Planning West

by Andrew Young, MCIP, RPP

It is a great honor to be stepping into the role of PIBC President for

the next two years, and to be able to work with col-leagues around the Prov-ince to strengthen the planning profession.

First, I wish to thank all of our out-going and con-tinuing Council members for their passion and con-tributions to PIBC and our membership. Some of the key accomplishments of PIBC Council over the last two years have been:

to support CIP’s Planning for the Future (PFF) initiativeDeveloping and adopting new bylaws to modernize PIBC’s policies and procedures and to support CIP’s new member-ship and accreditation standards

-censing or right-to-practice legislation for BC’s plannersSecuring Provincial approval for the title and designation of Registered Professional Planner (RPP) in BC

I also wish to acknowledge Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP for her leadership and dedication as PIBC President. I look for-ward to working with Joan in her new role as Past-President and PIBC’s representative at the CIP Council table.

Second, I wish to congratulate the INFUSE Vancouver 2013 CIP-PIBC organizers and volunteers for the outstanding national conference recently held in Vancouver. The conference provided excellent learning and networking experiences, and included lots of opportunities for participants to exchange ideas. By all ac-counts it was one of the best organized and attended conferences in CIP’s and PIBC’s history. I would like to thank conference co-chairs Linda Allen FCIP, RPP and Andrew Baigent MCIP, RPP for their dedication to delivering such a tremendous event.

The planning profession plays a key role in enhancing qual-ity of life in our communities. Across BC and Yukon, in rural areas, small towns and cities, our work is helping to create at-tractive, vibrant and resilient communities. PIBC exists to help

promote excellence in planning practice, provide services to

Following the conference the new Council held an orientation and strategic planning session to take stock of the Institute’s recent work and to help focus the Institute’s efforts for the next

-tiatives for PIBC including professional development, climate change and indigenous communities. Additional details about these and other initiatives will be shared with the membership

Other important ongoing tasks for Council and the Institute include:

Completing and implementing the Institute’s communica-tions planImproving PIBC’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) system and programmingWorking with CIP to help ensure our new and updated

accreditation standards are fully implemented

There are exciting challenges and opportunities ahead for PIBC. We encourage you to become active participants in the Institute’s work.

I look forward to working with Council, our membership and staff on your behalf over the next two years.

ContentsEditor’s note ........................................................... 4INFUSE 2013 CIP-PIBC Conference ......................... 4Keynote Address from Candy Chang .................... 5Keynote Speaker Mark Kingwell ........................... 6Rethinking the Role of Parks in the 21 Century ... 8Lessons Learned in Rapid Sustainable Development ........................................................ 10

........ 11Community Engagement, Open Dialogue, and the Role of Video ................................................. 122013 PIBC Awards of Excellence .......................... 142013 AGM Notes .................................................. 19Introducing the New PIBC Council ...................... 20PIBC Council Notes ............................................... 21Membership Committee Report .......................... 22

Membership Renewals & Removals .................... 23

Cover photo: John Steil, FCIP, RPP

by Siobhan Murphy, MCIP, RPP

On the cover you see someone playing a piano. For those of you who don’t recognize this, the location is on the seawall in Vancouver. The piano is for ad hoc performances and in the background is part of the public art installation that shows hy-pothetical sea level changes with the different colours of blue paint to get people thinking about climate change. It was part of the route used on one of two of the public art bike tours that was one of the activities you could choose to do at the CIP-PIBC Conference that was held in Vancouver July 6-9, 2013.

This program, called “Keys to the Street” program is antici-pated to run until Aug. 24, 2013 and has placed three pianos around the city at:

Creekside Community Centre on the False Creek Seawall.Robson Park at the corner of St. George Street and Kingsway.Spyglass Dock, 1800 Spyglass Place.

Each piano comes with a bench, a fun paint job and a rain cover. Local community groups will take care of the pianos, and will get them once the program ends.

“Keys to the Street” was launched by CityStudio, in collabora-tion with the City of Vancouver and Vancouver’s six post-sec-ondary schools. The project was inspired by public pianos that appeared in other cities around the world including Montreal, Toronto, London, Munich, Barcelona and even Campbell River.

This issue features a selection of content from the joint INFUSE CIP-PIBC Conference held this July 6-9, 2013 in Vancouver, BC. We were a bit delayed as normally our summer issue features the PIBC conference, which is usually held in late May/early June. Abstracts and more information can be found on the conference website: www.infuse2013.ca. Next issue is coming right up!

The Aquarium is a wonderful asset to Stanley Park, which celebrates its 125 birthday this year and is the third largest urban park in Canada. Guests could be amongst West Coast marine life and learn about its biology, conservation and pres-ervation while connecting with colleagues and meeting new people. Another big highlight was our conference gala, which was a food festival atmosphere where conference-goers could

our diverse ethnic mosaic. Aboriginal foods from Kitsilano, Chinese food from Chinatown, Japanese food this was no sit-down dinner! Another of the big hits was the professional din-ners, where conference goers could sign-up to have dinner and

was the Great Climate Change Debate featuring the topic, “Do we or don’t we intervene?”

What follows in the next few pages is a snapshot of some of the conference highlights. We have short reviews of the two keynote speakers—Candy Chang and Mark Kingwell, and several of the conference sessions—ethics, design, parks and video and a mobile workshop. Abstracts of all of the confer-ence presentation are now available online at: http://pibc.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de51bb38de5b710d13f457192&id=241a9db265&e=719c518c0a

The combination PIBC/CIP conference this year did not disappoint. There were interesting keynotes, and an array of sessions that spanned policy, de-velopment, design and everything in between. This year the emphasis was on doing things dif-ferently, from more ca-sual receptions and food fests that encouraged movement and interac-tion, to “upping the cul-ture”—showcasing public art by bicycle, to featur-ing innovation with such

media. The conference

did we want to learn about? What is new and/or different that we need to discuss? We do we need a refresher on?

The opener at the Vancouver Aquarium was a fun setting that showcased some of the West Coast’s most beautiful attributes.

by Julia Fryer, SFU Master’s Candidate

Organizers of Infuse 2013 said it was going to be a different kind of conference this year. Keynote speaker Candy Chang, urban visionary and design guru, set a unique tone. Her blend of creativity and character inspired audience members to think critically about public space on the opening day of the conference.

Chang has completed a multiplicity of projects from founding a record-label, being a designer for the New York Times, to transforming community engagement

through interactive public art. Disciplines can be useful, Chang notes, although she urged planners to think outside them, or create their own discipline by tapping into their curiosity and creativity for solutions.

