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DOG PARK DESIGN Proposal August 31, 2016 Yarmouth Dog Park Design and Costing RFP Prepared for the Town of Yarmouth

To: 31 Caroline Robertson August Director of Planning and Development 2016 Town of Yarmouth Town Hall 400 Main Street Yarmouth, Nova Scotia #204 - 5663 Cornwallis Street B4V 4G8 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 1B6 +1 (902) 423 0649 [email protected] Re: Dog Park Design and Costing RFP

UPLAND is pleased to submit our response to the Request for Proposals for a site design for a Dog Park to be located at 28 Jarvis Road in Yarmouth. Our proposal demonstrates how we can provide the town staff, Steering Committee members, volunteers and residents with an attractive, practical and inspiring park design that will respond to the natural features of the site and allow for possible phased implementation.

Our team has the right skills, expertise, relationships, passion and understanding to ensure that the Yarmouth Dog Park design exceeds the expectations of the Steering Committee. Over the past decade, UPLAND’s partners have worked on a number of high-proﬁ le and award-winning parks, trails and open space plans in Atlantic Canada. Our studies, design plans, illustrations and plan documents frequently receive accolades for their outstanding visual quality. With two landscape architects on staff and one of Nova Scotia’s most experienced Civil Engineers on team, we are excited to offer conceptual and detailed design services, construction and tender documentation and cost estimating.

Oliver Bence, who has worked on site improvements at the nearby Yarmouth Regional Hospital, will project manage the design. He also has extensive cost estimating experience for landscape architecture projects including for the Indian Beach Restoration project in Cape Breton which was awarded $700,000 of funding last week. Perhaps more importantly, we have the corporate experience and track record to deliver innovative and engaging designs on time and on budget.

We are truly excited for the opportunity to work with the Steering Committee on the new Dog Park design and look forward to your response to our proposal.

Sincerely,

Steffen Käubler, MCIP (Partner) Bruce Mans, MCIP (Partner)

Dog Park Design Town of Yarmouth Page iii Source: Google Earth Table of Contents Letter of Intent iii

Section 1 Action Plan 1 1.1 Our Approach 1

Section 2 Methodology 3 2.1 Work Plan 3 2.2 Schedule 5

Section 3 Credentials / Biographies 7 3.1 About UPLAND 7 3.3 About Our Team 9 3.4 Biographies 10

Section 4 Financial Proposal 13 4.1 Financial Proposal 13

Section 5 Additional Info & Innovative Ideas 14 5.1 Innovative Ideas 14 5.2 Relevant Projects 14

Section 6 Appendices 20 All photos property of UPLAND unless otherwise noted. 6.1 Appendix A Reference Letters 20 Cover Photo by Sharon Edwards 6.2 Appendix B Curricula Vitae 20 (via Flickr)

Dog Park Design Table of Contents Town of Yarmouth Page v Section 1 Action Plan

Source: DennisDennis Jarvis via FlickrFlickr

1.1 Our Approach Our methodology illustrates how we can create a site design that will ultimately provide residents and users with a captivating park. Responding to our understanding of the project, our objective is... To design a useful and attractive public park that will be enjoyed by dogs and their owners, and also by local residents of all ages and abilities.

The following adjectives describe our approach to this project in greater detail:

1. On Site Our design philosophy is centred on celebrating the unique gift of place. In order to achieve this, our team will spend time considerable time on-site to better understand its unique features and challenges. This approach will allow us to develop a context-sensitive park design that respect the local qualities and sense of place.

2. Collaborative In all our work, we strive to maintain a collaborative working relationship with our clients so that they are familiar with the process and enthusiastic about the outcomes. We will work closely with the Steering Committee to ensure that its members who will ultimately be tasked with administering the implementation, are comfortable and knowledgeable about all aspects of the park design. As consultants, a collaborative working relationship also allows us to beneﬁ t from the extensive local expertise and knowledge of our clients. We have allowed for two in-person meetings and one conference call meeting with the Committee for review, feedback and sign-off on individual project phases.

Introduction Dog Park Design Page 1 Town of Yarmouth 3. Innovative Innovative solutions require good background data and analytics. We will utilize sound research principles and powerful site design technology to better understand the natural features of the site. This research will be used to support and inform the visual language of ﬁ nal design drawings. Furthermore, through the application of industry-standard software such as ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite and Trimble Sketchup we will be able to prepare highly legible and attractive depictions of the park’s proposed new features.

4. Accessible and Visually Attractive UPLAND takes pride in presenting its plans with well-illustrated content and plain language writing. Our rendered plans, 3D models, perspective renderings and plan graphics are attractive and easy to understand by the public, volunteers and contractors. Our plans have consistently received accolades for the visual quality of their images and layout. For this project we aim to produce both standard technical AutoCAD drawings for contractors as well as color renderings for visually communicating the design to the general public.

5. Practical There are many expensive, out-of-the-catalog features that could be included in a park like this. However, we pride ourselves on smart design solutions that are attractive, practical and cost-appropriate. We believe spending more time and energy on the initial design will save future headaches and potential cost overruns.

Dog Park Design Methodology Town of Yarmouth Page 2 Section 2 Methodology

Source: Dennis Jarvis via Flickr

2.1 Work Plan We view this project as a collaborative effort between the Committee and our design team. Therefore, we have allowed for three meetings with the Committee - two in person and one conference call. From a design perspective, we pride ourselves on providing innovative design solutions that celebrate the unique sense of place. Our solutions aim to balance being captivating and exciting while also pragmatic and implementable.

The following matrix brieﬂ y describes our proposed work plan which captures our team’s approach as well as the Committee’s objectives for the dog park site design.

Assuming a project start up Monday, September 19, 2016, our team will complete the site design by Friday, November 18, 2016.

Phase 1: Project Start Up / Data Collection / Site Visit Task Description Outcome + Deliverables

Task 1.1 • Undertake topographic survey; • AutoCad base plan Topo Survey and Base • Obtain digital mapping and survey data; Mapping • Collect background information and reports; • Review public participation data.

Task 1.2 • Meet with Steering Committee; • Conﬁ rmed work plan, Start Up Meeting • Conﬁ rm scope and work plan; schedule and meeting • Establish lines of communication; and minutes • Gain ‘insider knowledge’ of the site from the Committee members (i.e. learn their favorite walking trails, views, particular priorities or opportunities).

Task 1.3 • Add additional information from start-up meeting • Updated base plan Additional Data Collection to base map. and Base Mapping

Methodology Dog Park Design Page 3 Town of Yarmouth Phase 2: Site Visit and Analysis Task Description Outcome + Deliverables

Task 2.1 • In-depth site visit; • Annotated base plan Site Visit • Assess existing infrastructure; • Conduct ﬁ eld photography; and • Identify opportunities to locate site elements parking, meeting points, restore landscape, place signage etc.

Task 2.2 • Detailed site analysis; and • Diagrams, maps and Site Analysis • Identiﬁ cation of opportunities and constraints. cross-sections to illustrate site conditions; and • Opportunities & constraints diagram

Phase 3: Concept Design and Costings Task Description Outcome + Deliverables

Task 3.1 • Fully armed with all information, we will develop • Concept designs Concept Design the site design. presented in sketches, • Existing site will predetermine the basis of the Photoshopped concept design, i.e. access and parking from drawings and an outline Jarvis Road, grading, existing marsh areas etc. speciﬁ cation issued to • We will concept design welcome signage. Committee by email • We will prepare visuals to convey the concept. • We will prepare outline speciﬁ cations to broadly describe the proposed materials.

Task 3.2 • We will develop costings based on the concept • Costings to be issued Costings design. to the Committee

Task 3.3 • Meet with Steering Committee to review concept • Collated design Concept Design Review design and costings. feedback and meeting Meeting / Conference call minutes

Task 3.4 • Amend concept design and costings according to • Reﬁ ned concept design Concept Design and feedback from Steering Committee. and costings Costings Amend

Dog Park Design Methodology Town of Yarmouth Page 4 Phase 4: Final Presentation to Council & Committee Task Description Outcome + Deliverables

Task 4.1 • Presentation of ﬁ nal designs and costings. • Rendered Master Plan, Presentation to Council and visualisations, outline Committee speciﬁ cations and costings.

Methodology Dog Park Design Page 5 Town of Yarmouth 2.2 Schedule Our proposed work plan is summarized in the schedule below:

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER

5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28

1 Phase 1: Project Start Up / Data Collection

1.1 Topo Survey / Base Mapping / Review Public Participation Data

1.2 Start Up Meeting with Committee & Stakeholders

1.3 Additional Data Collection

2 Phase 2: Site Visit and Analysis

2.1 Site Visit

2.2 Site Analysis

3 Phase 3: Concept Design and Costings 3.1 Concept Design x 3.2 Costings x 3.3 Concept Design Review Meeting

3.4 Concept Design and Costings Amend

4 Phase 4: Final Presentation

4.1 Final Presentation to Council and Committee

X = Milestone Submission = Client Meeting

Dog Park Design Methodology Town of Yarmouth Page 6 Section 3 Credentials / Biographies

3.1 UPLAND We believe in creating context-sensitive and tangible urban planning and design solutions that the wonderfully unique places of our region deserve.

Years in Business UPLAND provides award-winning to providing our community partners 3 strategic planning and urban design and clients with a superior end product. services to public and private sector clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We at UPLAND truly understand that Number of Employees Managed by two experienced and building vibrant communities and 7 award-winning urban planning regions is a complex process, one professionals, Bruce Mans and Steffen that often requires input from many Professional Memberships Käubler are committed to delivering professionals. We have a long history LPPANS, CIP, API, CSLA, APALA context-sensitive and tangible solutions of working on multi-disciplinary that the wonderfully unique places of teams. We collaborate with partners Office Location our region deserve. throughout Canada and often assemble 5663 Cornwallis Street, Suite 204 teams consisting of specialized Halifax, Nova Scotia At our core, we ﬁ rmly believe these planners, professional engineers, B3K 1B6 solutions must be rooted in local architects, environmental scientists, +1 (902) 423 0649 expertise and support, and in the communications experts, and economic creative application of innovative urban development specialists. planning and design principles. Most Website importantly, we are passionate about Since its inception in 2014, UPLAND uplandstudio.ca our work. Pride in our plans, both in has worked on over two dozen of substance and presentation, is the planning and urban design projects in foundation of our success and the key Atlantic Canada.

Our Team Dog Park Design Page 7 Town of Yarmouth Recent Awards 2015 Planning Excellence Award (Atlantic Planners Institute) In all our work, we strive for innovation Active Avon: An Active Transportation Plan for the Avon Region and creativity. Our context-sensitive approach to planning and design has 2015 Planning Excellence Award (Atlantic Planners Institute) earned our team members over a dozen Imagine Paradise: Town of Paradise Plan Review local and national awards - among them the highest honours by both 2013 Planning Excellence Award (Atlantic Planners Institute) the Canadian Society of Landscape Conception Bay South Main Street Plan Architects, Atlantic Planners Institute and the Canadian Institute of Planners. 2012 Award for Planning Excellence (Canadian Institute of Planners) Port aux Basques Downtown Design Study

2013 Regional Citation Award (Canadian Society of Landscape Architects) O’Brien Farm Historic Site Master Plan

2012 Planning Excellence Award (Atlantic Planners Institute) Riverview Urban Design Guidelines

Testimonials Susanna Fuller UPLAND has collaborated with some Board Member of the Ivany Commission / Chair of Bicycle Nova Scotia fantastic teams and clients all over Atlantic Canada. We are always looking “I have been extremely lucky to have worked with UPLAND. In my mind, the to ensure our clients are completely fact that UPLAND has been involved also marks an important change in how satisﬁ ed with the work they receive. we engage design professionals, in how we ensure that young, smart and Here are a few recent comments from forward thinking people want to make Nova Scotia their home. By supporting some of our clients and community smaller businesses who clearly have both heart and soul invested in their partners: projects, we can begin to carve a new path for Nova Scotia’s communities and residents. Indeed, UPLAND is one of the thousand points of light that we will need over the coming years to ensure a bright future for Nova Scotia.”

Andy Fillmore Vice President, Waterfront Development.

“Bruce and Steffen have the skills, expertise, relationships and the passion to make UPLAND a highly successful Halifax business that will have an impact beyond our city. They have chosen to start a business and put down roots in our province that has plenty to gain from an inﬂ ux of young, talented and dedicated professionals offering a fresh perspective toward place making.

Brian L. White Director of Planning and Development Services, Town of Rothesay, NB

“In a small Town like Rothesay we don’t have the luxury of extra staff to manage our consultants. What I appreciate most about working with UPLAND is their understanding of who we are and their willingness to partner and innovate around the needs of our small Town. Steffen and Bruce are always open to listening and evaluating options. The solutions they provide are the best balance of quality, innovation and cost.”

