SOUL 2018 CONFERENCE
JULY 19 TO 22, 2018

BY THE NUMBERS: 

• Over 150 presenters 
• 3 Workshops  
• 10 Learning Tours 
• 45 Short Sessions 
• 3 Keynote Speakers
• 2 Awards Luncheons
• 1 Welcome Reception at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: 

• KEY 1: Paul Kennedy
• KEY 2: Dr. Leela Viswanathan
• KEY 3: Zachary Mannheimer

SESSIONS: 

Thursday, July 19

• WOR-02: Planning and Design for Soul, Grit and Authenticity - Urban Design Charrette Workshop (Dan Leeming, Alex Taranu, Eric Turcotte)
• WOR-03: The Climate Atlas: Science, Storytelling and the Future of Planning (Ian Mauro)

• LT-01: Soul of the Seine (Glen Doney, Michael Robinson, Kendall Theissen)
• LT-02: Growing Small-Town Soul (Lacey Gaudet, Stephen Walker)
• LT-04: Soul  Cycle (Chris Baker, Brian Patterson)
• LT-05: ACCESS in Practice: Award Winning Inclusive Design (Marcella Poirier, Chris Sobkowicz)

Friday, July 20

• KEY-1: Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker – Dr. Leela Viswanathan

• STORY-01: Story Session 1 (Waleed Albakry, Michael Erlanger, Sean McManus)
• STORY-03: Story Session 3 (Kristen Elkow, Jake Tobin Garrett, Lisa Konopski)

• SS-01: In Our Backyard: The Joy of Working on Controversial Projects (Bronwyn McLean, Devan Cronshaw, Kaela Schramm)
• SS-02: The Soul of the Street: From Infrastructure to Inspiration on Dundas (Tunde Paczai, Shonda Wang)
• SS-03: Notes from a Music City: Actions to Protect and Grow Toronto’s Music Industry (Christina Heydorn, Andreas Kalogiannides, Mike Tanner)
• SS-04: Urbanizing Suburbia: the Canadian Experience (David Gordon, Dan Leeming, Alex Taranu, Eric Turcotte)
• SS-05: Reinforcing the Soul: Growth Plans in Fredericton and Saint John (Mark Reid, Tim Smith)
• SS-06: A Story of Water: Shoal Lake 40’s Journey to Freedom
• SS-07: From Application to Approval: Can Municipalities Use Subdivision Regulation to Foster Soulful Places (Wilson Phillips, Janis Pochailo, Greg Tramley)
• SS-08: The Forks Railside: Placemaking in the Historic Heart of Winnipeg (Johanna Hurme, Tom Janzen, Sasa Radulovic)
• SS-09: D.I.Y. Neighourhood! Toronto’s ‘How-To’ Guide to Infill Development (Alex Heath, Shonda Wang)
• SS-10: Zoning for Soul: The Relationship between Zoning, Streetscaping, Public Art, and a Sense of Place (James Hudson, Andrew Ross)
• SS-11: Projet Bonaventure: de l’autoroute au boulevard (Pierre Sainte-Marie)
• SS-12: Bringin the UN’s New Urban Agenda to Canada’s Healthy Communities (Olimpia Pantelimon, Sasha Tsenkova, Theresa Tam)
• SS-13: Building Inclusive Communities: Planning for Rural Migration into Northern Ontario (Wayne Caldwell, Sara Epp)
• SS-15: Stories of Climate Resiliency: Valuable Lessons on Community Identity from Extreme Weather (Jo-Ellen Parry, Randall Shymko)
• SS-16: Its About Time! A New Tool for Measuring Convenient Access to Public Transit (Kyle Wiebe)
• SS-17: AuthentiCITY: Designing cities for their people (Jill Robertson)
• SS-18: Redraw, Challenge, and Reimagine: Student Perspectives on Selected Topics in Planning (Paulette D’Eon, Joseph Liberatore, Lissie Rappaport)
• SS-20: Forgotten SOUL of our Rural Communities (Nick Pryce)
• SS-49: Community First: Putting People at the Heart of Planning in Sydney, Australia (Rukshan de Silva)

• WOR-06: Whole-Hearted Engagement – Three Powerful Tools for Generating Collaborative Stories (Sherrill Johnson, Amelia Shaw)

• TT-01: Downtown Winnipeg and the Market Lands: Building Opportunities for Heart, Art, and Soul (Johanna Chabluk, Michelle Kuly, Angela Mathieson, Liz Wreford)

• LT-06: Broadway Modernism (Susan Algie)
• LT-08: North End Community Planning: Soul Revival? (Wins Bridgman, Chloe Chafe, Dennis Lewycky, Andrew Sannie, Tara Zajac)

