Guest Speaker: Sean Galbraith, Principle and Owner of Galbraith & Associates

• What is an urban planner and what does his company do?
• Why do developers need to work with a professional like Sean?
• What’s involved in putting together a development application?
• How long does it usually take for a developer to put together and then build a project?
• What is the OMB (Ontario Municipal Board)?
• What changes are about to happen to the OMB and how Sean feels about them
• What is the yellow belt?
• How Sean feels about the City of Toronto making use of the available land we have. Is there too much or not enough density?
• The impact of adding more density to our city
• What Sean thinks we should be doing to create more affordable housing
• Does Sean rent or own? what part of the city does he live in?