2024 AMO Conference Presentations

Monday, August 19

Colin Best, Former AMO President

Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict

The Hon. Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario

Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition and NDP

 

Bonnie Crombie, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party

 

Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Green Party of Ontario

 

Concurrent Sessions

  1. Provincial Policy Statement and Building Code Changes
  • Claire Basinski, Chair, Ontario Professional Planners Institute
  • Anita Fabac, Manager, Development Planning, Heritage & Design, City of Hamilton
  • Mansoor Mahmood, Director, MMAH
  1. Community Safety and Well-Being Plans, Confederation 
  • Kyle Attanasio, CAO, City of Kenora
  • Alex Sarchuk, Commissioner of Social and Community Services, Halton Region
  • Brian Laundry, Director Strategic Policy and Performance, Region of Peel
  1. Supporting Access to Health Services
  • Moderator: Elizabeth Payne, Senior Reporter, Ottawa Citizen
  • Susan Farrell, CEO, CMHA Ottawa
  • Todd Kasenberg, Mayor of North Perth
  • Dr. Sarah Newbery, Assistant Dean Physician Workforce Strategy, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
  • Matthew Shoemaker, Mayor, Sault Ste. Marie
  1. Diversifying Ontario’s Municipal Leadership
  • Moderator: Petra Wolfbeiss, Director, Membership, AMO
  • Senator Bernadette Clement
  • Ottawa Councillor Rawlson King
  • Timmins Councillor Kristin Murray
  • Brampton Councillor Rowena Santos
  1. MPAC Insights – Meeting Evolving Partner Needs, sponsored by MPAC
  • Al Spacek, Board Chair, MPAC
  • Nicole McNeill, President and Chief Administrative Officer, MPAC
  • Carmelo Lipsi, Vice-President, Valuation & Customer Relations and Chief Operating Officer, MPAC
  1. Partnering with Urban Indigenous Organizations, Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) and Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA) 

OFIFC UIHB program

  • Cora McGuire-Cyrette, Executive Director, ONWA
  • Ashley Pitawanakwat, Urban Indigenous Homeward Bound Program Participant, Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
  • Karolyn Harris, Senior Program Advisor, Housing & Homelessness, Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres

Tuesday, August 20

Concurrent Sessions

Adapting to Changing Roles in Environmental Management

  • Angela Coleman, General Manager, Conservation Ontario
  • Alison McDonald, General Manager/Secretary Treasurer, Raisin Region Conservation Authority          
  • Calvin Pol, Director of Development Services, Township of North Dundas

Ending Homelessness: Acting Locally with Impact

  • Tyler Campbell, Director of Children and Social Services, City of Greater Sudbury
  • Jesse Donaldson, Executive Vice President, Strategic Services, HelpSeeker Technologies
  • Peter Sweeney, Commissioner, Community Services, Region of Waterloo

First Nations’ Guidance and Expectations on Land Use Planning 

  • Tanya Hill-Montour, Archaeological Supervisor, Six Nations of the Grand River
  • Miptoon, Councillor, Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation
  • Brandy George, Archaeology Technical Advisor for Chiefs of Ontario
  • Kevin Restoule
  • Chris Plain, Deputy Grand Chief, Anishinabek Nation

A Lifecycle Look at Recreation Infrastructure

  • Eunice Kirkpatrick, CEO, YMCA Northumberland
  • Lynn Phillips, CAO, Municipality of Trent Hills
  • Terry Piche, Director, Training, Research and Development, Ontario Recreation Facilities Association
  • Steve Hardie, Project Manager, Town of Saugeen Shorestion

Enhancing Long-Term Financial Sustainability

  • Stephen Rettie, Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Bracebridge
  • Laura Mirabella, Commissioner, Finance and Regional Treasurer, York Region
  • Marcia Wallace, Chief Administrative Officer, Prince Edward County

 Concurrent Sessions

  1. Strengthening Public Health 
  • Moderator: Loretta Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Local Public Health Agencies
  • Bonnie Clark, Warden, Peterborough County
  • Dr. Robert Kyle, Commissioner and Chief Medical Officer of Health, Durham Region
  • Trudy Sachowski, Chair, Association of Local Public Health Agencies
  • Jan O’Neill, Mayor, Municipality of Marmora and Lake

 

  1. Municipalities and the Opioid Epidemic – 206/208, Shaw Centre
  • Moderator: Leigh Chapman (Chief Nursing Officer of Canada)
  • Michelle Boileau, Mayor of the City of Timmins,
  • Tim Farquharson, Police Chief, Port Hope Police Service,
  • Lisa Simon, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
  • Sam Soderlind, Case Manager/Block Leader Supervisor, Ottawa Inner City Health
  1. AI and Municipalities
  • Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
  • Mike Melinyshyn, CFO, Town of Innisfil
  • Shannon Devane, AMO-LAS

 

  1. Preparing for Energy Procurements
  • Marko Cirovic, Senior Manager, Resource Development and Procurement, Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
  • Tamara Gilbert, ADM, Conservation and Renewable Energy Division, Ministry of Energy
  • Sean Nicholson, CAO, Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal

 

  1. Affordable Housing Innovation
  • Matt Feldberg, Director, Municipal Housing Development Planning and Economic Development, City of London
  • Jim Dunn, Professor and Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative, McMaster University
  • Adrian Dingle, Director of Housing Development, Raising the Roof

The Hon. Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health

The Hon. Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure