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Wednesday, January 22, 2020 to Friday, July 31, 2020
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Join the Eastern District Book Club in reading three books over the 2019-2020 year: Fall (July-September)Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change (2017) by Ashley Dawson. Meeting will take place in October during the OPPI Symposium in Toronto. Winter (November-January) The Smart Enough City: Putting Technology in Its Place to Reclaim Our Urban Future (2019) by Ben Green. Meeting will take place in Ottawa in February. Spring (March-May)Perfect City: An Urban Fixer’s Global Search for Magic in the Modern Metropolis (2019) by Joe Berridge. Meeting will take place in Ottawa in June.
Does the cold weather make you want to curl up with a good book? Join planners from across Ontario in a Province-wide planning book club!This winter we will be reading “Perfect City: An Urban Fixer's Global Search for Magic in the Modern Metropolis” by Joe Berridge.From the publisher:“There may not be such a thing as a perfect city, but all great cities have moments of perfection -- perfect streets or buildings, perfect places to raise a family or to relax with a coffee -- and all of them strive for perfection when they undertake grand projects. Cities, more than ever, are the engines of our economies and the ecosystems in which our lives play out, which makes questions about the perfectibility of urban life all the more urgent.”
Joe Berridge is a Registered Professional Planner based in Toronto, Ontario. We look forward to exploring his perspective on some of the world’s major cities, and engaging in a dialogue about how cities and towns in Ontario can learn from their global counterparts.
We will aim to read 30-40 pages per week, beginning December 1. The reading schedule will be posted to the book club’s LinkedIn page, where we will also post weekly discussion questions for members to engage with each other and share lessons learned: LinkedIn
The book is available from Indigo, Amazon, or your local library.
OPPI members may claim Continuous Professional Learning units according to the CPL Program Guide.
Brian Morgan, the 16-year Managing Editor of AKRF, Inc. in New York City, the company responsible for the Environmental Impact Statements for The World Trade Center, Moynihan Station, the Times Square Redevelopment, among hundreds of other recognizable projects, will teach a webinar for OPPI members on Thursday, January 23rd, which will focus on the writing system he developed at AKRF to ensure that the documents:
1. Were understandable by both policy makers and the public.
2. Were credible and actionable.
3. Were created efficiently, reducing budget overages due to writing and editing.
Brian’s new company, Think Deeply, Write Clearly, was created specifically to address the gap between University education and the writing requirements of businesses, and individuals in business.
Brian can be followed on LinkedIn.
The one-hour webinar will address:
1. Effectively Structuring a Document.
a. Also: How much language goes where, and why?
2. Identifying Primary Drivers of Information:
a. Who is the audience?
b. What is the document’s purpose?
3. Reducing "planner-speak".
a. Jargon is abstract.
4. The reader and the writer will meet at concrete, not abstract information.
5. Tips and Tricks for clarity, reducing words, and remaining on budget.
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This webinar will be broadcast using the Zoom platform. Before you register, please check with your workplace’s IT department that you will be able to use this platform from your computer.
Brampton City Hall, 2 Wellington St W, Brampton - West Tower - WT-2C Boardroom
Oak Ridges District invites Candidate Members intending to sit the Professional Exam on March 16th or September 21st to an information and networking event.Included in the event: • A member of the Professional Standards Board (PSB) will provide a brief overview of the exam schedule, areas of focus, helpful study materials, and describe exam-sitting options for Members in Central Ontario• Recently minted RPP’s will speak about their experience and participate in a question and answer session• An opportunity to meet other members studying for the exam (a great way to find new "study buddies") While the focus of the event will be to prepare Candidate Members for the Professional Exam, all members are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Volunteers Wanted:Are you a recently-minted RPP willing to share your own exam experience (and gain CPL credits)? Consider volunteering as part of this event! Please contact the event coordinator, Josh Berry at Josh.Berry@anatoliacapitalcorp.com
You can sit the exam by:• Attending the exam centre in Toronto• Requesting someone at your workplace or in your community to act as an invigilator• Contacting a post-secondary institution near you to enquire about exam proctoring services. Fees may apply for this service. Date and Time: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 from 6:00pm - 8:00pmLocation: Brampton City Hall, 2 Wellington St W, Brampton - West Tower - WT-2C Boardroom
Fee: $25 * Reminder to bring your own water bottles as this is a disposable water bottle free event.
Army Officer's Mess, 149 Somerset W, Ottawa. Rather than a social afterwards, the ground-floor bar will be open for a pre-social at 4:30. Grab a drink as you wish and make your way to the Military Engineer Room on the 3rd floor for 5pm, when the formal presentation/discussion will begin. The Mess closes at 6pm sharp so we'll have to conclude by then.
Part of the challenge for planners is to identify climate change impacts for a site or community, and then recommend implementable initiatives. Rather than a walking tour in January, we'll hold an indoor roundtable discussion. It will begin with a summary of climate change adaptation direction derived from a number of case studies. We'll then move to focused discussion on real action planners can take, with limited resources and information, to push their respective portfolio towards greater levels of adaptation.
The session will now begin with a speaker from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), where final touches are being done on a new suite of guidance materials. This set of materials will help local stakeholders to incorporate climate change adaptation considerations into asset management practice.
