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Ð /K@MMHMFÐ6DRS 6NQKCÐ3NVMÐ/K@MMHMFÐ#@XÐ "DKDAQ@SHMFÐSGDÐ/QNEDRRHNM by Siobhan Murphy, MCIP World Town Planning Day is the annual opportunity to celebrate the planning profession. The initiative was spearheaded by Professor Carlos Maria della Paolera of the University of Buenos Aires to promote interest in the professional practice of planning. It is celebrated in many coun- tries such as United States, Australia and of course here in Canada.

his year, the World Planning Day gala was hosted by past- 3,%&0HPEHUVKLS&KDLU(PLOLH$GLQ0&,3DQG3,%&3UHVLGHQW president of PIBC Lindsay Chase, MCIP. She welcomed Joan Chess-Woolacott, MCIP who presided over PIBC member- Tattendees to the event and then turned over the mike to ship recognition and awards. 7KHíUVWKRQRXUVZHUHJLYHQWRSODQQHUVZKRKDGDFKLHYHG years of full membership. These are: Mark Betteridge, MCIP, 5REHUW.QDOO0&,3:LOOLDP/RZ0&,3DQG$QQH7RSS0&,3 "NMSDMSR Next, newly-minted full members of PIBC were recognized. There are 66 new members this year (their names can be found %D@STQDR in each quarterly issue of Planning West as their membership is Celebrating the Profession ...... 3 UDWLíHGE\3,%&&RXQFLO &RQJUDWXODWLRQVHYHU\RQH A Great Team ...... 5 7KHíQDOSDUWRIWKHJDODKRQRXUHGWKH3,%&+RQRXUDU\0HP- Congratulations Tony ...... 6 ber for 2011. An Honourary Member is an exceptional individ- Metro Vancouver’s New ual that PIBC Council has unanimously acknowledged as some- Regional Growth Strategy ...... 8 RQHZKRKDVVLJQLíFDQWO\DVVLVWHGWKHSODQQLQJSURIHVVLRQ7KLV The North Okanagan year, PIBC selected Jim Green, who is a well-known community Regional Growth Strategy ...... 11 organizer, and former City of Vancouver Councilor. The award ZDVDFFHSWHGRQ-LP*UHHQªVEHKDOIE\1DWKDQ(GHOVRQ6&$53 PlanGirl Travels: ...... 15 faculty member, former social planner for the City of Vancou- Legal Update ...... 17 YHUIRU\HDUVDQG6HQLRU3ODQQHUIRUWKH'RZQWRZQ(DVWVLGH

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Cover photo: rue Mallet-Stevens, Paris. Photo by Emilie K. Adin. Example of Transition from public to private space (see page 15)

Correction: Last issue had a laneway house on the cover. The photo was taken by Krista Jahnke, which should have accompanied it on the cover: www.kristajahnke.com Also in the Laneway article, the two interior shots of the laneway house on page six were taken by venture + karpa photography: www.robertkarpa.com PIBC President Joan Chess Woolacott (middle), Gwen Sewell, MCIP PIBC Professional Practice Committee Chair (left), PIBC 2012 Honourary Member inductee Iona Campagnolo (right) Photo by Lisa Moffatt

6HMSDQÐÐ  World Town Planning Day (cont’d) LQJ652VDQGPDNLQJQHZKRXVLQJFRPPLWPHQWVXQOLNHWKH GLVSODFHPHQWH[SHULHQFHGE\PDQ\SHRSOHIRU([SRª IRUWKHODVW\HDUV-LP*UHHQDQG1DWKDQ(GHOVRQKDYHEHHQ Jim Green was elected to Vancouver City Council in 2003. He friends and colleagues for many years. also represented Vancouver at the Federation of Canadian Mu- nicipalities under Jack Layton. After leaving Vancouver City ,QWKHV-LP*UHHQZDV([HFXWLYH'LUHFWRURIWKH'RZQ- &RXQFLO-LP*UHHQZDVDQHFRQRPLFGHYHORSPHQWRIíFHUIRU WRZQ (DVWVLGH 5HVLGHQWªV $VVRFLDWLRQ '(5$  §7RXULQJ WKH the Haida Gwaii, and worked as a development consultant on '7(6ZLWK-LPLQWKHªVZDVDUHPDUNDEOHH[SHULHQFH+H VXFK SURMHFWV DV /LWWOH 0RXQWDLQ +RXVLQJ 3URMHFW 5HGHYHORS- was truly the mayor of the inner city. This was a positive time ment and the Olympic Village. for affordable housing, as all three levels of government were LQYROYHGLQWKHSURYLVLRQRIDIIRUGDEOHKRXVLQJ¨VDLG(GHOVRQ )LQDOO\ WKHUH ZDV :RRGZDUGªV ZKLFK (GHOVRQ VDLG VWDQGV RXW This was before the federal government withdrew from provid- as a symbol of what Jim Green has worked for. Jim Green was LQJKRXVLQJLQWKHHDUO\V§'(5$WRRNRQPDQ\LQLWLDWLYHV involved in many parts of the process, from convincing the Prov- and began to grow—especially to manage its increasing portfo- ince to buy the Woodward’s property, to helping negotiate the OLRRIKRXVLQJ8QGHU-LP*UHHQªVOHDGHUVKLS'(5$EHFDPHWKH sale from the Province to the City. As Councilor, he co-chaired YRLFHIRUSHRSOHOLYLQJLQWKH'RZQWRZQ(DVWVLGH§ the Woodward’s Steering Committee. The winning proposal for the site was supported by a coalition of organizations that in- (GHOVRQVDLGWKDW-LP*UHHQªVIRFXVDWWKDWWLPHZDVRQEXLOG- cluded the Portland Hotel Society, Vancouver Network of Drug ing affordable housing, as well as preserving heritage buildings Users and the Gastown Business Improvement Association. It had because he believed they retained the collective consciousness 100 units of social housing and 300 units of market housing. The DQGEXLOWFRPPXQLW\§-LP*UHHQKHOSHGVDYHKHULWDJHEXLOG- proposal was amended with 100 more units that Green secured ings like the award winning Four Sisters Co-op, Pendera Place during Olympic bid negotiations with the Province. This neces- and Tellier Towers.” VLWDWHGDVLJQLíFDQWUHGHVLJQDQGDQDGGLWLRQRIDGGLWLRQDO Another facet of this focus on building affordable housing was units of market housing. The decision was made not to go back to Green’s emphasis on the importance of architecture and urban the public because this might have slowed down the process be- design to create beautiful neighborhoods and inclusive com- fore the 2006 election. He wanted to make sure the project would PXQLWLHV(GHOVRQVDLG move forward, irrespective of any changes to the municipal coun- cil, so it could be completed in time for the 2010 Olympics. Some $IWHUOHDYLQJ'(5$-LP*UHHQZRUNHGZLWKWKH1'3JRYHUQ- residents and organizations were unhappy with this decision. But, ment under Glen Clark. In this capacity he helped retain large VDLG(GHOVRQ¨8OWLPDWHO\WKHSURMHFWZDVDSSURYHGLWKDVEHHQ amounts of funding for affordable housing. Much of that hous- constructed and the vast majority of those living, working, or ing was under the management of the Portland Hotel Society. visiting Woodward’s are very happy with the result.” During this time Jim Green shifted his focus to community eco- nomic development. He looked at best practices in other inner 7RFORVH(GHOVRQVXPPHGXSZLWK§-LP*UHHQLVDQLQFUHGLEOH cities across Canada and the US and created a number of local community builder who makes efforts—sometimes extraordi- LQQHUFLW\LQLWLDWLYHVWKDWLQFOXGHSURYLGLQJ'7(6UHVLGHQWVDF- nary efforts to engage local residents in decision making—but cess to UBC courses in the arts and social sciences, bringing who at the end of the day gives priority to concrete results.” + classical art to the community through organizations such as the Vancouver Opera Society, creating a job training centre, a dental clinic and the Four Corners Bank. After the signing of the Vancouver Agreement in 2000, Jim *UHHQEHFDPHWKHFKDLURIWKH'RZQWRZQ(DVWVLGH(FRQRPLF 5HYLWDOL]DWLRQ &RPPLWWHH 'XULQJ WKLV WHQXUH KH LQWURGXFHG tools such as land use development permissions, tax incentives, procurement policies and government funding to develop jobs in the inner city. After leaving the provincial government, Jim helped organize the IOCC—the Impact on Community Coalition—a group that helped provide support for what became the Inclusive Olympics Commitments. This watchdog organization helped secure the .EWž0)"#ž&ULLž-EMBERSžRECEIVEžTHEIRžMEMBERSHIPžCERTIlCATESžATžTHEž0)"#ž bid, and contributed to the Province purchasing and renovat- World Town Planning Day Gala, November 5, 2011. Photo by Lisa Moffatt

Ð /K@MMHMFÐ6DRS A Great Team: 6NQKCÐ3NVMÐ/K@MMHMFÐ#@XÐ@MCÐ@Ð&QD@SÐ2SQDDS by Gary Noble, MCIP Where else but in Nanaimo does a discussion about Nanaimo bars, the delicious chocolate confection, generate a planning event.

