CMHC Affordable Housing Event - Kingston

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Wednesday, July 30, 20148:00 a.m. -1: 00 p.m.

The Harbour Restaurant

Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, 53 Yonge St., Kingston

Building Affordable Housing in

Resilient Communities

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) invites you to join us for

a complimentary information session in Kingston to discuss building affordablehousing in resilient communities. Learn how the private and non-profit sectors

are improving the environmental performance of residential neighbourhoods

from local speakers. Be part of the discussion on developing affordable housing in

sustainable communities.

Click Here to Register (link below)

http://guestli.st/265737

Space is limited.

No cost to attend. A light lunch will be served.

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Registration8:00 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast will be served

Welcoming Remarks8:30 8:45 a.m.

Andrew Scott, CMHC Market Analyst ,

Kingston Housing Market Overview8:45 9:15 a.m.

The latest statistics on the new, resale and the rental

housing market in Kingston.

Affordable Housing Panel

9:15 11:00 a.m.Resilient communities have a variety of housing

options including, affordable housing. Hear about

local projects and successful models.

Financing Solutions for Affordable

Housing Development

Robert Keene, Infrastructure Ontario

Property Redevelopment by Faith

Communities

Robert Richards, Sustainability

Affordable Housing for Students

Brent Bellamy, Kingston Student Housing Coop

Questions and Answers 10:30 11:00

AGENDA

Health Break11:00 11:15 a.m.

Angela Roy, Senior Financing Consultant,CMHC Tools for Affordable HousingDevelopment11:15 11:45 a.m.

An overview of tools that can help you develop

affordable housing.

John Henderson, City of Kingston HousingDepartment and Mary Lynn Cousins-BramKingston & Frontenac Housing Corp.,Rideau Heights Regeneration Public HousRenewal Planning11:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

Arlene Etchen, Consultant Research & TechnoloLessons Learned from SustainableNeighbourhood Design12:00 - 12:30 p.m.

Discover what the private and non-profit sectors

learned about improving the sustainability of new

existing communities when they worked together

CMHC`s EQuilibrium Communities Initiative.

Closing Remarks and Optional NetworkingLunch12:30 2:00 p.m.


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Vivian Chih, CMHCVivian Chih is the Corporate Representative in

Eastern Ontario for Canada Mortgage and Housing

Corporation (CMHC) and works throughout the

region to build capacity and promote CMHC products

and services with a variety of community stakeholders

for the development affordable housing in sustainable

communities.Vivian holds an undergraduate degree from McGill

University and an MBA from Concordia University

and brings over fifteen years of experience in the

housing finance environment, working within leading

public and private sector organizations.

Arlene Etchen, CMHCArlene Etchen is a Senior Research Consultant

for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

(CMHC) responsible for the promotion of sustainable

communities through workshops, presentations

and community outreach. In her current role, she

works with a wide range of stakeholder groups to

advance the development of sustainable, affordable and

accessible housing and communities.

Arlene has been working in the urban planning

and energy sectors for more than 10 years in a

communications and stakeholder relations

capacity, with a specialty in sustainability initiatives. She

completed her undergraduate degree at Ryerson

University and post-graduate studies at both Ryersonand York Universities. Arlene has also been involved

in volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity, the Track

3 Ski Association and Earth Day Canada.

BIOGRAPHIES

John Henderson MCIP, RPPJohn is a Housing Programs Administrator with

City of Kingston and has a background in land use p

ning and development approvals. With the City Joh

responsible for managing and implementing progra

related to the development of additional afforda

housing options within the City of Kingston. Prior

joining the City John provided land use planning csulting services to support a variety of residential

commercial development projects throughout sou

eastern Ontario.

Robert Keene, Infrastructure OntarioRobert Keene has been Senior Relations

Manager for Eastern Ontario with the Infrastruct

Ontario Loan Program since 2006. During that t

Robert has assisted numerous municipalities, universit

Affordable Housing Providers, long-term care hom

hospices and municipal corporations finance th

infrastructure projects. Robert has over 25 ye

experience managing client relationships in

financial services business in Canada and the

Prior to joining IO he was Vice President of Enterp

Services and Vice President UK Operations at A

Management Limited.

Andrew Scott, CMHCAndrew Scott specializes in housing market

economic conditions for the Kingston and East

Ontario area. Prior to joining CMHC he worked

economic analysis and forecasting in both the priv

and public sectors. Andrew holds an MA in Econom

from York University.


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Bob Richards, MA, Principal of SustainabilityBob Richards is the Principal of Sustainability.Sustainability is a consulting firm that assists faithand non-faith based not-for-profits to be sustainable

through effective strategic planning, marketing andfundraising. As a consultant to EDGE, theUnited Church of Canadas network for new ministrydevelopment and ministry renewal, he works with

congregations to leverage their property resources toenable new visions and new ministries. He focuses onserving the needs of donors, volunteers and membersand engages them in the mission of the organization.

Angela Roy, CMHCAngela Roy is the Senior Financing Consultant withCMHCs Affordable Housing Centre. In her role,she is responsible for maximizing the production ofaffordable housing by building capacity and generatinginnovative solutions to issues and challenges related

to housing development and management. Her

career spans over 30 years of experience in real estateand financing within CMHC and the private sector.Angelas volunteer work includes Habitat forHumanity, Cancer Walk for Life and CommunitySports Associations.

Mary Lynn Cousins Brame, BA, MBAMary is the Chief Executive Officer of Kingston andFrontenac Housing Corporation. Mary Lynn isresponsible for the overall administration andmanagement of the housing portfolio consistingof 1043 units of adult and family social housing and

senior affordable housing units. Mary Lynn is afounding member of the Chartered Institute ofHousing Canada and the Chair of the ProvincialIndependent Local Housing Corporations.

Brent BellamyFor the past fifteen years Brent has been General Manager of Science 44 Co-operativestudent housing co-operative that was incorporain 1941. Brent is a graduate from St. Lawrence Colland has a background in Finance and AdministratPrior to Brents arrival at Science 44 Co-operativewas the Administrator for a ninety-bed retirem

home in Pembroke and before that the DirectorFinance for the Kingston Regional Cancer Centre.Over the past fifteen years Science Co-operative has performed physical changes progressive improvements to the houproperties in order to reduce the energy consumptburden on the environment and improve the safety security of the members. These improvements wimplemented while remaining fiscally responsible to organization and at no additional cost to members. Science 44 Co-operative focusses providing quality affordable housing Science

Co-operative has made remarkable initiatives set a strong example of what a student-housco-operative can be do for its community.

BIOGRAPHIES cont.

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