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1 Mountain Labyrinths Inc., HB Lanarc Mountain Labyrinths Inc., HB Lanarc - Golder and George Penfold, MCIP are partnered to create a collaborative team approach. We believe that the best solutions in integrated community sustainability come from working across disciplines. As well, one of the primary objectives of the team is to engage local expertise and experience to the maximum extent possible, and to add the appropriate wisdom and experience from outside the community so as to optimize value for money for the community. Therefore, we have assembled a multi-disciplinary team with extensive local knowledge of Revelstoke, its community planning processes, environment, social sector and economy, as well as professional expertise in community sustainability, environmental inventory, rural economic planning, global forest production, tourism, land use planning and social development. PROJECT CO-MANAGER, SOCIAL & ACTION PLAN LEAD, COMMUNITY ENAGEMENT CO-LEAD Cindy Pearce, Principal Mountain Labyrinths Inc., Revestoke, BC Cindy brings almost 20 years of experience in community and land use planning in Revelstoke and other rural areas in BC to the project – most of that as a resident of Revelstoke. She has been involved in nine major community planning processes during that time, the majority of them as the principal consultant. She has direct relationships with staff in most City departments, as well as the regulatory agencies and community organizations in Revelstoke. Her experience with climate change adaptation planning for rural forest based communities during the past five years will be relevant to the exploration of future scenarios for Revelstoke. Cindy is known for managing complex projects effectively, delivering well- designed community engagement and providing concise, thorough and actionable reports. Her project management experience in government, institutional and contracting settings with budgets in the millions is an asset to this team. Cindy will co-manage the project in partnership with Peter Whitelaw at HB Lanarc. In addition, she will lead the social inventory, State of Sustainability reporting, and ICSP Action Plan components. She will be responsible for communications with the client and the project Steering Committee, and in partnership with Peter, co-lead the community outreach and engagement. Most Relevant Experience Revelstoke Community Energy and Emissions Plan community engagement Author – Pathways to Climate Resilience: A Guidebook for Canadian Forest-based Communities for the Canadian Model Forest Network Revelstoke Official Community Plan compilation and editing Advisor to Columbia Basin Trust Communities Adapting to Climate Change Initiative 1 Team leader for two Revelstoke Community Development Action Plan processes Appointed member of the Revelstoke Community Economic Development Commission (Volunteer) – HB Lanarc - Golder is a full-service planning, design and landscape architecture firm specializing in sustainable communities. It is staffed with dozens of planners, landscape architects and related professionals in fields as diverse as community engagement, sustainable buildings, renewable energy, greenhouse gas reduction, food systems and public policy. HB Lanarc Consultants Ltd. joined with Golder Associates in June 2011 to bring clients a broader service package built to proactively address the challenges of our times – urbanization, infrastructure challenges, demographic shifts, climate change, food security, economic vitality, ecological integrity, energy security and engaged governance. Adding to HB Lanarc’s strengths, Golder Associates brings leading technical services in the geotechnical, environmental and energy fields.HB Lanarc - Golder has offices in Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo, and Golder Associates has offices in BC, across Canada and worldwide. Website: www.hblanarc.ca PROJECT CO-MANAGER, SUSTAINABILITY LEAD, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CO-LEAD Peter Russell, BASc,MSC, MCIP, Senior Planner HB Lanarc – Golder, Vancouver, BC An award-winning planner and experienced sustainability manager, Peter has a deep passion for addressing pressing planning issues while keeping an eye on long term community sustainability. Peter is implementation-oriented with proven success resulting from a focus on policy innovation, collaborative plan development, and meaningful public and stakeholder engagement. In 2011/12, Peter took a leave to work as a manager in both the sustainability offices of the City of Vancouver and the City of Surrey. In these roles, Peter worked with staff on a variety of sustainability issues and leading key initiatives such as a Community Energy and Emissions Plan, a Climate Adaptation Strategy and a Green Operations Strategy. As a Senior Planner and Engagement Specialist at HB