Members of the public will have the chance to join in a discussion with Toronto's Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat at the upcoming 19th instalment of the Canadian Urban Institutute's annual Chief Planner Meeting. The event will feature Keesmaat as the keynote speaker, as well as a panel of notable players in Toronto's development scene, together discussing ways to improve and finance our public realm while considering the challenges of competing economic priorities.

Corktown Common, image by Randy Hoffmann via Flickr

Moderated by CBC Radio journalist and producer Mary Wiens, the panel will include Ken Greenberg of Greenberg Consultants, the Toronto Foundation's VP of Philanthropic Services Anne Brayley, and Evergreen Brickworks board member and Don River Valley Park Capital Campaign chairman Andrew Chisholm. Ian Graham, publisher at NRU Publishing Inc., will deliver closing remarks.

19th annual Chief Planner Meeting, image courtesy of CUI/NRU

Sponsored by EllisDon and presented by the Canadian Urban Institute in partnership with NRU Publishing, the 19th annual Chief Planner Meeting is scheduled to take place on Friday December 2nd, from 8:30 AM to 11 AM in Artscape's Sandbox at 301 Adelaide Street West. You can register for the event and purchase tickets here.