few weeks prior to November 2011, Dave Pady a member of the City of Nanaimo planning team A suggested that the Nanaimo planners should orga- nize a public celebration of Commercial Street. Commercial Street was judged the greatest street in Canada by Cana- dian Institute of Planners. Nanaimo won the Greatest Street Award from over 6000 entries. Nanaimo bars were to be a key ingredient of the event. As the event planning gained momentum the upcoming joint celebration was broadcasted on Facebook, Twitter and the local media. The Downtown Business Improvement District assist- ed in advertising the event in the storefronts of each business along the Great Street. 2QHKXQGUHGDQGíIW\SHRSOHFDPHRXWWRHQMR\WKHIHVWLYLWLHV at the Nanaimo Museum which is centrally located on Com- mercial Street. Public participation included: ‡ A guided heritage walk on Commercial Street, ‡ Poster presentations of Commercial Street now and in the past which were located both in and outside the Museum, ‡ Colouring books which featured historical books on Commercial Street for kids, ‡ A kiosk for the Southend Neighbourhood Association, which relies heavily on the downtown for shopping, was set up to display posters about ongoing neighbourhood events, ‡ A video presentation of archival matters unique to Commercial Street, ‡ And of course free Nanaimo bars, tea, and coffee. &%& (DUO\ (GLWLRQ LQWHUYLHZHG &KULV 6KROEHUJ &RPPXQLW\ Heritage Planner about Commercial Street on the day as part of their piece on World Town Planning Day. The broadcast was heard throughout Canada. Chris nominated Commercial Street as a Great Street. The Nanaimo planning team had a great time sponsoring the event and enjoyed interacting with the public to discuss plan- ning issues on this important day for the planning profession. The team looks forward to another unique event in 2012. + Photos by Chris Scholberg

6HMSDQÐÐ  "NMFQ@STK@SHNMRÐ3NMXÄ MSGNMXÐ3NMXÐ#NQBDX Ð%"(/ÐQDSHQDRÐSNÐDLA@QJÐNMÐMDVÐ@CUDMSTQDR by Siobhan Murphy, MCIP Planning practitioners, faculty, family and friends came out in force to congratulate Tony Dorcey, FCIP on an illustrious career at a gala event prior to the PIBC World Town Planning Day Gala on November 5, at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel. The packed room attested to the love and respect people have for a person who has devoted so much of his time to his practice, his students and his family.

ony was introduced by his former student, Maged Senbel, who now teaches Urban Design at UBC’s School of Commu- TQLW\DQG5HJLRQDO3ODQQLQJ 6&$53 6WRULHVDQGDFFRODGHV were told by a gold-ribbon group of guests including Cornelia 2EHUODQGHU-RDQ&KHVV0&,3-XOLDQ*ULJJV-RQ2ª5LRUGDQ6WH- phen Owen, Penny Gurstein, MCIP, and Zosia Dorcey. Tony’s career spanned over forty years, and includes an envi- able list of work experiences. He came to UBC in 1971 as a IRXQGLQJPHPEHURIWKH:HVWZDWHU5HVHDUFK&HQWUH,Q he became a faculty member in the School of Community and 5HJLRQDO3ODQQLQJ 6&$53 DQGODWHULQWKH,QVWLWXWHIRU5H- VRXUFHV(QYLURQPHQWDQG6XVWDLQDELOLW\ ,5(6 )URPWR 2006 Tony was the Director of the School of Community and 5HJLRQDO3ODQQLQJ 6&$53 ,QKHZDVHOHFWHGD)HOORZRI Tony, his wife Plu and daughter Zosia. Photo by Jeff Barnes the Canadian Institute of Planners (FCIP). 7RQ\ZDVDOVRDPHPEHURIWKH%&5RXQG7DEOHRQ(QYLURQ- sends lengthy, surprisingly coherent emails at 3:00 AM, or who PHQWDQG(FRQRP\ ¥ DQGWKHLQDXJXUDO&KDLURIWKH sets as their criteria each year for continuing on as Director Fraser Basin Management Board (FBMP 1992–94). During the whether they can do the Grouse Grind! I doubt we will have ODWHVKHZDVDIDFLOLWDWRUPHGLDWRUIRUJOREDOPXOWLVWDNH- DQRWKHUMRLQWDSSRLQWPHQWZKRZKLOHRQO\RIKLVDSSRLQW- holder dialogues for the World Commission on Dams and the PHQWDW6&$53LVVRFRPPLWWHGWRWKHVFKRROWKDWZHIHHOKHLV World Bank’s forestry policy. DDSSRLQWPHQW¨VKHVDLG These work experiences were the foundation for some of Tony’s Penny Gurstein also said that Tony’s involvement with students best-known courses at UBC. There was his famous Negotiation, ZHQWEH\RQGWKHFODVVURRP§+LVFRPPLWPHQWWRRXUVWXGHQWV )DFLOLWDWLRQDQG0HGLDWLRQFRXUVHDW6&$53DQGKLV:DWHU5H- ZDVSDOSDEOHIURPSURXGO\ZHDULQJWKH6&$537VKLUWVWRVX- VRXUFHV0DQDJHPHQWFRXUVHDW,5(6 perbly organizing the students to make the Planning for the Future conference before the World Urban Forum (WUF4) in 3HQQ\*XUVWHLQWKHFXUUHQWGLUHFWRURI6&$53VDLG7RQ\KDG 2006 such a success.” the rare ability to pull it all off and make all the work look easy. She said his classes were always highly rated by students and Cornelia Oberlander, the landscape architect and wife of the he became an innovator on the use of online tools in the class- ODWH'U3HWHU2EHUODQGHUWKHíUVW'LUHFWRURI6&$53VDLGWKDW room. Tony was awarded the University Teaching Prize which 7RQ\PDGHVXUHWKDWDOO6&$53JUDGXDWHVZRXOGFRQWULEXWHWR attested to his excellence in teaching. the well-being of communities and regions around the world. §7RQ\ UDLVHG WKH EDU IRU D 6&$53 3URIHVVRU DQG 'LUHFWRU I doubt there will be another faculty member who regularly (continued next page)

Ð /K@MMHMFÐ6DRS Tony Dorcey (cont’d)

She said Dr. Oberlander admired Tony’s leadership and often talked about it with her. Other guests mentioned his commitment to students as well. Former student and colleague Julian Griggs said: §7RQ\ ZDV H[WUDRUGLQDULO\ GHGLFDWHG WR KLV VWXGHQWV He often said that he hoped his most important legacy would be the planning professionals dotted around BC and beyond that he had helped as a teacher. He invested a great deal in his courses, enlivening them by bring- ing in guest speakers, and relating theory to real world events and issues.” PIBC President Joan Chess crossed paths with Tony WKURXJKKHURZQVWXGLHVDW6&$53WKH)%03DQGPRUH recently at PIBC. She said that his leadership and passion for planning education was always evident. Tony responded to each of his guests with humour and DSORPE2QHRIKLVFRPPHQWVZDV§2YHUWLPH,FDPHWR realize that the most valuable contribution I could make was not turning out more journal articles and books but rather helping students to prepare and grow to make a dif- ference in the world through a life-long career in practice.” When asked if he was going to be available to teach more FODVVHVKHVPLOHGDQGVDLG§1R¨HPSKDWLFDOO\)URPQRZ on, he said his family was making all the decisions, be- cause it was their time. One thing Tony and his wife Plu plan to do in the New Year is pursue their love of sailing. Maged Senbel closed the event by making jokes about To- ny’s early mornings, which summed up so much of what PDGHKLPXQLTXHZHOOOLNHDQGUHVSHFWHG§:HPD\QRW all want to start our days at 3 in the morning but we can only dream of having the kind of integrity, poise, dedica- tion, optimism and inclusive spirit that you brought to your work, every day, for 40 years.” Thanks for everything Tony! You’ve helped make so many of us better students and practitioners. We look forward to hearing about your new nautical adventures! + For those of you who would like to view more pictures from the reception, visit: ZZZîLFNUFRPSKRWRVWHPSXVIXJLWHUVHWV and click Tony’s Appreciation 5th November 2011. You can also view an interview by Ellen Bird about Tony’s time at SCARP and his thoughts about the future PIBC President Joan Chess-Woolacott, MCIP and Tony Dorcey, FCIP (top) of the School here: Tony and Cornelia Oberlander (middle). Photos by Jeff Barnes ZZZVFDUSXEFFDQHZVE\WHVMXQDQWKRQ\GRUFH\ Bill Rees, Nathan Edelson and Gordon Price (bottom). Photo by Lisa Moffatt DQQRXQFHVKLVUHWLUHPHQWDIWHU\HDUVVFDUS

6HMSDQÐÐ  Shaping Our Future ,DSQNÐ5@MBNTUDQiRÐ-DVÐ 1DFHNM@KÐ&QNVSGÐ2SQ@SDFX by Lee-Ann Garnett, MCIP Last summer, while most people enjoyed shady green parks and cool swimming holes, Metro Vancouver Board members were hard at work. In July 2011, the Board adopted Metro Vancou- ver 2040: Shaping Our FutureDQHZUHJLRQDOJURZWKVWUDWHJ\IRU0HWUR9DQFRXYHURIíFLDOO\ replacing the 1996 Livable Region Strategic Plan. Getting to adoption was no easy task—the strategy required acceptance by 24 other governments, and was several years and countless meetings in the making. A New Regional Framework

