As a part of the Ontario Heritage Conference, HBSA-YAH will hold a panel discussion titled, "Reimagining Hamilton’s Waterfront: Adaptive Reuse, Remediation, and Commemoration of our Industrial Heritage" from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on June 18, 2026.
Hamilton’s waterfront holds a complex legacy of industrial strength and environmental challenge. As the city contemplates the future of these former industrial lands, the path to adaptive reuse and remediation is both promising and uncertain.
Experts, Chris McLaughlin, Executive Director of the Bay Area Restoration Council, Chief Planning and Design Officer at Waterfront Toronto, Christopher Glaisek, and Justin Brown, Co-founder and Principal at MASS, will share their relevant experience, and discuss what can be done, the challenges encountered, and the innovative strategies being considered for waterfront redevelopment.
The panel discussion will end with audience questions.