Edward Nixon is alive and well and living on the Scarborough Bluffs, in Toronto.

Edward  is a communications professional and public engagement specialist with over 25 years of experience in stakeholder consultation, community relations, and strategic communications. He has hosted & produced reading series, published contemporary literary poetry, including the The Fissures of Our Throats with Geunrica Editions (2014). 

Born in Victoria, B.C. in the 20th century, he has lived and worked in Toronto since the mid 1980s Toronto.

Professional Leadership & Expertise

As President and Managing Partner of EN Consulting Group Inc.  since 2005, he specializes in public consultation, stakeholder communications, and public relations with particular expertise in urban development projects. His past professional experience has ranged from community engagement, strategic planning, marketing research, government relations, and fundraising.

Core Professional Competencies:

• Communications Strategy & Writing/Copywriting
• Stakeholder Engagement & Community Liaison
• Public Consultation & Facilitation
• Urban Development Communications
• Government & Public Relations
• Strategic Planning & Research

Notable Client Testimonial

Dan Brambilla, CEO of Sony Centre for the Performing Arts [now Meridien Hall], provided this endorsement: “Over 8 years, I had the pleasure of working with Edward Nixon and EN Consulting Group in connection with the L Tower and Sony Centre redevelopment projects. I found him to be an accomplished professional in the areas of public consultation, stakeholder engagement, and community-based planning.”

Academic Excellence & Research

Edward has a Master of Arts in Professional Communication (MAPC) from Royal Roads University , he authored the thesis [“Talking Over the Waterfront: A Qualitative Study of Waterfront Toronto’s Public Engagement Practice.“] as the keystone of his degree. The thesis examined Waterfront Toronto’s public consultation practice, Canada’s largest sustained public engagement programs. 

His thesis employed sophisticated qualitative research methodologies, including Thematic Analysis and Critical Appreciative Inquiry approaches, showcasing his analytical skills and ability to conduct rigorous academic research while maintaining practical professional relevance.

Non-Profit and Government Experience

Edward’s background in community, grassroots politics and and as political staff, inculdes:

• Chair, Scarborough Southwest Federal Liberal Association, (2020 – 2021), (2024 – present)
  Director Eastern Waterfront, Waterfront for All, (2018 – present). 
• Chair/Vice-Chair, South East Donwtown Network Alliance [formerly the Old Town Toronto Alliance], (2007 – 2014).
• Senior Advisor, Community Relations in the Office of the Minister at Ontario’s Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure (2009-2010) [on leave from EN Consulting Group.]
• Executive Director of South East Downtown Redevelopment Initiative (SEDERI) (2002-2005)

Innovation & Social Impact

Edward founded & led The People’s Queen Street, a social mission initiative project aimed at reimagining Toronto’s Queen Street as a defining public space that prioritizes people and enhances transit. This initiative earned him the Vital Innovation Award in 2014 from the Toronto Community Foundation, recognizing his innovative approach to urban planning and community engagement.

His work in Toronto’s “Old Town” including the St. Lawrence Market and Corktown neighbourhoods, from 1999 – 2014, was centred on community organizing, running community-based branding and economic development initiatives, through which he played a key role in bringing over $1 million in investment to the community. His efforts were recognized when he received the Old Town Toronto Citizen of the Year (2004) – St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association.

Literary & Cultural Contributions

As a poet and writer, Edward has received notice for his publications:

The full-length collection:

The Fissures of our Throats (Guernica Editions, 2014)
Multiple Chapbooks including

Instructions for Pen and Ink, Free Translation, and Arguments for Breath, and In the City of the Dead.

As cultural organizer he hosted two Toronto reading series as producer & host: 

• Diamond Cherry reading series (2006 – 2007)
• Livewords reading series (2008-2015)

Digital & Social Media Presence

• Personal Website: edwardnixon.com
• Company Website: enconsulting.ca
• X (Twitter): @edwardtoronto
• LinkedIn: Professional networking and industry engagement
• Bluesky: @edwardtoronto 
• Substack: Bill of Lading

Educational Foundation

• Royal Roads University – Master of Arts, Professional Communication (MAPC) (2023)
• University of Toronto – Undergraduate study in Philosophy and Political Science (1991, 1994-1995)
• University of Victoria – Two years of undergraduate study in Art History, Creative Writing, Political Science (1982-1984)

Background

Born and raised in Victoria, B.C., Edward has traveled to every province in Canada. He brings enjoys a hybrid of West Coast and Central Canadian perspectives. His favourite cities outside of Canada, are New York, London and Paris, with Chicago and New Orleans as close seconds. He is the proud dad to two young men, and the devoted spouse to Deborah Knight. 

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Pragmatic Progressive

If it doesn’t make a difference to practice then leave an ideology, a policy, a political philosophy by the wayside and adjust. If good evidence challenges your point of view, change your point of view to incorporate new information.  Support and advocate for laws, initiatives, programs that enhance freedom, justice, and opportunity. Oppose tyranny and fascism in all their forms. 

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Creativity & Imagination

Write, paint, act, make films, videos, play music, sing, read, listen, watch and appreciate, innovate, or invent. Whatever your level of talent, your passions, or your tastes, embrace the work of imagination, revel in all humans can make and dream of.