BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250206T153000Z DTEND:20250206T173000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:LUNCHEON - Exploring Housing Solutions: Innovations & Community Impact DESCRIPTION:Presenting Partner\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\nHousing is changing in Nova Scotia\, and it's a topic that impacts us all. Increasing our housing supply across the country and providing safe\, affordable housing continues to be a top priority for organizations and communities. With several newly-elected governments and mandates at both the municipal and provincial levels\, it's important to keep this issue top of mind and advocate for action.\n\n\n\nJoin us as we host a panel discussion exploring housing solutions in Nova Scotia. With speakers from the seniors and retirement living sector\, social and community support services\, and property development\, we'll be looking at housing innovations and solutions and their community impact and how we can use these innovations to address the shortages.\n\n \n\nHelp fill our Sock Box for the United Way Maritimes\n\n \n\nBring new winter socks to this event to donate!\n\n\n\nPlease ensure socks are new\, thick\, and insulated. We will also accept other new\, small winter clothing items to donate (e.g. winter hats\, gloves\, and mittens).\n\n \n\nThe United Way team will facilitate the delivery of donated socks from this event to the various organizations and people (e.g. Street Navigators) supporting those across HRM who are experiencing homelessness. United Way Maritimes is a donor-funded impact organization that brings together donors\, volunteers\, partners\, community organizations and government to create lasting social change in our communities. The Affordable Housing Division is focused on addressing the systemic roots of homelessness and housing insecurity\, by developing and growing a portfolio of sustainable\, non-market affordable housing options to address the growing housing crisis. \n\n \n\n\nMEET YOUR SPEAKERS\n\n\n\nDAVID GRAHAM | President\, Atlantic Developments Inc.\n\n\n\nDavid has more than 35 years of industry experience as the owner and President of Atlantic Developments\, senior vice president of CBRE\, and consultant to two New York City-based real estate companies.\n\nHalifax-based Atlantic Developments is primarily a land and multi-residential developer that does its own construction management and self-performs much of its own trade work onsite.\n\nDavid started his professional career with Procter & Gamble and served as an assistant to two federal Cabinet Ministers. He is a past member of the board of Nova Scotia Business Inc. and the Urban Development Institute of Nova Scotia\, and a past trustee of Atlantic Shopping Centres and Crombie REIT. David is a co-founder and past Chair of the Board of the MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning and also served on the Toronto Advisory Board of the Coady International Institute.\n\nDavid is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University\, holds a Master's in Real Estate Development from Columbia University\, and is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors\, Rotman School University of Toronto.\n\n\n\nPlease find two of David's papers below:\n\n\n\nCalming the Moose on the Loose - Rebuilding Canadian Housing Policies\n\n\n\nCanadian Housing Policy - Constructing a New Narrative \n\n \n \n\n\n\nHEATHER HANSON | Vice President\, Strategy and Brand\, Shannex Inc.\n\n\n\nAs Vice President\, Strategy and Brand\, Heather oversees Shannex's organization-wide growth strategy and the Brand portfolio which includes sales\, corporate communications\, marketing\, creative services\, digital experience\, brand integrity\, and business development for all Shannex operating divisions. Heather joined Shannex in 2011\, and has experience in the agency\, government\, academic and financial sectors. Active in her community\, Heather is a member of MSVU's Board of Governors.\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n\nSHERI LECKER | Executive Director\, Adsum for Women and Children\n\n\n\nSheri Lecker is the Executive Director of Adsum for Women & Children for more than two decades. Under her leadership\, Adsum provides daily support to more than 600 people in HRM who are staying in shelters\, emergency units and permanent affordable housing that is owned by the organization. Sheri has overseen the purchase\, construction\, renovation\, and re-purposing of multiple properties and continues to seek solutions to ending homelessness through housing\, services\, and advocacy. Prior to joining Adsum\, Sheri worked for humanitarian organizations in countries at war\, and as a producer with the CBC. Sheri is a native Cape Bretoner.\n \n\nHost Partners\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\nSponsorship Opportunities Available\n\nJosh Creighton\, Corporate partnership Specialist\n\n(902) 481-1229 josh@halifaxchamber.com X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Housing is changing in Nova Scotia\, and it'\;s a topic that impacts us all. Increasing our housing supply across the country and providing safe\, affordable housing continues to be a top priority for organizations and communities. With several newly-elected governments and mandates at both the municipal and provincial levels\, it'\;s important to keep this issue top of mind and advocate for action.