Chang’s own unique approach stems from her multidisciplinary background with a BS in Architecture, a BFA in Graphic Design and a Masters in Urban Planning from Columbia, a journey that led her to explore how information in communities can be more dynamic and engaging. She shared her desire to build a local information infrastructure, or an ‘information commons’, to share community resources and information as, “the more that communities can self-organize, the more our communities can

This sentiment echoes across her projects whether through im-proved information on city bylaws explained via intelligent and accessible infographics, such as in the Street Vendor Proj-

share common household items and tools. Small interventions led to bigger solutions, according to Chang, although testing ideas to see what works is also crucial to success.

What resonates from Chang’s later projects are cleverly-designed public art pieces that invite people passing by to share their ideas, thoughts and feelings. The I wish this was…project has commu-nity members pen suggestions for abandoned or derelict build-ings on removable stickers. The responses were photographed and posted online for quick and easy sharing. Similarly, a public chalk board in the Looking for Love Again project invited people to share memories, stories or feelings about an abandoned apart-ment building, revealing divergent perspectives from historic roof-top parties to safety concerns the building posed. “When people leave a place, their stories leave with them. More meaning

evolved into Neighbourland, an online platform to crowd-source neighbourhood or community aspirations (e.g. desire for a com-munity garden) for collective implementation.

As Chang shared some of the messages left by strangers on her Before I Die… chalk boards, it is clear that people are capti-

replicated in 200 cities, in over 40 countries around the world, with a unifying effect of shared hopes, fears and dreams on the

public spaces are as profound as we allow them to be.”

The Philosopher’s Library, Chang’s latest project, encourag-

through a roadside collection of literature. In this spirit, Chang challenged the audience to consider: How can our public space become more contemplative and more nourishing to our per-sonal well-being? Over the course of the conference, attendants asked questions about communications and the public realm, motivated, no doubt, by Chang’s keynote speech. As we settle back into work places in communities across Canada, let’s hope this inspiration continues to appear in our professional practice, resulting in a public realm that is more engaging and dynamic.

For more information on Candy Chang’s work you can view it online at http://candychang.com

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Keynote speaker Candy Chang.

Keynote speaker Mark Kingwell presents his ideas at the INFUSE 2013 CIP-PIBC Conference


Mark Kingwell’s keynote address took a more academic (and very funny) approach to the topic of Planning. As a philosophy professor at the University of Toronto who specializes in the theories of politics and culture, Kingwell presented his thoughts on Planning and provided his suggestions in terms of what we as Planners could think about when we think about Planning.

Kingwell began his intro with the basics of Planning: how we Plan in order to achieve goals, realize strategy and solve problems. And to do that, says Kingwell, we de-

velop theories which need to be attached to a framework, so we have to make predictions.

Elements of PredictionBut as you might suppose whether you are a philosopher or not, there are challenges with Planning: we need to be right about some of our predictions for our Plans to be effective. However, says Kingwell, prediction is effected by the problem of induction. Basically, all of our predictions are based on shaky ground because we can’t know if our predictions are going to be true. We think they are, because we want them to be true.

Another element of prediction is the paradox of relevance and risk. Relevance is framed in terms of what we think we care about, and so in terms of our Planning, we are con-strained by what we care about. And along with that, says Kingwell, we are unable to think about what is outside the realm of what we care about.

The other part of the paradox is risk. Risk tolerance is a bub-ble we live within that is different for everyone. We all have a risk tolerance, or risk aversion prior to a crisis. When we feel that things are becoming cognitively dangerous our risk tolerance comes to the fore in unpredictable ways. It affects our predictions. And so it follows that our levels of risk tol-erance affects decision making, which is one of our major goals in Planning.

Another consideration for prediction is the Principle of the

Hiding Hand. According to Kingwell, when we develop a Plan, some things are hidden. But we accept the level of risk, and we go ahead with the Plan. The other side of the Hid-ing Hand is that if we knew the genuine risks, we wouldn’t undertake them, says Kingwell. But we commit to a Plan, and then we can’t get out of it. And a bad Plan can go from bad to worse. Consider large planning processes such as a mega


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Keynote speaker Mark Kingwell

project like building a highway or a hydro electric plant. They have higher levels of risk—timelines can become longer, budgets become much larger, and unforeseen circumstances can emerge that we haven’t anticipated.

Sorites paradox: at what point, does something go from being what it is, to something it is not? When is what we Plan no longer what it is? And this is part of the paradox: we plan for the future, we know it’s coming but how do we know when it’s here? When is it? Is it happening now? Or now? Time itself is a Sorites Paradox. It appears unpredictably. And these are the structural problems of prediction as it interfaces with action.

Moving from Prediction to ActionThe structural problems we encounter with action as it in-terfaces with prediction are collective action problems, un-

intended consequences, sometimes we experience or imple-ment ‘feature creep’

‘Godzilla threshold’.

The paradox of collective action in planning is that we lose individually and collectively win. We are motivated by ra-tional self-interest vs. the collective good. One classic ex-ample is the concept of Racing to the Bottom, where each individual is pushing to achieve a competitive gain, but when they do, it pushes the standards lower for everyone. In Planning terms, the Tragedy of the Commons is the best example where there is the depletion of a shared resource by individuals, acting independently and rationally according to each one’s self-interest, despite their understanding that depleting the common resource is contrary to the group’s long-term best interests.

The second structural problem with action as it relates to pre-diction is what is known as the law of unintended consequenc-es. An example in Planning of unintended consequences, says Kingwell, is Utopian Planning. We start with an overall Master Plan that is going to achieve all kinds of positive outcomes, but it has unexpected negative consequences. Kingwell offered the example of Le Corbusier’s solution for affordable housing for the 20th century where he created beautiful built forms and master planned neighborhoods, but the towers produced dead zones at the bottom where there was no life or activity. Kingwell cited other examples of planning initiatives that have unintended consequences such as:

lanes)

The Big Dig in Boston, which rerouted an interstate high-way that went through the heart of the City into an un-derground tunnel. It had the unintended consequence of

like it because the Big Dig was built for tourists.

Another structural problem with action Kingwell warned against was to beware of ‘bad improvements’ or Feature Creep. This is when things are added to something but it doesn’t make it better or in his words, where something cannot function for its functionality. New Coke wasn’t any better, the K-Tel Patti Stacker actually made more work for people, or Kingwell’s personal favourite, the Swiffer mop where if you run out of Swiffer sheets, you can stick on something else to make it work, like a dryer sheet.

have gone so wrong, no matter how crazy it may be, regard-less of cost, that’s when you call in Godzilla. When a Plan can’t get any worse, and when you cross that threshold, any Plan that has even the smallest chance of success, regard-less of risk seems like a valid option. So we will adopt any Plan, simply to have a plan. even though it may make many things worse.

