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WELCOME MESSAGE 3APPI COUNCIL 3MESSAGE FROM THE CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS 4CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 4VENUE MAP 5SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE 6 - 7

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We are the face of the planning profession within Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. We serve the public interest by providing regulation, advocacy, promotion, and services for our members.

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APPI COUNCIL

WELCOME TO THE 2016 APPI ANNUAL CONFERENCE!I would like to welcome all conference delegates to the iconic Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge in magnificent Jasper National Park. Thank you all for attending our conference and bringing your energy to our gathering.

A very special thanks goes out to our dedicated Conference Committee and in particular the Conference Co-Chairs, Janel Smith-Duguid and Shree Shinde, for their tireless efforts. They have ensured that our professional learning needs are met, while allowing us the space and time to enjoy and benefit from each other’s company through social and networking opportunities.

This year’s theme, Meeting Change, is in alignment with our day to day work. Planners, by virtue of planning, pave the path for change. Our land use plans incorporate feedback from different disciplines to manage change, our consultation sessions with stakeholders collect information to inform change and our policy documents set out the framework for future changes.

It has been a challenging year for most of us. Change has come unexpectedly in the north with forest fires, the current economic climate has slowed some construction projects from our usual breakneck pace but conversely many planners report increases in smaller applications and more consultation events as we reach out to our communities. Change is not the same for everyone across the board and is not experienced at the same time. While change is challenging, it should be embraced for the opportunities that it creates.

As planners and creators of place, you have the vision, the knowledge, the wherewithal and the experience to help pave our way into the future. Over the next few days, you will participate in a variety of sessions, thought provoking events and stimulating social gatherings that will help you contemplate changes in your world. I encourage you to be open at learn, discuss, and boldly meet change.

I look forward to the opportunity to engage with you one on one during the conference. If you are new to APPI and our conference, I would like to personally invite you to the First Timer’s Reception, hosted by APPI Council.

Warmest Regards,

Misty Sklar RPP, MCIP APPI President

Misty Sklar RPP, MCIP, PresidentErin O’Neill RPP, MCIP, President ElectMac Hickley RPP, MCIP, SecretaryJon Dziadyk RPP, MCIP, TreasurerKen Melanson RPP, MCIP, CouncillorJean Ehlers, Councillor

Jamie Doyle RPP, MCIP, CouncillorTasha Elliott RPP, MCIP, CouncillorLinda Wood Edwards, APPI Public MemberMaryJane Alanko, Executive DirectorVicki Hackl, Office ManagerDana Gusse, Executive Administrator


MESSAGE FROM THE CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRSCanada’s west has endured a variety of changes in recent years. Economically, politically, demographically, technologically, environmentally – we are immersed in our evolution. We have been and will be confronting, embracing, and addressing an unfolding political landscape, economic challenges, climate change, technical advancements, and immigrant influx and cultural diversification. Not only that, the planning frameworks for Alberta are also undergoing transformations. Whether addressing emergent opportunities or delivering transformation, new challenges and creative solutions provide important platforms for actively sharing and embracing the changes around us. At the 2016 APPI Conference we gather with the great minds of the planning profession to learn, discuss, and boldly meet change.

Conference Co-Chairs,

Janel Smith-Duguid RPP, MCIP Shree Shinde RPP, MCIP

City of Fort Saskatchewan WSP|MMM Group

CONFERENCE COMMITTEEWe wish to acknowledge and thank the 2016 Conference Committee for their vision, energy, dedication and hard work planning Meeting Change.

Janel Smith-Duguid RPP, MCIP Co- chairShree Shinde RPP, MCIP Co-chairJessica AndersonDan Godin RPP, MCIP

Connor SmithCourtney StengelWayne Shanks RPP, MCIP

Laine Watson RPP, MCIP

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Great Hall

Exhibitors

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8:00 am - 3:00 pm | LOBBY

Registration

9:00 am - 10:00 am | BEAUVERT Light Buffet Breakfast

10:00 am - 10:15 am | BEAUVERT

Welcoming Remarks Conference Co-Chairs and APPI President


Keynote Speaker – David MillerThe Modern Green Economy & Climate Change

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | BEAUVERT Light Buffet Lunch

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm | PYRAMID, LOWER LEVEL

1A Design Studio – Workshop with Michael von Hausen RPP, FCIP

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm | MARY SCHAFFER AB

1B Planning Law – Brownlee LLP

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | MARY SCHAFFER C

1C Urban Design Game

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | GREAT HALL

Refreshment Break


1D Negotiating with the Neighbours: From Body Armour & Blockades to Common Cause

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | MILLIGAN MANOR

APPI First Timers’ Welcome Reception

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | TREFOIL LAKE CAMPSITE

Conference Welcome and Campsite Dinner

7:00 am | LOBBY

Walk around the lake!

7:30 am - 4:30 pm | LOBBY Registration Desk

8:00 am - 5:30 pm | GREAT HALL

Exhibits


Hot Breakfast Buffet


Plenary – Dennis Cuku The Mosaic Centre: A Case Study on Alberta’s Building of The Future

10:00 am - 10:30 am | GREAT HALL

Refreshment Break

10:30 am - 11:30 am | MARY SCHAFFER AB

2A Transforming business as usual through development charges

10:30 am - 11:30 am | MARY SCHAFFER C

2B Rebooting public transit in a small Alberta City

10:30 am - 11:30 am | PYRAMID, LOWER LEVEL

2C Engagement strategies for modernizing a zoning bylaw

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm | BEAUVERT

APPI Planning Awards of Excellence Presentation and Luncheon

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | THE PALISADES CENTRE

Tour The Palisades Stewardship Education Centre

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 MONDAY, OCTOBER 3

CHECK OUT THE EXHIBITS LOCATED IN THE GREAT HALL MONDAY 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM & TUESDAY 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM

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Sessions 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm


3A Women in Planning: Managing Career, Life & Legacy


3B Tools for Watershed Resiliency: Supporting Albertans in Stepping Back from the Water


3C Indigenous/Municipal Engagement – Fostering New Relationships in Planning

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm | GREAT HALL Refreshment Break



4A A Threshold of Responsibility in Community Engagement


4B Making Change Happen. Have You Got What “It” Really Takes?


4C Rebuilding and Rebranding – Changing Perceptions of a Place


Gala Reception


Banquet and Entertainment

Join us at O’Shea’s Pub in the Atha-B after the banquet. Shuttle bus available from 9:45pm to 12:00am.