Dog Park Design Our Team Town of Yarmouth Page 8 3.2 About Our Team UPLAND is a highly collaborative team and takes a horizontal approach with regards to project management. Our team members will manage different aspects of this project due to their unique skill sets and levels of expertise. That being said, we have appointed one team member as the primary client contact. For this project, Oliver Bence will coordinate all communications and project management matters with the Client.

Client Team

Oliver Bence Bruce Mans Landscape Architect Planner / Urban Designer / at UPLAND Landscape Architect at UPLAND

Jeff Pinhey Lyndon Comeau Civil Engineer Junior Civil Engineer at ABLE at ABLE

UPLAND’s core team have worked on many master planning, detailed landscape architectural and destination projects in Atlantic Canada. We are currently preparing the masterplan for The Fundy Gateway Project in Truro, two active transportation plans for rural municipalities in Nova Scotia and a Trail Connectivity Project for the Southeast Regional Service District of New Brunswick. Over the past decade, our staff have also played key roles in prominent studies such as the award-winning, O’Brien Farm Historic Sites Master Plan, Dartmouth Common Master Plan, Port-aux-Basques Downtown Design Study and the Victoria Park Master Plan in Truro. We also continue to work closely with Bicycle Nova Scotia on the ﬁ rst set of bike brochures for Nova Scotia for which we developed both written and graphic content highlighting tourism destinations across the province. The brochures have been a “bestseller” at provincial tourism visitor centers.

Perhaps more importantly we have signiﬁ cant experience working in small communities across Atlantic Canada and have prepared award-winning plans that have resulted in realistic and attainable implementation strategies that recognize the constraints of smaller municipalities.

Our Team Dog Park Design Page 9 Town of Yarmouth 3.3 Biographies On the following pages we present a short introduction to our team, describing our credentials and project roles.

Detailed curricula vitae for our team is included in the Appendix.

Oliver Bence Oliver is a Landscape Architect with 12 years experience working for boutique APALA, CSLA, CMLI practices and international companies in Canada, the UK and the US. He Landscape Architect specializes in working with multi-disciplinary design teams on small to large scale projects, taking them from concept to detailed design, through planning and permit approval to construction. Oliver has a broad project experience across educational, healthcare, highways, industrial, recreation and residential sectors where he has managed projects and project teams, worked on LEED projects and built good relationships with clients, consultants and contractors.

He enjoys contemporary design but above all wants to create sustainable, long lasting places for people to use and enjoy. His recent project highlights in Nova Scotia include Mount Royale Park in Halifax, the LEED Gold LCLC (Lunenburg County Lifestyles Centre) in Bridgewater, the LEED Gold LeMarchant Mixed Use Building at Dalhousie University and, the roof terrace at The Roy building currently under construction in downtown Halifax.

Before becoming a landscape Architect, Oliver had a successful career in the UK music industry where he helped various bands have number one records.

Role: Oliver will act as project manager and lead designer on the landscape architectural aspects of the project and will also be responsible for the cost estimating.

Dog Park Design Our Team Town of Yarmouth Page 10 Bruce Mans As an urban designer with an education in planning and a passion for landscape MCIP, LPP architecture, Bruce offers the unique ability to lead projects through the entire Planner / Urban Designer planning process, from high level policy development, conceptual design, Partner community engagement, project management, right through to detailed design and implementation. As a result, he understands the importance of communicating design and ensuring ideas are feasible and can be implemented. In all his work, Bruce strives to enhance the interface between landscape and architecture by creating places that are both compelling and appropriate within each individual place.

Bruce has applied this philosophy to a variety of projects in Atlantic Canada, including municipal plan reviews, downtown revitalization plans, waterfront design concepts, urban developments, active transportation plans, park master plans, and other planning studies. Several projects that he has worked on have been recognized with planning and design awards, including a national award in Neighbourhood Planning from the Canadian Institute of Planning and awards from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects and the Atlantic Planners Institute.

Bruce has been involved in many landscape design projects throughout Atlantic Canada. He is currently leading landscape design efforts on a new streetscape design for Water Street in downtown St. John’s, Newfoundland, has led the Central Park Open Space Design in the Town of Trinity, Newfoundland, the Paradise Park Design in the Town of Paradise, Newfoundland, the Canal Greenway Park and Plaza Design in Dartmouth, the Victoria Park Master Plan in Truro and the O’Brien Farm Master Plan in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Bruce also worked with the Annapolis Trail Coalition on the new Harvest Moon Trail and has led a number of active transportation plans in Nova Scotia.

Role: Bruce will contribute his outstanding graphic design expertise and landscape design knowledge to the project and will lead all signage design components of the project.

Our Team Dog Park Design Page 11 Town of Yarmouth Jeffrey A. Pinhey Jeff is a Senior Civil/Environmental Engineer and Project Manager with 30 years M.A.Sc., P.Eng. of experience in project management and design. He applies his experience in environmental engineering and planning, municipal engineering, research and development, geotechnical and materials engineering, urban and landscape design, and project management in working to support good urban design. He has provided engineering support roles for numerous urban design, waterfront,and streetscape projects, several of which have won International and National Awards.

Jeff lectures to planning students at Dalhousie University about the relationships between engineering infrastructure and urban form. He has been made an Honourary Member of the Atlantic Provinces Association of Landscape Architects. He is a past founding member of the HRM By Design Downtown Design Review Committee.

Role: Jeffrey will develop the civil and stormwater concept for the site.

ABLE Engineering Services Inc. is a 100% Nova Scotian owned consulting group headquartered in Chester, with ofﬁ ces in the Town of Bridgewater, and in Upper Tantallon, Halifax Regional Municipalities.

ABLE currently numbers 24 employees, including 5 Professional Engineers (three with more than 25 years experience), 2 Nova Scotia Land Surveyors, 3 engineers in training, 9 technicians and technologists, and other admin and technical support staff. We offer services in Civil Engineering (Municipal, Stormwater management, Transportation, Grading Design, Small Scale Sewage Treatment), Structural Civil Engineering (buildings of all classes, retroﬁ ts, new designs, assessments), Electrical Engineering (building, lighting, industrial), Land Surveying, and Environmental Engineering (sewage, erosion and sediment control design, and servicing studies).

Dog Park Design Our Team Town of Yarmouth Page 12 Section 4 Financial Proposal

Photo Credit: Michael Cory via Flikr

4.1 Project Fees As requested in the RFP document, our ﬁ nancial proposal is sealed in a separate envelope and included in with the hard copy proposal.

