CUI x Calgary

 

CUI x Calgary was a week-long virtual residency to learn about local issues facing Calgary, and connect the dots across urban Canada. We spent the week listening to and learning from local stakeholders on their most pressing challenges, and surfacing examples of innovative and locally-driven solutions.


About CUI x Local

CUI x Local est une tournée d'écoute virtuelle visant à recueillir des interprétations, des données, des évaluations, des priorités, des points positifs et des récits de personnes présentes sur le terrain afin d'approfondir notre compréhension collective des problèmes interconnectés et interdépendants auxquels est confronté le Canada urbain.

Avec des partenaires locaux, nous organisons des résidences d'une semaine comprenant une combinaison de réunions et d'activités publiques et sur invitation.

En examinant les problèmes locaux et en les reliant au niveau national, CUI x Local renforcera le tissu conjonctif au sein des communautés et entre elles, d'un océan à l'autre.

From December 7 – December 11 2020, CUI visited Calgary, where we met with leaders across the board on challenges the city is facing, and how they’re responding to them.


Community Spotlights

Here are some of Calgary’s bright spots, local organizations and leaders from Calgary:
  • Is kitsii gome, 7 Brothers Circle is a community-driven collective that brings together 25 different groups working together to meet the basic needs, mental health and spiritual concerns of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people.
  • Horizon Housing has purchased the Elan Hotel in Calgary for conversion to affordable housing units. The downturn in travel and hotel bookings represent potential adaptive reuse solutions for cities to scale the development of housing solutions.

Partners

CUI is working closely with local partners including community foundations, chambers of commerce, cultural councils, media outlets, all levels of government, educational institutions, libraries, cultural and civil society leaders, economic development authorities, key business leaders and employer groups, community sector representatives, housing authorities, activists and resident advocates, professional associations, the development community.


For more information

Lisa Cavicchia
Program Director
lcavicchia@canurb.org