Metro Vancouver 2040 09  LV RUJDQL]HG DURXQG íYH goals: ‡ Goal 1: Create a Compact Urban Area ‡ *RDO6XSSRUWD6XVWDLQDEOH(FRQRP\ ‡ *RDO  3URWHFW WKH (QYLURQPHQW DQG 5HVSRQG WR &OLPDWH Change Impacts ‡ Goal 4: Develop Complete Communities ‡ *RDO6XSSRUW6XVWDLQDEOH7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ&KRLFHV The following sections describe how MV2040 responds to the region’s biggest land use challenges: job sprawl and accommo- GDWLQJVLJQLíFDQWSRSXODWLRQJURZWKZKLOHSURWHFWLQJQDWXUDO assets and agricultural land. VTXDUH IHHW RU DOPRVW  ZHQW WR ORFDWLRQV RXWVLGH RI WKH Tackling Job Sprawl 0HWUR&RUHDQGWKH5HJLRQDO&LW\&HQWUHV0RVWRIWKHRIíFH 7KHUHJLRQKDVKDGDORQJVWDQGLQJSROLF\WRHQFRXUDJHRIíFH GHYHORSPHQWORFDWHGRXWVLGHRI8UEDQ&HQWUHVLVRIíFHEXVLQHVV development in regional centres outside of the downtown core. parks, and was typically built on land that was once industrial. Over the past decade and a half, Metro Vancouver communities were successful in accommodating a growing population with- 7KH FKDOOHQJH RI WKLV W\SH RI RIíFH GHYHORSPHQW SDWWHUQ LV LQ8UEDQ&HQWUHVKRZHYHUWKHVDPHFDQQRWEHVDLGIRURIíFH WKUHHIROG7KHUHJLRQªVRIíFHSDUNVDUHORFDWHGLQDUHDVWKDW jobs. Metro Vancouver measured the amount and distribution of DUHIDUIURPH[LVWLQJWUDQVLWVHUYLFHVDQGDUHGLIíFXOWWRHIí- QHZRIíFHîRRUVSDFHWKDWZDVDGGHGWRWKHUHJLRQªVLQYHQWRU\ ciently serve, so they have a much higher proportion of people between 1990 and 2006. Of the 18 million square feet added, ZKRGULYHWRZRUN RISHRSOHZRUNLQJLQDQRIíFHSDUN PLOOLRQVTXDUHIHHWRUZHQWWR'RZQWRZQ9DQFRXYHU GULYHWRZRUNFRPSDUHGWRRISHRSOHZRUNLQJLQGRZQ- DQGWKH&HQWUDO%URDGZD\DUHD NQRZQDVWKH§0HWUR&RUH¨LQ town Vancouver who get there by car). More driving means it 09 -XVWRYHUPLOOLRQVTXDUHIHHWRUZHQWWR0HWUR LVGLIíFXOWWRPHHWWKHUHJLRQªV*+*HPLVVLRQUHGXFWLRQWDU- 9DQFRXYHUªVVHYHQ5HJLRQDO&LW\&HQWUHV 6XUUH\0HWUR&RUH JHWV7KHVHFRQGFKDOOHQJHLVWKDWORFDWLQJRIíFHMREVLQRIíFH Metrotown, Lonsdale, and the downtowns of New Westminster, parks hampers the development of the region’s Urban Centres. 5LFKPRQG&RTXLWODP/DQJOH\DQG0DSOH5LGJH 1LQHPLOOLRQ (continued next page)

Ð /K@MMHMFÐ6DRS Metro Vancouver (cont’d)

Urban Centres need all types of activities in order to thrive, with employment being high on the list of uses that make a centre lively and prosperous. For the employee, too, being in DQXUEDQFHQWUHLVSUHIHUDEOHWRZRUNLQJLQDQRIíFHSDUNERWK for the amenities, and for transportation options. Finally, the FUHDWLRQRIRIíFHSDUNVRIWHQFRPHVDWWKHH[SHQVHRIWKHUH- gion’s industrial lands, because it is industrial lands that are GHYHORSHGIRUWKHRIíFHXVH Over the next three decades, Metro Vancouver projects that the region will be home to about 600,000 more jobs. MV2040 sup- ports the economy and the question of job location in a number of ways. First, the strategy protects industrial lands through Gateway SkyTrain Station. Photo by Metro Vancouver. the creation of an Industrial regional land use designation, and through strong policy that supports industrial activity on ,QGXVWULDOODQGVDQGGLVFRXUDJHVUHVLGHQWLDORIíFHDQGUHWDLO choice, and the centres are integral destinations in the region’s activity on industrial lands. MV2040 addresses the issue of em- transit system. The Urban Centres will be important as we look SOR\PHQWGLVWULEXWLRQE\WDUJHWLQJRIQHZMREVWR8UEDQ ahead, not only for meeting our growth objectives, but also &HQWUHVDQGRWKHUDUHDVZLWKJRRGWUDQVLWDFFHVV MREV  because as our population ages, they are places that will pro- 09SROLF\LVIRUPXQLFLSDOLWLHVWRHQFRXUDJHRIíFHGHYHO- vide affordable housing choices in close proximity to services, opment in Urban Centres, and for other government agencies amenities and transportation. WRORFDWHRIíFHVLQ8UEDQ&HQWUHVDQGRWKHUDUHDVZLWKJRRG access to transit. Lastly, MV2040 requests that municipalities In MV2040, the network of centres has been expanded to rec- QRWSHUPLW§PDMRUWULSJHQHUDWLQJ¨ODQGXVHVRXWVLGHRI8UEDQ ognize projected growth trends. Surrey Metro Centre is recog- Centres. This helps ensure that people have good access to the nized as a regional hub for the growing communities south of types of services found in Urban Centres. WKH)UDVHU5LYHU7KUHH0XQLFLSDO7RZQ&HQWUHVZHUHLQFOXGHG in MV2040, one in Oakridge (Vancouver), Willoughby (Langley) One Million More People – Advancing DQG)OHHWZRRG 6XUUH\ WRUHFRJQL]HVLJQLíFDQWJURZWKLQWKRVH Livability and Sustainability communities. Generally, MV240 emphasizes the importance of Urban Centres through more detailed policies such as priori- Metro Vancouver anticipates that the region’s population will WL]LQJWKHORFDWLRQRIPDMRURIíFHVDQGRWKHUVLJQLíFDQWODQG grow by another million people, from 2.2 million people in uses to Urban Centres, discouraging major trip generating uses 2006 to about 3.4 million by 2041. To manage growth, MV2040 RXWVLGHRIWKH8UEDQ&HQWUHVDQGE\WDUJHWLQJRIDOOQHZ has established an Urban Containment Boundary (UCB). This is dwelling units (approximately 230,000 units) to these locations. DíUPERXQGDU\0HWUR9DQFRXYHUVWDIIHVWLPDWHLWKDVVXIí- However, the Urban Centres alone cannot accommodate every- cient capacity for urban development within the UCB. one. Therefore, to build on the network of centres and coordi- :LWKLQ WKH 8&% 0HWUR 9DQFRXYHUSURMHFWV WKDW  RI QHZ nate with TransLink’s long range strategic plans, MV2040 in- growth will occur within the existing urban area (lands already WURGXFHGDQHZFRQFHSWFDOOHG§)UHTXHQW7UDQVLW'HYHORSPHQW GHYHORSHGIRUXUEDQXVHV 7KHRWKHURIQHZJURZWKLVDQ- $UHDV¨7KHWHUP§)7'$¨VWUHVVHVWKH§IUHTXHQF\¨RIWUDQVLWVHU- WLFLSDWHGLQWKHUHJLRQªVUHPDLQLQJ§JUHHQíHOG¨DUHDVORFDWHG YLFHUDWKHUWKDQVSHFLíFWHFKQRORJ\7KH)7'$VDUHLQWHQGHG SUHGRPLQDQWO\LQ&RTXLWODP0DSOH5LGJH6XUUH\DQG/DQJOH\ to be smaller in scale than most Urban Centres. Although some Approximately 200,000 residents could be accommodated in FTDAs may function like an Urban Centre in terms of having those locations. a variety of land uses, most will be primarily residential, with commercial that supports the neighbourhood. MV2040 targets 6RZKDWDERXWWKHRWKHUSHRSOH"0HWUR9DQFRXYHUKDV about a quarter of all new residential growth to FTDAs (about a long-standing regional policy of supporting the development 160,000 units). of Urban Centres as places to live, work, and meet daily needs, all supported by a robust transit network. The focus on Urban Although the main strategy is to focus residential growth to Centres continues to be a cornerstone of this strategy. The pol- Urban Centres and FTDAs, substantial change will still be seen icy has been successful, especially in accommodating housing (continued next page)

