The 2019 AMO Conference, Municipalities: Ontario’s Frontline, presentations will be posted as they become available.

Day 1: Sunday, August 18, 2019

9:00 AM Pre-Conference Clinics

1. Communications 101 for Elected Officials
2. Codes of Conduct Clinic
3. Indigenous Cultural Competency

Day 2: Monday, August 19, 2019

7:15 AM - 8:00 AMO Insight Breakfasts

Cyber - The New Reality For Municipalities Sponsored by Frank Cowan

• Cyber - The New Reality for Municipalities. Jessica Jaremchuk, Director, Risk Management, Frank Cowan Company

MEPCO: Promoting Municipal Employer Interests

• MEPCO: Promoting Municipal Employer Interests. Doug Reycraft, MEPCO Chair
• OMERS Update. Marianne Love Sponsors Corporation Board Director

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Welcome, AMO Youth Initiative and O Canada 8:20 AM Brian Rosborough, Director, AMO Membership Centre Mason Ainsworth, Councillor, City of Oshawa and AMO Board Member Jo-Anne Albert, Mayor, Municipality of Tweed and AMO Board Member Trevor Wilcox, AMO Secretary-Treasurer & General Manager, Corporate Performance, County of Simcoe Jamie McGarvey, AMO President and Mayor, Town of Parry Sound Jim Watson, Mayor, City of Ottawa Chief Kirby Whiteduck of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan

Keynote Speaker Max Valiquette - Disruptive Economy 8:45 AM Max Valiquette - Innovation, Transformation, and Marketing Expert on the Disruptive Economy and Municipal Governments

 

Tribute to Pat Vanini, outgoing AMO Executive Director 10:50 AM

AMO AGM & PJ Marshall Award 11:20 AM AMO President Jamie McGarvey Remarks Annual General Meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Minutes Markham Receives Award for Diverting Textile from Landfill Grey Highlands Receives Innovation for Customized Online Service App York Region Receives Innovation for Remote Testimony Project

Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health 11:30 AM Speaking Remarks for Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health - Ontario's Health Modernization - The Provincial Vision

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12:00 PM AMO Caucus and Other Lunches

County Caucus

• Canada’s Changing Wireless Landscape. CWTA

Large Urban Caucus

• Fight Opioid Overdoses: Become a Naloxene Ready Community. Narcan

Northern Caucus

• Achieve the Most from Every Investment Dollar. ONE

Regional and Single Tier Caucus

• Building Healthy Communities. OMA

Rural Caucus

• New tools for a new world: Amazon Web Services

Small Urban Caucus

• School Bus Safety and the Modernization of Automated Traffic Enforcement. BusPatrol

Non Voting

• Cybersecurity Risk Management for Municipalities. CIBC  

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1:45 PM Plenary Programming

AMO-Municipal World Partnership: Municipal Best Practices 1:45 PM

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Cyber and Climate Change: No Longer Emerging Risks

1:55 PM

• Cyber and Climate Change, Larry Ryan, CA, CPA President, Frank Cowan Company

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Andrea Horwath, Leader, Ontario NDP and Official Opposition 2:00 PM Remarks by Andrea Horwath, Leader, Ontario NDP and Official Opposition

Chief Perry Bellegarde, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations 2:15 PM

Local Economies in Transition - A Municipal Perspective 2:30 pm Stephen VanOfwegen, CFO and Commissioner of Finance, Region of Peel Matthew Wilson, Senior Advisor, AMO AMO's Property Tax Map Local Economies in Transition - A Municipal Perspective presentation

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3:30 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS

What's Happening with Affordable Housing in Ontario?

• Innovations in Housing and Homelessness. Arfona Zwiers, Director, Social Housing, Simcoe County
• Ontario’s Community Housing Renewal Strategy. Janet Hope, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
• Who is ONPHA. Leigh Bursey, City Councillor, City of Brockville & Vice President ONPHA

The Tipping Point of Recycling - How Industry is Managing & What Municipalities Need to Know

• The Tipping Point. Michelle Saunders, Vice president, Provincial Affairs & Sustainability, Food & Consumer Products Canada
• Waste Management Industry Update. Mike Chopowick, Director of Policy & Communications, Ontario Waste management Association
• Canadian Beverage Association
• Responsible retail. Retail Council of Canada

A New Page: Municipal/Conservation Authority MOUs

• Improving Customer ServiceCA-Municipality MOU Template for Planning / Development Approvals, Kim Gavine, General Manager, Conservation Ontario.
• Modernizing Conservation Authority Operations. Julia Holder,  Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
• The Importance of Conservation Authorities for Good Planning in Rural Ontario. Joe Gallivan, Frontenac County
• Perspectives from an urban municipality. Colleen Goodchild, Manager of Policy Planning & Special Studies, Durham Region

