREATE and strengthen connections and collaborations
SHARE ideas, strategies and leading practices
Learn more here!

At the Crossroads: Annual Report and Convening on the State of Canada’s Cities
2023-11-30 09:00 - 17:30 | 55 Colonel By Drive, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 9J2, Canada
Canada has led before, regularly topping the global city lists for livability and vibrancy, but to hold our own we need to demonstrate bold leadership with a clear vision, which today’s political discourse makes challenging. Our city building community is a diverse one, with highly accomplished urban planning and design professionals, for profit and not-for-profit real estate development sectors, corporate business leaders and institutional investors, rigorous academics evaluating progress (or not), and community-based practitioners working on all aspects of urban resilience.
Together, we need a common path.
Join the Canadian Urban Institute for this report launch and convening in Ottawa, where we will help chart the next steps for urban Canada.
Register here!