6HMSDQÐÐ  Metro Vancouver (cont’d) From 2007 to 2010, Metro Vancouver released a number of doc- uments and drafts for review, and held extensive consultations. Getting the public fully engaged in the regional growth strat- LQ UHVLGHQWLDO QHLJKERXUKRRGV FDOOHG §*HQHUDO 8UEDQ¨ $UHDV egy process was a challenge. Nevertheless, the feedback from in MV2040). About 30 percent or 180,000 units will be located the NGOs, development community, government agencies, and in General Urban areas. This means municipalities will need to municipalities was thorough and thoughtful. Metro Vancouver FRQWLQXHHIIRUWVWRLQWURGXFHLQíOODQG§JHQWOH¨GHQVLíFDWLRQLQ and municipal staff also worked closely to develop MV2040, existing neighbourhoods. and Metro Vancouver senior staff attended council and com- mittee meetings of every municipality, sometimes more than How does MV2040 work? once, to discuss the strategy. MV2040 includes parcel-based maps for the Urban Contain- However, some municipalities were still concerned that the ment Boundary, and all of the regional land use designations GUDIW GLG QRW UHîHFW WKH ULJKW EDODQFH EHWZHHQ ORFDO DQG UH- &RQVHUYDWLRQ DQG 5HFUHDWLRQ $JULFXOWXUDO 5XUDO *HQHUDO gional interests. In response, in mid-2010, the Board asked the 8UEDQ ,QGXVWULDO DQG 0L[HG (PSOR\PHQW  7KH 8UEDQ &HQ- §7HFKQLFDO $GYLVRU\ &RPPLWWHH¨ 7$& ¦WKH FRPPLWWHH FRP- tres and Frequent Transit Development areas are parcel-based prising the planning directors for each of the municipalities—to §RYHUOD\V¨$SDUFHOEDVHGVWUDWHJ\ZLWKDPRUHUHíQHGODQG ensure the strategy concerned itself with matters of regional use designation system, provides certainty as to the intended VLJQLíFDQFHRQO\ use for the parcels. The assignment was a challenge, and involved exploring the Determining the mapping for the regional land use designa- very nature of regional governance: what is best done at the re- WLRQVIRUWKHUHJLRQªVSOXVSDUFHOVZDVDPXOWL\HDU gional level, and what is best left to local governments? To get process, done in consultation with municipalities. It required to the solution, the draft needed to be reviewed in its entirety. DGHOLFDWHEDODQFHRIFUHDWLQJWKHGHíQLWLRQVDFFRPSDQ\LQJ TAC did this by meeting weekly, over four months in the spring policies and the amendment processes for the land use desig- and summer of 2010. The result of this work was a draft that nations in tandem with the mapping, as municipalities wanted was clearer on the intent of each regional land use designation, to be certain of the consequences of putting land into the vari- yet more generalized in the types of uses in those designations. ous designations. Provisions were included in MV2040 to allow municipalities to make minor land use designation boundary changes to MV2040 The Local Government Act allows regional growth strategies without coming to the Board. The amendment process was re- to have different minor amendment processes for different viewed to ensure the process was as clear as possible. types of circumstances. In the end, the region and its mu- nicipal partners deemed that some land use designations were (continued next page) PRUHUHJLRQDOO\VLJQLíFDQWWKDQRWKHUV)RUH[DPSOHFKDQJ- LQJIURPD&RQVHUYDWLRQDQG5HFUHDWLRQ$JULFXOWXUDORU5XUDO land use designation to a General Urban land use designation requires a two-thirds weighted vote of the Metro Vancouver Board, plus a regional public hearing. Changing urban land use designations (e.g. from Industrial to General Urban) is FRQVLGHUHGOHVVUHJLRQDOO\VLJQLíFDQWDQGWKHYRWLQJWKUHVK- ROGLVDZHLJKWHGYRWHRIWKH%RDUGZLWKQRUHJLRQDO public hearing required. “Getting to Yes” – 24 Times

Most B.C. planners are aware of the adoption threshold for a regional growth strategy: all affected local governments must DFFHSWWKHVWUDWHJ\§$IIHFWHG/RFDO*RYHUQPHQWV¨LVDWHUPGH- íQHGLQWKHLocal Government Act, and for Metro Vancouver, this means 20 municipalities, Tsawwassen First Nation, the two adjoining regional districts (Squamish-Lillooet and Fraser Val- ley), and TransLink. This is an extremely tough test—how did MV2040 eventually pass it? New Port Village. Photo by Sharon Doucette.

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7KH0HWUR9DQFRXYHU%RDUGLQWURGXFHGWKH5HJLRQDO*URZWK Regional Growth Strategy Strategy bylaw in January 2011. Twenty-three of twenty- four affected local governments accepted the bylaw within "NKK@ANQ@SHUDÐ the 60 day acceptance period. Coquitlam did not accept the bylaw within the acceptance period and so Metro Vancou- YHUDQG&RTXLWODPHQWHUHGWKH§GLVSXWHUHVROXWLRQSURFHVV¨ 1DFHNM@KÐ/K@MMHMFÐ prescribed in the Local Government Act. The outcome of the process was a Metro Vancouver procedures bylaw that HMÐ@Ð"NLOKDWÐ requires all amendments to be reviewed by TAC. Another RXWFRPH ZDV D GLUHFWLYH WR 7$& WR UHFRQVLGHU WKH GHíQL- $MUHQNMLDMS WLRQRI§UHJLRQDOVLJQLíFDQFH¨ZLWKLQWKH\HDUIROORZLQJWKH adoption of the strategy. by Anthony Kittel, RGS Coordinator, Regional MV2040 – What’s Next for the District of North Okanagan Region? The North Okanagan Regional Growth Strate- Despite the success in getting the growth strategy bylaw gy (RGS) Bylaw No. 2500 was accepted unan- passed, some critics argue that MV2040 is too prescriptive, DQG WKDW WKH DPHQGPHQW SURFHVV LV OHQJWK\ DQG QRW îH[- imously by all local affected governments ible enough. The development community in particular has (municipalities and adjacent regional districts) been vocal on this point. Time will tell whether the critics were right, or whether MV2040 was crafted in a way that and adopted by the Regional District of North SURYLGHVDGHTXDWHîH[LELOLW\ZKLOHDFKLHYLQJWKHREMHFWLYHV Okanagan Board of Directors on September of the strategy. 21, 2011. The Strategy was completed three Implementing MV2040 is now top of mind for Metro Van- years after its development was considered a couver. Over the next 18 months, municipalities will be GHYHORSLQJ 5HJLRQDO &RQWH[W 6WDWHPHQWV LQ UHVSRQVH WR priority by the partner communities (Cities of MV2040, and identifying actions that will help implement Armstrong, Enderby, and Vernon; District of the strategy. In 2012, Metro Vancouver will be reaching out Coldstream; Village of Lumby; Township of to other government ministries and agencies to see what can be done collectively to meet the strategy’s goals. Metro Van- 6SDOOXPFKHHQ DQG íYH HOHFWRUDO DUHDV  7KH couver will also be working closely with TransLink on the recipe for success was taking a collaborative development of its regional transportation strategy update to ensure that these two regional plans are coordinated. planning approach that strived to reach con- sensus (or, at least general agreement), at key The adoption of MV2040 carries on a tradition of region- al planning in Metro Vancouver that spans more than six points throughout the process. decades. Although some may wish that the strategy could do more, MV2040 sets out a blueprint for accommodating (YHU\ 5*6 LV XQLTXH UHîHFWLQJ WKH UHJLRQDO FRQWH[W WKH growth in a way that creates better communities and pro- values and needs of the communities involved and the core tects our natural assets. MV2040 also shows that 24 local LVVXHVWREHDGGUHVVHG7KH5HJLRQDO'LVWULFWRI1RUWK2NDQD- governments can come together and agree on a path that JDQEHJDQWKH5*6SURFHVVLQDVDSDUWQHUVKLSLQLWLD- will lead to a more sustainable future. + tive between all the communities in the region to address growth pressure on rural and agricultural lands. The North Lee-Ann Garnett is a Senior Regional Planner at Metro Okanagan has experienced strong population growth over Vancouver. You can email her at: WKHODVW\HDUVLQFUHDVLQJIURPLQWR OHHDQQJDUQHWW#PHWURYDQFRXYHURUJ in 2006. Between 2006 and 2031, the region’s population To access MV2040, go to: ZZZPHWURYDQFRXYHURUJ SODQQLQJGHYHORSPHQWVWUDWHJ\3DJHVGHIDXOWDVS[ (continued next page)

6HMSDQÐÐ  Collaborative Planning (cont’d) as to examine and comment all policy recommendations that were under development. All policy recommendations were re- viewed by a panel of senior planners, representing every juris- is expected to grow more than 30 percent to approximately diction in the North Okanagan, to discuss feasibility, local and 104,000 residents. regional implications and consistency with the evolving policy &UHDWLQJDQ5*6IRUWKH1RUWK2NDQDJDQUHTXLUHGDFRPSUH- IUDPHZRUNEHIRUHFRQVLGHUDWLRQE\HOHFWHGRIíFLDOV KHQVLYHSODQQLQJSURFHVVWKDWZDVLQFOXVLYHLGHQWLíHGPDMRU Senior government agencies were also involved in the devel- UHJLRQDO LVVXHV GHíQHG UHJLRQDO REMHFWLYHV H[SORUHG WKH DO- RSPHQW RI WKH 5*6 WKURXJK DQ ,QWHUJRYHUQPHQWDO $GYLVRU\ ternatives, evaluated the consequences of policy decisions and &RPPLWWHHDQGLIWKHUHZDVVXIíFLHQWLQWHUHVWRQWKHZRUNLQJ FUHDWHG D SODQ WKDW UHîHFWV WKH ORQJ UDQJH YLVLRQ RI DOO WKH groups. communities involved. We examined the inherent trade-offs associated with alternative futures and provided the decision The discussions across various committees and working groups PDNHUVZLWKWKHWRROVWRGHíQHDVXVWDLQDEOHSDWKIRUWKHIXWXUH KHOSHGFODULI\WKH LVVXHV DQG VSHFLíFLQWHUHVWV RI WKH SDUWLFL- of the region. pants and partners, and assisted in identifying regional policy solutions that had broad support. 7KH1RUWK2NDQDJDQ5*6SROLFLHVUHFRJQL]HWKHOLQNEHWZHHQ development, mobility, environment, economy and positive re- LESSONS LEARNED gional outcomes. It has been designed to provide an integrated approach to sustainability, development, economic prosperity DQGWKHHIíFLHQWDQGHIIHFWLYHSURYLVLRQRIVHUYLFHV0XFKRI 1. Collaboration is hard work! WKH LPSOHPHQWDWLRQ RI DQ 5*6 RFFXUV WKURXJK ORFDO DQG UH- To create a collaborative planning process that meaningfully gional planning initiatives and actions, although the involve- engaged thousands of stakeholders and members of the public ment by the diverse interests that represent our communities is isn’t easy! It took an enormous amount of time, discussion and critical to success. These interests needed to be invested in the planning. We felt the hard work was worth it because of the creation of the regional plan through an approach that would HQWKXVLDVPRIHOHFWHGRIíFLDOVVWDIIDQGH[WHUQDOVWDNHKROGHUV provide meaningful input into policy development. IRUWKHSURFHVVDQGWKHLUSULGHLQWKHíQDOSURGXFW

Participation as Process and Outcome 2. Structure a Collaborative Planning Process The approach concentrated on collaborative and participatory Most of us have attended at least one meeting where everyone regional policy development through multi-stakeholder work- talked but when it was all over, nothing had been accomplished. ing groups and public input and involvement. These eight is- This common experience points out the need for a structured VXHVSHFLíF ZRUNLQJ JURXSV ZHUH PDGH XS RI  PHPEHUV collaborative planning process. Structured means designated including interested citizens, community organizations, busi- and sequenced activities such as brainstorming, small group ness leaders and chambers of commerce, industry associations, work, developing, summarizing, and recommending, through QRWIRUSURíWRUJDQL]DWLRQVH[SHUWV)LUVW1DWLRQVUHSUHVHQWD- consensus, strategic policy. The work undertaken for each task tives and local, regional and provincial staff. built on the previous information, discussions and decisions, ensuring a transparent and logical progression from vision to To capture the broadest interests across the North Okanagan, an regional plan. This approach was taken when working with invitation to participate in these working groups extended be- ERWKVWDNHKROGHUVDQGHOHFWHGRIíFLDOVWRGHULYHRXWFRPHVWKDW yond key stakeholders to any interested citizen or organization. were supportable by all parties. Twenty-six residents from across the region expressed interest and were placed in working groups that represented their inter- It was through this structured collaborative process that elected est and experience. RIíFLDOVWRRNRZQHUVKLSRIWKHSODQQLQJSURFHVVE\GHíQLQJYL- sion and project direction and then and participating in policy The diversity of issues, ideas and perspectives represented development through negotiated general agreement—including within the working groups provided an opportunity to discuss participating in workshops and forums. Their engaged pres- UHJLRQDOLVVXHVZKLOHDFNQRZOHGJLQJVSHFLíFLQWHUHVWRUFRP- HQFHDWWKH5HJLRQDO%RDUGGXULQJPXQLFLSDOFRXQFLOPHHW- munity challenges. The working groups created policy recom- ings, at forums and events, communicated clearly to the public mendations through consensus for consideration by our com- and stakeholders that the regional planning process was im- PXQLWLHVªHOHFWHGRIíFLDOV portant and open and input received informed policy decisions. Local and regional Administrators took part in their own work- ing group to develop governance and service delivery, as well (continued next page)

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3. Utilize and build capacity between local and regional governments We would not have been able to pull off this large and complex process without a great deal of help from senior regional and local staff, especially senior planners and administrators. Lo- cal governments considered senior staff participation a priority WKURXJKRXWWKH5*6SURFHVVIURPYLVLRQLQJDQGLVVXHLGHQWL- íFDWLRQWRSROLF\GHYHORSPHQWDQGUHíQHPHQW7KHVH©LQNLQG ©FRQWULEXWLRQVE\WKHSDUWQHUVSURYLGHGWKHFDSDFLW\WRHQVXUH that the interests of the all North Okanagan communities were UHSUHVHQWHGDVHDFKVWDJHRI5*6GHYHORSPHQW7KHVHYHQ$G- ministrators, representing the six member municipalities and 5HJLRQDO'LVWULFWPHWRIWHQWRGHYHORSJRYHUQDQFHDQGVHUYLFH delivery policy, as well as to review and comment on policy recommendations that were under development. 6HQLRU UHJLRQDO DQG ORFDO SODQQLQJ VWDII VDW RQ WKH 5HJLRQDO Growth Strategy Support Team which was the interface be- tween the technical development of policy and the political di- UHFWLRQSURYLGHGE\HOHFWHGRIíFLDOV7KLV7HDPGLVFXVVHGORFDO and regional interests, the implications of policy suggestions DQGSURYLGHG5*6SROLF\UHFRPPHQGDWLRQVWRWKH%RDUGRI'L- rectors based upon their deliberations. The Support Team will continue their advisory role during implementation, including providing recommendation on re- TXHVWVIRU5*6$PHQGPHQWDQGSDUWLFLSDWLQJLQWKHGHYHORS- PHQWRIWKH5*6,PSOHPHQWDWLRQ6WUDWHJ\

4. Communicate, Communicate, Communicate Traditional methods of reaching out to the public—having a strong internet presence, using news media to advertise events and using traditional survey, workshop and open house for- mats, had limited effectiveness in the North Okanagan. Up to 30 percent of the population either doesn’t use internet or is on dial-up service, greatly reducing a potential audience through web-based approaches. News media stories or adver- tisements provided greater public awareness of regional plan- ning but effective media advertising coverage requires a longer period than budgets will allow. Innovative, cost-effective and locally appropriate methods of public communication were used to disseminate information and encourage feedback in addition to the use of traditional media outlets. Local bloggers, QHZVOHWWHUV LQIRUPDO ©ZRUG RI PRXWKª FRPPXQLW\ QHWZRUNV SDUWQHUVKLSV ZLWK VFKRRO ERDUGV QRWIRUSURíW RUJDQL]DWLRQV and community groups, library systems, school boards and community centres provided opportunities for wide dissemi- nation of information and expanded opportunities for public (continued next page)

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Ð /K@MMHMFÐ6DRS PlanGirl Travels: Lessons to Bring Home (MRS@KKLDMSÐÐ!QHCFHMFÐSGDÐ/TAKHBÐ/QHU@SDÐ#HUHCD by Emilie K. Adin, MCIP Sitting outdoors at a café in Paris, I enjoy revelling in that space that every planner dreams about—the area that bridges the public and private divide. In the gaps between public and pri- vate, and between different land uses; what can we do to make great spaces? How can we lure residents out of their cars to stroll to their destinations of choice, and entice them from their homes to their front yards and porches, so that they may meet their neighbours? In short, how can planners be good community builders?

ªYH ZULWWHQ EHIRUH RI WKH LPSRUWDQFH RI §RXWGRRU OLYLQJ rooms”—those public spaces where residents and employees Ican meet and greet, or simply take pleasure in anonymous ur- ban vitality, while enjoying the company of strangers. But what RIWKRVHDUHDVZKLFKDUHQRWIXOO\SXEOLF\HWIXOíOODQLPSRUWDQW role in public life and in ensuring the vibrancy of our neighbour- hoods: the transition areas between public and private? At the 2010 PIBC conference, Michael von Hausen spoke of UHVHDUFKíQGLQJVWKDWVXJJHVWSHRSOHDUHZLOOLQJWRZDONWZLFH the distance they would otherwise walk if they found their pe- destrian surroundings pleasant. An aesthetically pleasing tran- sition area between public and private spaces might be part of the solution in planners’ efforts to increase the number of people travelling by foot rather than by car. Likewise, in a recent edition of Plan CanadaUHVHDUFKHUV5D\ Tomalty, Murtaza Haider, and Susan Fisher discussed their own íQGLQJVWKDW1HZ8UEDQLVW DNDWUDGLWLRQDOO\GHVLJQHG QHLJK- bourhoods tend to lead to fewer motor vehicle trips and more Le Havre, by Frank Ducote RXWLQJVE\IRRWDVFRPSDUHGWRSRVWZDUVXEXUEDQVW\OHQHLJK- bourhoods (Plan Canada6SULQJYROQR &OHDUO\D 6RPH RI WKH PRVW H[FLWLQJ H[DPSOHV HPHUJH ZKHQ (XURSHDQ §EXVLQHVVDVXVXDO¨DSSURDFKWRXUEDQGHVLJQDQGODQGXVHZLOO XUEDQLVWVUHFRQíJXUHH[LVWLQJEXLOGLQJVWRLPSURYHWKHLUUH- not get people out of their cars and into the streets. ODWLRQVKLSWRRQHDQRWKHUDQGWRWKHVWUHHWVFDSH5XH0DOOHW Stevens (1926–27) in Paris, for example, is an early example Lessons from Europe of the marriage of modern architecture with traditional street design. A narrow lane is cradled by modern buildings that look *UHDW (XURSHDQ H[DPSOHV DERXQG ZKLFK GHPRQVWUDWH KRZ onto and connect with the street. urban fabric was woven before the age of the automobile. ,QGHHGRQHFDQORRNWRVHYHUDOLQQHUFLWLHVDQGWRZQVRI(XURSH Newer experiments also abound. During a recent stay in Le (and to most developed areas that pre-date the World Wars, all Havre, France I toured a new development featuring contem- around the world) to study traditional urban landscapes. There porary architecture and long narrow private gardens in the rear ZHFDQíQGVWUHHWVFDSHVDQGXUEDQVSDFHVEXLOWDWDKXPDQVFDOH of the homes. The sliding front doors of these slender single- (YHQ ROGHU XUEDQ ODQGVFDSHV GHVLJQHG PRUH IRU KRUVHGUDZQ family houses open directly onto a red brick roadway. The ab- carriages than pedestrians, including the Champs d’Élysées in sence of discernible sidewalks and front yards has eliminated 3DULVDQGVRPHSDUWVRI5RPHDUHQRZVXFFHVVIXOVWUHHWVFDSHV that welcome pedestrians. (continued next page)

