2026 CiB Therapeutic Gardening Webinar
Wednesday March 25th 2026:
Food Gardening Matters: Cultivating Resilient Communities Through Therapeutic Gardens
2025 Symposium Presentations
Friday October 17th 2025:
- Imagine the Possibilities (PDF)
Dan Mathieson and John Kastner | Former Mayor & Chair
- Make Stratford your Next Destination (PDF)
Zac Gribble | Executive Director, Destination Stratford
- Passion Makes Things Happen (PDF)
Christine Ritsma | Teacher Stratford & District Secondary School;
Lucy Chung | ECO Club Student
- History and Design of the Elizabethan and Shakespearean Gardens (PDF)
Harry Jongerden | former Head Gardener at the Stratford Festival and CiB Judge
- Providing a Haven to Our Most Valuable Resource (PDF)
Barb Hacking | Stratford CiB Committee Member
- Remembering Ted Blowes (PDF)
Barb Hacking | Stratford CiB Committee Member
Saturday October 18th 2025:
- Winter: The New Frontier (PDF)
Zac Gribble | Executive Director, Destination Stratford
- The Great Invasion (PDF)
Craig Merkley | Stratford Energy & Environment Advisory Committee, formerly
worked with Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
- How Native Plants Support Biodiversity (PDF)
Elizabeth Spedaliere | Coordinator, Tri-County Master Gardeners
- The Importance of Trees in a Community (PDF)
Quin Malott | Manager, Parks & Forestry, City of Stratford
Tim Wolfe | Director of Community Services, City of Stratford
- How One Urban Garden is Transforming Lives (PDF)
Lucas Tingle | Local Community Food Centre Coordinator
Saturday October 18th 2025: International Presentations
2025 CiB Atlantic Edition Webinar
Wednesday January 22nd 2025 at 2PM AST:
Growing Great Places in Atlantic Canada
Discover the transformative benefits of the Communities in Bloom program! In this webinar from January 22nd, representatives from three successful CiB communities—Come By Chance, NL; New Maryland, NB; and Mahone Bay, NS—share their insights and experiences. Learn valuable tips on participating in the program and find out why joining the 2025 Communities in Bloom initiative is a fantastic way to grow great places together!
2024 Symposium Presentations
Friday October 18th 2024:
- Restoring the Urban Forest Following Post-Tropical Storm Fiona (PDF)
Simon Wilmot | Forest and Environmental Officer, City of Charlottetown
- Development Spotlight: Province House Historic District & Charlottetown Library Learning Centre (PDF)
Aaron Hansen | Director of Operations, Charlottetown Area Development Corporation
Saturday October 19th 2024:
- Development Spotlight: Confederation Centre of the Arts – Revitalization of the South Pavilion (PDF)
Steve Bellamy | CEO, Confederation Centre of the Arts
- Downtown Placemaking Initiatives (PDF)
Dawn Alan | Executive Director, Downtown Charlottetown Inc. - Keynote – Our Social Contract (PDF)
Eleanor Mohammed | Chief Administrative Officer, City of Charlottetown
Sunday October 20th 2024: Town Hall Meeting & International Presentations
2024 CiB Atlantic Edition Webinar
2023 CiB Webinar
2022 CiB Webinar Series
2021 SUMMER WEBINAR SERIES
2021 HOPE IS GROWING WEBINAR
On March 4th 2021, CiB hosted a Hope is Growing Webinar – we would like to thank CiB National Chair Paul Brydges for moderating, and Mark Cullen and Ben Cullen for presenting such an informative webinar session. If you were not able to join us, we are pleased to share the recording with you.