8:00 am - 11:00 am | LOBBY Registration


Exhibits




CIP Message from the President

9:00 am - 10:00 am | MARY SCHAFER C

5B From Devastation to Renewal – Hamlet of Bragg Creek Revitalization Plan

9:00 am - 10:00 am | MARY SCHAFER AB

5C The Suite Hereafter: Changes to make secondary suites a reality

10:00 am - 10:30 am | GREAT HALL Refreshment Break


Closing Plenary – Gary Willson and Doug Leighton Promoting Planning: A Call to Action

11:30 am - 11: 45 am

Closing Remarks Conference Co-Chairs

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4


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8:00 am - 3:00 pm | LOBBY

Registration


Light Buffet Breakfast


Welcoming Remarks Conference Co-Chairs Janel Smith-Duguid, Shree Shinde, with the APPI President, Misty Sklar RPP, MCIP


Keynote Speaker – David MillerThe Modern Green Economy & Climate ChangePresident & CEO, WWF Canada & 63rd Mayor of Toronto. David Miller is President and CEO of World Wildlife Fund – Canada, Canada’s foremost conservation organization. He was Mayor of Toronto from 2003 to 2010 and Chair of the influential C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group from 2008 - 2010. David Miller is an adjunct Professor at York University and a member of the Board of Governors for Centennial College. Learning Units: 1.5


Light Buffet Lunch


1A Design Studio – “Growing In and Growing Up” Strategies for Infill in Urban and Rural Municipalities Workshop This interactive and dynamic workshop will examine the “inward” growth potential of rural counties and urban cities. It will also examine responsible growth forms and types at their edges. The necessity for optimizing existing

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2infrastructure, developing compact forms, and reducing our carbon footprint has never been greater. This is the mission of our generation – to change urban form so it is resilient and healthy.

The format will be as follows: Participants will pick a topic of interest in one of the urban and rural topic areas. These urban and rural topic areas will be divided into hamlets, rural edge, infill , and cluster development for rural areas; and transit oriented development, downtown, infill and urban edge for urban areas. Lenore Mitchell of the City of St. Albert (urban) will then briefly present their internal and edge growth options followed by Peter Vana (rural) of Parkland County. Each specific topic table will have a hour discussion to develop break-through ideas recording in “pictographs” (essentially graphic diagrams that capture the concepts). The rural groups and the urban groups will then band together separately to choose the best ideas from rural and urban. Then each consolidated group will then present to the larger audience. The session will close with an overall discussion on the similarities and possible bridging ideas between rural and urban development. Come join us at the “Growing In and Growing Up” workshop. It is sure to be a lively discussion with some creative (and entertaining) graphic expressions! Learning Units: 3.5

PYRAMID, LOWER LEVEL

Michael von Hausen RPP, FCIP MVH Urban Planning & Design Inc.

Peter Vana RPP, MCIP

Lenore Mitchell RPP, MCIP

PROGRAM


1B Planning Law – Brownlee LLPThis format for this session will be three – one hour blocks – separated by 2 coffee breaks. Rather than there being one topic for the hill afternoon each one hour block would be unique. Two of the time blocks will have a set topic supported by a 7-8 page summary paper, a PowerPoint presentation, and an opportunity for questions and discussion. The remaining time block will be a Question / Answer Session that would address questions that have been submitted by APPI members in advance of the Conference. This third block would be more in the nature of a Bear Pit format.

The two topics will be Emerging forms of Development – Tiny Houses/Sea Can Homes and Amendments to the Municipal Government Act.

Questions received by the office will be answered in the Bear Pit session. Learning Units: 3.5

MARY SCHAFFER AB

Charlotte St. Dennis, Brownlee LLP


1C Urban Design GameEffective design of public and private buildings/spaces is essential to creating a unique sense of place. Various design decisions such as building massing, street frontage design, materials, number of entrances as well as the quality of architecture contribute to the overall character of the public realm. Before playing the game, Mr. Deshpande will provide a brief presentation outlining key urban design principles essential to

developing vibrant public places. Participants will be invited to work together and develop a vision for a hypothetical main street. The game is designed to provide an opportunity to planners to learn complex urban design issues through individual/group exercises involving block models, elevation drawings and group discussions. All designs will be evaluated though an interactive process.

No previous experience in drawing or urban design is necessary. If you like block games, want to draw or just want to discuss urban design in a fun setting, this game is for you! Learning Units: 1.5

MARY SCHAFFER C

Dnyanesh Deshpande RPP, MCIP

Principal at Green Space Alliance


Refreshment Break


1D Negotiating with the Neighbours: From Body Armour & Blockades to Common Cause Change is coming to the Municipal Government Act. Rumor has it that one of the forthcoming changes will be to make Intermunicipal Development Plans mandatory. This presentation will investigate IDPs as a valuable tool in the Planner’s toolbox. The requirements for and current status of a variety of IDPs across the province will be examined and a detailed look at the Red Deer County – City of Red Deer IDP will be used as a case study. Learning Units: 1.5

MARY SCHAFFER C

Gary Buchanan RPP, MCIP, OPUS Stewart WeirHarry Harker RPP, FCIP, University of Calgary

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5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | MILLIGAN MANOR

APPI First Timers’ Welcome ReceptionFirst time APPI conference delegates are invited to attend the First Timer’s Reception, hosted by the APPI Council. Mix and mingle with old friends and new colleagues. Let us formally welcome you!

6:30 - 9:30 pm | TREEFOIL LAKE CAMPSITE

Conference Welcome and Campsite DinnerKick off the conference with a barbeque and campfire!

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Milligan ManorJasper Park Lodge

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7:00 am | MEET IN LOBBY

Walk around the lake!

7:30 am - 4:30 pm | LOBBY

Registration Desk

8:00 am - 5:30 pm | GREAT HALL

Exhibits




Plenary – Dennis CukuThe Mosaic Centre: A Case Study on Alberta’s Building of The FutureNow complete, The Mosaic Centre for Conscious Community and Commerce stands proud in south Edmonton as the world’s most northerly net-zero office building and the crown jewel of Edmonton’s sustainability movement. In this presentation, Dennis will share all of the ingredients in the Mosaic Centre’s special (but not secret) recipe. Taking a planning and financial focus, he will discuss creative solutions – from leasing strategy to technology all the way to internal and external community integration. In addition, Dennis will address the physical, economic and social impacts the building had on the surrounding community. If successful, this presentation will leave you inspired to re-imagine what is possible in the built environment.

In 2007 Dennis co-founded Oil Country Engineering and the Mosaic Family of

Companies — a knowledge-worker collective designed to effect positive social change through business. Dennis is trained as a mechanical engineer and has expertise in drilling rigs and corporate culture design. Paradoxically, his passion lies in the arenas of human happiness and sustainable innovations. Dennis’ recent project, The Mosaic Centre for Conscious Community and Commerce, was completed in February 2015 and is the crown jewel of sustainable building in Edmonton, becoming the first Net Zero energy commercial office building in Alberta — an example of oil and gas abundance igniting innovative sustainable projects. He operates on the manifesto that Normal is Broken and has dedicated his work to enthusiastically abolishing status quo.


Refreshment Break

Sessions 10:30 am - 11:30 am

2A Transforming business as usual through development chargesBoth Calgary and Regina conducted extensive and transparent consultation processes to update their development charge policies to fairly allocate costs of growth-related capital infrastructure, and work towards achieving financial sustainability over the long term. At the intersection of land use, infrastructure and finance – the process of updating development charge policies has actually served as a catalyst to transform “business as usual” practices for each municipality in the

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3

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areas of policy development, stakeholder involvement, and long-term financial planning. Hear about how they did it, the lessons learned, and how you can apply them in your community. Learning Units: 1.0

MARY SCHAFFER AB

Lynda Cooke, Urban SystemsKathy Dietrich RPP, MCIP, City of CalgaryShanie Leugner, City of Regina

2B Rebooting public transit in a small Alberta CityPublic transit can open up a community to those who don’t drive, fight traffic congestion and help municipalities decrease their carbon footprint. In 2015, the City of Cold Lake launched a free public transit system to serve the residents of the community, however, this wasn’t the City’s first experience offering public transit. This presentation explores how lessons learned from the City’s previous transit experience, a strategy to “keep it simple”, and a bit of good fortune all came together in the launch of a successful new transit service. The presentation concludes with a summary of the lessons learned along the way that can assist other communities seeking to launch their own transit system. Learning Units: 1.0

MARY SCHAFFER C

Brad Schultz RPP, MCIP, City of Cold Lake

2C Engagement strategies for modernizing a zoning bylawMicrobreweries, urban agriculture, and marijuana dispensaries, which one is defined in Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw? Fixing regulations that result in boxy garage and garden suites, meeting community where they are with our engagement...meeting change is what Modernizing the Zoning Bylaw is all about! Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw was introduced in 2001, in the fifteen years passing; parts of

the bylaw have fallen out of step with citizen, industry, and Council’s expectations. To respond, the Development Services Branch has assembled a team of planners to carry out the Modernizing the Zoning Bylaw program.

This presentation will provide an overview of our engagement approach; which is varied and diverse, it includes using Jane’s Walks, interactive open houses, workshops, game boarding, small group meetings, establishing a Community Infill Panel, and using online surveys to broaden our engagement. We’ve embraced making use of new tools like 3D printing to build mockups to help everyone see the change. We will introduce a variety of Zoning Bylaw projects and match them with a discussion about the engagement approach used in each project. Learning Units: 1.0


Jeff Booth, City of Edmonton Colton Kirsop RPP, MCIP, City of Edmonton


APPI Planning Awards of Excellence Presentation and LuncheonEach year the Alberta Professional Planners Institute recognizes exemplary planning within the planning profession. Awards acknowledge meritorious plans and projects, undertaken in whole or in part by members of the Institute, that significantly contribute to the livability of communities in Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

PROGRAM


1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | THE PALISADES CENTRE

Tour The Palisades Stewardship Education Centre Park staff will give a guided tour of a cultural landscape, the historic Palisades Stewardship Education Centre. The Palisades Centre is a collection of historic buildings that began in the late 1800’s as a homestead. With a change in ownership in the 1930s, it became a ranch. Many of the buildings that were built at that time still exist today. In the early 1960s the Canadian Parks Service acquired the site and it became a training centre for employees of Parks Canada. More recently, the site is being transformed into a Stewardship Education Centre, hosting school groups and other organizations from Alberta and beyond. The site is located in a mixed grassland / aspen forest that is very characteristic of the montane ecoregion in Jasper and has a diversity of plants and animals. The area around the Palisades is also considered a cultural landscape and has a rich Indigenous history.

A bus will depart from the Jasper Park Lodge at 1:15pm and take registrants to the Palisades Centre.

A self guided hike will follow with the moderator at the Ole Fort Pointe. For those who do not wish to participate on the hike, the bus will drop you back off at the FJPL.


3A Women in Planning: Managing Career, Life & Legacy**This session is open to both women and those who work with women**

Canadian Business Magazine just ranked Urban Planning the #2 best job in Canada. The article reflected on the increasing competitive nature of planning and the variety of opportunities that continue to open up for planners and their unique skill set. However, following APPI’s 2015 Salary and Compensation survey it became obvious that there are differences in the advancement and compensation between men and women in the profession. This session will explore the opportunities and challenges related to the advancement of women in the profession. It will examine the development of competencies such as negotiating and financial acumen while touching on the difference of men and women in competitive environments. A combination of research, candid conversations and insights from both inside and outside of the planning profession will be presented. Participants will be engaged in brainstorming activities and group collaborations to have honest dialogue and help share ideas on where both individual and collective change is needed. Learning Units: 1.5

MARY SCHAFFER AB

Misty Sklar RPP, MCIP

City of Calgary and APPI President

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3

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Session 3B: Tools for Watershed Resiliency: Supporting Albertans in Stepping Back from the WaterStepping Back from the Water is a beneficial management practices guide for new development near water bodies in Alberta’s settled region. This guide focuses on the need to conserve the functions of riparian areas, and highlights recommendations for riparian setback widths and buffers. This presentation will focus on the toolkit, which is anticipated to improve the capacity of municipalities and counties in development decisions that support healthy watersheds and resilient landscapes. Findings from the assessment survey, demonstrated needs, tools for education and outreach, and decision-support templates will all be presented. Learning Units: 1.5

MARY SCHAFFER C

Eric Macknak, Alberta Environment and ParksJudy Stewart Yvette Thompson, Government of AlbertaJay White

3C Indigenous/Municipal Engagement – Fostering New Relationships in PlanningIn light of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Call to Action, the current provincial government commitment to building stronger relationships with Alberta’s Indigenous peoples and the federal government goal to implement the United Nations Declaration Rights of Indigenous Peoples, three Alberta municipalities (Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge) are forging new relationships and designing together new policy with neighbouring Indigenous communities. These cities and their planners are exploring and learning what it means to engage with Indigenous communities, and doing so through diverse initiatives such as traditional knowledge studies, heritage interpretation, and neighbourhood planning. Learning Units: 1.5


Aaron Aubin RPP, MCIP, Aubin Consulting Inc. Lisa Larson RPP, MCIP, City of EdmontonJill Sonego, City of Calgary


Refreshment Break

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3

PROGRAM



4A A Threshold of Responsibility in Community Engagement There has been an increasing focus on how communities are engaged in discussions of community building. As more and more of us live in urban areas, figuring out how to share ideas and make decisions is more important than ever. Increased media attention has focused on the role of engagement and its effectiveness in ensuring citizens have a voice in the future of their communities. These conversations are often difficult, but they are extremely important if we are to figure out how to build better communities. Most times, the only burden of responsibility discussed is on the organization that organizes an engagement process - often times, planners are at the forefront of these efforts. While there indeed is a great deal of responsibility on the organizer, we propose a consideration of a “threshold of responsibility” that needs to be considered where the role of the community is explored. This session will include a presentation by John Lewis, President of Intelligent Futures, and a discussion amongst planners from around Alberta about what a threshold of responsibility looks like in their communities. Learning Units: 1.0

MARY SCHAFFER AB

John Lewis RPP, MCIP, President of Intelligent Futures

4B Making Change Happen. Have You Got What “It” Really Takes?First, the “bad news”: 70% of all change initiatives fail. It’s a fact! And, 29% of all change initiatives are launched without any formal structure whatsoever. Those that lead change are often the worst culprits. They get embroiled in the technical aspects of change – whether it’s designing a new transit system, installing a new irrigation plant, or leading a business transformation – and often forget about the “human factor” influencing how real change happens, and sticks. So, what’s a planner going to do about it? As much as some people create complexity around the topic of leading change, the reality is creating, managing and leading change can be quite simple.