6HMSDQÐÐ  PlanGirl (cont’d) the expected transitional zone separating the private and public realms. The abrupt transition from private home to public road appeared to work well and to offer a dynamic interface between the public and private, with neighbours regularly meeting one another at their doorsteps and in the street. Proponents of New Urbanism in North America, and the Prince >RI:DOHV@ªV)RXQGDWLRQIRUWKH%XLOW(QYLURQPHQWERWKFRQ- tend that good urbanism and liveliness at the street level de- SHQGRQWKHXVHRI§WUDGLWLRQDO¨IRUPVRIDUFKLWHFWXUH LHHLWKHU Poundbury, UK. Photo by Emilie K. Adin. pre-WW architecture or a form of architecture which emulates pre-modern styles). There have been several efforts to showcase a return to traditional architecture and community building. an afternoon and many an evening, with our kids and our dog. There are two rows of street plum trees along our block, offer- The Prince of Wales has sought to demonstrate these principles ing blooms in spring, shade in summer, fruit in the fall, and through his development of Poundbury (1994–ongoing) which a much appreciated increase in afternoon sun in the winter is a relatively dense, ahistorical pastiche of architectural styles. months. We have wide welcoming wooden stairs from which There is no complexity to the transition areas between public we can survey the sidewalk and street, and which allow pedes- and private spaces, and the vibrant streetscapes imagined in the trians (as well as cyclists and motorists) to catch glimpses of a GHVLJQHUVªSODQVKDYH\HWWRPDWHULDOL]H5HVHPEOLQJDFROOHF- varying domestic tableau—we are reading, eating lunch or din- tion of façades from BBC historical dramas, they are virtually ner, playing, listening to music, gardening, etc. abandoned on weekdays. With public transit only visible on the horizon, Poundbury is desolate and relies heavily on the car, Passers-by often greet us or stop to make small talk because making it less relevant as a design for the future. we are above them and a comfortable distance away, and they don’t feel that they are invading our privacy. In turn, we feel Lessons from North America comfortable sitting out on our porch and on our stairs, without IHHOLQJOLNHZHDUHRQGLVSOD\LQDíVKERZO:HLQWHUDFWZLWK Paley Park in New York City, often cited as one of the best ur- so many people in so many ways, and with such frequency, ban spaces in the country, is a privately owned public space. that we are on friendly terms with numerous adults, children 7KLVFKDUPLQJXUEDQUHIXJHGHíQHVWKHTXDLQWLGHDRIDSRFNHW and dogs from our neighbourhood. We often invite neighbours SDUN$OOWKHVHQVHVDUHHQJDJHGYLDWUHHíOWHUHGVXQOLJKWDQG and new friends up onto our stairs to sit with us and enjoy. The WKHPLVWRIDIDOOLQJZDWHUIRXQWDLQDFDIpSURYLGHVOLJKWPHDOV OLYHO\SXEOLFSULYDWHLQWHUIDFHRQRXUEORFNOLNHO\RZHVPRUHWR DQGVQDFNVDQGOLJKWZHLJKWIXUQLWXUHLQYLWHVIULHQGVWRJDWKHU accident and intuition than intentional design. Yet we can still while also allowing moments of solitude. learn from this example. People love Paley Park because they can be alone in a busy city. We could measure the neighbourhood’s residential density for While it’s perceived as a place of respite and quiet, it is, in fact, a hint as to why there is relative success in terms of the com- heavily populated and full of noise (albeit, the soothing sound munity building aspects of its design. There are probably other of a waterfall). measurements that could be taken: distance from porch to side- walk, height of porch relative to sidewalk, distance of our house Lessons from BC to neighbouring houses, etc. But there are also other, less tangi- EOHDQGDUJXDEO\PRUHVLJQLíFDQWDVSHFWVRIWKHVXFFHVVRIWKLV My own home illustrates that long before planners and devel- QHLJKERXUKRRGDQGLWVSXEOLFSULYDWHWUDQVLWLRQ]RQHVWKHG\- opers became conscious of the delicate balance between private namic composition of the residents, spanning a wide range of and public spaces, serendipity could be the basis for a vibrant, DJHVDQGLQFRPHVWKHSUR[LPLW\RIDYLEUDQWFRPPHUFLDODUHD stimulating transitional space. and the immediacy of neighbourhood parks and bike routes. All I live in an old house in the well established neighbourhood of these things contribute to the success of a good transitional of Grandview Woodlands in Vancouver, one block from Com- space, that hearty gradation from private (our house) to semi- PHUFLDO'ULYH DND©7KH'ULYHª 7KHSRUFKUHDFKHVWRZDUGVWKH private (our porch) to semi-public (our front stairs) to public sidewalk, a couple of metres above the street. We face west, (the sidewalk). It’s enough to warm a planner’s heart. + and get the late afternoon sun. We sit out on the porch many

Ð /K@MMHMFÐ6DRS Legal Update #NDRÐSG@SÐ OOKHB@SHNMÐ-DDCÐ@MÐ QBGHSDBSÐ Planners, Local Governments and the Architects Act by Bill Buholzer, FCIP, Young, Anderson Barristers and Solicitors For many years, B.C.’s Architects Act has required certain kinds of buildings to be designed by registered architects. This article considers whether local governments, and PIBC members who work for them, are obliged to, or have authority to, require compliance with the Act on the part of development applicants.

What is Architect’s Work? ten by persuading persons engaged in various design-related SURIHVVLRQVRURFFXSDWLRQVWRVWRSXVLQJWKHWHUPV§DUFKL- 7KHVFRSHRIZKDW,ZLOOUHIHUWRLQWKLVDUWLFOHDV§DUFKLWHFWªV WHFW¨DQG§DUFKLWHFWXUH¨LQWKHLUDGYHUWLVLQJPDWHULDOV,WDOVR ZRUN¨LVGHíQHGLQWKHArchitects Act by means of a double occasionally applies to the B.C. Supreme Court for injunc- negative: the Act’s prohibition on the conduct of architect’s tions against violations of the Act by particular non-archi- work by non-architects does not, according to section 60 WHFWV$,%&ªV%XOOHWLQGHDOVZLWKVWDQGDUGVRIFRQGXFWIRU of the Act, apply to planning, designing or supervising the AIBC members who take positions on local government ad- construction or alteration of buildings other than (which visory design panels. The Bulletin states that such members is to say, it does apply to planning, designing or supervis- are responsible to inform the AIBC of alleged contraventions ing the construction or alteration of) multi-unit residential of the Architects Act in the form of illegal practice, and to EXLOGLQJV ZLWK DW OHDVW  XQLWV KRWHOV FRQWDLQLQJ DW OHDVW withdraw from the meeting and any discussion or evaluation 11 rooms, non-residential buildings with at least 470 square of the merits of the application in question. Many planners PHWHUVRIîRRUDUHDSXEOLFDVVHPEO\EXLOGLQJVZLWKDWOHDVW working with advisory design panels around the province VTXDUHPHWHUVRIîRRUDUHDRUDQXQVXSSRUWHGVWUXFWXUDO have witnessed such service withdrawals from time to time. span of more than 9 meters if single-storey and with at least VTXDUHPHWHUVRIîRRUDUHDLIPRUHWKDQRQHVWRUH\DQG In addition to taking these measures to enforce the Ar- hospitals and similar facilities with at least 12 beds. (There chitects Act, AIBC has from time to time issued demands are some other exceptions as well.) The Architectural Insti- to local governments that they use their land use applica- WXWHRI%&KDVLVVXHG%XOOHWLQ¥%XLOGLQJV5HTXLULQJWKH tion procedures to require compliance with the Architects Services of an Architect, and publishes on its website a page Act, by refusing to process applications for rezoning, de- KHDGHG§'RHVWKDWSURMHFWQHHGDQDUFKLWHFW"¨WRGHVFULEH velopment permits, and building permits where architect’s architect’s work. work is involved but an AIBC member is not. AIBC asserts that processing these applications is at worst a contraven- Enforcing the Architects Act tion of the Architects Act on the part of the local govern- ment and staff members involved in such applications, and Section 27 of the Architects Act makes it an offence for non- at best a failure to support the objectives of the Act. AIBC’s architects to practise or offer to practise the profession of overtures raise two important questions: are local govern- architecture, and section 84 says that a fee for work done by ments, and planners they employ, obliged to require devel- a non-architect in contravention of the Act is not recover- opment applicants to comply with the Architects Act? If not, able in court. Section 61 makes it an offence to erect, alter but they wish nonetheless to accede to AIBC’s request, do or repair a building or cause it to be erected, altered or re- they have jurisdiction to do so? This is an important ques- SDLUHGXQGHUSODQVDQGVSHFLíFDWLRQVSUHSDUHGRUDSSURYHG tion, because local governments could be liable to develop- by a person in contravention of section 27. Section 68 al- ment applicants for delay, and to non-architect designers for lows AIBC to apply to B.C. Supreme Court for an injunction wrongful interference with their contractual relations with to restrain a person from violating or continuing to violate their client, if processing of an application is withheld with- section 27 or section 61. From time to time, AIBC publishes out lawful authority. §LOOHJDOSUDFWLFHUHVROXWLRQV¨RQLWVZHEVLWHGHVFULELQJPHD- sures that it has taken to enforce section 27 of the Act, of- (continued next page)