So if we recognize the structural problems with prediction and action how can we Plan to Plan better? Recognize that you

can’t always get what you want, says Kingwell. Planners of-ten have wonderful ideas that people have absolutely no inter-

limit perverse

incentives. Sometimes as planners, we create an opportunity for someone to do something that’s bad, either for themselves or for someone else. We need to anticipate what people want to do that may have a negative impact so we can circumvent them. We also need to Recognize that every Plan is a contin-

gency Plan. This goes right back to the problem of induction, says Kingwell. Everything is a contingency. Everything is Plan

open. And the contingency Plan might be even better than your original Plan. But remember that the zombies can arrive at any moment.”

we have done as planners. And, says Kingwell, it’s impor-tant to remember the political dimensions of planning. The essence of democratic politics is a gift and we have a responsibility to future generations to pass on the best of what we’ve done.

So What is Planning (cont’d)

The session presented several newly created parks in Can-ada to illustrate the range of opportunities that can be in-corporated into open space and park design. Of particular

interest was the West Don Lands in Toronto, an historically in-dustrial neighbourhood in the city that has been designated as the Athletes Village for the 2015 Pan American Games. As the residential component of this new neighbourhood is still under construction, the early establishment of the park is currently serving residents from outside the neighbourhood but will be-come the key recreational destination for future residents.

Parks that were discussed in the presentation were the Under-pass Park, Sherbourne Commons, Corktown Common, and Front Street Promenade. While some of the parks are open and opera-tional, others are still under construction.

Underpass Park was created under two existing overpasses and the space in between them. This land was previously unde-rutilized, but through re-development, the addition of seat-ing areas, playgrounds, and a landscaped area has created an

2013 CIP-PIBC Conference Session

by Amelia Bowden, PIBC Candidate member

The future site of the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes Village in Toronto’s emerging new master planned community of the West Don Lands is a showcase of the latest innovations in parks and open space, and one of the highlights of Old Park, New Park: Rethinking the Role

of Parks in the 21 Century by Tim Smith and Jeffrey Staates.


Sherbourne Common, Toronto, ON – Birds Eye View Rendering – Credit PFS Studio

attractive and weatherproof area for recreation in the neigh-bourhood. The attractive public space created in this area is a helpful example as many other neighbourhoods have similar under-utilized spaces under elevated roadways. This concept has been discussed for the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts in Vancouver in many different variations.

While Underpass Park is in an unconventional location, the Sherbourne Common appears like a more conventional park on the surface, but its innovative qualities are hidden underground. The Sherbourne Common Park uses cutting edge stormwater management systems integrated into the park feature design to clean storm runoff before it reaches Lake Ontario. Water is

sculptures that create a cascading water effect. The aesthetic aspects of the park design combined with the engineered stormwater management exemplify a model parks and open space design in urban re-development projects. The Sherbourne Common is an example of the intersection of form and function. While the park is highly functional in terms of stormwater management, the visual and artistic aspects of the park are not compromised, but in fact part of the functional water treatment.

The largest park in the West Don Lands neighbourhood is the Corktown Com-mon, which is an 18 acre waterfront park. This park will provide a range of active and passive uses for both local residents and Toronto residents at large. The west-ern active park area includes knolls and open lawn. The eastern passive park area comprises an urban prairie. Most impor-

deposited on the park site to raise the el-

the West Don Lands as well as adjacent

Lastly, the Front Street Promenade is 350 metres long and once complete in 2015, will link the neighbourhood high street to the Corktown Common park on the waterfront. The promenade is the retail centre for the neighbourhood and is designed for pedestrians and cyclists

-ous trees in an approximately 54 metre road right of way to delineate space as “rooms” where different activities such as display of public art, seating, and festivals can take place.

While the forces and conditions for re-development of the West Don Lands for the 2015 Pan American Games are quite unique, the park design elements can be used in park developments elsewhere. These elements include reuse of non-traditional park areas such as under and between elevated roadways and rails; incorporation of neighbourhood level stormwater man-agement infrastructure within the design that users can in-teract with and enjoy in the form of public art and surface level water features; and increasing the road right of ways to increase the amount of green space between buildings.

With information from www.waterfrontoronto.ca

Old Park, New Park (cont’d)

Top: Underpass Park, Toronto, ON – Public Art Installation Mirage – Courtesy of Waterfront TorontoBottom: West Don Lands, Front Street Block Parks – Rendering Credit PFS Studio.

Surrey is the fastest growing city in the Metro Vancouver Region. With a current population of 480,000 (2012 est.) and a 3% annual growth rate, the population is expected to increase by 100,000 in as few as 10 years. The City has developed and implemented neighbourhood-level concept plans (NCPs) to facilitate this rapid growth, transforming suburban and rural acreages into high-density ‘instant’ urban communities. This mobile tour brought the delegates into the centre of two of these communities in or-der to focus on and discuss the practical implementation of the NCP plans and identify some ‘lessons learned’ for managing rapid

The tour also highlighted Surrey’s agriculture lands, comprising nearly 1/3 of the total land base, as a key contributor to the City’s economy and a key consideration for interface planning.

Twenty-seven participants from across Canada, representing both the public and private sectors, participated in this mo-bile tour. Delegates rode the SkyTrain from downtown Van-couver to Surrey City Centre and boarded a bus that travelled through several distinct Surrey communities: East Clayton, a community modelled on several sustainable principles; much of the City’s agricultural lands; as well as Grandview Corners and Morgan Crossing, two commercial centres at the core of a newly developed residential area in South Surrey.

Upon arriving in East Clayton, delegates were provided with a summary of the sustainable principles that were the framework for the NCP—a City Council endorsed document resulting from

areas of Surrey—and the practical application of these prin-ciples on the ground. These principles include:

a diversity of housing types and densities at a people-ori-ented scalea mix of land use including employment centresa network of parks and walkwaysa pedestrian friendly street-and-lane grid pattern using narrower road pavementa natural drainage system

The application of these principles has resulted in a unique and lively neighbourhood with a high level of resident sat-isfaction. Delegates were then presented with the challenges that have emerged in East Clayton, particularly those related to coach houses. Constructed overtop of detached garages at the rear of single family homes on relatively small lots, coach houses are intended to promote affordability for both property owners and rental tenants. Their overwhelming success, along with numerous additional, unauthorized secondary suites, has resulted in more residents and vehicles per household than were ever anticipated, therefore contributing to on-street park-ing issues and perceptions of over-crowding. Combined with the current lack of public transit serving the community, this has forced Surrey’s Planning and Engineering Departments to re-evaluate, at this point in time, the practicality of both the coach house and the narrow, pedestrian-friendly streets that are part of East Clayton’s appeal.

