Kate Festeryga, Associate, Policy & Communications and Amina Mohamed, Associate, 307 Communications, Programming and Engagement from SIDEWALK LABS, spoke to the Shellback Club about the master-planned community that is currently being planned for twelve acres of the Toronto Waterfront. "Quayside", as the project is called, will be a testing ground for numerous social, engineering, construction and technological innovations. Current details on the Quayside project can be found at the Sidewalk Labs web site: https://www.sidewalktoronto.ca/. Shellback Club members interested in seeing a recording of the presentation please contact Dianne Leggatt, Shellback Skipper. About Kate Festeryga Kate Festeryga is an associate on the policy and communications team at Sidewalk Labs. Her career spans government, politics and communications. Prior to Sidewalk Labs, Kate led strategic communications for a Toronto-based communications firm. As a Legislative Assistant and the Issues Manager for the Ministry of Economic Development and Growth, Kate advanced the “Reducing Red Tape” legislative agenda, and led strategy for issues management and strategic communications. At the Ministry of Energy, she helped connect Ontario’s remote First Nations communities to Ontario’s electricity grid. Kate is a Western grad with a BA in History and double major in Political Science. About Amina Mohamed
Amina Mohamed is the 307 Associate in Communications, Programming, and Engagement at Sidewalk Labs. Prior to Sidewalk, she worked at the intersection of policy, academia, and activism for a number of organizations including the City of Toronto, the Tessellate Institute, and the NDP. Amina studied French, English, and Comparative literature at the University of Toronto. Her research specialized in the movements of cultures and ethnicities in major cities, and how municipalities grow to accommodate changing demographics. As a lifetime resident of Toronto, Amina also specializes in the shift in city services, public funding, and TTC service east of Victoria Park beginning with Toronto’s 1999 amalgamation. In her free time, you can find her moderating discussions on active citizenship and representative politics, two subjects about which she is extremely passionate.
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