6HMSDQÐÐ  Legal Update (cont’d) WKDW WKH ORFDO JRYHUQPHQW §FDXVHV WKH withheld unless the proposed develop- building to be erected” when it processes ment complies with the Architects Act, Can a Local Government and approves the rezoning application. RU ZLWK DOO §HQDFWPHQWV UHVSHFWLQJ VDIH- ty”, which would include the Architects Development Approval The second reason arises from consider- Act. Assuming that a local government Contravene the Act? ation of other legislative schemes in which wishes to assume the task of determining the B.C. government has enlisted local whether each proposed building is archi- government development approval pro- The question of contravening the Archi- tect’s work (including dealing with any cesses in the enforcement of related leg- tects Act seems the simplest to address. disputes that may arise with applicants islation. Both the Homeowner Protection Clearly a local government contravenes on that point), it seems that there is no Act and the contaminated sites provisions section 61 of the Act if it constructs a reason that it could not withhold build- of the Local Government Act and Land civic building that is architects work un- ing permits from applicants who have not Title Act expressly use local government GHUSODQVDQGVSHFLíFDWLRQVSUHSDUHGE\ complied with that Act. development approvals as a checkpoint a non-architect. But does a local gov- for compliance with other legislation. In regard to the building permit process, HUQPHQW§FDXVHDEXLOGLQJWREHHUHFWHG The absence of any reference to the Ar- the B.C. Building Code requires the de- altered or repaired” when it processes a chitects Act in statutory provisions deal- VLJQ DQG íHOG UHYLHZ RI PRUH FRPSOH[ rezoning application, a development per- ing with zoning and development permit buildings, some but not all of which is mit application, or a building permit ap- approvals and building permits, and the architect’s work, to be performed by a plication for a developer’s building, such presence in the Architects Act of some ex- §UHJLVWHUHGSURIHVVLRQDO¨GHíQHGWRPHDQ that it contravenes section 61 if the build- traordinary provisions for its enforcement a person registered and licensed under ei- ing is architect’s work and the plans and by architects themselves, suggest fairly ther the Architects Act or the Engineers VSHFLíFDWLRQV KDYH QRW EHHQ SUHSDUHG strongly that the Legislature did not mean and Geoscientists Act. In administering by an AIBC member? That question has to require local governments or their em- these Building Code provisions, a lo- never been addressed by a British Colum- ployees to exercise their powers so as to cal government would likely be on solid ELDFRXUWEXWWKHDQVZHULVOLNHO\§QR¨ require compliance with that Act. ground in insisting that work requiring because the adoption of a zoning bylaw SURIHVVLRQDOGHVLJQDQGíHOGUHYLHZXQ- and the issuance of permits do not cause der the Building Code that is also archi- DEXLOGLQJWREHHUHFWHGWKH\PHUHO\UH- Can Local Governments tect’s work, be performed by a member of move a regulatory obstacle to the erec- Require Compliance? $,%&,QDFDVHWKDWSODFHGWKH&LW\ tion of the building and make it lawful of Winnipeg in the middle of a dispute for others to erect it or cause it to be Assuming, however, that a local govern- between the provincial bodies governing erected. There are two lines of thinking ment wishes to oblige development appli- architects and engineers, Manitoba Asso- that support this conclusion, one practi- cants to comply with the Architects Act, ciation of Architects v. Winnipeg (City), cal and one legal. Practically speaking, would it be a proper exercise of its powers the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench in- rezoning applications can be and are of- to do so? In my view, the answer depends dicated that the City was under an obli- ten fully dealt with by the local govern- on which powers we are considering. The gation to interpret its building bylaw and PHQWZLWKRXWDQ\SODQVRUVSHFLíFDWLRQV B.C. Supreme Court determined in 1939 WKH§SURIHVVLRQDOFHUWLíFDWLRQ¨SURYLVLRQV for a building having been prepared at WKDW §WKH SDUDPRXQW REMHFW RI WKH /HJ- of the Manitoba Building Code in a man- all, even though they permit buildings islature [in enacting the Architects Act] ner consistent with the province’s Archi- WKDW DUH §DUFKLWHFWªV ZRUN¨ WR EH FRQ- was to safeguard the public who resort to tects Act, by refusing to process applica- structed at some point in the future. In public buildings such as theatres, church- tions for which the plans had not been fact, the economics of real estate devel- es, hotels, etc.”: R. v. Dominion Construc- prepared in accordance with that Act. RSPHQWDQGíQDQFLQJDUHFXUUHQWO\VXFK tion Ltd. Nothing has changed in the Act that developers often cannot raise funds over the past seventy years to disturb that What about development permits? Many for detailed building design until the req- basic conclusion. The Community Char- of the types of buildings that are archi- XLVLWH ]RQLQJ LV LQ SODFH (YHQ LQ FDVHV ter and the Local Government Act specify tect’s work under the Architects Act re- where a rezoning application is accom- that local governments may exercise their TXLUH§IRUPDQGFKDUDFWHU¨RUFRPPHUFLDO panied by conceptual plans of a building EXLOGLQJ UHJXODWLRQ SRZHUV IRU VSHFLíHG revitalization development permits. There that is architect’s work, and the designer purposes only, which include the health is a substantial body of case law in Brit- may be contravening the Architects Act and safety of persons and property, and ish Columbia that makes it pretty clear by preparing the plans if they are not a some local government building bylaws registered architect, it is very doubtful provide that building permits may be (continued next page)

Ð /K@MMHMFÐ6DRS Legal Update (cont’d) the law that it could not be said to be Act, though it seems equally unlikely wrongfully interfering with contractual that they are under a legal duty to do so. relations in this case.) At most, this deci- Again, any such requirement should be that local governments may refuse to is- sion suggests that a local government has clearly stated in the local government’s sue development permits only where the authority to require compliance with the development application procedures by- proposed development does not comply Architects Act through its development law and rezoning application form. with the applicable development permit SHUPLWSURFHGXUHVLILWZLVKHVWRGRVRLW guidelines. For example, the local gov- does not establish that local governments Liability for Enforcement ernment cannot impose a development have an obligation to do so. (Note that Attempts permit condition that arises purely from section 84 of the Architects Act would expressions of public opinion about the make it impossible for the building de- proposed development at a public hear- 6HFWLRQRIWKHArchitects Act shields signer in the Muir case to sue their cli- AIBC and its members from liability aris- ing, or refuse a permit because it con- ent for non-payment of design fees if the siders that the developer will probably ing from good faith attempts to enforce client refused to pay them, a likely sce- the Act. This immunity is similar to that breach the zoning bylaw in the operation nario since the designer’s efforts failed to of the building once it is constructed. The afforded local government staff in rela- produce a development permit.) Any lo- tion to their enforcement duties under fact that a building has been designed cal government wishing to take this route by a non-architect in contravention of the Homeowner Protection Act and the would be well-advised to state a require- Environmental Management Act in rela- the Architects Act could similarly be an ment to comply with the Architects Act improper basis for an exercise of local tion to home warranty and contaminated in its development application procedures site matters, but it does not cover local government discretion with respect to E\ODZDGRSWHGXQGHUVRIWKHLocal the processing of development permits, governments or their employees. There is Government Act and on its DP application a general immunity for local government though the Court’s decision in the Mani- form, rather than relying on a condition toba Association of Architects case, while staff members in s. 287 of the Local Gov- in the permit itself. Of course, staff han- ernment Act, applicable to activities un- not binding on B.C. judges, could provide dling these applications should also be a foundation for a legal defence. dertaken in the exercise of their powers properly trained and supervised in regard or the performance of their duties, which There is an interesting 2006 Provincial to the interpretation of the Architects Act. could protect them from claims arising Court case (Muir v. Surrey) that deals with As with development applications requir- from enforcement of the Architects Act, this issue to some extent—a claim by a LQJWKHFHUWLíFDWLRQRIDSURIHVVLRQDOHQ- but the availability of immunity that is non-architect designer for wrongful in- gineer, local governments should not take described in this general way begs the terference with contractual relations with LWXSRQWKHPVHOYHVWRFRQíUPWKH$,%& question of whether the enforcement their client, arising from the City of Sur- standing of an architect who has signed of the Architects Act is actually within rey’s refusal to issue a development permit and sealed an application as an AIBC the scope of their duties. Usually, local for a building that was architect’s work. member, unless they have good reason to JRYHUQPHQW HPSOR\HHV DUH LQGHPQLíHG In doing so, the City relied on a provision believe that the membership is in doubt. by their employer in relation to claims in its standard form of development per- As for rezoning applications, the ubiq- arising from all activities undertaken mit that made it a condition of the permit XLW\ RI VLWHVSHFLíF §FRPSUHKHQVLYH GH- within the scope of their employment, so that the permit holder complies with all velopment” zones and public mistrust if a local government instructs its staff statutes and bylaws. (Because this lan- of zoning approvals that are not tied to police compliance with the Architects guage, being in the permit itself, would KRZHYHULOOXVLYHO\ WRDVSHFLíFEXLOGLQJ Act, they would ordinarily not be per- not come to the attention of the permit design, means that many rezoning ap- sonally exposed to liability arising from holder until the permit was issued, and plications involve architect’s work even such activity, though the local govern- making a development permit application though a building design is not essen- ment might be vicariously liable if those would normally require that the build- tial in an application to amend a zoning activities are found to be improper. This ing already be designed, it seems illogical bylaw. Because such an amendment is a potential liability would be eliminated that the language of the permit could be purely legislative step, it seems unlikely by simple amendments to the Architects relied on to require the application for the that a local council or regional board Act extending the immunity in section permit to comply with the Architects Act, could be faulted in law for ensuring that WRORFDOJRYHUQPHQWVDQGORFDOJRY- EXWWKH3URYLQFLDO&RXUWZDVVDWLVíHGWKDW any building designs submitted as part of ernment employees making good faith the scheme that the City was using in pro- the rezoning application process are pre- efforts to enforce the Act, or by equiva- cessing development permit applications pared in accordance with the Architects lent amendments to section 287 of the DQGSHUPLWVZDVVXIíFLHQWO\JURXQGHGLQ Local Government Act. +