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\nJoin us as we host a panel discussion exploring \;housing solutions in Nova Scotia. With speakers from \;the seniors and retirement living sector\, social and community support services\, and property development\, we'\;ll be looking at housing innovations and solutions and their community impact and how we can use these innovations to address the shortages.
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Help fill our Sock Box for the \;United Way Maritimes
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\nBring \;new \;winter socks to this event to donate!
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\nPlease ensure socks are new\, thick\, and insulated. We will also accept other new\, small winter clothing items to donate (e.g. winter hats\, gloves\, and mittens).
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\nThe United Way team will facilitate the delivery of donated socks from this event to the various organizations and people (e.g. Street Navigators) supporting those across HRM who are experiencing homelessness. \;United Way Maritimes is a donor-funded impact organization that brings together donors\, volunteers\, partners\, community organizations and government to create lasting social change in our communities. \;The Affordable Housing Division is focused on addressing the systemic roots of homelessness and housing insecurity\, by developing and growing a portfolio of sustainable\, non-market affordable housing options to address the growing housing crisis. \;
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MEET YOUR SPEAKERS

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\nDAVID GRAHAM \;| President\, Atlantic Developments Inc.
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\nDavid has more than 35 years of industry experience as the owner and President of Atlantic Developments\, senior vice president of CBRE\, and consultant to two New York City-based real estate companies.
\nHalifax-based Atlantic Developments is primarily a land and multi-residential developer that does its own construction management and self-performs much of its own trade work onsite.
\nDavid started his professional career with Procter &\; Gamble and served as an assistant to two federal Cabinet Ministers. He is a past member of the board of Nova Scotia Business Inc. and the Urban Development Institute of Nova Scotia\, and a past trustee of Atlantic Shopping Centres and Crombie REIT. David is a co-founder and past Chair of the Board of the MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning and also served on the Toronto Advisory Board of the Coady International Institute.
\nDavid is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University\, holds a Master&rsquo\;s in Real Estate Development from Columbia University\, and is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors\, Rotman School &ndash\; University of Toronto.
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\nPlease find two of David'\;s papers below:
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\nCalming the Moose on the Loose - Rebuilding Canadian Housing Policies
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\nCanadian Housing Policy - Constructing a New Narrative
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\nHEATHER HANSON | Vice President\, Strategy and Brand\, Shannex Inc.
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\nAs Vice President\, Strategy and Brand\, Heather oversees Shannex&rsquo\;s organization-wide growth strategy and the Brand portfolio which includes sales\, corporate communications\, marketing\, creative services\, digital experience\, brand integrity\, and business development for all Shannex operating divisions. Heather joined Shannex in 2011\, and has experience in the agency\, government\, academic and financial sectors. Active in her community\, Heather is a member of MSVU&rsquo\;s Board of Governors.
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\nSHERI LECKER | Executive Director\, Adsum for Women and Children
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\nSheri Lecker is the Executive Director of Adsum for Women &\; Children for more than two decades. Under her leadership\, Adsum provides daily support to more than 600 people in HRM who are staying in shelters\, emergency units and permanent affordable housing that is owned by the organization. \; Sheri has overseen the purchase\, construction\, renovation\, and re-purposing of multiple properties and continues to seek solutions to ending homelessness through housing\, services\, and advocacy. Prior to joining Adsum\, Sheri worked for humanitarian organizations in countries at war\, and as a producer with the CBC. Sheri is a native Cape Bretoner.
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Sponsorship Opportunities Available
\nJosh Creighton\, \;Corporate partnership Specialist
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