Our Team Dog Park Design Page 13 Town of Yarmouth Section 5 Additional Info & Innovative Ideas

Photo Credit: Superior Hiking via Flickr

5.1 Innovative Ideas Dog Park Research - Oliver Bence lives near a new dog park in Lunenburg. He will analyse the park itself and interview the users and dog park society about the park’s features, their use and what has been successful and what could be improved. Lessons learned would be then incorporated into the design for this project.

RTF Sod - In light of the very dry summer, it will be worth considering using RTF (Rhizomatous Tall Fescue) Sod for all new lawn areas. RTF thrives with less water than the regular fescue / Kentucky bluegrass lawns due to it’s deep root system.

Rainbarrel dog drinking fountains - Again, in light of the dry summer and global warming, harvesting rainwater for dog drinking fountains might be a good option.

5.2 Relevant Projects As discussed, our team members have considerable experience in delivering landscape design, trail projects and parks plans. Following is a list of past, relevant and similar projects in which our team members have been involved and their full CVs.

Dog Park Design Our Team Town of Yarmouth Page 14 Mount Royale Park Involved Oliver was project landscape architect for this project whilst at Vollick McKee Petersmann. The existing site was an informal open green space with drainage issues on which HRM wanted a mixed use park . The design featured new walking trails that connected the park to the surrounding area and to the Halifax municipal trails network, open green space, playground area and equipment, seating / meeting areas, soft planting for shelter from sun and wind and extensive swales and drainage work to handle the run off issues on the site. Project challenges included producing a design featuring all required elements that ﬁ tted within a very limited budget. Construction 2015.

Reference: Tom Jangaard Parkland Planner, Halifax Regional Municipality [email protected] / 902 219 2144

Team Members Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre Involved

Oliver was project landscape architect for this project whilst at Vollick McKee Petersmann. This $26m, LEED Gold, recreation centre houses a new hockey arena and swimming pool. The site includes new walking trails to connect to the existing Centennial Trail, $250,000 of new planting to blend the new building into the existing surrounding woodland, extensive swales, seating areas and three car parks. Project challenges designing on site to incorporate the pyritic slate bedrock unearthed during construction whilst keeping to the design intent and environmental guidelines. Construction 2013.

Reference: Keith Tufts Principal,Lydon Lynch Architects [email protected] / 902 449 5755

Team Members Abigail Residential Development Involved

Oliver is currently designing buildings 4 & 5 . He was also project landscape architect for buildings 1 to 3 whilst at Vollick McKee Petersmann. He designed the hard and soft landscape of this condo development in Bedford. Landscape features included walking trails (part of Halifax municipal trails network) and large green roofs. Design challenges included ’greening’ areas beside the walking trails which were dominated by newly exposed bedrock. Buildings 4 & 5 construction 2016. Buildings 1 to 3 construction 2012 - 2014.

Reference Mani Suissa President, Universal Properties (902) 425 8877

Prior Work Dog Park Design Page 15 Town of Yarmouth Team Members Water Street Master Plan Involved UPLAND is working as lead urban designers on a new streetscaping plan for Water Street for the City of St. John’s. UPLAND is leading the urban design and consultation for the project, while CBCL is managing the project and leading civil engineering. For this project, our team worked with the City to generate an unprecedented amount of public feedback, actively engaging several thousand residents and stakeholders. This success was attributed to our multi-faceted strategy and in-situ approach to public engagement, which has garnered positive media attention via the Overcast (http://tinyurl.com/theovercast) and PolicyNL (http://tinyurl.com/policynl).

References: Victoria Etchegary, BA, BPR, M. Ed. Mark White, P. Eng Mgr of Strategic Development, City of St. John’s Construction Engineer, City of St. John’s vetchegary@stjohn / (709) 576-8510 [email protected] / (709) 576-3286

Team Members O’Brien Farm Master Plan Involved

O’Brien Farm is a 30.9-acre property located near St. John’s which was operated by the O’Brien family for 190 years until the family’s last descendant, Aloysius O’Brien, passed away in 2008. The O’Brien Farm Foundation and the Newfoundland and Labrador Historic Sites Division engaged CBCL Limited (which then included UPLAND’s founding partners) to develop a Master Plan for O’Brien Farm with the objectives to establish the farm as a ‘hands-on, working farm’ where locals and visitors can learn about sustainable agriculture and the history of Irish settlement of Newfoundland. The site development concept provided a plan that identiﬁ ed areas for a variety of services and activities, including areas for interpretation, community gardening and active farming.

Reference Jerry Dick Director of Heritage, Dept. of Tourism, Culture & Recreation [email protected] / (709) 729-7589

Team Members Trinity Central Park Concept Involved

Following completion of a review of their Municipal Plan in 2012, the Town of Trinity engaged CBCL Limited with Bruce Mans as lead designer to develop a concept plan for the Town Centre Park in the heart of this historic community. The park planning process included analysis of existing site conditions and community needs, as well as considerations related to how the park design could be used to alleviate stormwater issues in this area. The concepts developed are appropriate to the historic context and the ﬁ nancial resources of the community.

Reference Jim Miller Mayor, Town of Trinity [email protected] / (709) 464 3836

Dog Park Design Prior Work Town of Yarmouth Page 16 2012

BIKE RegionalOR WA LK TO THECitation REG AT !

Canadian Society of Landscape Architect

O’Brien Farm Historic Site Master Plan

Location Client St. John’s, NL O’Brien Farm Foundation and Provincial Historic Sites Division

Date Service Area(s) 2012 Urban Design, Landscape Design, Place Branding and Interpretation, Heritage Planning

Project Overview O’Brien Farm is a 30.9-acre property located near St. John’s, NL, which was operated by the O’Brien family for 190 years until the family’s last descendant, Aloysius O’Brien, passed away in October 2008. The O’Brien Farm Foundation and the Newfoundland and Labrador Historic Sites Division engaged CBCL Limited (a team that consisted of UPLAND’s Steffen Käubler, Bruce Mans and Mary Bishop) to develop a Master Plan for O’Brien Farm with the objectives to establish the farm as a ‘hands-on, working farm’ where locals and visitors can learn about sustainable agriculture and Irish settlement of Newfoundland. The ﬁ nal report of the Master Plan includes three key components; an analysis of existing conditions; a physical site development concept; and a detailed marketing business strategy.

