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Tip: Your message to SUST-MAR must be html-free. So, BEFORE you hit SEND, please go to your "Format" pull-down menu and select "Plain text." Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cities & Environment Unit to Host Second Public Forum "Big Ideas 2" Due to the tremendous public response to the first "Big Ideas" public forum in early November, the Cities & Environment Unit is proud to host a second public forum "Big Ideas 2". A larger venue and an exciting new panel of notable local spokespeople will ensure a stimulating discussion. A summary of the first event, as well as media coverage, is available at: http://www.dal.ca/~ceunit/bigideas.html The "Big Ideas" series provides a forum for discussion of bold possibilities and aspirations for what this region should become. A variety of well-known local figures will present their visions for what the HRM should aspire to. Speakers include: Tooker Gomberg, environmental activist, writer, former Edmonton City Councilor and runner up for Mayor of Toronto in 2000; Jennifer Gillivan, Executive in charge of partnerships for the CBC; Paul Greenhalgh, President of NSCAD University; and Frank Palermo, Director of the Cities & Environment Unit. "Big Ideas 2" will take place on Monday, December 8, 2003 starting at 8:00 pm, at the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), Halifax Campus 1825 Bell Road. Admission is free. The evening will take the format of a series of panel presentations, followed by audience questions, propositions and debate. This event is the second in a series of public discussions and debates about the future planning and design in the HRM. Based in the Faculty of Architecture and Planning at Dalhousie University, the Cities & Environment Unit is a not-for-profit applied research and community planning action group. Under the direction of Frank Palermo, the Cities & Environment Unit team consists of five full time planners, graduate students and administrative staff. Through local, regional and international initiatives, the Unit pursues projects related to community development and design. -30- CONTACT: Heather Ternoway Cities & Environment Unit 5410 Spring Garden Road P.O. Box 1000 Halifax, NS B3J 2X4 Phone: (902) 494-3926 http://www.dal.ca/~ceunit ternoway@dal.ca ____________________________________________________________________________ Did a friend forward this to you? Join sust-mar yourself! Just send 'subscribe sust-mar' to mailto:majordomo@chebucto.ca
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