This rapid growth has created challenges in providing the level of services expected by new residents. The incremental con-struction of the local street network, school capacity issues and pressure on community parks and amenities has been a source of frustration for residents. At the same time, this rapid growth has not resulted in the development of the commercial village or employment centres as originally envisioned in the NCP. Another consequence of the rapid growth rate and popularity is decreased affordability, as real estate values have increased dramatically over the past decade.

Delegates were interested in some technical aspects of the East Clayton NCP area, such as the natural drainage system, the design standard of roads and the provision of engineering ser-vices. Many were also interested in the response of the devel-opment community to the requirements of the East Clayton NCP, including the character of development as well as devel-opment costs, particularly those which have allowed the City to provide a range of community amenities in East Clayton.

Presenters:Chris Atkins, City of Surrey Hernan Bello, City of Surrey Jaime Boan, City of SurreyArt Phillips, Larco Investments Daniel Sturgeon, City of Surrey Kathleen Zimmerman, Ministry of Agriculture

by Daniel Sturgeon and Christopher Atkins

2013 CIP-PIBC Conference Learning Tour


It’s always good to have a refresher, especially where ethics are concerned. CIP fellow John Steil presented his expertise on ethics to provide more information to planners, and provide guidance on ‘keeping out of trouble’. Key message? “Disclose, disclose, disclose”.

Steil provided an overview of professional ethics, focusing on -

tions to facilitate discussion. There were lots of questions from

In terms of professional ethics, as planners (like many other pro-fessional organizations), when we are accepted by our profession-al planning organization it means that we agree to uphold a level of conduct. We recognize our responsibility to the public interest, our profession, our clients and employees. As such, we need to be

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of scenarios in which the professional judgment of the individual in question risks being compromised.” He said that in Planning,

Multiple actors in multiple roles with multiple objectives

exclusiveThere are often winners and losers

-ests, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation for an act

be discovered and voluntarily defused before corruption occurs.

Three key things to remember are:

1. is misconduct

2. misconduct

3.

Steil provided many real scenarios and showed what the out-comes of these situations were. Depending on the seriousness of

printed in the relevant planning publication, such as Planning West. They can also be stripped of their professional designation.

1. Be familiar with the Code of Ethics and obligations2. -

ten disclosure3. If you’re not sure, seek advice from a senior planner or

4. Remember: the Code obliges you to protect the integrity of the profession by reporting any behavior that you believe is in breach of the Code

An excerpt of the Professional Code of Ethics for PIBC can

Of-Ethics%26Professional-Conduct-Bylaws2012.pdf



Contrasting East Clayton, delegates toured through the Grandview Corners commercial development, focussing on the City’s development approvals process and the challenge of creating new pedestrian scale commercial developments with a high degree of urban design in an otherwise car domi-nated area. Restrictions on surface parking and the inclusion of a private roadway were highlighted as contributors to the success of the development, as was the use of angled park-ing to create a main street feel, pedestrian connectivity, and plaza spaces to create a welcoming and unique experience. Of note is that this portion of the City was planned through the same neighbourhood planning process and policies, however

contrasting socio-economic factors have resulted in dramati-cally different outcomes with respect to urban design, layout, and functionality.

By way of its diversity and quick growth, the City of Surrey presents unique challenges and opportunities for development.

and requires realistic expectations when planning and a pre-paredness to adapt and modify policies as necessary to un-foreseen or changing conditions. In Surrey, this is particularly applicable to the incorporation of sustainability principles in a constantly changing, automobile dominated culture within a

-tion growth and relatively high-priced real estate.

How, Now, Wow (cont’d)

Along this journey of praxis, we’ve used a variety of -

that offer planners and community members the opportunity for two- or multi-way conversation. The open house mono-logue has largely been replaced by the workshop dialogue, and social media networks have turned one-on-one, private conversations into public conversations open to all who care to join. How we talk is every bit as important as what we talk

community voices can be heard.

So what tool should planners now add to the toolbox? Con-sider video.

How is Video Used in Planning?Planners are using video to launch planning projects--out-lining the process, asking for community participation, and promoting a positive outlook and general aspirations. Video has been used to capture community perspectives about place-based experience or ideas for policy or physical change. Plan-ning videos have described community assets and issues, and explained strategies and regulations. At the end of a process, videos have summarized entire plans, documented the plan-ning process for posterity, and been given as “gifts” back to the participating community.

Video can be used in different ways or at different stages in the planning process, but current examples inhabit mostly one end of the process or the other; that is, they draw an inter-ested audience to the planning process, spark dialogue, and explain issues, or they document the process, plan, or develop-ment project. This is not to say that video can’t be useful as a

by Shana Johnstone, PIBC Candidate member, MBCSLA, EAC

Community engagement is surely the cornerstone of contemporary planning practice. Where we used to inform, or consult, we now engage. Where we used to direct, or ask for opinions, we now

-ning or development issue has certainly evolved, and will continue to do so as communities grapple with change and community members demand meaningful participation in the planning process.


Video ShortlistThe following is a shortlist of videos from Peer Productions sessions that should not be missed.

Nomad, by Kim Villagante(part of the Housing Matters Media Project)Production: Corin Browne, Patti FraserYouTube: HousingMattersMedia, “Nomad” by Kim Villaganteyoutube.com/watch?v=93gMJgixEf4

Neighbourhood Book Box Experiment

Production: Sue Hallatt, Narissa ChadwickYouTube: CitizenPlan’s channel, Neighbourhood Book Box Storyyoutube.com/watch?v=8VyYEuK0gvw

Beyond Business: Community Perspectives in

Chinatown

Production: Erik Blair, Paula LeytonYouTube: Erik Blair, Beyond Business Chinatownyoutube.com/watch?v=qbni7oSfOi4

Jasper Place Learning Scenarios

Production: Anne Stevenson, Mark Pickersgill, Susan MilleyVimeo: Adjacent Media, Jasper Place – Area Redevelopment Plan – Learning Scenariosvimeo.com/21144722

The Language of Planning: Communication and

Indigenous Community Planning

Production: Juliet Van Vliet


problem-solving or analytical tool, but video’s dramatic and documentary strengths seem to pull its use to these other roles.

In some planning projects, video itself is part of the process. Community members are taught the basics of video production and the exercise is to shoot and edit a video. Subject matter varies, ranging from overt planning discussions to personal stories, and the video is shown to the larger community as part of the overall community engagement process.

