Urbanarium City Debate #20: Invest or Retreat? Granville Island & Sea Level Rise – 2026.02.19

Experts dispute the future of our region. You Decide.

North America’s most successful public market is at high risk to be underwater by 2100. Do we invest in new infrastructure? Or do we retreat?

Thank you to our City Debates Partners: Granville Island and UBC SALA

This event has been approved by the AIBC for 2.5 Core Learning Units. AIBC CES Participants should fill in the attendance record at the door.

THE DEBATERS:

• INVEST: Heather Deal (Granville Island Council Chair) and Tamsin Lyle (Principal at Ebbwater Consulting)
• RETREAT: Michael Biros (Adjunct Professor at UBC SALA) and Jeff Cutler (Principal at space2place)
• MODERATOR: Award winning urban issues and city politics journalist Frances Bula.

FEBRUARY 19 • 2026 | 7:00–9:00PM
WATERFRONT THEATRE
1412 CARTWRIGHT STREET | VANCOUVER BC