To prove the point, this high octane presentation outlines the compelling Rzultz “It Factor”TM model to lead change for the right results. The presentation also explains the science of brain mechanics causing good or bad reactions to change – and how to create calm - and lastly, it presents tips and techniques to create trust and improve collaboration to manage change more effectively. As a bonus, we will introduce five domains of people interactions that positively orchestrate the delivery of change information and interactions so that the change initiative is not subverted before it real change happens. Don’t miss out on this fast-paced, thought-provoking session. It will change your thinking; it will alter how you lead positive change Learning Units: 1.0

MARY SCHAFFER C

Pierre LebelPresident and Managing Partner RZULTZ Consulting

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4C Rebuilding and Rebranding – Changing Perceptions of a PlaceThis workshop will focus on plan implementation and changing the publics’ perceptions of a place by exploring the unprecedented transformation taking place in Edmonton’s Downtown and The Quarters Downtown, as well as some of the smaller scale transformations taking place at the neighbourhood level in a few of Edmonton’s strip malls. Place branding is a fairly new term that basically refers to how a location is marketed. Presenters will explore marketing methods and get attendees to think creatively about places in their municipalities that might be perceived to be unpleasant. This workshop will be delivered in three parts:

1) Brief background on The Quarters Downtown and Edmonton’s Corner Stores Project – what’s been done and what’s planned

2) Information on place branding principles and things that are being done to revitalize formerly fairly undesirable locations

3) Activity to think creatively and apply place branding principles and ideas being implemented to change perceptions to attendees’ locations of choice. Learning Units: 1.0


Tom Beck RPP, MCIP, City of EdmontonHeather Chisholm RPP, MCIP, City of Edmonton Braidon Reid, City of EdmontonLucas Sherwin, University of Alberta


Gala Reception


Banquet and EntertainmentThe Wardens

Banquet

Banquet Wine

PROGRAM

Join us at O’Shea’s Pub in the Atha-B after the banquet. Shuttle bus available from 9:45pm to 12:00am.


8:00 am - 11:00 am | LOBBY

Registration


Exhibits




CIP Message from the President Eleanor Mohammed RPP, MCIP

Sessions 9:00 am - 10:00 am

5B From Devastation to Renewal – Hamlet of Bragg Creek Revitalization PlanIn the summer of 2013, the Hamlet of Bragg Creek suffered major damage during one of the worst floods in Alberta’s history. The Hamlet core was underwater, trees were uprooted, roads and pathways were washed out, and servicing infrastructure was destroyed. The Recovery in the Hamlet of Bragg Creek has been particularly challenging and the community has struggled to restore its former charm even three years after the flood. To support the community’s efforts, the County initiated the Bragg Creek Revitalization Plan, an action orientated document that not only guides the flood recovery efforts, but also outlines a new vision for the Hamlet to reach its full potential. The team is excited to share with you all the changes that have happened and those that are still to come. Learning Units: 1.0

MARY SCHAFFER C

Ben Bailey, McElhanney Consulting ServicesJohnson Kwan RPP, MCIP, Rocky View CountyMichael von Hausen RPP, FCIP, MVH Urban Planning & Design Inc.Amy Zaluski RPP, MCIP, Rocky View County

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 45C The Suite Hereafter – Changes to make secondary suites a realityThe City of Calgary and its citizens have been involved in an increasingly polarized debate about the appropriateness of secondary suites in our communities. At this presentation, find out how Calgary has responded to conflicting pressures from communities and Council to crack down on unsafe and illegal suites but also to make suites more widely available and improve housing choice. We have used a “suite” of policy options and implementation tools to increase the profile of suite safety, and make safe secondary suites easier to develop. Learning Units: 1.0

MARY SCHAFFER AB

Cathy Ascroft RPP, MCIP, City of Calgary Cliff de Jong, City of Calgary


Refreshment Break


Closing Plenary – Gary Willson and Doug Leighton Promoting Planning: A Call to ActionWith a new government, an opportunity exists to promote the role of planners. Doug Leighton of Brookfield Residential and Gary Willson of GW Associates have recognized the opportunity and will inform conference attendants of the ongoing efforts in planning advocacy. Learning Units: 1.0

Gary Willson RPP, MCIP, GW AssociatesDoug Leighton RPP, MCIP, Brookfield Residential

11:30 am - 11: 45 am

Closing RemarksConference Co-Chairs Janel Smith-Duguid and Shree Shinde

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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES1A Design Studio

Lenore Mitchell RPP, MCIP Lenore completed a Master’s in Community and Regional Planning in 2004 from UBC. She is employed with the City of St. Albert. Her 22 years experience includes a wide range of planning topics including: development variances, rezoning, enforcement, assisting on two Official Community Plans (OCP), social planning, long range planning, current planning, writing area structure plans and amendments, Municipal Development Plan (MDP) amendments, infill and green field subdivisions, and a backyard hen pilot project terms of reference.Lenore mentors and coaches new planners and staff members to help them develop skill sets and confidence needed to do their jobs. She understands processes, legislations, and guides applicants through the system so that the job gets job done efficiently. She strives to be honesty, trustworthy, and fair.

What are you known for professionally? What do you have a knack for?

I am a go to person, and coach others to understand the various Act, Council & City policies, and processes.

At the end of your career, how do you want to be remembered?

Not interested in leaving a legacy, rather leave an impression of honesty and trust. People may not like working with me as I am a linear thinker, work behind the scene, and value my quiet time.

Where can we find you when you’re not working? What’s your favorite way to spend a weekend or a Sunday afternoon?

Traveling and wildlife encounters is what I like doing. I try to plan trips that have elements of nature, culture, and a new experience. Sweat

equity on home renovations and yard work consume the weekends. When time permits I do enjoy cooking ethnic food, making ice-cream, and baking bit size desserts.

Peter Vana RPP, MCIP

Peter is a community planner that enjoys working in the “Twilight Zone” of municipal planning, where urban meets rural, and where economic diversity, environmental stewardship and social responsibility are mutually inclusive. Peter is also passionate about working on multi-disciplinary teams that challenge conventional wisdoms to create better communities. Over the past 35 years Peter has worked for both urban and rural municipalities, and in the private sector. Peter is currently the General Manager of Development Services for Parkland County where he provides leadership to the departments of Planning and Development, Community Economic Diversification, Environment and Community Sustainability, and the Smart Parkland program.

What are you passionate about personally? What do you really enjoy?

Exploring medieval European cities, and understanding the history behind those cities and enjoying how they are utilized today.

What are you most passionate about professionally? What most excites you about your work & the contribution you can make?

The ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals to challenge conventional wisdoms in order to improve the way we develop our communities.

What projects have you worked with in the past that you are most proud of?

Advancing the concept and development of urban villages in the City of Kelowna;

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES


advancing the adoption of a science based land use approach to heavy industrial separation in Strathcona County; Advancing and building on the concept of Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods with a One Planet footprint while at Strathcona County; Advancing the utilization of Conservation by Design approach to country and rural residential development while at Strathcona County; Advancing the concept of community sustainability in the development of the Smart Parkland program while at Parkland County.