The site development concept provided a plan that identiﬁ ed areas for a variety of potential services and activities, including areas for interpretation, community gardening and active farming. Interpretive areas focus on historical programming and value the preservation, protection, promotion of cultural and agricultural heritage. Logistical matters such as access, physical connections, visitor circulation and parking protocol were also addressed in the concept. The business strategy included an array of practical information pertaining to the development and on-going operations of O’Brien Farm, including ﬁ nancial projections, management organization recommendations, and a timeline outlining steps for implementation.

Reference

Jerry Dick Director of Heritage NL Dept of Tourism, Culture and Recreation [email protected] (709) 729 7589

Prior Work Dog Park Design Page 17 Town of Yarmouth Victoria Park Master Plan

Location Client(s) Truro, Nova Scotia Town of Truro

Date Service Area(s) 2013 Tourism Development, Parks Planning, GIS Mapping, Graphic Design, Web Design

Project Overview The Victoria Park Master Plan offers a strategic, proactive and long-term approach to park management for the 125-year heritage park. The Plan includes a land use management plan to determine what activities are appropriate within the Park and where, a comprehensive resource management plan to preserve and protect its ecological integrity, and a park development plan which includes a handful of design concepts to optimize use and improve aesthetics in certain areas of the Park. The comprehensive Master Plan is seen as essential to ensure that Victoria Park remains a vital and much- appreciated asset for the people of Truro.

Bruce Mans worked on all aspects of this plan while working CBCL Limited.

Dog Park Design Prior Work Town of Yarmouth Page 18 Section 6 Appendices

Photo Credit: Steve Macdonald via Flickr

Appendix A Reference Letters

Appendix B Curricula Vitae

Appendices Dog Park Design Page 19 Town of Yarmouth Dog Park Design Reference Letters Town of Yarmouth Page 20 Reference Letters Dog Park Design Page 21 Town of Yarmouth Municipality of the District of West Hants

76 Morison Drive, Windsor-West Hants Industrial Park P.O. Box 3000, Windsor, Nova Scotia B0N 2T0 Tel: (902) 798-690 Fax: (902) 798-8553

19 March, 2015

Steffen Kaubler Upland Urban Planning & Design Studio 2112 Bauer Street Halifax NS B3K 3W3

RE: Letter of Reference

To whom it may concern:

This letter is provided as a reference letter for Steffen Kaubler and Bruce Mans of Upland, Urban Planning & Design Studio in their capacity as land use planners and urban designers. In my current position as the Director of Planning for the Municipality of West Hants and as a member of the Avon Region active transportation working group I had the pleasure of working with Upland as the consultant hired to develop an active transportation plan for the Avon Region. This plan involved working with three separate municipalities (West Hants, Windsor and Hantsport), the active transportation working group and the local communities to develop an active transportation plan with an eight year time horizon. Upland delivered a thoroughly researched, well written and practical plan that was delivered on time and within the approved budget.

Upland demonstrated creativity, professionalism and a thorough knowledge and understanding of the issues and challenges involved in this project. I would be delighted to have the opportunity to work with them at any time in the future and feel that their qualifications and expertise bring value to the planning process.

Please don’t hesitate to call if you have any questions or if I might be of further assistance.

Yours truly,

Karen Dempsey, MCIP, LPP Director of Planning

Dog Park Design Reference Letters Town of Yarmouth Page 22 Reference Letters Dog Park Design Page 23 Town of Yarmouth

Nov. 12, 2014

To whom it may concern;

I am writing this letter as a reference for UPLAND, Urban Planning and Design Studio. I worked closely with UPLAND for a recent project in St. John’s. When the City announced that it would need to replace underground water and sewer beneath Water Street – a major hub in the downtown - it was clear that we would need to take a look at what the street would look like when it was replaced. The City’s Engineering Department enlisted CBCL as the consultants who then subcontracted UPLAND for the streetscape component of the work. This was a high profile project with many stakeholder groups and public perspectives.

As the City’s lead on the public engagement file, I worked closely with Bruce Mans and his team from UPLAND on the development and implementation of the public engagement strategy for the project between July and Sept, 2015. UPLAND came to the project with a lot of great ideas and worked with us to ensure that the engagement process was inclusive, accessible, timely and effective. They were particularly intuitive and understood the various information needs of the many stakeholders involved in the project. The UPLAND team was personable and approachable which made it very easy for members of the general public as well as the various targeted stakeholder groups to engage with them.

Working with City staff we were able to create online space with content provided by UPLAND at engagestjohns.ca as well as visuals for in-person events. Through effective promotional strategies, participation in the project was very high with more than 5000 people visiting the online page and hundreds more participating in person.

Throughout the development and implementation of the public engagement plan it was clear that UPLAND was invested in the success of the project. I feel they went above and beyond to make themselves available to City staff and the public. As the engagement process came to a close, they were particularly attentive to the City’s needs around the “what we heard” document and developed a comprehensive and easily understandable piece that truly reflected what was heard through the consultation process.

Working with UPLAND allowed the city to carry out an effective public engagement process for this project. They understood and executed their work tremendously well and I would welcome the opportunity to work with them on future projects.

Victoria Etchegary Manager, Strategic Development Office of Strategy and Engagement (709) 576-8510 [email protected]

Dog Park Design Reference Letters Town of Yarmouth Page 24 Curriculum Vitae Oliver Bence APALA, CSLA, CMLI #204 - 5663 Cornwallis Street Landscape Architect Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 1B6 +1 (902) 412-2457 [email protected]

Profile Memberships + Affiliations

Oliver is a Landscape Architect with 12 years experience • Atlantic Provinces Association of Landscape Architecture working for both small practices and large international • Canadian Society of Landscape Architects companies in Canada, the UK and the US. • Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute

He specialises in working with multi-disciplinary design teams on small to large scale projects, taking projects from concept Education to detailed design, through planning and permit approval to construction review. Landscape Institute 2007-2010 P2C Professional Exams He has a broad project experience across a variety of sectors including commercial buildings, homes, hospitals, parks, RCMP University of Gloucestershire 2006-2007 detachments, schools, and universities. Postgraduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture UK Oliver has managed projects and project teams, worked on LEED projects and built good relationships with clients, University of Gloucestershire 2003-2006 consultants and contractors. BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture UK He enjoys contemporary design but above all wants to create sustainable, long lasting places for people to use and enjoy.