Lanarc-Golder, Peter’s main roles are twofold: leading or advising on land use and/or sustainability planning initiatives and designing and executing community engagement programs. In all his work, Peter focuses on building strong relationships with his clients, the public, advisory committees and stakeholders to ensure the best possible outcomes. Noteworthy projects include the award-winning Colwood + Langford Official Community Plans (OCP), the Campbell River Sustainable OCP and Integrated Community Sustainability Plan and the District of North Vancouver’s OCP engagement program. Most Relevant Experience Integrated Community Sustainability Plan, Campbell River, BC Greenprint: Integrated Community Sustainability Plan, Markham, ON 2 Sustainable Neighbourhood Plan, City of Dawson Creek, BC Official Community Plan Review (Phase I), City of Kelowna, BC Official Community PlanReview, Colwood and Langford, BC ENVIRONMENT LEAD Rachael Jones, RPBIO Golder – Kamloops, BC Ms. Jones is an Aquatic Biologist with over 12 years accumulated experience in environmental reporting, permitting, research, assessment and monitoring throughout BC. She is a registered professional biologist in the Province of British Columbia. Ms. Jones was the Environmental Coordinator for the City of Surrey for over four years. In this capacity, she was extensively involved in both long range and short term environmental planning for the City, including review of and input into Integrated Stormwater Management Plans, Neighbourhood Concept Plans, and Master Drainage Plans. The position involved extensive liaison with members of the public, other municipalities within the Greater Vancouver Regional District, stakeholder groups, and senior agencies. In addition, Ms. Jones has extensive environmental consulting experience with regulatory processes, including liaison with federal, provincial and local agencies to solicit technical input and to facilitate timely procurement of environmental permits and approvals. Most relevant experience: CEAA screening report for MOT road widening and overhead replacement at the Clanwilliam Overhead on Highway 1 west of Revelstoke. Identification of permitting issues, requirements and constraints for Phase 2 of BC Hydro’s Arrow Lakes Reservoir: Wildlife Physical Works Feasibility Study. Conducted an overview assessment of the Hyde Creek watershed in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam to facilitate development of an Integrated Watershed Management Plan. City of Surrey Project Manager for the Salmon Habitat Restoration Program for several years. This project involved working with the community, regulatory agencies and stewardship groups to identify enhancement and restoration projects that could be completed by university and high school students. Participated in the development of numerous Neighborhood Concept Plans while working for the City of Surrey. 3 GEOTECHNICAL ADVISOR Matt Thibeault, P.Eng., Senior Geotechnical Engineer Golder, Kamloops, BC Mr. Thibeault is a Senior Geotechnical Engineer and an Associate in Golder’s Kamloops office, with 15 years of consulting experience. His area of expertise is in transportation corridor designs for highways and railways, bridge foundations, building foundations, rock/soil anchors, retaining walls, drainage and erosion protection assessments, geohazard assessments, landslide assessments, blasting, and slope stability assessments. Mr. Thibeault’s project experience includes both soil and rock work, and he has been involved with projects in most industry sectors including: land development, transportation, mining, oil and gas, power, manufacturing, water resource management, insurance, and forestry. Most relevant experience: Williams Lake Fringe Area Official Community Plan, responsible for the geohazards component, including air photo terrain hazard mapping, steep slope hazards, landslide identification, falling rock hazards and the filed component to ground truth the desktop study. Project manager for geotechnical investigation and design of government for 10 large community and commercial buildings in the Kamloops area Project manager for geotechnical investigation and design of skateparks in Clearwater and Merritt Preliminary geotechnical investigation for proposed subdivision in Williams Lake Field engineer and designer for Bella Coola Emergency Response Team Project manager and designer for major highway and arterial road construction in the BC interior SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICS ADVISOR David Van Seters, MBA, Sustainable Economics Practice Leader HB Lanarc – Golder, Vancouver, BC David Van Seters is an experienced business professional and environmental entrepreneur who is now applying his knowledge of business, finance, and economics to make the business/economic case for adopting higher
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