Fifth Annual
Urban Leadership Awards Luncheon
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto

The Urban Leadership Awards (ULA) program honours those that have made a profound and lasting impact on the quality of our urban life.

The Canadian Urban Institute is proud to announce the recipients of its 5th annual Urban Leadership Awards
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Individual tickets are available for purchase online. Please email us or call 416-365-0816 ext 283 to inquire about group ticket rates. Please note that the online registration system offers you several payment options.

This year’s winners:
2008 Jane Jacobs Lifetime Achievement Award

• Phyllis Lambert, Founding Director, Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) and lifelong urban advocate
  

City Renewal

• Habitat for Humanity Movement in Canada, its 70 affiliates and volunteers
• Quartier International de Montréal, internationally acclaimed urban revitalization project
  

City Soul

• Dyan Marie, artist and community advocate
• B. Denham Jolly, Founder, first urban-format radio station in Canada

City Livability

• Janet Rosenberg, Landscape Architect / urbanist
• Evergreen, urban greening movement

City Initiatives

• Province of Ontario, initiatives for strong urban regions
• The Bird-Friendly Development Working Group, authors of internationally acclaimed development guidelines

City Youth

• Christopher Beausoleil, champion of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Ayan Hersi, social and human rights advocate
• Ryan Teschner, advocate for youth engagement and community safety

Local Heroes

• Evergreen - A United Neighbourhood, Thunder Bay Neighbourhood Association
• Richard Gosling, President, Toronto Children’s Breakfast Club
• Michel Labbé, Founder & President, Options for Homes
• The Toronto Police Service, for the Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy