Let's Talk Solutions

Schedule of Community Forums

Updated June 26
 

June 22

Sudbury - The Caruso Club. 385 Haig St. 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Moderator:  Chris Lewis-Younger, CBC Radio

Panelists:         
Barb Caron, The Sudbury Women’s Centre
John Closs, President, Sudbury and District Labour Council
Janet Gasparini, City Councillor, Sudbury, board member, Greater Sudbury Community Development Corporation
France Gélinas, MPP, Nickel Bel

Peterborough - Peterborough Public Library Auditorium
345 Aylmer St. North
Peterborough ,on
7 pm - 9 pm
Childcare available
Fair trade coffee and refreshments.

Moderator:  Ken Armstrong

Panelists:
Jay Amer, Vice President, Business Development and Communications 
Marion Burton, President, Peterborough and District Labour Council
Ron Gerow, Warden, Peterborough County
Len Lifchus, Chief Executive Officer, Peterborough and District United Way
John Martin, Chair, Affordable Housing Committee

June 23

St. Thomas -  St. Thomas - Elgin Memorial Community Centre Auditorium 80 Wilson Ave 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Moderator:   Al Hughson

Panelists:
Cliff Barwick, Mayor, St. Thomas
Dennis Broome, President, St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation
Bob Hammersley, President, St. Thomas & District Chamber of Commerce
David Kerr, President, St. Thomas and District Labour Council
Steve Peters, MPP, Elgin-Middlesex-London
Joe Preston, MP, Elgin-Middlesex-London
Graham Warwick, Warden, Elgin County

Orillia - The Best Western Mariposa Inn and Conference Centre, 400 Memorial Ave. Orillia,
7 - 9 pm  Refreshments served

Moderator:  David Jeffery, United Way of Greater Simcoe County

Panelists:
Don Evans, City Councillor and Executive Director, The Sharing Place
Joe Fecht, City Councillor, Orillia
Dan Kerr, Manager of Events and Business Development, Downtown Orillia Management Board
Linda McDowell, President, Orillia, Muskoka and District Labour Council
Mary O’Farrell-Bowers, Dean, Community Studies, Orillia campus, Georgian College

Thunder Bay - The Da Vinci Centre, 340 South Waterloo Street, Thunder Bay, 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.

Moderator:  Jim Foulds

Panelists:
Andrew Foulds, City Councillor, Thunder Bay
Mary Long Irwin, President, Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce
Steve Mantis, Past President, Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers Support Group
Beth Ponka, Director of Administration, Kinna-Aweya Legal Clinic
Paul Pugh, Canadian Auto Workers, Local 1075, Bombardier Transportation
Cal Rankin, Executive Director, Shelter House
Jules Tupker, Representative, United Way of Thunder Bay

Kenora - The Best Western Lakeside Inn and Conference Centre,
470 1st Avenue S. Kenora ,ON, 1-4 p.m.

Moderator:    James Tocker, Regional Vice-President, OPSEU

Panelists:
Charito Drinkwalter, Deputy Mayor, Kenora
Glen Morrison, Kenora and District Labour Council,
Randy Nickle, local business owner
Nan Norman, Ralph Page, Making Kenora Home

June 24

Thorold - The Nick Basciano Community Centre
131 Richmond St.
Thorold, ON
Doors open 6:30 p.m.;  event begins at 7:00 p.m.

Moderator: Steven Stunt, host, Ehour radio show

Panelists: 
Gracia Janes, Social justice advocate
Dan Patterson, President, Niagara College
Walter Sendzik, Vice-president and General Manager, St. Catharines-Thorold Chamber of Commerce
Laura Skellet, award-winning student, Thorold Secondary School
Claude Sonier, President, Niagara Falls and District Labour Council
Shawn Wilson, City Councillor, Thorold

June 25

Brantford - Doug Snooks Eagle Place Community Centre
333 Erie Avenue, 2nd floor
Brantford
6-9 pm

Moderator:   Ted Lehman, The Business Link

Panelists:
Dianne M. Austin, Executive Director, Brant United Way
Syd Bolton, Curator, The Personal Computer Museum and President, The Kelly Foundation
Sherry Lewis, Project Manager, Brantford Native Housing
Carrie Sinkowski, Sexual Assault Centre of Brant, member of Brant Roundtable on Poverty
Representative, Brantford and District Labour Council

June 29

NEW Windsor
Fogolar Furlan Club
1800 North Service Road East
Windsor, ON
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Moderator: Patty Handysides, reporter, CKLW

Panelists:
Liz Atkinson, Homeless Coalition of Windsor-Essex County
Gary Parent, President, Windsor and District Labour Council
An economic development representative from the Mayor’s Office

Sarnia/Lambton 
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Holiday Inn
1489 Venetian Blvd.
Point Edward

Moderator:  Sue Storr, host of the Sue Storr Show, CHOK Radio 

Panelists   
Bob Bailey, MPP, Sarnia-Lambton
Mike Bradley, Mayor, Sarnia
Ray Fillion, Sarnia and District Labour Council
Garry McDonald, President, Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce
Glen Sonier, National Representative, Communications, Energy & Paperworkers

June 30:

Kingston - City Hall
Memorial Hall
216 Ontario Street
Kingston, ON
7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Moderator: Mr. Tony Orr, K-ROCK

Panelists: 
Steve Garrison, Deputy Mayor, Kingston
Darlene Medhurst, United Way, Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington
J.P. Shearer, Kingston Economic Development Corporation
Debi Wells, President, Kingston and District Labour Council

July 21

North Bay
7 – 9 p.m.
Best Western
700 Lakeshore Drive
North Bay, ON

Moderator:
Leo de Jourdan, Co-ordinator, Police Foundations Program, Canadore College

Panelists:
Paul Cook, Chief of Police, North Bay
Vic Fedeli, Mayor of North Bay
Sean Lawlor, President, North Bay Chamber of Commerce
Alan McQuarrie, Executive Director, Community Counselling Centre of Nipissing
Lana Mitchell, Executive Director, Low Income People Involvement of Nipissing