Video and StorytellingVideo is a non-traditional medium in planning practice, but one enthusiastically embraced by the public at large, as at-tested by the popularity of websites such as YouTube. Not only is watching video a commonplace activity, but making video is nearly as common. A brief tour of YouTube, Vimeo, and other video posting sites suggests that video has offered the average person a powerful way to tell a story that is important to them, and the sites have provided a highly successful means to share that story with a broad community of viewers.

We like stories--hearing them and telling them. A good story holds our attention, allows us to learn through others’ experi-

our own story, we are the experts of our unique experience, yet

makes storytelling an important site of community building, where democratic dialogue begins and participatory planning comes within reach.

If storytelling is a persuasive way to engage community, it is made even more powerful through video. The ability of the medium to integrate moving images, still images, sound, and

a video may imply an issue or discuss it directly, document a happening or encourage involvement, ask questions or seek catharsis, or all of the above. Also, in its digital form, video may be shared with a potentially unlimited audience who can view it on demand. These attributes make video an incredibly

Approaching Open Dialogue

open dialogue. Video used in a planning context (indeed, most contexts) is scripted and edited, which means that someone holds control over the message. This imbues planners (and

Planners Talk About Planning Videos-

ference, a call for digital media brought video submis-sions from across Canada and abroad to four video screening sessions at Infuse 2013. The video screening sessions, called Peer Productions, featured short videos made in a planning context and used in a great variety of ways. Together with a morning documentary series, a key conference session (“Engaging Video: The Success-es and Failures of Video in Planning Processes”), and a public screening event showing Vancouver’s history

sought to increase planners’ digital literacy and spot-light interesting examples of the tool in action.

-rated the Peer Productions sessions, described the orga-nizers’ goals for the sessions:

“We wanted to start a conversation about the ways that

planners are using, engaging with and experiencing

video in practice, as well as to showcase and celebrate

video in planning practice. The opportunity to view and

interact with a diverse and robust collection of digital

media is quite new to planning. To date, very few fo-

rums (or platforms) exist to present or showcase such a

unique or specialized body of work. The ability to learn

from and generate discussion around video and digital

media is going be fundamental in moving forward, as

these practices will continue to grow and inform the

way planning, communication, and our everyday lives

proceed. In that context I believe that it is important to

celebrate and learn from the incredible and innovative

video work being done by planners, for planners, and

with planners from around the world.”

Peer Productions was brought to Infuse 2013 by the conference’s Cultural and Social Committee, Mark Pick-ersgill (video coordination and co-curation), and Jes-sica Hallenbeck (co-curation).

“Engaging Video” session presenters were Jessica Hal-lenbeck, Thor Larson, and Aviva Savelson.

Cinema Vancouver was produced by Mark Pickersgill, Karla Kloepper, Diana Leung, and Andrea Winkler, and featured guest speakers John Atkin and Shirley Chan.

Thank you to these hardworking professionals and the session participants who shared their work, ideas, and


Role of Video (cont’d)

Individual Award for Leadership in Advocacy & Innovation

that are accurate, honest, and sensitive to marginalized voices. As well, the medium isn’t directly interactive in the sense of

-much like a book--is arguably a static piece of history.

dialogue when it draws community members to the table by asking for participation in a broader planning process, and also when it highlights community members’ voices--particu-larly those voices that are not usually heard.

Video offers truly open dialogue when community members make their own videos to support a planning process, tell-ing the stories that are important to them, in the way that resonates most strongly for them. This is video as a commu-

experience and building planning literacy, a video-based en-

stories creates a deeply engaged community. Stories told by the people who experienced them are often much more potent than those told secondhand, and when framed in a way useful for policy development can be the seeds of change.


Practical Matters-

liverables, supporting open dialogue through video in every planning process is not going to happen any time soon. Using video won’t always be possible, and even if it were, the tool

-cessful use requires matching its strengths to the needs of the project and expectations of the community.

Some proponents of video suggest that it works well to help secure project support. The ability of video to convey emotion may convince viewers of a need or issue that requires project funding, in-kind support, or other partnerships.

Video, ultimately, is a communication tool, sharing with other communication tools the need for strategy. If video is selected for use in a community engagement project, answering a few key questions ahead of time will encourage success. Who is the audience for this video? What is the intent of the video (to document, explain, inspire, call to action)? What is the mes-sage? As a project deliverable, as well as part of a comprehen-sive communication strategy, video must be well integrated with other project and communication components.

Shana Johnstone is an accredited Landscape Architect, professional edi-

tor and the principal of Uncover Editorial + Designuncovereditorial.ca

The Award for Leadership in Advocacy & Innovation recognizes the efforts of -

ing leadership, tenacity and advocacy on planning issues in their community, provincially, or more broadly. The award honours the advocates, and the game-changers whose persistence and innovation contribute to the ongoing success of PIBC and the planning profession.

Robyn Wark MCIP, RPP is the 2013 recipient of the PIBC Award for Leadership in Advocacy & Innovation in low carbon community planning. Robyn has over 20 years of professional planning experience in the private sector with the West-land Resource Group in Victoria; the municipal sector with the City of Burnaby; and with the Crown Corporation sector with BC Hydro. In addition, Robyn also

-tion Program and at the Royal Roads University (1999-current).

From left: Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP, Robyn Wark MCIP, RPP. (continued next page)

Role of Video (cont’d)

Robyn Wark is the Team Lead on BC Hydro’s Sustainable Communities Pro-gram, and her work in Low Carbon Com-munity Planning has been recognized by FCM, CIP and PIBC. Robyn Wark has also authored and collaborated on nu-merous reports and publications includ-ing BC Hydro’s Sustainable Communi-ties Program. Robyn has demonstrated outstanding leadership and tenacity, re-sponding to requests from planners and other municipal staff to assist their local governments in doing things better; as-sisting planning consultants in funding their research and special projects; and driving innovation and creativity within the planning profession.

Robyn Wark was instrumental in devel-oping the BC Hydro Decision Theatre, a large space equipped with the newest im-aging technologies that allow people to

immense themselves in visualizations on a wrap-around screen, use touch-screen tables and video conference. Users are also able to model and visualize future sustainability, including how climate change, growth and development pat-terns and energy consumption patterns will transform the way cities and rural communities look. It is a fantastic tool that planners can use in collaborative decision-making processes.

Robyn Wark is a demonstrated strong consensus builder and equally impor-tant, believes in what she is doing. All of these aspects have come into play in taking on the innovative role she has with BC Hydro and in her efforts, and success, in collaborating with munici-palities more broadly in being a leader and innovator of energy conservation.