1C Urban Design Game

Dnyanesh Deshpande RPP, MCIP

Dnyanesh has a strong background in planning with experience in the City of Edmonton, Strathcona, and Toronto. He is one of the co-founders of an international consultancy firm Green Space Alliance (GSA) with offices in Edmonton, USA and India. We provide multi-disciplinary services in urban design, urban planning and landscape architecture. Dnyanesh is hopes to be remembered as a friendly team player with a positive attitude, an efficient service provider and a visionary designer.

Anything else you’d like to tell people about yourself?

One of my dreams is to travel the world via sea; try historic routes taken by past explorers and re-live their experience.


McCauley Revitalization Urban Design Strategy, City of Edmonton Lac. Ste. Anne

County Municipal Development Plan and Land Use Bylaw City of Thompson District Development Plan and Zoning Bylaw

Where did you grow up? Why did you stay there or why did you move?

Pune, India

Moved to Canada in 2002

2002-2004 Studied at McGill University, Montreal

2004-2006 Worked as an Urban Designer in Toronto

2006 Moved to Edmonton to work as an Urban Designer with the City of Edmonton.

Edmonton is home since then. I love the City for its family-friendly infrastructure, professional opportunities and friendly people.

1D Negotiating with the Neighbours: From Body Armour & Blockades to Common Cause

Harry Harker RPP, FCIP

Harry Harker has been in the planning industry for 44 years and is currently a Practitioner in Residence at the University of Calgary. He holds a bachelor of science in Marine Engineering, a masters in Environmental Engineering, a doctorate in Regional Planning, and an Urban Design Certificate. He has worked throughout BC and Alberta during his career including acting as the Town Manager of High River, and as the Director of Development services for Red Deer County.

What are you know for professionally?

Innovation, staff development, big picture perspective. Seems like getting in trouble is what I have a knack for.


Sharing my professional experience with the next generation of planners. The challenge of helping to forge functional, effective collaborations.

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What would be impossible for you to give up?

Watching my bird dog follow her genetic instincts to find game birds, rabbits, etc. She has an amazing nose and a built in “training module” on her internal hard drive.

Gary Buchanan RPP, MCIP

Gary has worked in a variety of planning and development positions throughout Alberta for the Province, a school board, two regional planning commissions, one city and three rural municipalities. In addition, Gary worked for two years as a planner for the Government of Malawi, as a volunteer through the World University Service of Canada. After 35 years in the public sector Gary moved to the private sector, joining Opus Stewart Weir, as a Senior Projects Director. Gary has a BA in Urban & Regional Planning, and an MA in Agriculture.


Two things: the challenges of the profession, and teaching, coaching, and mentoring new as they start their careers.


Leading Red Deer County’s response to the Pine Lake tornado. Partnering with a variety of students of the Urban Studies program at the University of Lethbridge, over a number of years, to prepare three area structure plans for Vulcan County and Municipal Development Plans for the Villages of Milo and Lomond.


Steam locomotives. Anything related to steam railways: riding historic steam trains, touring f acilities, walking around existing or abandon rail infrastructure.

2A Transforming Business

Kathy Dietrich RPP, MCIP

Kathy is the Director of Calgary Growth Strategies at the City of Calgary. Her 30 plus years of professional experience including an MBA she obtained in 2012 put her at the top of her game so to speak. Her most recent project at the City was to conduct extensive and transparent consultation processes to update the development charge policies to fairly allocate costs of growth-related capital infrastructure, and work towards achieving financial sustainability over the long term.


Downtown plans, wetland policy, transit, off-site levies.


Relaxing, walking, running, family, friends.


Ability to work with people and build relationships.

Lynda CookeLynda has a Bachelor of Science from University of British Colombia, is a professional engineer by trade and has been working in communities for the last 27 years. She really enjoys working with groups and collaborating on solutions, but in particular she loves the financial side of infrastructure delivery. She has plenty of experience with all aspects of community development, but she has a real passion for the numbers!

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What’s your favorite way to spend a weekend or a Sunday afternoon?

You can’t find me because I’m travelling the world! South America, IndoChina….

Love horseback riding trips in the mountains and sports: hockey, skiing and golf.


The projects that save money or find solutions that postpone the major outlay of expenditures while still adding value. Not cutting cost, but spending wisely to get the most out of community investments.


Grew up in West Vancouver – and was dying for four seasons.

Shanie LeugnerShanie is the manager of long range planning at the City of Regina. She has been working in a professional capacity for about 16 years including 3 years in Iowa, but only in her current role focusing on long range planning for the last 4 years. She wants to be known as a leader who inspired others to find unique approaches to problem-solving that respect differing values.

What is your educational and professional experience?

B.A.Sc. in Environmental Systems Engineering, P.Eng., provisional member CIP. My professional experience includes traffic analyses, roadway design, construction management, project management, municipal infrastructure planning, area planning, land use policy, servicing agreement negotiations, financial and people management, over the course of 16 years in both the public and private sector.


My husband and I recently did a “self-built” house. We spend countless hours continuing to finish all aspects of our house, from flooring all the way to landscaping. This summer you will find me growing the first full vegetable garden


Historic Amana Main Street Project in Iowa – The project entailed revitalizing a deteriorating rural street lined with local-style shops and making it pedestrian and cyclist friendly while still honoring the history of the site.

Phasing and Financing Plan (Interim and Final) – This project was the first time the City of Regina really approached the phasing of city growth from the perspective of impacts to the city corporation. Past approaches had focused more on impacts to the development industry.

2B Rebooting Public Transit

Brad Schultz RPP, MCIP

Brad Schultz graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a B.A.(Hon) in Regional and Urban Development and also studied Human Geography and Civil Engineering. Brad has been a planner with the City of Cold Lake since 2009 and enjoys working in a small municipality that offers the opportunity to enjoy all aspects of both short, long range and even regional planning. His favorite part of the job is working with new staff and introducing them to the world of planning. When not working, Brad is an avid walker and loves exploring and photographing western Canada anytime he has the opportunity to travel.


2C Engagement Strategies

Colton Kirsop RPP, MCIP Colton completed his BA in Human Geography at the University of Alberta and a Masters in Planning at McGill University in Quebec. He has worked in Edmonton, St. Albert and Vancouver where he had the opportunity to work on projects such as the Vancouver View Corridor Study, the McCauley Revitalization Plan and most recently an Infill Housing design project. He is passionate about improving the development outcomes of communities by involving them in process regulation development.


I enjoy backcountry hiking and camping with friends in the Rockies, memorable trips include to Lake O’Hara, the Skyline Trail, and Berg Lake. I love salsa and making it from the vegetables in my garden.


Travelling to foreign countries with my husband and camping in Alberta and B.C.

How long have you been doing what you do?

38 years living this life, and 15 years of professional planning.

Jeff BoothJeff works at the City of Edmonton in the Development Services group where he’s working on on amendments to facilitate the development of garage and garden suites while minimizing impacts on communities. I’ve also been exploring the legalization of secondary suites in semi-detached housing. Jeff has a BA in Linguistics and a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning from Ryerson

University. He’s passionate about human rights and inclusive community development.


