Location, public discussion - Cultural Incubator
Heritage Preservation, Gentrification and The Arts - come discuss this important topic. With presentations by Erik Hanson, City of Peterborough, and Margie Zeidler, 401 Richmond
Bio: Margaret Zeidler
Margie is the Founder and President of Urbanspace Property Group – a mission-driven developer whose first project: 401 Richmond (created in 1994) contains a vibrant and diverse
urban community of artists and cultural entrepreneurs, located in the old garment district of downtown Toronto. Her Robertson Building project (215 Spadina) gave birth to the Centre for
Social Innovation (CSI, of which she is a Co-founder) in 2004. She is also the Co-founder of Jane’s Walk, Centre for City Ecology and the Urbanspace Gallery. Margie was awarded the
Jane Jacobs Prize in 2003, established to honour Toronto residents who are actively contributing to Toronto’s vibrancy, the Order of Ontario, and the Best Friend of the Arts Award from Toronto Untitled Arts Awards. She has also received Lifetime Achievement awards from Sustainable Buildings Canada and the Canadian Urban Institute.
Bio: Erik Hanson
Erik R. Hanson is the Heritage Resources Coordinator for the City of Peterborough where he oversees the protection of the heritage resources, manages heritage programming, leads major cultural planning projects and coordinates archaeological activity. Mr. Hanson holds a Masters of Science degree in Historic Preservation from the University of Vermont at Burlington, and a Bachelors degree in History from Trent University. In November of 2005, Mr. Hanson was a member of a post-Katrina damage assessment team in New Orleans coordinated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Mr. Hanson presents provincially and nationally on issues relating to culture and heritage advocacy through municipal programming and has a personal interest in the value of heritage preservation as a mechanism for social justice and community social well being.
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