Robyn Wark is best summarized by one of her nominators as a professional planner who has “steadfastly been at the forefront of innovation; while pro-actively navigating through the revolv-ing dynamics, between and within, all

through incentives or regulations; they attempt to capture and preserve the look, feel and ambience of rural life. This project highlights some of the plan-ning considerations that communities in rural BC are facing and will potentially stimulate dialogue and new thinking as to how development can be done dif-ferently in rural areas. This document will likely become a handy reference for many rural communities throughout BC.

Author: BC Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural DevelopmentPartner: West Coast Environmental Law

Preparing for Climate Change is an im-pressive practical guide that takes the reader through the concept of climate change for local governments and on to detailed implementation of various adaption strategies. It canvasses the planning tool box from regional growth

-velopment permit controls to illustrate how climate change adaption can be translated into action. Beyond planning and land use control, it addresses dis-parate topics such as local government asset management, civic building poli-cies, animal control, and air quality and

levels of government, Crown and pri-

“never-give-up” approach brings a rare and unique vibe to planning practice”.

Research & New Directions in Planning

Author: Regional District of NanaimoPartner: Island Planning Services

The Regional District of Nanaimo’s Al-

ternative Forms of Rural Development project grew out of a context where large lot subdivisions were putting at risk some of the economic and environmental ob-jectives of rural areas in the region. The study presents a series of strategies and options for development that illustrate how through design, rural character can be preserved; networks of open space can be created; green infrastructure protected, while still allowing residen-tial development. The alternative forms of development were adapted to a rural BC context and tested with the public through a community feedback process. They provide a suite of options that can be used for implementing rural residen-tial development that is more sustainable and better protects rural values.

While the approaches include ideas for clustering development; transferring density; and development performance

From left: Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP, Cathy LeBlanc MCIP, RPP, Deborah Carlson.


From left: Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP, Bev Suderman MCIP, RPP, Paul Thompson MCIP, RPP,

Regional District of Nanaimo.

Awards (cont’d)

common concerns facing BC communi-ties, and provides a checklist for local government adaption strategies.

The subtitle of Preparing for Climate

Change is “An Implementation Guide for Local Governments in British Columbia “. The text is clear and easy to follow,

-sues facing local governments. The or-ganization of the Guide is simple and straight forward. This award recognizes that West Coast Environment Law and its sponsors have provided an invalu-able tool for B.C. Planners.

Excellence in Planning Practice (City & Urban Areas)

Author: City of New WestminsterPartner: The Child Care Strategy Task Force

which surrounded IR#3.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was prepared with the First Na-tion, Aboriginal and Northern Develop-ment Canada and Parks Canada. For-mally signed in 2003, the MOU set in motion the transfer of 84 hectares of

Reserve to IR No 3.

David Nairne + Associates were en--

velop a plan that would expand the community and make it more sustain-able by achieving a balance between ecological integrity and social and eco-nomic vitality.

At full build out, Ty-Histanis will in-clude 162 residential lots and up to 215 housing units. The community includes a mix of land uses based around a com-munity core that are within walking distance for 90% of the dwellings. The community has preserved ecologically sensitive lands while providing access to the sea and forest for traditional food sources. High energy buildings and a community energy system are another hallmark of this award win-ning development.

The City of New Westminster Child Care

Strategy Implementation documents the City of New Westminster‘s recognition, reasoning and implementation of how its planning policies and land use regu-lations could be altered to provide and remove barriers to the provision of child care facilities in the City’s neighbour-hoods. In addition, the project details the land use changes and variances that fostered a regulatory land use scheme

The report details the implementation of -

sequent analysis of surprisingly positive results over a period of three years. The project was a focused, manageable and practical example of successful proactive planning, moving towards inclusive com-munities and neighbourhoods. This ini-tiative of New Westminster also provided a clear example of planners moving out into the childcare community and engag-ing advocates and other professionals in the community to create winning condi-tions for families and children.

Excellence in Planning Practice (Small Town & Rural Areas)

Author: David Nairne + AssociatesPartners: Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, CMHC, AANDC, NRCan

The Ty-Histanis Neighbourhood is a new complete community built adja-cent to the existing Esowista Indian Reserve #3 (home of the Tla-o-qui-aht

This neighbourhood represents decades of work by the local First Nation to ad-

members turned away from housing due to an inability to expand their

early 1970s with the establishment of

From Left: Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP, John Stark MCIP, RPP, Senior Social Planner

(New Westminster Tourism Strategy).

From left: Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP, Kathryn Nairne MCIP, RPP, Heather Shay MCIP, RPP.


Awards (cont’d)

Author: Town of Sidney

In 2010, staff from the Town of Sidney undertook an in-house update of its 10 year old zoning bylaw with the inten-tion of a complete rewrite on the heels

-ty Plan (OCP-2007) and Downtown Lo-cal Area Plan (LAP – 2009). The zoning bylaw was adopted June 2012 and has been warmly received by Council, staff and local residents.

The zoning bylaw is a great example of the new breed of zoning bylaws that are being created across the province. In preparing the bylaw, staff took the perspective of the user in mind and the

to navigate.

-cess for members of the public to better understand the provisions that regulate the use, size, height, density and location of buildings within the Town of Sidney.

The zoning bylaw captures the vision of the OCP, downtown plan and Strategic Plan by elevating urban design and creat-ing a denser more walkable town centre.

highlighting the importance of pub-lic space for people to gather, inter-act, sojourn and enjoydrawing the links between transpor-tation planning, land use and engi-neering

Transportation 2040 links transporta-tion, not just to mobility, but to public health, safety, accessibility, vibrant and resilient communities, and environmen-tal wellbeing. Vancouver has continued to pioneer urbanism and transportation approaches that other cities may consid-er adapting in meeting their own goals.

Author: City of Victoria

The City of Victoria’s OCP is innovative in terms of its content and its process. Shaped by input from more than 6,000 citizens, the plan brings forward a more current and sustainable approach

community’s desire for walkable neigh-bourhoods, a vibrant downtown core, and areas of unique character and sense of place.

Some of the innovative engagement tools included: reaching out to youth through a high school assembly led by the Mayor, neighbourhood walking

The document is an excellent template for other communities across the Prov-ince that are interested in updating their zoning bylaw.

Excellence in Policy Planning (City & Urban Areas)

Author: City of Vancouver

The City of Vancouver recently complet-ed Transportation 2040, an update to its citywide transportation plan. Transpor-tation 2040 builds upon its previous plan, which committed the City to not expanding road space despite a grow-ing population and workforce. The key long-term goals of Transportation 2040 are to increase the mode share of travel by walking, cycling and transit to at least two-thirds of all trips from approx-imately 44% today; and work toward

this Plan, the City of Vancouver lays out aggressive targets and strategies that are ahead of many of its Canadian peers.

