Month: September 2010

Enid Slack made a presentation at the 44th Annual CPTA National Workshop in Quebec City entitled “Tackling Volatility and Business Over-Taxation: What is BC Doing?”.

Enid Slack presented the final report of the Municipal Port Property Tax Commission to the Port Cities Committee of Metro Vancouver.

On September 16, Enid Slack participated in a panel discussion at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), co-sponsored by the World Bank, entitled “Finance and Governance of Capital Cities in Federal Systems.” Other panellists included Natwar Gandhi (Chief Financial Officer, Government of the District of Columbia) and Rupak Chattopadhyay (Vice President, Forum of […]

Enid Slack made a presentation to the Association of Municipal Tax Collectors of Ontario on “Assessment Limits in Ontario: Could We Live with the Consequences?” at Clevelands House in Minett, Ontario.

Alan Broadbent gave a speech to the Maytree Foundation’s School for Civics entitled “Why Cities Matter.”

Co-sponsored by Ideas That Matter, the Jane Jacobs prize ceremony was held on September 14, 2010. The Jane Jacobs Prize is funded by the Avana Capital Corporation, and includes an annual stipend of $5,000 for three years, to be used as the recipients choose. In addition, prize recipients are invited to meet together to discuss […]

Alan Broadbent participated in a panel discussion on City Governance at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto, co-sponsored by the Canadian Urban Institute and the Cities Centre.