Speakers Series

Don Jaffray, executive director, Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton (pictured above), was among a team of volunteer facilitators who led roundtable discussions at last night’s community workshop devoted to enhancing Hamilton’s cultural plan. Jaffray’s roundtable explored the topic of heritage preservation and... More

Architect Bruce Kuwabara, who was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada earlier this year, was honoured at the Conversations with Christopher Hume and Guests event held on October 30 at Liuna Station. Mr. Kuwabara was born and raised in Hamilton, and... More

Hamilton Spectator writer Meredith MacLeod wrote the article below based on her attendance at the second installment of Renew Hamilton’s Conversations with Christopher Hume and Guests on October 30 at Liuna Station.  The article appeared in The Spec on October 31, 2012. ******************************* When City... More

Today’s Hamilton Spectator featured a story about the Renew Hamilton speaker series titled Conversations with Christopher Hume and Guests. The article, written by Meredith MacLeod, zeros in on our October 30 event that will include a local tribute to internationally acclaimed architect Bruce Kuwabara... More

How does a city that has so much come to believe it has so little?  How does a city with so many assets come to see them as liabilities? How does a city gain self-confidence and learn to love itself? These are the sorts... More

Christopher Hume, Urban Issues Columnist, The Toronto Star Moderator, In Conversation with Christopher Hume and Guests | The Renew Hamilton Project Christopher Hume is the architecture critic and urban issues columnist of the Toronto Star. In 2009, he won a National Newspaper Award, Canada’s highest...

Join a select gathering of thought leaders, community builders and decision makers at the second installment of our salon dinner series hosted by Christopher Hume, the award-winning urban affairs columnist with The Toronto Star and acclaimed national media commentator. RETHINKING CULTURAL DESTINATIONS An Evening... More

Here’s the second of three video updates tracking the progress of our start up year.  It focuses on our inaugural speaker series event held at Liuna Station on June 14, 2012.  The series – titled Conversations with Christopher Hume and Guests – promotes inspired... More

Mark your calendar for the evening Tuesday October 30, 2012.  That’s the date of the second installment of Conversations with Christopher Hume and Guests, an initiative of The Renew Hamilton Project focused on sharing global best practices in inspired urban design and implementation. Bruce... More

We’re moving forward with the next component of a comprehensive effort to regenerate the built and natural environments in our downtown and adjacent neighbourhoods. Work has begun on customized education and training resources designed to help advance best practices in urban renewal in Hamilton....