Seeing the forest for the trees.


Netflix

What’s the one problem you are best at solving at work?

Simplifying the Zoning Bylaw, making it easier to use and enforce.

3A Women in Planning

Misty Sklar RPP, MCIP

APPI President

Misty completed her Master’s in the City Planning Program at the University of Manitoba. She studied human and physical geography at the University of Calgary and completed her Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Geography at the University of Manitoba. Misty has over 10 years of professional planning experience from both the public and private sectors.


Dependability, hard work and leadership skills. I have a knack for building highly effective teams.


I participated in the Canada-Guyana Partnership for Community Planning Project where I worked as a capacity builder with local planners in Guyana. I helped establish the first scholarship

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program for the University of Alberta’s new planning program. I worked extensively on the Meadows Neighbourhood 5 Area Structure Plan, now known as Aster in Edmonton.


I’m passionate about my current work on the City of Calgary’s Green Line LRT project. It is one of the largest infrastructure projects in North America and will help to shape the development of the City of Calgary for years to come.

3B Tools for Watershed Resiliency

Eric Macknak


I achieved a BSc majoring in Environmental Science from the University of Lethbridge, building on a Diploma in Renewable Resource Management obtained at Lethbridge College. I have worked with Alberta Environment and Parks since 2009, beginning with an outreach and engagement position, and leading to regulatory positions working with the Water Act and Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. More recently, my primary focus has been flood recovery, mitigation and resiliency initiatives within the department.


I am known for my enthusiasm, optimism and passion for enhancing our environment through the work undertaken by the department. I have a knack for facilitating challenging discussions, identifying and pursuing opportunities to collaboratively achieve mutual goals of diverse groups of stakeholders.


I work best on challenges which involve making connections between stakeholders, processes and strategic and operational priorities, to ensure the desired outcomes of many groups and/or projects can be achieved efficiently and collaboratively.


The Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program and its partners are achieving outstanding environmental outcomes throughout the province, and I am extremely proud to work with this group. Several other disaster response and recovery projects which support Albertan’s impacted by flooding in Southern Alberta from 2010-2014; including the development and implementation of enhanced authorizations processes to support the disaster recovery work.


My professional contributions are focused on enhancing how communities interact with their natural environments, and I am most passionate about ensuring that environment is highly valued by all Albertans. It is very exciting to work within a network of talented and inspiring stakeholders throughout the province who are dedicated to achieving this same outcome.


I am passionate about health, wellness, wilderness and music. I enjoy preparing meals with delicious Alberta food for my family, listening to my favorite albums and spending as much time outside as possible.



Lately, you can find me chasing around and playing with my very active, amazing young daughter. She is absolutely my favorite way to spend time outside of work since she arrived in January.

How long have you been doing what you do?

I have been involved with delivering the provincial government’s environmental programs for just over 8 years.


I grew up in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. I moved to Lethbridge to get closer to the Rocky Mountains while attending post-secondary. I fell in love with the town, my wife, and have been here since.


Although I have been an Albertan for a while, it would be impossible for me to give up being a fan of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, as much as I might like to sometimes.


For having a positive impact on the way we utilize, value and interact with our natural environment.


I am also a Montreal Canadiens fan, so it is very easy to make fun of my favourite sports teams.

Yvette ThompsonYvette Thompson holds an MSc in Agricultural and Resource Economics and a BSc in Environmental Conservation Sciences (majoring in Environmental Economics and Policy), both from the University of Alberta. She has worked with Alberta Environment and Parks for the last couple years, focusing on watershed resiliency, climate adaptation and issues management. She previously has worked in sustainability advising, environmental education and environmental economics positions in both academic and not-for-profit spaces. Yvette developed an environmental report card for events in the largest conference center in Edmonton, which was integrated into ICLEI and recognized by the Mayor.


Tiny dogs (no joke). I have a toy dog and she’s my favorite. I also love creating and making and being involved in artistic endeavors of any type. I especially love listening to the stories of others.


Reading behavioral economics/psychology books is a big one. However sadly, it would be impossible for me to give up coffee.


For making a difference in our approach to ourselves and each other, and changing the way that we treat, live and work in our environment.

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3C Indigenous/Municipal Engagement

Aaron Aubin RPP, MCIP

Aaron is an Indigenous Planner with first nation ancestry. He has over 15 years of experience in Indigenous planning and engagement work with indigenous communities, industry and government at all levels. He is the former chair of the CIP Indigenous Peoples Planning Committee, former member of the Calgary Urban Aboriginal Affairs Committee and has presented at several conferences across Canada and internationally. Aaron is improving the lives of Indigenous people through awareness, meaningful engagement and building positive long-term relationships.


Fly fishing, photography, and traveling the world to explore new cultures and places


I grew upon Vancouver Island, lived in Vancouver, Victoria, and Ottawa but call Calgary home now.


Passion and curiosity to learn new things.

Jill SonegoJill has a master’s of planning in urban development from Ryerson University and over six years of urban planning experience; both public and private sector. Jill is skilled at listening intently to stakeholder groups to understand the nature of their aspirations and concerns, and then working with multiple groups with divergent views to find a common solution that is acceptable

to all. Jill is passionate about working with underprivileged communities facing development pressures to give them a stronger “voice” at City Hall while realizing positive planning outcomes.

What most excites you about your work & the contribution you can make?

Being involved in the exciting change that Calgary is experiencing and facilitating positive changes for residents of Calgary. There is no better place to be a young planner in the country.


My dog, exploring neighborhoods, real estate, and travel


As a person who “got things done” to improve city life, showed a high degree of integrity with regard to working with communities and developers, and made a positive impact on cities

Lisa Larson RPP, MCIP

Lisa is a senior planner at the City of Edmonton where she is leading the City’s River Crossing project, which is engaging with Indigenous communities and Edmontonians to determine how to build a great place in the heart of Edmonton’s river valley that celebrates and reflects the area’s rich heritage. She is passionate about bringing a human focus to how we strategize and implement a city’s or neighbourhood’s goals, and leveraging the knowledge and passion that people and communities bring to the table to build ownership over the future of the places that they care deeply about.



Over 10 years of public sector urban planning experience Master’s degree in Planning, Bachelor’s degree in Archaeology Focus on urban redevelopment projects and contexts


Bringing a human focus to how we strategize and implement a city’s or neighbourhood’s goals, and leveraging the knowledge and passion that people and communities bring to the table to build ownership over the future of the places that they care deeply about


As someone who followed their heart, put people at the heart of their practice, kept asking questions, and ultimately (and in various forms) helped communities and cities evolve into what they truly wanted to be

4A A Threshold of Responsibility in Community Engagement

John Lewis RPP, MCIP

John Lewis is the President and founder of Intelligent Futures – a firm that works at the intersection of urbanism, sustainability and engagement. John brings together elements of community engagement, strategic planning, effective communication and capacity-building to create meaningful conversations for communities and organizations. Projects that John has worked on have won awards from the Canadian Institute of Planners, the Alberta Professional Planners Institute, the International Association for Public Participation, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Canadian Urban

Institute and the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association. John is a Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners, was President of LEAD Canada (Leadership in Environment and Development) and is a member of LEAD International training team and has also been an instructor at the University of Calgary, the University of Alberta and Simon Fraser University.

