Program

Roots & Renewal: Reviving the Past, Re-imagining the Present October 23 & 24, 2025
Roots & Renewal: Reviving the Past, Re-imagining the Present
Victoria, BC
Subject to change

Conference Program

THURSDAY | 23 OCTOBER, 2025 | Self-Drive
2:45 – 4:15 PM Quw’utsun Secondary School Guided Tour
hcma architecture + design & SD79 Cowichan
2003 University Way, North Cowichan, BC

Karen Marler, Principal, hcma architecture + design; Lead Architect for this school project
Steve DiPasquale, Architect, hcma architecture + design; Design Architect for this school project
Kim Winston, Associate Principal, hcma architecture + design; part of our K-12 team
Sheryl Koers, Former Assistant Superintendent, SD 79; Owner Representative for the duration of the project
5:30 – 9:00 PM Jack’s Place – Meet & Greet at The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort Spa
2020 Country Club Way, Langford BC
FRIDAY | 24 OCTOBER, 2025 | Hotel | Off-site Tours by Bus
7:30 – 8:15 AM Continental Breakfast at The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort Spa
1999 Country Club Way, Langford BC
8:15 – 8:45 AM Welcome / Acknowledgement / AGM
8:45 – 9:30 AM Presentation: Streamlining Education. Respecting Place and Space... Where We’ve Been and Where We Reside

David Stubbs, David Stubbs Design
9:30 – 10:15 AM Ministry of Education and Child Care – Update

Damien Crowell, Ministry of Education and Child Care
10:15 – 10:30 AM Bio Break
10:30 – 11:10 AM Board Bus – Travel to Victoria High School
1260 Grant Street, Victoria BC
11:10 AM – 12:10 PM Victoria High School – Seismic Upgrade and Addition Guided Tour

Diana Studer, HDR Architects
Jim Mann, HDR Architects
Omar Amroussy, Architect, HDR Architects
Kate Ulner, Herold Engineering
12:10 – 12:50 PM Board Bus – Travel to SĆIȺNEW̱ SṮEȽIṮḴEȽ Elementary
802 Latoria Road, Langford BC
12:50 – 1:30 PM Lunch / Group Photo on Stairs
1:30 – 2:30 PM SĆIȺNEW̱ SṮEȽIṮḴEȽ Elementary Guided Tour

Lee Blanchard, Architect AIBC, B.A, M.Arch, Principal, Thinkspace Architecture Planning Interior Design
Lindsay Slater, Senior Architect, AIBC and Associate, Thinkspace Architecture Planning Interior Design
Mark Kaercher, District Principal of Capital Planning, SD62 Sooke
2:30 – 3:15 PM Workshop: Streamlining Education. The Perceptions as to Where We are Going

David Stubbs, David Stubbs Design
3:15 – 3:25 PM Board Bus – Travel to David Cameron Elementary
675 Meaford Avenue, Victoria BC (Colwood)
3:25 – 3:55 PM David Cameron Elementary Pre-Fab Guided Tour & Bio Break

Sarah Bjornson, StudioHuB Architects
3:55 – 4:05 PM Board Bus – Travel to Royal Roads University
798 Goldstream Ave, Langford BC
4:05 – 4:50 PM Royal Roads University – John Horgan Campus Guided Tour

Rance Mok, Architect AIBC, CPHD, RHFAC, Associate Principal, hcma architecture + design
Franz Greenwood, Architect AIBC, Project Architect, hcma architecture + design
4:50 – 5:15 PM Bus Returns to The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort Spa


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