Thank you for Attending The AMBC 2022 Conference November 2/3 at the Westin Wall Centre Vancouver Airport Hotel in Richmond!

The “People, Places and Purpose: Building Resilient Communities Through Sustainable Service Delivery” was a great success, bringing some of the best minds together in Asset Management in BC today.
PDF’s of presentations are now posted on the events page.

Conference Presentations in “Order of Appearance”

Keynote, Ron Mattiussi – Lytton: Why Asset Management Matters
Clean BC Roadmap – Ben Finkelstein – Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
The History and Future of Asset Management in BC and Canada
L’Histoire et L’Avenir de la Gestion des Actifs en Colombie-Britannique et au Canada
How to Stay Resilient in the Face of Natural Disasters – Steven Gares – MIABC
Future-Proofing for Climate Change Realities – Caroline Jackson – District of North Vancouver
A Case Study in Natural Asset Management Planning & Climate Change Adaptation; Presenting the City of Vancouver Park Board’s Asset Management Plan – Kimberly Bueckert – AECOM
Finding the Natural Capital Asset Value of the Bertrand Creek System – Melisa Gunn – Township of Langley
The Interplay of Natural Systems & Service Delivery; Tami Rothery, Community Energy Association; Dr Alison Shaw, Simon Fraser University; Dr Mel Reasoner, University of Alberta; Ian Gerritsen, icInfrastructure
The Why, How and What’s Next – Asset Management Journey in a First Nations Context – Elio Ibrahim and Fernando Barana – PSD Citywide Inc.
Business Process Mapping – Aligning the Organization for Sustainable, Collaborative Service Delivery – Colwyn Sunderland, and Alejandra Taylor, Kerr Wood Leidel Consulting Engineers; Lou-Ann Watson, and Stacey Aspen, Northern Rockies Regional Municipality
Kelowna Water Integration Project – Rod MacLean, City of Kelowna
Why We Didn’t Call it Asset Management – Iain Cranston, icInfrastructure; Jan Wilson, City of Salmon Arm
Keynote Day 2, Paul Murray – Frog in Every Pot: The Art of Evolutionary Communication in Asset Management
Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors: Implications for BC Local Government Asset Management – Peter Urbanc – MFABC
From Planners to Plumbers: Asset Management is Everyone’s Job – Mike Matejka – City of Cranbrook
Infrastructure Funding Case Study: Oak Bay vs Colwood – Christopher Paine – District of Oak Bay
Formalizing the District of Saanich Asset Management Program – Jacqueline Weston – District of Saanich
Comparing Levels of Service Standards (LoSS) to Support First Nations Self-Determination – Dr. Guy Felio; Guy Latouche; Marie-Elaine Desbiens; and Reginald Andres; consultants
Implementing Asset Management Systems: Experiences in a First Nations Context – Zawad Abedin, Lheidli T’enneh First Nation
Sharing the Culture: The Benefit of Local Communities of Practice to Grow the Culture of Asset Management – Arnold Schwabe, Town of Qualicum Beach
Communicating Asset Management – Jann Enns; Christina Benty
LGDE Update – Andy Wardell, District of North Vancouver; Brian Bedford, Ministry of Municipal Affairs
AMBC Today & Results from the 2022 CCBF Survey – Glen Brown and Christina Arsens, UBCM

Pre-Conference Course

How to Write a Long Term Financial Plan for Asset Management

Inaugural Course Completed with 22 Participants!

Christopher Paine, of FIT Consulting, in partnership with AMBC and GFOABC, completed the pilot run of the LTFP writing course. For information on future courses, live and/or virtual, please email Christopher Paine directly!

Day 1 Keynote Speaker

Lytton: Why Asset Management Matters

Thank You! Ron Mattiussi, MCIP RPP.

As Director of Planning and Development Services, then City Manager for 11 years for the City of Kelowna, Ron endorsed asset management as a major initiative for the City and, with dedicated staff, led the City to a leadership role using the asset management process for better decisions from Council.

Day 2 Keynote Speaker

Frog In Every Pot – The art of evolutionary communication in Asset Management

Thank You! Paul Murray, FCPA, FCGA.

Paul has over 30 years of local government experience as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer for different municipalities in BC. He is also past president and Director of GFOABC.

Brief History of Asset Management in Canada

Learning from the past to prepare the future

Asset Management BC is excited to have four (4) Canadian asset management pioneers participating in 90-minute panel presentation. Guy Felio, Konrad Siu, Reg Andres and Wally Wells will share their perspectives on how asset management has evolved in Canada, and the significant actions and initiatives that shaped asset management in Canada.

From initial actions and recognition of asset management in the 70s and 80s, the creation of an asset management industry in the 2000s, institutionalizing asset management in the 2010s to present, to understanding how we can prepare for the future, this panel discussion promises to draw on the vast and unique experiences and knowledge these four panelists have in helping to shape asset management in Canada.

The session will be moderated by Glen Brown, currently the Chair, Partnership Committee, Asset Management BC.

Location: AMBC Conference Ballroom or Free Live Stream!

This unique in-person session is being held in the main ballroom. It is also being live streamed for free for the benefit of other colleagues across Canada, thanks to the generous support of FCM and AMBC. Simultaneous interpretation (French and English) for the live stream will be provided.

Date: Wednesday, November 2nd, from 10:15-11:45 am PT (1:15-2:45pm ET)

Register for Live Stream: Email Gabi Vindisch, AMBC Coordinator, to confirm your attendance. You will receive a link to the event and code to login the day before the event.