Before becoming a landscape Architect, Oliver had a successful career in the UK music industry where he helped various bands Previous Work Experience have number one records and sell-out tours. JMorton Planning & Landscape Architecture 2015 Landscape Architect

Vollick McKee Petersmann Ltd 2011-2015 Technical Skills Landscape Architect

• Site design & master planning Atkins PLC, UK 2008-2010 • Green roof & roof terrace design Landscape Architect • Detailed design • Speciﬁcation writing Novell Tullett Ltd, UK 2003 - 2008 • Cost Estimating Landscape Assistant, Jr Landscape Architect • Contract Document Production • Contract Administration V2 Records, UK 1996 - 2002 • Construction Review Promotions Manager • Landscape Graphics • AutoCAD Freelance Tour Manager 1992 - 1996 • Adobe Creative Suite Tour Manager • SketchUp

Curriculum Vitae Oliver Bence Urban Planning + Design Studio Page 1 of 3 Project Experience - Canada

Landscape Architecture

• Abigail Residential Development 4 + 5 • LeMarchant Street Mixed Use Building Universal Properties (2016) Dalhousie University (2014) Bedford, Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia

• Fundy Gateway Master Plan • St. Mary’s University Siteworks Municipality of Colchester (2016) St. Mary’s University (2014) Truro, Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia

• Refresh Water Street Streetscaping Project • Private Residence City of St. John’s (2016) Private (2014) St. John’s, Newfoundland Chester Basin, Nova Scotia

• Indian Beach Park Restoration • Private Residence Cape Breton Regional Municipality (2015) Private (2014) North Sydney, Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia

• Sydney Academy Basketball Court • St. Anne’s School Siteworks CBVRSB (2015) CBVRSB (2014) Sydney, Nova Scotia Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

• Mount Royale Park • Lunenburg County Lifestyles Centre Halifax Regional Municipality (2015) MODL (2013) Halifax, Nova Scotia Bridgwater, Nova Scotia

• Crombie REIT HQ - Staff Courtyard • Abigail Residential Development 1 - 3 Crombie REIT (2015) Universal Properties (2013) New Glasgow, Nova Scotia Bedford, Nova Scotia

• The Roy Building - Roof Terrace • Ecology Action Centre Stormwater Demonstration Site Starﬁsh Properties (2015) EAC / HRM (2013) Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia

• Halifax Law Courts • South Street Park Public Works and Government Services Canada (2015) Dalhousie University (2012) Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia

• Digby & Area Health Services Centre • St. Mary’s Academy South West Nova Health Authority (2014) SRSB (2012) Digby, Nova Scotia Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia

• RCMP Detachments • Digby, Shelburne, Yarmouth Hospitals Siteworks RCMP (2014) South West Nova Health Authority (2012) Newfoundland Nova Scotia

• Baddeck Academy Sportsfield & Siteworks • Delta Hotel CBVRSB (2014) Delta Hotels and Resorts (2012) Baddeck, Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia

Curriculum Vitae Oliver Bence Urban Planning + Design Studio Page 2 of 3 Project Experience - United Kingdom

Landscape Architecture

• Project Dolphin Industrial Ship Wharf (2010) • Millwood Special School (2009) Milford Haven, Wales Bury, England

• Brynamman Urban & Coastal Defence Improvements • Plymouth City College (2009) (2010) Plymouth, England Brynamman, Wales • Borough High Street (2008) • Horsbere Brook Flood Alleviation (2010) London, England Gloucestershire, England • Northern Quarter 2008 • Essex Waste & Sustainability Centre (2010) Portsmouth, England Essex, England • Cabots Circus (2007) • M4 M5 Dynamic Hardshoulder (2010) Bristol, England Bristol, England • Hereford Learning Village (2006) • Ysgol Ffwrnes (Furnace School) (2010) Hereford, England Llanelli, Wales • Tesco Hadleigh (2005) • Colley Lane Access Road (2010) Suffolk, England Llanelli, Wales • Oakwood Park (2004) • Aberaeron Masterplan (2009) Essex, England Aberaeron, Wales • Wessex Water Treatment Sites (2003) • Borth Coastal Defence Improvements (2009) Bristol, England Cerediggion, Wales

• Dunstable College (2009) Bedfordshire, England

Project Experience - US

Landscape Architecture

• Inner City Youth Golf Museum • Riviera Country Club Inner City Youth Golf Museum (2015) Riviera Country Club (2015) Riviera Beach, Florida Coral Gables, Florida

• Las Brisas Residential Development Singer Island Partners (2015) Palm Beach Shores, Florida

Curriculum Vitae Oliver Bence Urban Planning + Design Studio Page 3 of 3 Bruce Mans MCIP, LPP Curriculum Vitae

Planner #204 - 5663 Cornwallis Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 1B6 Urban Designer +1 (902) 412-2457 Partner [email protected]

Profile Education

As an urban designer with an education in planning and a Dalhousie University 2009-2011 passion for landscape architecture, Bruce offers the unique Masters in Urban Planning ability to lead design projects through the entire planning Halifax, Nova Scotia process; from high level policy development, conceptual design, community engagement, project management, right through to University of the Fraser Valley 2003-2007 detailed design and implementation. As a result, he recognizes Bachelor of Arts (Urban Geography) the importance of communicating design in an accessible, Abbotsford, British Columbia inclusive manner, and developing ideas that are both exciting and implementable.

Bruce has worked on a diverse array of projects, including Previous Work Experience downtown revitalization plans, waterfront design concepts, urban development plans, active transportation plans, park CBCL Limited 2011-2014 master plans, and municipal plans. Most recently, Bruce has Land Use Planner and Urban Designer contributed his design expertise on an urban redevelopment of the Bloomﬁeld Centre in North End Halifax and an upcoming 500 Cities + Environment Unit 2011 acre, mixed use neighbourhood. His work has been recognized Community Planner by several planning and design awards including a national award in Neighbourhood Planning from the Canadian Institute of Freelance Graphic Designer 2006 - 2010 Planning and awards from the Canadian Society of Landscape Graphic Designer Architects and the Atlantic Planners Institute.