4B Making Change Happen. Have You Got What “It” Really Takes?

Pierre LebelAs founder, president and managing partner of Rzultz Consulting, Pierre brings a unique and compelling blend of future vision, business insight, seasoned street-experience and innovative methods to inspire, provoke and enable leaders and organizations to realize their potential. Fun loving and eager to experience life to the fullest, Pierre brings over twenty years expertise from some of the most senior executive positions in Canada, or in high performance consulting roles in Canada, the USA and Europe, all focussed on helping organizations unleash their inherent value. Working in aerospace, high-tech, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, financial, energy, risk management, professional services, retail, entertaiment, all levels of government, health care and not-for-profit sectors, Pierre honed his craft in delighting and provoking the best out of leaders and organizations.

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4C Rebuilding and ReBranding

Lucas SherwinLucas Sherwin is a student at the University of Alberta’s new school of Planning, BSc stream. He has spent the last year working with the Urban Renewal section at the City of Edmonton, and has enjoyed working with diverse teams and helping manage the details of projects. Recently Lucas was also part of a team that completed a policy review of the MDPs in the Capital Region for the CRB.


I grew up in Calgary, and much to the chagrin of my friends and family moved to Edmonton when I began university. In the intervening four years Edmonton has become home for me. Whether it is Edmontonians’ growing appreciation for winter or their eagerness to be outside for the warm summer months this City always has something going on for those who are willing to bundle up and look for it!


Giving up my bike would be impossible for me right now. I’m one of the lucky few who can get away without owning a car in Edmonton and I plan on milking that for as long as possible! It’s my connection to this city, to work and to friends’ places and the river valley. Plus, I’m finally learning to ride with a pair of full grocery bags without hurting myself.


Right now it’s technology, pretty much any technological issue for our team. One of the projects that we are working on right now has given me ample opportunity to work independently collecting data and information from a variety of private corporations.

Heather Chisholm RPP, MCIP

Heather Chisholm, MSc Rural Planning and Development, has worked as a planner for 7 years, 1 year private, 6 years public sector. She has a knack for gathering people together to work as a team and helping to organize information sessions, such as lunch and learns. She has just finished organizing a walkability symposium featuring Jeff Speck, and loves working with people. She is loving her current position, which involves working on the transformation taking place in east downtown (The Quarters Downtown).


I love nature. I love being outdoors and exploring. I got into planning because I saw it as a way to help protect our precious natural resources. And I love to be able to incorporate nature in developments.


Swimming. I am a fish/ was one in another life.


As someone who applied best planning practices, got people together, pushed boundaries (if required), and got things done/ made change happen. in a positive way.

Tom Beck RPP, MCIP

Tom Beck completed his BA in Geography at Queen’s University and the Planning Masters Program at the University of Toronto. He has been working for the City of Edmonton for 4 ½ years and helped to prepare the Capital City Downtown Community Revitalization Levy Plan in 2013. This lays the groundwork for 20 years of investment in infrastructure and


public spaces in Downtown Edmonton that will dramatically change it forever. He is passionate about downtowns, mainstreets, and public spaces.


I grew up in Edmonton, but studied in Ontario for six years. I returned home because the opportunity for a young planner to make a meaningful contribution to planning the future shape of our cities was so much greater here.


Going for a long walk somewhere I haven’t been. I keep a map record of everywhere I’ve walked in the last 6 years and try to avoid retracing my steps


I became a new father this spring, and few things change your perspective on the world so quickly!

Braidon Reid Braidon is a Commercial Business Strategist for the Community Economic Development section for the City of Edmonton. He currently manages the Corner Store Pilot Program which seeks to revitalize small commercial centres in mature neighbourhoods. Recently the CSP won the Economic Developers of Alberta Award of Excellence for its innovative approach to CED and continues to see increased success in the second iteration of the pilot.


I have a lot of interests but I have and always will identify as an athlete. I play competitive squash

and basketball and still train like I did when I was young. I work out, eat healthy and spend time with friends and family as often as possible. The competitive spirit I have in sports definitely spills into my professional life.


I am at this conference to present my little piece of the big puzzle but I am really excited to learn from everyone else. Don’t hesitate to teach me something. I’m listening.


I am easily the most proud of Corner Stores and what Wai Tse and I have been able to build up to now. It is a program that sees results quickly and makes a real impact that you can see on the faces of people you work with. But I have made a career out of fixing things and leaving them in a better place so all of those are what I would be most proud of.

5B From Devastation to Renewal

Michael von Hausen RPP, FCIP Michael graduated from Harvard with a Masters in Urban Design and a specialty in Real Estate Development Economics. He has 35 years of experience in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Russia and China. Currently, Michael is the president of MVH Urban Planning & Design Inc. and finds time to work as an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University and Vancouver Island University. Michael is passionate about teaching and sharing with the next generation of planners and urban designers the excitement and potential of exploring innovation in urban planning.

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Drawing… I lose myself… and biking/running


The internationally award-winning CityPlan for the City of Vancouver and most recently the winning entry for the new Haungshi Eco-City in China


Delivering an excellent product at or below budget and beyond expectations endorsed by an excited as well as an engaged community and unanimous council approval

Amy Zaluski RPP, MCIP

Amy has twelve years of planning experience in policy planning, land use and subdivision, intermunicipal collaboration, and public engagement. She has an undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Saskatchewan and a Masters of Environmental Design from the University of Calgary. Amy began her career at Rocky View County in 2004 as a long-range policy planner, primarily preparing Area Structure Plans and related policy projects. Throughout the years, she’s had the opportunity to work on land use and subdivision applications, participate on annexation mediation teams, prepare a new Municipal Development Plan for the County, mentor colleagues, and work with many talented people from a variety of disciplines.


I love cooking and entertaining. I enjoy puttering about in the kitchen, experimenting with new recipes, and sharing it with family and friends.


Coffee, no need to elaborate on that!


On a farm outside of a small town in Saskatchewan. I moved to further my education and explore my career opportunities. My rural and agrarian background have been essential to my work as a rural planner as I have an understanding of rural life that can only come from having lived it. It’s very rewarding for me to contribute, in a small way, to the ongoing support of agriculture in Alberta.

Johnson Kwan RPP, MCIP

Johnson has over six years of professional planning experience in policy planning, community engagement, as well as land use, subdivision and development applications. He has a Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning from Ryerson University and a Graduate Diploma in International Development from London School of Economics. In the first few years of his career, he worked in Northern Alberta with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, mainly focuses on policy planning and community engagements. Johnson transitioned into Development Planning with Rocky View County in 2013, where he is now the project manager for the Bragg Creek Hamlet Design Guideline and Greater Bragg Creek Area Structure Plan amendments.


At the end of his career, Johnson would like to be remembered as a humble, sincere and honest professional that works with community members to change ‘home’ into a better place one step at a time.