Human Resources Update, Sponsored by Hicks Morley

• Craig Rix I Partner, Hicks Morley LLP
• Leanne Fisher I Partner, Hicks Morley LLP
• Nadine Zacks I Partner, Hicks Morley LLP
• Annual Human Resources Update presentation

The Big and Small: A Framework for Municipal Governments to Grow and Attract Business through Electricity Infrastructure

• Peter Neufeld, CAO, Municipality of Leamington
• Imran Merali, Vice-President Customer Service, Hydro One
• Peter Faltaous, Director Distribution Asset Management, Hydro One
• Daniel Levitan, Director External Relations, Hydro One
• The Big and Small presentation

Data and Digital Government for Local Communities

• AMO's Digital Toolkit, Nick Ruder, AMO
• To Hack and Back: A Cyber Nightmare, Derek Bowers, Chief Information Technology Officer, Town of Wasaga Beach
• Welcome to Ontario's Data Strategy, Brian Smith, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services

Municipal Money Matters: Our Fiscal Future

• Municipal Money Matters. Matthew Wilson, Senior Advisor, AMO

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Day 3: Tuesday, August 20, 2019

 

7:30 - 8:15 AM Insight Breakfasts

Are Your Municipal Facilities Climate Ready? Sponsored by Ameresco

• Are Your Municipal Facilities Climate Ready

Did You Get the Best Price?  New LAS Group Buying Options, Sponsored by LAS

• Did You Get the Best Price

Ontario's Power System; Driving Our Economy, Sponsored by Ontario Power Generation

• Ontario Power Systems: Driving our Economy. Alexandria Anderson Stakeholder Relations Officer, Provincial Relations |  Corporate Affairs, Ontario Power Generation

The Pros and Cons of Regional Ambulance Services, Sponsored by Medavie

• Regional Ambulance Services

Beyond: Digital Transformation for Municipalities, Sponsored by MNP

• Digital Transformation for Municipalities

Ontario's Beer Store and the Circular Economy, Sponsored by The Beer Store

• Circular Economy and Glass Packaging In Ontario. The Beer Store

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Property Assessment in Ontario: A Check-in 8:30 AM Enid Slack, Director, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG) at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy Market Value Assessment … Under Threat Again?

Bill Karsten, President, FCM

John Fraser, Interim Leader, Ontario Liberal Party 9:10 AMO

Local Authority Services - Savings Solutions for Municipal Governments 9:25 AM Judy Dezell, Director Enterprise Centre, Business Partnerships, LAS & ONE

Mike Schreiner, Leader, Green Party of Ontario 9:30 AM

AMO-OMAFRA Main Street Revitalization 9:45 AM

Federal Gas Tax Awards, Marco Mendicino, Parliamentary Secretary to the federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Canada 9:55 AM Vaughan’s Civic Centre Resource Library receives Federal Gas Tax Award

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10:30 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS    

Fast-tracking the Planning Process

• Building Digital Communities. Matt Farrell, President, Ontario Building Officials Association
• Fast-Tracking the Planning Process in Ottawa. Steve Willis, General Manager Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department, Ottawa
• Improving the Approval Process. Rob Baldwin, GM, Planning & Development, Lake Simcoe Region CA

In Focus: Municipal Policing in 2020

• Community Safety and Well-Being in Halton: A Plan for Collaboration and Action. Alex Sarchuk, Commissioner, Social and Community Services, Halton Region
• OPP Detachment Boards. Fred Kaustinen, Executive Director, OAPSB

Promoting Rural Economic Development

• Promoting Rural Economic Development, Audrey Ansell, Manager, Community Attraction & Promotion, Municipality of Chatham-Kent
• Big Ideas in Lennox & Addington, Stephen Paul, Director of Community & Development Services,County of Lennox & Addington
• Promoting Rural Economic Development, Danielle Collins, Economic Development Policy Analyst, OFA
• Resources for Rural Economic Development. Rick Berthiaume, Manager, Economic Development Resources Team, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Health Care Transformation: Are Municipalities Going to be Part of the Team?