Recent Awards + Recognition Memberships + Affiliations Regional Award of Planning Excellence 2015 • Canadian Institute of Planners Comprehensive Policies + Plans (Atlantic Planners Institute) • Atlantic Institute of Planners Active Avon: An Active Transportation Plan for the Avon Region • Licensed Professional Planners of Nova Scotia • Atlantic Province Association of Landscape Architecture Regional Award of Planning Excellence 2015 (Associate Member) Outreach + Public Engagement (Atlantic Planners Institute) • Council for Canadian Urbanism Town of Paradise Plan Review • Halifax Cycling Coalition (2010 - 2012) National Award of Planning Excellence 2013 Neighbourhood Planning (Canadian Institute of Planning) Technical Skills Port aux Basques Downtown Design Study National Award of Merit 2013 • Nemetschek VectorWorks Rural/Small Town Planning (Canadian Institute of Planning) • Adobe Illustrator Town of Trinity Municipal Plan • Adobe InDesign • Adobe Photoshop Regional Award of Planning Excellence 2013 • Adobe Lightroom Physical Plans + Designs (Atlantic Planners Institute) • ESRI ArcGIS and ArcCatalog Conception Bay South Main Street Improvement Plan • QGIS • Trimble Sketch-Up Regional Citation Award 2013 • Conceptual Sketches Canadian Society of Landscape Architects • Hand Renderings O’Brien Farm Historic Site Master Plan

Curriculum Vitae Bruce Mans Urban Planning + Design Studio Page 1 of 4 Project Experience

Comprehensive Planning

• Halifax Centre Plan • North Shore Municipal Plan Review Halifax Regional Municipality (2015) Municipality of North Shore (2012) Halifax Urban Core, Nova Scotia North Shore, Prince Edward Island

• Paradise Plan Review • Municipal Plan and Development Regulations Town of Paradise (2015) Town of Trinity (2011) Paradise, Newfoundland Trinity, Newfoundland

2015 Award in Planning Excellence 2013 Award of Merit Outreach and Public Engagement (Atlantic Planners Institute) Rural/Small Town Planning (Canadian Institute of Planners)

• Highway 102 Corridor Lands Secondary Planning • Municipal Plan and Development Regulations Susie Lake Developments (2015) Town of Brigus (2011) Halifax, Nova Scotia Brigus, Newfoundland

• Susie Lake Parkland Negotiations • Malpeque Bay Municipal Plan Susie Lake Developments (2014) Town of Malpeque Bay (2011) Halifax, Nova Scotia Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island

• Rothesay Zoning Handbook • Kensington Municipal Plan Town of Rothesay (2014) Town of Kensington (2011) Rothesay, New Brunswick Kensington, Prince Edward Island

• Municipal Plan and Development Regulations • Municipal Plan and Development Regulations Town of Trinity Bay North (2012) Town of Normans Cove - Long Cove (2011) Trinity Bay North, Newfoundland Normans Cove - Long Cove, Newfoundland

• Municipal Plan and Development Regulations • Municipal Plan and Development Regulations Town of Petty Harbour Maddox Cove (2012) Town of Ferryland (2011) Petty Harbour Maddox Cove, Newfoundland Ferryland, Newfoundland

• Municipal Plan and Development Regulations • Comprehensive Community-Based Plan Town of Conception Bay South (2011) North Shore Tribal Council (2011) Conception Bay South, Newfoundland North Shore, Ontario

• Eastern Kings Municipal Plan Municipality of Eastern Kings (2012) Eastern Kings, Prince Edward Island

Process + Approvals

• 910 Bedford Highway Development Application • The Motels Development Application United Gulf Developments (2015) United Gulf Developments (2015) Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia

• Halifax West Development Application United Gulf Developments (2015) Halifax, Nova Scotia

Bruce Mans Curriculum Vitae Page 2 of 4 Urban Design / Master Planning

• Cable Wharf Conceptual Designs • Long Pond Harbour Development Plan Waterfront Development (2015) Town of Conception Bay South (2012) Halifax, Nova Scotia Conception Bay South, Newfoundland

• The Lakes Master Plan • Paradise Open Space and Recreation Plan Susie Lake Developments (2015) Town of Paradise (2012) Halifax, Nova Scotia Paradise, Newfoundland

• Bloomfield Centre Redevelopment Plan • Land Use and Development Plan Housing Nova Scotia (2014) Acadia First Nation (2012) Halifax, Nova Scotia Gardner’s Mill, Nova Scotia

• Downtown Dartmouth 3D Modeling Scenarios • Form-Based Code Concepts Halifax Regional Municipality (2014) Town of Antigonish (2013) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Antigonish, Nova Scotia

• Glovertown Centre Plan • Dartmouth Cove Planning Study Town of Glovertown (2014) Halifax Reg. Municipality / Waterfront Dev. (2012) Glovertown, Newfoundland Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

• Victoria Park Master Plan • O’Brien Farm Master Plan Town of Truro (2014) O’Brien Farm Foundation (2012) Truro, Nova Scotia St. John’s, Newfoundland

2013 Regional Citation Award • Main Street Improvement Plan Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Town of Conception Bay South (2013) Conception Bay South, Newfoundland • Land Suitability and Residential Concept Plan Town of Happy Valley Goose Bay (2011) 2013 Award in Planning Excellence Physical Plans and Designs (Atlantic Planners Institute) Happy Valley Goose Bay, Newfoundland

• Northern Construction Lands Master Plan • Community Demonstration Projects RMP Consulting (2013) Lac La Ronge Indian Band (2011) Waverely, Nova Scotia Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan

• Port Aux Basques Downtown Study • High School Design-Build Town Channel-Port aux Basques (2013) Potlotek First Nation (2011) Port aux Basques, Newfoundland St. Peter’s, Nova Scotia

2013 Award of Planning Excellence Neighbourhood Planning (Canadian Institute of Planners)

Landscape Architecture + Site Design

• Refresh Water Street Streetscaping Project • RCMP Nova Scotia Headquarters Interpretive Site Design City of St. John’s (2015) Public Works and Government Services Canada (2014) St. John’s, Newfoundland Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

• The Lakes Master Plan • Paradise Park Design Susie Lake Developments (2015) Town of Paradise (2013) Halifax, Nova Scotia Paradise, Newfoundland

• Picco Ridge Development Concepts • Canal Greenway Park and Plaza Design Town of Paradise (2015) Halifax Regional Municipality (2013) Paradise, Newfoundland Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

• Central Park Open Space Design • Berry Hills Phase 8 Development Town of Trinity (2013) Armco Capital (2013) Trinity, Newfoundland Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia

Curriculum Vitae Bruce Mans Urban Planning + Design Studio Page 3 of 4 Sustainable Transportation + Recreation Planning