Saturday, July 21

• KEY-2: Keynote Speaker – Zachary Mannheimer

• SS-21: Reflections on Identity and Heritage at Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier (Sally Coutts, Allison Hamlin, Randolph Wang)
• SS-22: Layer by Layer: A New Spatial Data WebApp for Manitoba (Greg Kaletzke, Jeremy Sewell)
• SS-23: ltst uw’hw-nuts’ ul-wum – We are Working as One: Stz’uminus First Nation and the Town of Ladysmith (Felicity Adams, Jennifer Fix)
• SS-24: Soul Searching: Finding Soul in Halifax’s Centre Plan (Luc Ouellet, Justin Preece, Kasia Tota)
• SS-25: Canadian Brownfield Redevelopment: Stories of Revitalization (Greg Atkinson, Stephanie Boldanow, Tara Tran)
• SS-26: Sites and Sounds on Prince Edward Island: The Intersection of Ethics and Mandate (Helen Kristmanson, Pooja Kumar, Samantha Murphy)
• SS-27: Costly or Crucial? Stories of Development Cost Charges from the Prairies (Shanie Leugner, Ryan Nickel)
• SS-28: Hitting the Streets! Improving Active Transportation through Dynamic Community Engagement (Natalie Geddes, Jeannette Montufar, Brian Patterson)
• SS-29: Grit and Growth: Hamilton’s Approach to intensification for Revitalization (Shannon McKie, Heather Travis)
• SS-30: Partnering for Growth: How Five Saskatchewan Municipalities Found Shared Ground (Bonnie Gorelitza, Rebecca Row)
• SS-31: Beyond “Pop-Planning”: Building Healthy, Equitable, and Soulful Communities (Shannon Clarke, Sarah Ravlic, Sandy Mackay)
• SS-32: FEMOPOLIS: Cities for Women, Cities by Women, Cities with Women (Jennifer Fix)
• SS-34: The Future of City-Building: Perspectives from City-Building Professionals (Renée Gomes, Johanna Hurme, Paul Kennedy, Jeannette Montufar, Mike Scatliff)
• SS-35: Parks as the Soul of Community: Park Provision and Policy across Canadian Cities (Chris Hardwicke, Douglas Olson, Andrew Palmiere)
• SS-36: Zoning for Cannabis (Solomon Israel, Olimpia Pantelimon, David Neufeld, Jeff Pratte)
• SS-37: Press Time: Benefiting Communities through Media (Kristin Annable, Brent Bellamy, Jason Syvixay)
• SS-38: Inuit Sustainability Practices in Master Planning at Kinngaaluk Territorial Park (Chris Grosset, Trent Workman)
• SS-39: Surfacing the Soul of Professional Fellowship: Stories from CIP Fellows (Dan Leeming, Alex Taranu, Ian Wight, Beate Bowron, Marta Farevaag, Patricia Maloney, Cyndi Rottenberg-Walker)
• SS-40: Community Action Through Culture: Prince Albert’s Municipal Cultural Action Plan (Judy MacLeod Campbell, Samantha Mark, Lenore Swystun)
• SS-41: Building Bridges: How Community Collaboration & Spirit Influenced the Osborne Bridge Rehabilitation (Susan Freig, Eduardo Aquino, Nick Kowalchuk, Doug Stewart)
• SS-42: Dealing with Odour Nuisance in Rural Communities (Don Malinowski, Qiang Zhang)

• TT-02: Winnipeg’s Historic Exchange District: Reflections on Planning in Gritty Places (Paul Bell, Sabrina Janke, Murray Peterson)

• STORY-04: Story Session 4 (Patricia Dehnel, Ian Mauro, Aaron Murnaghan, Justin Preece)
• STORY-05: Story Session 5 (Elicia Elliott, John Heseltine, Donald Hester)

• LT-09: A Long Time Coming: The Southwest Transitway, Bus Rapid Transit and Transit-Oriented Development (David Marsh, Bill Menzies, Bjorn Radstrom)
• LT-10: The Landfills Next Door (Becky Raddatz)
• LT-11: Seeding Soul in New Communities: How Investments and Planning are Creating New Places in Winnipeg (Robert Kostiuk, Richard Mahé)
• LT-12: Top Secret Delta9 Cannabis Facility Tour

Sunday, July 22

• STORY-06: Story Session 6 (Teunesha Evertse, David Gordon, David Smith)

• SS-44: Back To Our Roots: Growth Management Planning in a Changing Political and Economic Climate (Liisa Tipman, Rachelle Trovato)
• SS-45: Resting Places on the Road to Recovery: The Reinvention of Motels as Transitional Housing (John O’Reilly)
• SS-46: Exploring Western and Haida Planning Paradigms (Frances Dietrich-O’Connor, Miles Richardson)
• SS-47: (Re)Planning Places of Worship (Stephanie Morris, Rashidpour, Barbara Myers, Marcella Poirier, Jaime Posen)
• SS-51: Regenerative + Resilient Development and Design (Chris Grosset, Donald Hester, Mona Lemoine)

• KEY-3: Keynote Speaker – Paul Kennedy