• Health Care Transformation. Dan McCormick, CAO Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board
• Health Care Transformation: Are Municipalities Going to be Part of the Team? Jane Sinclair, Chair, Board of Directors, AdvantAge Ontario, General Manager Health and Emergency Services, County of Simcoe

Understanding MPAC and its ROle in the Property Assessment and Taxation System, Sponsored by MPAC

• Ministry of Finance Update. Allan Doheny, ADM, Ministry of Finance

Water Technology Innovations for 21st Century Communities

• Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative. Sarah Rang, Blue Water Consulting, Great Lakes & St Lawrence Cities Initiative
• Town of Collingwood’s “SMART”  Stormwater Infrastructure Project. Brian Saunderson, Mayor, Town of Collingwood
• Water Technology Innovations for 21st Century Communities. Brenda Lucas, Executive Director, Ontario Water Consortium

How Governments are Managing Global Markets & Rise of Plastics

• Challenge of Plastics. Norman Lee, Director, Waste Management, Region of Peel
• Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction. Charlotte Ueta, Manager Solid Waste Policy & Planning, City of Toronto
• Towards zero plastic waste in Canada. Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Canada

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12:00 PM Learning Lunches

Water Infrastructure Renewal:  A Game Changing New Approach for Ontario Municipalities - The Public Regulated Utility Model, Sponsored by Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)LLP

• The Regulated Public Utility Concession Model

Cannabis Retail: Making it work for your community, Sponsored by High Tide

• Cannabis Retail: Making it Work for Your Community

Preserving Home Values in a Time of Climate Change, Sponsored by Insurance Bureau of Canada

• Preserving Home Values in a Time of Climate Change

Energizing Your Community’s Plan, Sponsored by Independent Electricity System Operator

• Energizing your community’s plan, Terry Young, Vice President, Policy, Engagement and innovation

The Building Blocks of Accessible Communities: What You Need to Know, Sponsored by MSAA

• Accessible Mainstreets
• Creating Accessible Public Spaces
• The Role of Main Streets

Cents and Sensibility: Health and Safety is Good for Business, Sponsored by WSIB

• Workplace Health and Safety Services, Joanne Gordon, Director, Service Delivery

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1:30 PM Concurrent Sessions

Fast-tracking the Planning Process

• Building Digital Communities. Matt Farrell, President, Ontario Building Officials Association
• Fast-Tracking the Planning Process in Ottawa. Steve Willis, General Manager Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department, Ottawa
• Improving the Approval Process. Rob Baldwin, GM, Planning & Development, Lake Simcoe Region CA

In Focus: Municipal Policing in 2020

• Community Safety and Well-Being in Halton: A Plan for Collaboration and Action. Alex Sarchuk, Commissioner, Social and Community Services, Halton Region
• OPP Detachment Boards. Fred Kaustinen, Executive Director, OAPSB

How Government are Managing Global Markets & Rise of Plastics

• Challenge of Plastics. Norman Lee, Director, Waste Management, Region of Peel
• Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction. Charlotte Ueta, Manager Solid Waste Policy & Planning, City of Toronto
• Towards zero plastic waste in Canada. Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Canada

1 Year Later: Legal Recreational Cannabis in Your Community

• Renu Kulendran. Executive Director, Legalization of Cannabis Secretariat, Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
• Cannabis Legalization: Ottawa’s Journey. Anthony Di Monte, General Manager, Emergency and Protective Services, City of Ottawa
• One Year Later: Legal Recreational Cannabis in Your Community. Marta Otton, Chief Strategy Officer AGCO

Building an Asset Management Culture

• Centre Wellington Asset Management, Chris VanDooren, AMO
• Municipal Asset Management Program, Stéphanie Levine – Interim Manager, Capacity Building, FCM
• Asset Management - Loyalist Township’s Journey, Sarah Doherty, Loyalist Township

Building Inclusive Communities

• First Nation - Municipal Community Economic Development Initiative, Josh Regnier, FCM
• Building Inclusive Rural Communities, Ryan Deska, Rural Ontario Institute

Building the Community-Municipal Relationship to Address 'Wicked' Problems

• Municipal Government & the Community sector Tackling wicked problems, Mark Taylor, United Way of Prescott-Russell, Ottawa, Lanark and Renfrew Counties

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 3:00 PM PLENARY PROGRAMMING

• Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

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Ministers' Forum 3:10 PM

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Day 4: Wednesday, August 21, 2019

8:00 AM Insight Breakfast hosted by Program Partners

• Plastics Resources - Too Much to Lose, Sponsored by Canadian Plastics Industry Association
• Finding Efficiencies: How can LAS help you? Sponsored by LAS
• All About the Federal Gas Tax Fund, Sponsored by Federal Gas Tax Fund
• Simple, Easy and Fair: The WSIB's New Premium Rate Setting Model, Sponsored by WSIB

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9:00 AM Plenary Programming

A Place to Call Home and Ontario's Housing in Action Plan

1:45 AM Housing: Bill 108 and the PPS,  Cathie Brown, Senior Advisor, AMO Ontario’s housing supply action Plan: Potential Financial Impacts of Bill 108, Nancy Taylor, Commissioner of Finance, Regional Municipality of Durham