Halifax, Annual Conference and Municipal Expo

Strong Cities, Strong Communities, Strong Canada

The FCM Annual Conference and Municipal Expo™ 2011 took place
June 3-6, 2011, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at the at the World Trade and Convention Centre.

View the complete conference program.

Friday, June 3, 2011

• Report from the CEO
• Exploring FCM: An Interactive Workshop to Explore and Discuss How FCM and the Conference Delivers Results to Canadian Municipalities
• Safe Streets and Affordable Taxes: Building a Policing Strategy that Contains Municipal Costs
• Nik Nanos, FMRIA, CMRP, President and CEO, Nanos Research
• Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from Medium and Small Communities
• How to use Social Media in your Municipality

Saturday, June 4, 2011

• Jack Layton, Leader of the Opposition
• Bob Rae, Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and Interim leader of the Liberal Party

Sunday, June 5, 2011

• Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
• Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party
• FCM Awards of Excellence
• Inaugural Speech by Berry Vrbanovic, new FCM President, Halifax (bilingual)

Monday, June 6, 2011

• Housing first: Breaking the Costly Cycle of Chronic Homelessness
• Let's Make a Deal - Partnering with the Private Sector in Brownfield Development
• Plenary panel: How Municipalities Can Access PPP Canada