Mary W Rowe

Urban animator. Connector of urban practitioners fostering self-organization, which underpins resilience and livability in cities. Prez/CEO of Canada's @canurb

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

@TerryCookeHCF @CANURB @cityoftoronto I'm the thorn between these two adorable roses :) xo

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Pleased to be at the Ottawa Real Estate Forum with colleagues from OBOT to talk about the challenges- and opportunities - to revitalizing downtowns across Canada. People + Place = Potential

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Canadian public libraries played an important role during the pandemic: report https://t.co/UndT9TB8Q7 @CANURB

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Pleased to be with @FCM_online and colleagues to discuss their proposal for a new municipal growth framework. Remember Oliver Wendell Holmes: 'I'm proud to pay my taxes, it buys me civilization' . @CANURB #stateofcities

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Brilliant, insightful piece @nicolegelinas - so many thoughtful observations including this one "...urban civics depends on people in business, finance, politics, policy and media just showing up, day after day, to make a little unglamorous progress...". Place + People @CANURB

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

“Cities require successful people to have so much at stake — literally — in a particular place that they can’t walk away,” @nicolegelinas writes. https://t.co/BktQWt7qx6

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Live now - important issues not unique to Toronto - cities across the country https://t.co/YKrTXras02 @CANURB

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Still true :)

[UN-Habitat @UNHABITAT]

Throwback Thursday:
How can we increase resilience in our cities? Mary Rowe discusses how connecting local organizations can help residents to weather nearly any storm
@UNHABITAT @rowemw

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#networking #resilience #local #cities

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Great definiylnof subsidiarity

[Canadian Urban Institute @CANURB]

Mary W. Rowe (@rowemw), CUI CEO, in the Globe and Mail:

"For Canada to find its way to economic recovery, to reconciliation, to equity, to climate resilience and to social stability, it needs a very strong, well-led Toronto."

https://t.co/LjSeScBFNj #topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Remarkable opening to Public Markets Conference

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Pleased to be here to learn with the locals about the future for Peterborough at #igniteEC - and be provoked by the always wonderful @nenshi calling us to retain lessons from Covid

[Fleming College @FlemingCollege]

“We are living in a moment of extraordinary creativity.” - Naheed Nenshi #IgniteEC

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Key ingredient to re-localizing economies and strengthening downtowns and main streets. It's really important! @canadaeo @my_main_st @CANURB https://t.co/NhwbsncLZU

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

@Carolyn_Bennett @CANURB Great to have you on line with us Minister!

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Informal urban settlements fastest growing @BUSPH conference on healthy and resilient cities

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Pleased to be in Boston soon with colleagues @profchapple and @andreperryedu et al! Please join @BUSPH and @BUonCities in-person or online Wednesday for The Resilience of Cities: Where We Work, Live, and Play. Register: https://t.co/ymUTrwBzbY

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Looking forward to speaking in Victoria in a few weeks about community economies and strengthening the local! @Shorefast @my_main_st @CANURB

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

@Greg_Lindsay good to know

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

History shows crises in cities lead to remarkable innovations: water treatment after cholera, public health immunization after small pox. What have we learned through COVID about city building, city making and city keeping? Chat with me and answer 5 Questions for Better Cities.

[Canadian Urban Institute @CANURB]

What should come next for Canada’s cities? What can’t be left behind?

As we approach the 1000th day of living with COVID, we want to hear from you! https://t.co/mG4jfnvqj9

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Looking forward to virtually joining Monday with @CANURB colleagues for this very important gathering! #LCF2022 #thinklocal #Resilience #climatechange #Storytelling #ClimateResilience #BuildingResilientNeighbourhoods @ICLEICanada @iclei

[Mary W Rowe @rowemw]

Important conversation about urban governance in Toronto @Richard_Florida thx TRBOT!