Item - 2012.CD15.2

The Community Development and Recreation Committee received the presentations for information.

The following made a presentation to the Community Development and Recreation Committee:

-           Dr. Gina Browne, Founder and Director, Health and Social Service Utilization Research Unit and Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University

-           Elio Antunes, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Partnerships, ParticipACTION.

-           Dr. Bruce Kidd, Warden, art House and Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto.

-           JoAnne Doyle, Senior Vice President, Community Impact, United Way Toronto.

The speakers will provide their perspective and share best practices to advise on the future of recreation in the City of Toronto, incorporating the Principles of the Recreation Service Plan – equitable access, quality, inclusion and capacity building.

List of Speakers:

-           Jim Hart, General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation

-           Dr. Gina Browne, Founder and Director, Health and Social Service Utilization Research Unit, Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University

-           Elio Antunes, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Partnerships, ParticipACTION

-           Bruce Kidd, Warden, Hart House, and Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto

-           JoAnne Doyle, Senior Vice President, Community Impact, United Way Toronto