HOUSE: RE-thinking the Housing Affordability Crisis is a one-day symposium hosted by SFU’s Graduate Program in Urban Studies. The symposium will take place on Saturday, May 2nd (9:00am-4:00pm) at SFU Harbour Centre (Labatt Hall).
*Please RSVP to www.sfu.ca/reserve. Registration is free, but space is very limited. See the attached invitation for further details.
This diverse roster of speakers is sure to spark lively debates in the afternoon discussion groups. Come prepared to listen, learn, and contribute.
| Moderator | |
| Frances Bula | Globe & Mail |
| Morning Session | |
| Andy Yan Margaret Eberle |
Bing Thom Architects Metro Vancouver |
| David Ley | UBC (Dept of Geography) |
| Keynote (Lunch Session) | |
| Ken Greenberg | Ken Greenberg Ass. (Toronto) |
| Afternoon Session | |
| Mayor Jonathon Cote | New Westminster |
| Muhktar Latif | CHO, City of Vancouver |
| Kira Gerwing | VanCity, Community Investing |
| Don Luymes | Planning, City of Surrey |
| Janice Abbott | Atira Women’s Resource Society |
| Alice Sundberg | Innovative Housing Consultants Inc |
Join us to: Identify housing stressors across the region | Explore issues along the affordability “spectrum” | Focus on evidence-based, local solutions | Dig deep & reach broadly |
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