• Southeast New Brunswick Recreation Assets and • HRM Active Transportation Wayfinding System Connectivity Study Halifax Regional Municipality (2014) Southeast Regional Service District (2015) Halifax, Nova Scotia Southeast New Brunswick • Strait Area Transit Study • Quispamsis Sports Field Analysis Strait Area Regional Transit (2013) Town of Quispamsis (2015) Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Quispamsis, New Brunswick • Oromocto Active Transportation Plan • Cycle Nova Scotia Bicycle Tourism Brochure + Maps Town of Oromocto (2012) Bicycle Nova Scotia (2014) Oromocto, New Brunswick Nova Scotia • Lunenburg Active Transportation Plan • Active Avon Education and Awareness Campaign Town of Lunenburg (2013) District of West Hants, Town of Windsor and Town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Hantsport (2015) Avon Region, Nova Scotia • Nova Scotia Bikeways Mapping Project Bicycle Nova Scotia (2011) • Avon Region Active Transportation Plan Nova Scotia West Hants, Windsor and Hantsport (2015) Avon Region, Nova Scotia • Aspotogan Peninsula Active Transportation Strategy Route Enhancement Cmte of Aspotogan Peninsula (2010) 2015 Award in Planning Excellence Comprehensive Policies and Plans (Atlantic Planners Institute) Aspotogan Peninsula, Nova Scotia

Planning Studies + Research

• Kings Country Signage Study • Waterville Airport Relocation Study Municipality of Kings County (2014) Province of Nova Scotia and Kings County (2012) Kings County, Nova Scotia Kings County, Nova Scotia

• Healthy Communities Statement of Provincial Interest • Climate Change and Infrastructure Workbook Province of Nova Scotia (2015) Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (2012) Nova Scotia Province of Newfoundland

• Sign Audit and Inventory • Purcell’s Cove Servicing Study Waterfront Development (2013) Halifax Regional Municipality (2012) Halifax, Bedford and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Purcell’s Cove, Nova Scotia

• Socioeconomic, Land Use and Visual Impact • Lake Echo Watershed Studies Assessment Halifax Regional Municipality (2011) Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (2013) Halifax, Nova Scotia Saint John, New Brunswick

Branding + Design

• Port aux Basques Facade Guidelines • Lake Pisiquid Wayfinding Signage Town of Chanel-Port aux Basques (2015) District of West Hants, Town of Windsor and Town of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland Hantsport (2015) Avon Region, Nova Scotia • Harvest Moon Signage Annapolis Valley Trail Coalition (2015) • RCMP Nova Scotia Headquarters Interpretive Panels Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia Public Works and Government Services Canada (2014) Dartmouth, Nova Scotia • Channel-Port aux Basques Place Branding Town of Channel-Port aux Basques (2015) • CNG Fredericton Facility Renderings Port aux Basques, Nova Scotia Irving (2012) Fredericton, New Brunswick

Bruce Mans Curriculum Vitae Page 4 of 4

Jeffrey A. Pinhey, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.

Jeff is a Senior Civil/Environmental Engineer and Project Manager with 30 years of experience in project management and design. He applies his experience in environmental engineering and planning, municipal engineering, research and development, geotechnical and materials engineering, urban and landscape design, and project management in working to support good urban design. He has provided engineering support roles for numerous urban design, waterfront,and streetscape projects, several of which have won International and National Awards.

Representative Projects:

• Debert Entrance Masterplan, Integration of commercial development, civil design, and environmental mitigation strategies. • School siting - Truro Junior High, Truro West Elementary, Truro East Elementary, Bible Hill Elementary, Bible Hill Junior High. • Halifax Mainland Common redesign, Canada Games Centre to create formal entrance to park • Waterfront Development Plan, Pictou, NS - Waterfront Center International Design Award • CFS Debert, Redevelopment Masterplan • Nova Scotia Welcome Centre, Entrance Redevelopment, Amherst • Halifax Common Skating Oval Site Assessment report • Truro Floodplain ’96 Masterplan (drafted floodplain development policy) • Point Pleasant Park International Design Competition, Co-Winning Team Member - 2007 CSLA National Award of Merit, Trails and shoreline stabilization. • Point Pleasant Park Masterplan, - 2009 CSLA National Honour Award. • Halifax Grand Parade Renovation, preparatory to the G7 Summit, 1997 • Halifax Downtown Outdoor Café Design Guidelines • Streetscape Improvement Plan, Sackville Drive, Sackville, NS • Streetscape Improvement Plan, Herring Cove Road, Halifax, NS • Shubenacadie Canal Greenway, Downtown Dartmouth, NS • Wright’s Cove Planning Strategy, East Shore, Bedford Basin, NS • Sackville Landing Park Redevelopment, Downtown Halifax Waterfront • Nova Scotia Community College, New Halifax Campus Siting Study • Ports Canada, Halifax Cruise Ship Terminal Planning Study, Halifax Seaport Streetscape Design • Bayne Street Area Masterplan, South Shore Bedford Basin, Halifax, NS • Settlement and Servicing Strategy, Herring Cove, NS • Waterfront Development Plan, Port Hawkesbury, NS • Greenwich Planning Study, King’s Co., NS • Waterfront Development Plan and Servicing Strategy, Little Dover, Guysborough County, NS • Long Term Development Masterplan, East Hants Corridor NS • North Dartmouth Planning Strategy Long Term Development Plan, NS

• Bear River, Waterfront Plan, NS - Waterfront Center International Design Award • Cornwallis Park Redevelopment Plan, Digby Co., NS • Lake Banook Masterplan, 2008, and implementation in time for Canoe ‘09 World Junior Championships • Steering Committee Technical Support, Spring Garden and Queen Masterplan, Halifax 2007 • Steering Committee Technical Support, Grand Parade Masterplan, Halifax 2007 • Bedford and Birch Cove Waterfront Development Plans, 2009, West Shore Bedford Basin, NS

Education Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), TUNS, 1981 Master of Applied Science (Water Resources/Environmental), TUNS, 1984

Lyndon Comeau, Engineer in Training

Lyndon graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a degree in Civil Engineering in 2015. He is beginning his career in consulting engineering with ABLE in Southwest Nova Scotia, where he is from.

Prior to and during school he worked as a carpenter and acquired significant experience placing and erecting concrete foundations on commercial jobsites in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. He can work in French or English.

Education

-Civil Engineering program, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS - Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB

Employment Experience

Construction Foreman - Louco Contracting Inc. 2009-2015 (when not in school)

Harbor Grace Wellness Facility, Newfoundland Paradise 3 School, Newfoundland Single family homes in Alberta and Newfoundland. Villa St. Joseph du Lac, Hebron, NS Labrador City Hospital Memorial University of Newfoundland Residence

Prior to that Lyndon worked as a carpenter and labourer from 2006-2011 on residential home projects.

Certifications and Training

WHIMIS First Aid Forklift and Telehandler Course Nova Scotia and Newfoundland Fall Arrest

Lyndon is proficient in the use of AutoCAD, and has experience in technical communication on construction sites, record keeping and writing skills.