6HMSDQÐÐ  PIBC Council Notes by Dave Crossley, Executive Director

September 2011 Council approved a substantial number the Feb. 2012 CAPS Conference. of new membership applications and a On September 30, 2011 the PIBC Council number of membership transfers and UNBC: There was a report on activities met at the University of British Columbia FKDQJHV 7KH íQDO OLVW RI XQSDLG PHP- and programs related to welcoming new in Vancouver. bers who were removed from the register students, plans for an upcoming pub Delegation – UBC School of of members in August was also received night, and a possible event in conjunc- tion with World Town Planning Day. Community & Regional Planning DQGFRQíUPHG Council heard from Tony Dorcey FCIP, of Other Committees SFU 7KH 5(0 SODQQLQJ SURJUDP FRQ- 6&$53SUHVHQWLQJRQEHKDOIRI'LUHFWRU tinues to prepare to host the 2012 CAPS 3URIHVVLRQDO3UDFWLFH5HYLHZ&RPPLWWHH Penny Gurstein MCIP. Information was Conference in Vancouver in Feb. 2012. Gwendolyn Sewell MCIP (Chair) noted shared regarding key ongoing issues at It was noted that PIBC Council may re- that the committee would be meeting in 6&$53LQFOXGLQJíQDQFLDO EXGJHWDU\ schedule its January meeting to coincide full at a face-to-face meeting in October, issues, academic restructuring at UBC, with CAPS. along with the Institute’s legal counsel, upcoming faculty retirements, plans for IRUWKHíUVWWLPHLQVHYHUDO\HDUVWRVKDUH Local Chapters new space, and the anticipated search for case experience and discuss bylaw and DQHZ6&$53'LUHFWRU 5HSRUWVDQGXSGDWHVZHUHSURYLGHGIURP procedural improvements for the review several of PIBC’s local Chapters, includ- CIP Report and disciplinary process. ing: Vancouver Island-North, Vancouver Lindsay Chase MCIP noted that CIP Coun- Finances Island-South, Okanagan-Interior, Cen- cil had not met since July, but reported on tral-North, and Fraser Valley. Dan Huang MCIP presented the Insti- recent activities at CIP, including ongo- WXWHªV íQDQFHV 7KH ,QVWLWXWH FRQWLQXHV Conferences & Events LQJ ZRUN WR íQDOL]H DQG LPSOHPHQW WKH WRUHPDLQLQDKHDOWK\íQDQFLDOSRVLWLRQ Planning For the Future (PFF) Project, : An update was provided on plans Council also reviewed and approved the the related new Professional Standards and preparation for the 2012 conference 2012 schedule of membership fees as well %RDUG 36% DQGUHODWHGLQWHU$IíOLDWHLV- in Harrison Hot Springs. The Call for Pro- as other fees and charges, in accordance sues. Council also reviewed a proposal for posals was being issued and would close with the Council’s previously established the PFF Project Accreditation Implemen- at the end of November. íYH\HDUVWUDWHJ\,WZDVDOVRQRWHGWKDW WDWLRQ 7DVN )RUFH $,7)  DQG FRQíUPHG the 2012 operating budget would be dis- : The leadership team organizing Finlay Sinclair MCIP as its appointee on FXVVHGDQGFRQíUPHGLQ1RYHPEHU the joint CIP-PIBC national conference in the new PSB Board of Directors. Vancouver, in July 2013, would be meet- Administration President’s Report ing in October to begin planning work. ([HFXWLYH'LUHFWRU'DYH&URVVOH\UHSRUW- Joan Chess-Woollacott MCIP thanked Other New Business ed on on-going and key activities at the Council members for a productive orien- 3,%&2IíFHLQFOXGLQJíQDOL]DWLRQRIWKH Council reviewed, discussed and ap- tation and strategic planning retreat in 2011–13 Strategic Plan, student outreach, proved the new 2011–2013 Strategic Plan August, and congratulated the SFU and professional development, ongoing con- as developed in August. UBC Student reps for a successful student ference planning for 2012 and 2013, social event on Sept. 29th. An update on the initial work to update committee work, and beginning work and amend the PIBC bylaws was provided. Education Committee Report on new draft PIBC bylaws, among other Council also approved a sponsorship request projects and activities. &RXQFLOFRQíUPHGWKHDSSRLQWPHQWRIDQ from the 2012 CAPS conference. A letter of DGGLWLRQDOPHPEHUWRVLWRQWKH(GXFDWLRQ Student Affairs VXSSRUW IRU 6&$53 UHODWHG WR RQJRLQJ UH- Committee for the current two-year term. structuring issues at UBC was approved. UBC6&$53DQG6)8 5(0 KHOGDVXF- Membership Committee Report cessful joint student social event on Sept. It was noted that the next meeting would 29th in Vancouver, plans are underway &RXQFLO FRQíUPHG WKH DSSRLQWPHQW RI DQ EH KHOG LQ 9DQFRXYHU RQ 1RYHPEHU  IRU WKH QH[W 6&$53 6\PSRVLXP DQG additional member to sit on the Membership 2011, in conjunction with World Town SODQVWROLDLVHZLWK6)8 5(0 UHJDUGLQJ + Committee for the current two-year term. Planning Day activities.

Ð /K@MMHMFÐ6DRS Membership Committee Report Congratulations and welcome to all the new PIBC Members! September 30, 2011

At its meeting of September 30, 2011, it was recommended and approved that Council admit the following individuals to membership in the Institute in the appropriate categories as noted:

Full: Derek de Candole Jacqueline Teed Patricia de Macedo Sairah Tyler 5DVLND$FKDU\D Megan Dickinson Ling (Jessie) Wang Vanessa Addy 6DUDK)DULQD 5HLQVWDWH Michael Watson Brad Drew Daniella Fergusson Nigel Whitehead 5REHUW'\NVWUD Jennifer Fix Student .HQGUD)HUJXVRQ Scott Fraser Daniel Freeman Michelle Geneau Tami Gill .U\VWLH%DEDORV .HOO\*HLVEUHFKW Sean Bohle James Hurst Sarah Gillett 0DUNXV.LVFKQLFN Brian Bylhouwer Nicole Gregory Lesley Campbell -RKQ.RFK6FKXOWH Taryn Hayes Sarah McJannet 5XSHUW&DPSEHOO 5\DQ+HQQHVVH\ Mariya Chernaya Armin Preiksaitis Jimmy Ho -XG\6NRJVWDG 5HLQVWDWH Glen Chua Adam Hyslop Torill Gillespie Graham Winterbottom Carl Isaak Vanessa Wong Amanda Grochowich Jonathan Jackson Jason Hsieh Provisional Chris Jarvie .DWH.LWWUHGJH 1DGLQH.DZDWD Liam McLellan Natalie Bandringa 3DWULFN.LWFKHQ Maureen Mendoza Cameron Barker -DQH.RHSNH .DWKHULQH2ª&DOODJKDQ John Basey Charryl Lam 5\DQ2ª&RQQRU Christine Batchelar .DUUL/RDGPDQ 5HLQVWDWH Hsuan-Ju Shih 5\DQ%HDXGU\ Maren Luciani Jessica Stuart Candice Benner Celine Mauboules Josh Taylor Lucas Berube Marlis McCargar 5RE\Q7ULWHV Frank Bohlken Glenn Morris Jessica Williams Amelia Bowden Ian Moul Matthew Boyd Andrew Nakazawa Associate Helen Cain /\QQ5R[EXUJK .HQ&DOELFN Lauren Sanbrooks .HQ%HUJOXQG Jodie Capling .\OLH6DQGKDP Debbie Biring Patrick Chan Sukhjinder Sandher Pamela Nall 5RELQ&KDQJ Darin Schaal +HGLHK5DVKLGLPDOHNVKDK Norm Connolly Christopher Selvig Amy Wainwright Sarah Crawford Lesley-Ann Staats Bryan Crosby Meredith Starkey

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

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November 5, 2011

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Full -DQHW.UHGD Marli Leibovitch (OOHQ/DUFRPEH Brennan Lowery 1HDO/D0RQWDJQH 5HLQVWDWH Annie Li Amanda MacNeil 'LDQQH0F/DXFKODQ 5HLQVWDWH Christopher McBeath Anur Mehdic -RGL/\Q1HZQKDP 5HLQVWDWH 5R\1HLOVRQ Annie Merritt Provisional Anna Page Joel Pipher Ian Ponsford .U\VWLQ6W-HDQ 0LFKHOOH$XVWLQ 5HLQVWDWH $QJHO5DQVRP 5HLQVWDWH Andreas Tize Maggie Baynham Darren Veres Associate 'HVPRQG%OLHN 5HLQVWDWH Student Graham Daneluz .HQ%HUJOXQG William (Ben) Fisher Lauren Acheson Debbie Biring Jeffrey Fitzpatrick /DXUHQ(QJOLVK Pamela Nall Marcel Gelein Sergio Fernandez Lozada +HGLHK5DVKLGLPDOHNVKDK Graeme Hayward Jane Hauser Amy Wainwright Dianna Hurford -RKQ.HOO\ Hale Jones-Cox 6WHYH.X[ $QGUp.ROEpU

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