William Jenkins book 'Between Raid and Rebellion' featured in YFile

Professor William Jenkins new book, Between Raid and Rebellion: The Irish in Buffalo and Toronto, 1867-1916, recently featured in YFile, compares the lives and allegiances of Irish immigrants and their descendants in one American and one Canadian city between the era of the Fenian raids and the 1916 Easter Rising. Highlighting the significance of immigrants from Ulster […]

First CITYTALK of the year on "The Speculative Transformation of the City"

Laura Calbeti Elias is a Ph.D. student at the Center for Metropolitan Studies in Berlin and an Assistant Professor at the Department for Urban Design & Development at the Technical University of Berlin. On Nov. 7, she will talk about her research which focuses on the  financialisation of housing as it relates to changing patterns […]

CUI looks at the planning moments that have shaped Toronto

On Friday November 8, World Planning Day, the Canadian Urban Institute and the City Institute present Make No Small Plans, a look at some of the decisions that have changed the face of Toronto. John Fox, a partner at Robins, Appleby and Taub, will be chair an expert panel that includes Brian Denney (CEO of the Toronto and Region […]

Between Raid and Rebellion Book Launch on November 5

 The CITY Institute's William Jenkins launches his new book, Between Raid and Rebellion: The Irish in Buffalo and Toronto, 1867-1916, at Massey College on November 5. The book, published by McGill-Queen's University Press, compares immigration from Ulster to Toronto and Munster to Buffalo and the Irish experience in the context of "a loyal dominion within Britain's empire […]

Collaborative Greater Toronto Suburban Working Group Launches Roundtable Report

The Greater Toronto Suburban Working Working Group's Roundtable Report was launched today at the Suburban Revolution conference at York University. Co-authors Sean Hertel and Roger Keil unveiled the report that includes 10 essays about the changing face of  the Greater Toronto Area from academics, community members and practitioners, working together to address the challenges facing […]

Roger Keil talks with NRU about the "Suburban Manifesto"

Roger Keil offered some details about the Greater Toronto Suburban Working Group's forthcoming "Suburban Manifesto" in the latest Toronto edition of Novae Res Urbis. The manifesto will be unveiled at the Suburban Revolution conference taking place at York University, Sept. 26-29.

Registration now open for the Suburban Revolution Conference 2013- Hosted by CITY

Registration is now open for the upcoming international  Suburban Revolution Conference 2013. Hosted by CITY in partnership with the MCRI Global Suburbanisms project, this international conference focuses on bringing the fringe to the centre of global urban research and practice. For more information on the conference including the program, keynote speakers, accommodations, directions, and registration please visit the […]

Roger Keil's Final Director's Message

Roger Keil has posted his latest and last Director's Message. Roger has been Director of the CITY Institute since its inception in 2006 and will remain connected to CITY through his involvement in the Global Suburbanisms MCRI.   June 19, 2013 Dear friends and associates of the City Institute, I am delighted to announce that Professor Linda […]

Janine Marchessault's upcoming exhibition featured in Blouin ArtInfo

Janine Marchessault's (Faculty of Fine Arts) upcoming exhibition, "Land|Slide: Possible Future", was recently featured in an Blouin ArtInfo article. The article discusses the unique themes, partners and context of the exhibition, which is being held in Markham from September 21–October 14, 2013. View the article.

Roger Keil quoted in a Globe and Mail article on Brampton's diversity and growth

Roger Keil (FES) was recently quoted in a Globe and Mail article that examines cultural diversity and population growth in Brampton. The article, "How Brampton demonstrates the new vision of Canada", comments on the opportunities and challenges created by the current demographic trends in the city. Read the full article.