NEWS RELEASE
THIRD AGE BARRIE
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Third Age Barrie is once again presenting a challenging series that has already sold out. The central theme of this series will be to identify and describe five key issues affecting our cities.
Each of the subjects will focus on long-term and strategic challenges and how they might be addressed in the age of immediacy.
The presenters will include David Crombie, former mayor of Toronto; Mike Moffat, chief economist, Mowat Centre; Anne Golden, director, Ryerson City Institute; Brian Bentz, CEO, Alectra Inc.; and Jeff Lehman, mayor of the City of Barrie.
Tuesday, April 17
Immediate vs Long-Term
Restoring a sense of citizenship and building social license in communities.
David Crombie, former Mayor of Toronto
Tuesday, April 24
The Sharing Economy
Embracing economic shifts while protecting stability of employment and business.
Mike Moffat, Chief Economist, Mowat Centre
Tuesday, May 1
Cities and Social Challenges
Working to alleviate the increasing economic and social impacts of income disparity.
Anne Golden, Director, Ryerson City Building Institute
Tuesday, May 8
Innovative Energy Strategies Significant changes will be required to transform our electrical infrastructure. Brian Bentz, CEO, Alectra, Inc.
Tuesday, May 15
Urban Sprawl - Is it Sustainable?
Can the suburban dream survive the many changes that are upon us?
Jeff Lehman, Mayor of the City of Barrie
“Pursuit of knowledge and understanding is a lifelong goal of many. Third Age Barrie delivers informative, intriguing seminars on current issues and topics of interest in an efficient, cost-effective manner,” said Ron Ptasiuk, investment and wealth advisor, RBC Wealth Management and Dominion Securities which proudly supports this enlightening series.
Third Age Barrie Lifelong Learning Association is a group of volunteers with diverse educational backgrounds, who are motivated to present stimulating and informative topics of interest for adults in the community of Barrie and area. There are 28 Lifelong Learning Associations across the province.
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