Some of the highlights include:

the development of rigorous criteria for cycling for “all ages and abilities”promoting walking by providing more rain shelters

From left: Cameron Scott MCIP, RPP, Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP, Mark Hornell MCIP, RPP, Helen Cain MCIP, RPP, Kristina Bouris MCIP, RPP, Adriana McMullen, Jesse Dill, Deborah Day MCIP, RPP.

From left: Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP, Councillor Mervyn Lougher-Goodey, Town of Sid-ney, Robin Pallett, Planner, Corporation of Delta,

Corey Newcomb, Planner, Town of Sidney. The two planners are Candidate members.

From left: Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP, Paul Krueger, Steve Brown, Mike Anderson MCIP, RPP,

Jerry Dobrovolny


Awards (cont’d)

tours, in-class essays and community survey kiosks at the high school; a feast with local First Nations; and engaging

hard-to-reach groups. One of the tools used to reach these groups was Commu-nity Circles, where citizens gathered in their own groups to discuss OCP topics. The groups were provided a food vouch-er to support the cause.

The OCP’s approach to land manage-ment is based on different types of “ur-ban places”, with designations related to the mix of land use, development density and built form. The citywide plan is based around walkability and developing an ap-proach to prioritize local areas for plan-ning. Victoria’s new plan also includes

sustainability policies laid out in the OCP.

Excellence in Policy Planning (Small Town & Rural Areas)

Author: Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD)Partner(s): Cowichan Tribes

Electoral Area D – Cowichan Bay fea-tures one of the world’s most biologi-cally diverse estuaries, prime agricultur-al land, rich First Nations and maritime heritage, and a host of special places and unique neighbourhoods. It is also

pressure and associated physical and socio-economic challenges.

The OCP process incorporated innova-tive communications and consultation tools including live-polling, graphic facilitation, and the use of billboards at strategic locations within the com-munity. The OCP Steering Committee included representation from Cowichan Tribes throughout the OCP process, bringing First Nations cultural perspec-tives to the fore.

The OCP is comprehensive yet easy to read and navigate, creative in its use of Development Permits, and achieves a balance of protecting resources and val-ues while planning for future growth. One of its unique components is de-velopment permit area guidelines for rainwater management; these are two-tiered, with distinct requirements for larger and smaller parcels of land.

Author: Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA)

Embracing Our Potential is a compre-hensive 10-year regional tourism strat-egy that was facilitated by a planner over an intensive 18-month period, and led by the Thompson Okanagan Tour-ism Association (TOTA). The process used multiple engagement techniques and involved 3,200 stakeholders and numerous partners in industry, govern-ment and communities in a collabora-tive process of identifying goals, priori-ties and initiatives to grow the region’s tourism industry.

The strategy aims to maximize the value of tourism to the region’s econ-omy, overcome seasonality by extend-ing the tourism season, ensure that

throughout the region, and foster three-per-cent annual growth in tour-ism revenue. The highly graphic report and video draw on leading-edge tour-ism data offered by the Canadian Tour-ism Commission’s “Explorer Quotient” (EQ) research-based tourism market-

the Thompson Okanagan’s most likely types of potential visitors, including their social values, travel preferences, and countries of origin.

The Regional Tourism Strategy in-cludes a commitment to developing a ‘Charter for Sustainability’. The plan-ning process highlighted the impor-tance of strengthening the tourism economy while adopting an approach that is in harmony with and respect-ful of the region’s natural and cultural heritage.

From left: Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP, Ann Kjerulf MCIP, RPP.

From left: Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP, Jennifer Houlibeque, Glenn Mandziuk MCIP, RPP.

Awards (cont’d)

2013 AGM Notesby Dave Crossley, PIBC Executive Director

July 2013The Institute’s 2013 Annual General Meet-ing was held on Tuesday July 9, 2013 at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver.

Welcome & IntroductionsPIBC President Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP presided over the AGM and welcomed members and guests. PIBC Council members and guests were in-troduced. Balloting for the Council elections was declared closed, and two scrutineers were appointed to assist and oversee the counting of the ballots.

Copies of the Institute’s 2012 Annual Report and Minutes from the 2012 AGM were distributed, and are available on the Institute’s website.

2012 Annual Report of Council & CommitteesPIBC President Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP presented highlights from the 2012 Annual Report on behalf of PIBC Council and the Institute’s various commit-tees. Key sections of the report included:

The President’s ReportThe Administration ReportThe CIP Representative ReportThe Communications Committee Report

The Education Committee ReportThe Membership Committee ReportThe Professional Practice Review Committee ReportThe Secretary-Treasurer’s Report

2012 Audited Financial Statements & Appointment of AuditorsSecretary-Treasurer Dan Huang MCIP, RPP presented the audited Financial

was noted that the Institute maintained

healthy net surplus earned in 2012.

The Institute’s auditors—Loewen Kruse Chartered Accounts—were reappointed as auditors for the current year.

Election of 2013-2015 PIBC CouncilLindsay Chase MCIP, RPP, acting on behalf of the Secretary-Treasurer, over-saw the balloting for the PIBC Council elections, and reported that the follow-ing members had been elected to PIBC Council for the 2013-2015 term:

President-Elect: Dan Huang MCIP, RPP (by acclamation)

Council Members: Iain Bourhill MCIP,

RPP, Lui Carvello MCIP, RPP, Jennifer Hill MCIP, RPP, Carole Jolly MCIP, RPP, Lisa Krebs MCIP, RPP, Andrew Ramlo MCIP, RPP, Gwendolyn Sewell MCIP, RPP, Pam Shaw MCIP, RPP

Candidate Member Rep: Sarah Crawford

It was also noted that incoming President

automatically for the 2013-2015 term.

Other BusinessPresident Joan Chess Woollacott MCIP, RPP reminded members to look forward to the 2014 annual conference—the 2014 BC Land Summit in Vancouver next year.

Education Committee Chair Pam Shaw MCIP, RPP noted that a new Master in Community Planning program had been approved at Vancouver Island University.

Thanks were expressed to the many mem-bers who volunteer on Council, commit-tees and in other roles on behalf of the Institute. Newly elected members of the 2013 – 2015 Council were also recognized.

Annual ReportCopies of the complete 2012 Annual Re-port and audited Financial Statements are available online www.pibc.bc.ca/content/agm-council-elections.

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May 2013On May 24th, 2013 the PIBC Council met

meeting of the 2011-2013 Council.

CIP ReportLindsay Chase MCIP, RPP reported on activities at CIP, including newly en-acted federal legislation for national not

potential changes at CIP and other re-lated governance matters including pos-sible adjustments to the composition of CIP national council.

