TORONTO, May 22, 2024
/CNW/ - Thousands will gather in Scarborough starting Friday May 24th for the 3 day Affordable Housing
Summit, Supply Chain Expo and Skilled Trades Career Fair, at The
University of Toronto, Scarborough campus (UTSC) 1265 Military Trail,
Scarborough, Ontario May 24th - 26th, 2024.
Housing Industry Titans Gather At The
Affordable Housing Supply Chain and Still Trades Summit
The summit will showcase innovations in areas such as mass
timber, advanced building materials, AI, and modular construction.
Key community stakeholders include Home Depot, The United Way,
CMHC, Rescon, EllisDon Community Builders, the Altus Group,
HousingNowTO, Centennial College, City of
Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission, and the University of Toronto - EaRTH District and more
will convene in an effort to demystify Canada's housing challenges and foster
innovative solutions.
"We're here to engage in dialogue aimed at finding solutions to
the housing crisis. With over 2000 registered participants it's
clear housing is a hot topic in this country" says Shawn Allen, President of the Scarborough
Business Association and Founder of Matrix Cares Community
Projects, the event organizer.
"There are many opportunities for affordable rental apartment
developments on government owned lands in Scarborough – and we are grateful to be able
to show these sites to local leaders who can help to deliver
solutions within Scarborough's
growing transit-oriented communities", says Mark Richardson, Technical Lead at
HousingNowTO.
"The housing crisis is a shared problem amongst the whole
community, we need to ensure we share in the solutions", says
Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe.
Schedule:
Friday, May 24 5:30pm: VIP Launch - Keynote with Mayor
Olivia Chow - Scarborough Golf and
Country Club, 321 Scarborough Golf Club Rd
Saturday, May 25 11:00am: Supply Chain Expo Over 70 vendors
will showcase sustainable and innovative products shaping the
future of housing, UTSC
Sunday, May 26 7:30am; Affordable Housing Bus Tour
presented by HousingNowTO and TTC will visit 4 affordable housing
sites in Scarborough,
Sunday, May 26 12:00pm: Skilled Trades Career Fair
presented by the Scarborough Business Association will showcase
several local employers looking to fill hundreds of positions,
UTSC
Session and keynotes featuring: MP Gary
Anandasangaree, MPP Michael Tibbolo, MPP Charmaine Williams,
Richard Lyall, Anthony Furey, Ian
Jones, Nick Gefucia,
Kayla Andrade, Rosemarie Powell, Mike
Yorke, Manny Sousa,
Dave Hardy, Marlon Bray, Alex Ab lorwerth, Larry Whatmore, Neel Joshi, Mark Richardson, Utcha Sawyers, John Stapleton.
www.TheAffordableHousingSummit.ca
SOURCE Matrix Cares