The City of New Westminster, SFU Urban Studies and Douglas College present Resilient Cities~Planning for Uncertainty.

COVID-19 has created both challenges and opportunities for the way we plan cities. The 2020 Declaration for Resilience in Canadian Cities states that the “COVID-19 pandemic provides a once-in-a-lifetime responsibility to accelerate the change we require in Canadian cities.” What can cities do to build resilience moving forward? Why is now ‒ a time of uncertainty ‒ the perfect time to plan for the future?

SPEAKERS:

– Jonathan X. Coté, Mayor of New Westminster and Mayors’ Council on Regional Transformation Chair

– Meg Holden, Director and Professor, Urban Studies and Geography, SFU

– Andréanne Doyon, Assistant Professor, School of Resource and Environmental Management, SFU (moderator)

Date: Thursday February 4, 2021

Time: 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time

You can register at this link.