President’s ReportJoan Chess-Woollacott MCIP, RPP re-ported on her recent activities, includ-ing work on the Nominating Commit-tee seeking candidates for the upcoming PIBC Council elections.

Education CommitteePam Shaw MCIP, RPP reported on the activities of the Education Committee, including exploring the possibility of hosting an “Infusium” at the PIBC-CIP Annual Conference regarding Continu-ous Professional Learning (CPL), pos-sible development of a webinar, and the development of a new Masters program in planning at Vancouver Island Univer-sity (VIU).

Membership CommitteeEmilie Adin MCIP, RPP noted that the Membership Committee met in person on May 10th, in Vancouver, and had a good discussion regarding the new membership standards and processes, new roles and responsibilities, and work on the possible selection of nominees for Honourary Membership.

Council approved the admission of a number of new members, and a number of membership transfers and changes.

Communications CommitteeAlison McNeil MCIP, RPP and Dear Manityakul reported on Communica-tions Committee activities including the

-tions consultants engaged to assist in the development of communications strategies and tools.

Other CommitteesNominating Committee: Joan Chess-

-nal report of the Nominating Committee and list of candidates nominated for the upcoming PIBC Council elections had been submitted.

FinancesSecretary-Treasurer Dan Huang MCIP, RPP presented, and Council approved,

-cial statements for 2012. Council also received the audit letter from the Insti-tute’s auditors. Council recommended to the membership the appointment of

-cal year.

Council also received the Institute’s -

ments for 2013.

Administration:Executive Director, Dave Crossley, re-ported on ongoing and key activities at

Student AffairsUNBC: It was reported that ideas were being developed for a 2013 World Town

PIBC Council Notesby Dave Crossley, Executive Director

Planning Day event in November.

SFU: It was reported that SFU REM stu-dent elections were held recently, and that ideas for future student events were being discussed over the summer.

Local Chapter ReportsFraser Valley: The Chapter’s annual re-port was reviewed and Council approved receipt of the report and the release of the Chapter’s 2013 annual seed funding.

Conferences and Events-

es of preparation for the joint CIP-PIBC Annual Conference—INFUSE Vancou-ver 2013—was underway. Council also discussed and nominated a suggested recipient for the 2013 CIP “Vision in Planning” award, to be given out at the conference.

2014 BC Land Summit: It was reported that work was under way for next year’s annual conference—the 2014 BC Land Summit. A shortlist of keynote speakers had been developed, and program de-velopment work continued.

2015: Council discussed potential op-tions and opportunities for the 2015 annual conference, including possible collaboration with other organizations.

It was noted the next regular Council meeting would be held with the new Council following the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on July 9th, 2013 in Vancouver.

Membership Committee ReportCongratulations and welcome to all the new PIBC Members!

May 24, 2013At its meeting of May 24, 2013, it was recommended and approved that Council admit the following individuals to membership in the Institute in the appropriate categories as noted:

Karin AlbertKurt Alberts (Reinstate)Patricia BellHope Burns (Reinstate)Diana Butler (Reinstate)Lesley CabottWilliam Patrick CoatesDiana CollicuttDouglas DeMarzoAlison GarnettChristopher GowerJeffrey Michael HammCarl JohannsenTara LindsayGina MacKaySawngjai (Dear) Manityakul

Sean MarkeySandi MunroJennifer NatlandDavid Grant SmithTodd Romaine (Transfer from APPI)Jason SmithJohn StarkJudith WalkerDanyta Welch

CandidateSabrina Lau Texier (Transfer from CIP-Int’l)Juliet Van Vliet

RetiredKeith Miller

Pre-CandidateLaurel CowanErin MacGregorAlli MorrisonNeil Spicer

StudentLarissa ArdisRebecca AugustynBoaz Mike Dror (Transfer from OPPI)Michael FriesenImelda Nurwisah (Joint with OPPI)

Public SubscriberMilan FrancistyBritney Quail

It was further recommended and approved that Council approve and/or acknowledge the following membership transfers and changes in membership status for the following individuals as noted:

Ken Calbick From Candidate To Member on LeaveAlison Garnett From Candidate To Member on LeaveRoy Neilson From Candidate To Member on LeaveShahista Shaikh From Candidate To Member on Leave

Vanessa Kay From Member on Leave To CandidateEmma Taylor From Member on Leave To CandidateNellie Chang ResignedCarla Connolly ResignedRyan Del Casale ResignedKathryn Holm DeceasedMichaelle Huang ResignedStuart Johnson ResignedChristopher Joseph ResignedAmanda MacNeil ResignedRose Maghsoudi ResignedDevon Miller ResignedAlisha Mody ResignedTimothy O’Brien ResignedWanli Ou ResignedJonathan Paczkowski ResignedLyana Patrick ResignedV. Setty Pendakur ResignedYaheli Klein ResignedMeredith Seeton ResignedElizabeth Sutton ResignedLana Taves ResignedOrland Wilkerson Resigned (continued next page)

Membership Renewals & RemovalsMay 24, 2013

their membership in the Institute for the current year (2013) and in accordance with the Institute’s bylaws ceased to be members effective as of May 31, 2013:

Dwayne DrobotMitchell EdgarRobert Hobson (On Leave)Lisa PedriniDayle RetiJonathan TinneyTamara Wallace

CandidateCamellia BhattiOwen BloorEmory DavidgeJennifer EldredDexter HirabeJasmindra JawandaFarzine MacRae

Ian PonsfordMark SeinenLuke TurriCory WelchDarlene WhitingSteve Wong

In addition a total of 12 Student members and 2 Public Subscribers did not renew their membership in the Institute for the current year (2013) and also ceased to be members.

The following individuals exceeded the prescribed time limits for their respective membership category, and in accordance with the Institute’s bylaws ceased to be members of the Institute effective, retroactively, as of December 31, 2012:

CandidateJeffrey GogolThomas Lancaster

Membership (cont’d)

July 26, 2013At its meeting of July 26, 2013, it was recommended and approved that Council admit the following individuals to membership in the Institute in the appropriate categories as noted:

Michelle BabiukRandy ClevelandJesse DillGraeme DimmickNancy Dubé (Transfer from OUQ)Matthew Gunn

Dylan HoulihanKenna JonkmanCaroline LamontPatrick McCormickR.J. McCullochRichard NeufeldRyan Smith

It was further recommended and approved that Council approve and/or acknowledge the following membership transfers and changes in membership status for the following individuals as noted:

Patrick Ward From Candidate To Member on Leave

Roy Neilson From Member on Leave To Candidate

CandidateKali FlickPre-Candidate:Aja Philp

StudentNicholas Danford (Transfer from OPPI)

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