The project that Johnson is most proud of is the Conklin Area Structure Plan which seeks to reconcile the community’s desire to preserve the rural character and aboriginal tradition of the Hamlet with the reality of increasing development pressures from the surrounding oil sand operations. At the time the plan was prepared, there were around 8,000 people living in project accommodations within a 30 kilometers radius of the Hamlet, whereas there were only 300 predominately Métis local residents living in the Hamlet.


Johnson was born and raised in the vibrant and densely populated Asia-metropolitan of Hong Kong which has over seven million people, a beautiful habourfront, and magnificent skylines filled with architectural wonders. During his teenage years, Johnson and his family moved to the multi-cultural City of Toronto where he experienced various cultures and tasted a variety of cuisines from all around the world.

After graduation, Johnson decided to go on another adventure to the ‘wild west’ and moved to the Northern Alberta Region in Fort McMurray. There, he witnessed the breathtaking northern lights, was amazed by the indescribable scale of the oil sand operations, experienced the - 40 degrees freezing cold weather, and met a group of welcoming and heart-warming people he now considers life-long friends and mentors. After a road trip through the majestic Rocky Mountain Region in 2012, he decided to move to Southern Alberta where he now calls Calgary ‘Home’.

Ben BaileyBen is an APPI candidate member with 2 years’ experience working with McElhanney Consulting Ltd. as a community planner. His dedication to improving how people engage with their urban environments has been framed from a degree in social psychology from the University of Alberta and a Masters of Urban Planning (Urban Design specialization) from the University of Calgary. His range of planning experience includes Design Guidelines, Revitalization Plans, Master Plans, Subdivision, Area Structure Plans, Neighbourhood Outline Plans, Land Use Bylaws, and public facilitation and engagement. Ben is currently developing the Bragg Creek Hamlet Design Guidelines in collaboration with Rocky View County.


Ben is most likely on busy patio somewhere enjoying a coffee or beer with friends or a Kurt Vonnegut novel. His favorite way to spend a weekend is to try out a new restaurant or two and go out for a long bike ride on Calgary’s pathway network. He recently took up fly fishing so you may also find him rod in hand alongside the Bow River.


Music. It is both a social and very personal experience. Ben is listening to a playlist during most waking hours and enjoys the great debates that can arise from equally passionate music fans.

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Ben is most passionate about helping people connect. He is a strong advocate for heightened standards of civic amenity and is excited by the potential of urban design to knit together community, and contribute to a lasting sense of place. Ben is very visual in his approach and is enthusiastic about furthering a greater understanding of planning principals with the public through easy to understand graphics.

5C The Suite Hereafter

Cathy Ascroft RPP, MCIP

Cathy is a Senior Special Projects Officer in the City of Calgary Planning & Development Department. Cathy is a lawyer and planner who has worked in the field of municipal and environmental planning for 20 years with stints in consulting, education and municipal government.


As a professional Cathy hopes to contribute to making Calgary a prosperous city with strong environmental ethics. She has worked on many fascinating projects around environmental and sustainability policies, cycling advocacy, redevelopment plans, as well as governance issues and municipal bylaws.


In her spare time Cathy loves working in the garden, pilates classes, walking and cycling through Calgary’s beautiful parks, pathways and

neighbourhoods, enjoying theatre, ballet and concerts, hosting dinner parties and playing jazz in dark clubs.


It would be impossible for her to give up her walking shoes and HBC credit card.

Cliff de JongCliff graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1996 with a Regional and Urban Planning degree. His move to Alberta corresponded with the dissolution of the regional planning commissions in the Calgary area – so he was competing with lots of unemployed, yet experienced planners for the few planning jobs available. After working first in a bakery, then as a property assessment consultant for two years, he joined the City of Calgary in June of 1999. Cliff has occupied several positions throughout planning and development and have worked on many interesting projects, including: Forming the Calgary Regional Partnership, City of Calgary Annexation applications, Updating the Airport Vicinity Protection Area Regulation, Suspended construction sites (during the 2008 downturn), Creating the Public Protection Site Safety Plan (for building permits), and many facets of secondary suites since 2010.


I grew up in Moose Jaw in the 1980’s. There was very little economic activity in Moose Jaw at that time and the demographic of the city was the second oldest in Western Canada (just behind Sidney, British Columbia). I knew that I had to move when I received a ticket for riding my bicycle through Crescent Park – because of the danger


bicycles presented for seniors. This would have been more acceptable to me had I not received my ticket from an officer who was driving his police cruiser through the park.


I could never give up travelling. Travelling, as opposed to vacationing, is when I go to experience life in a way that I can’t in my every-day life in Calgary. It’s a great way to truly gain an understanding of another culture, of another way of life. Travelling gives me stories, unbelievable photos and perspective. Vacationing also gives me stories but usually comes with a sunburn, a bigger number on the weight scale and a lighter wallet.


Personally, I am very passionate about enjoying time with my family. The kids are real spark plugs and still think I have a cool factor. I particularly enjoy outdoor activities and am currently learning how to downhill mountain bike.

Closing Plenary – Gary Willson and Doug Leighton Promoting Planning: A Call to Action

Doug Leighton RPP, MCIP

Doug Leighton is a proponent of planning and urban design as a way of creating more successful and sustainable communities. He has over thirty years’ experience as a professional planner and architect working in both the public and private sectors.

Doug was recently appointed as VP, Sustainability for Brookfield Residential

Properties, one of North America’s leading homebuilding and residential land developers. Doug’s previous positions with Brookfield included VP Planning, Calgary Communities and Director of Planning, Vancouver Island (2009).

Before joining Brookfield, Doug was principal of a leading New Zealand consultancy; where he helped to develop the NZ Urban Design Protocol, co-founded Urban Design Forum NZ, led the master-planning of the government’s sustainable development showcase (Hobsonville Point), and advised clients as diverse as Auckland International Airport, Housing NZ, Waterfront Auckland and Shania Twain.

Doug was founding Director of Planning and Development for the Town of Banff (where he helped establish the Banff Housing and Heritage Corporations and led the Downtown Enhancement project); served as Senior Planner for Whistler (where he oversaw the planning and design of Whistler Village North); and worked as an architect/planner in Vancouver and Calgary on projects including Expo 86 and the Calgary LRT system.

His projects have won multiple planning and design awards; he has served on several design panels and as a regular guest lecturer, critic and expert witness.

Doug holds degrees in geography (BA Hons Geog) and environmental design (ME Des Arch) from the University of Calgary; and has served as a director of the Alberta, New Zealand and British Columbia Planning Institutes.


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Gary Willson RPP, MCIP

Gary obtained a BA in Urban Geography from UBC and a Masters of Environmental Design (Planning) from U of C. He focuses about 25% of his career on Public Sector Planner, 25% on Senior Management Private Sector and about half on career consulting all focusing on various aspects of community and environmental planning, stakeholder involvement, government relations. He’s worked on the Community Engagement component of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Environmental Impact Assessment; the permitting of the Air Liquide facility in Strathcona County; the Bow River Impact Assessment; and worked with the Ontario Waste Management Corporation.


Listening to peoples’ stories the landscapes and communities that are most important to them and applying this to the development of planning and design recommendations.


Spending time in on or near water – both fresh and salt water. Being in the mountains.


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