Please join us through teleconference or in person and network with your northern colleagues at one of the following host locations:City of Thunder Bay:
Development Services Boardroom Victoriaville Civic Centre 2nd Floor 111 Syndicate Avenue South
City of Greater Sudbury:
Art Potvin Board Room 3rd Floor - Planning Services Tom Davies Square 200 Brady Street*Please present yourself at the Planning Services Division Counter.City of Sault Ste. Marie:
Plummer Room Level 3, Civic Centre Sault Ste. Marie 99 Foster Drive
City of North Bay:
Executive Boardroom 7th Floor, North Bay City Hall 200 McIntyre St E, North Bay, ON P1B 8V6
This event will feature guest speakers from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) offering insights into:• Property assessment 101,• The impact of official plans and zoning on assessment, and• The interaction between the assessment and planning processLeading this session from MPAC are John Chmielewski and Uzo Rossouw. John Chmielewski is the Manager, Valuation and Customer Relations at the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). With over 20 years’ property assessment experience, John has held a number of valuation positions with MPAC and currently leads a team of assessors focusing on the valuation and classification of development land in the City of Toronto. John is an accredited member of the Institute of Municipal Assessors (M.I.M.A), a licensed Paralegal by the Law Society of Ontario, and holds a Bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Toronto.Uzo Rossouw is the Manager, Planning Services, at the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). A seasoned planner and project manager, Uzo has a diverse background that includes consulting on land use planning and economic development matters and working as an in-house planner at a Bay street law firm. She has in-depth understanding of planning policies, legislation, principles and techniques and extensive experience managing complex development files and applications. Uzo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Waterloo and is an active member of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute and the Canadian Institute of Planners.
Dial-in information will be emailed to participants the week of the event.
Ayr Curling Club 210 Northumberland Street Ayr, Ontario N0B 1E0
Early draw with first game at 9:00, lunch at 11:00, and second game at 1:00Late draw with first game at 11:00, lunch at 1:00, and second game at 3:00TEAM MUST REGISTER ONLINE TO SECURE DRAW TIMETeams of four (preferably single registration), or individual players welcome (Maximum 8 teams per draw)Each individual requested to donate $10 prize, to be awarded at end of the day!Lunch providedNo experience necessary! A fun opportunity to network with local planning colleagues!
Clocktower Brew Pub Westboro (418 Richmond Road, Ottawa)
Eastern District invites Candidate Members intending to sit the Professional Exam on March 16th or September 17th to an information and networking event.The purpose of the event will be to:• Provide a brief overview of the exam schedule, areas of focus, and helpful study materials • Describe exam-sitting options for Members in Eastern Ontario • Conduct a question and answer session with recently-minted RPPs• Meet other members studying for the exam (a great way to find new "study buddies")While the focus of the event will be to prepare Candidate Members for the Professional Exam, all members are welcome to attend. The event is free, but space is limited, so please register below.Volunteers Wanted:Are you a recently-minted RPP willing to share your own exam experience (and gain CPL credits)? Consider volunteering as part of this event! Please contact the event coordinator, Eric Bays at eric.bays@stantec.com.
General Exam Information:You can sit the exam by: • Attending the exam centre in Toronto• Requesting someone at your workplace or in your community to act as an invigilator• Contacting a post-secondary institution near you to enquire about exam proctoring services. Fees may apply for this service.Materials that have been circulated in the past include the: • PSB Exam Preparation Package • Lecture by Ron Keeble, MCIP, RPP on Ethics and Professionalism (two-part video on YouTube) • Notes from the Ethic & Professionalism Course• Professional Code of Practice • OPPI Competency Tree
York University - Second Student Centre 4700 Keele Street Room 519 Kaneff Tower Toronto, ON M3J 3L9
DescriptionEnergy Conscious Community: An Energy Planning Course for Planning ProfessionalsThe Community Energy Planning (CEP) course was designed for professional land use planners to expand the skill-set needed to accelerate the integration of energy and climate policy into land use planning (i.e., official plans, secondary planning, non-statutory master plans, and zoning by-law) and their implementing development review processes. In an effort to build capacity for energy conscious cities, this course will examine the feasibility of a standardized and structured approach to transformative urban greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and enhanced energy system resilience in communities across Canada, this course will examine best practices (i.e., policy, procedures and tools) to improve the quality, consistency and municipal capacity to implement CEPs.Who is this course for?This course was developed for planning professionals who would like to expand their knowledge of existing strategies to pursue community energy pathways and the support tools required to execute these initiatives. By investigating system integration, stakeholder engagement, community benefits and implementation strategies, this course will be beneficial as a support tool for professional planners in their central role of integrating local, renewable and conventional energy sources into their communities.Why take this course?Successful community energy planning is only possible if energy planning is integrated in the entire urban planning process. With the growing challenge of climate change, municipalities and energy utilities are charged with implementing both measures that adapt to the present conditions and measures that mitigate against future impacts. This course, which contains both an online and in-class component, will explore ways for municipalities and utilities to coordinate their actions to develop a comprehensive set of tools and strategies to manage their resources.Concepts addressed in this course include:- How land-use planning influences energy consumption and emissions- The interrelationship of energy systems and municipal infrastructure (e.g., mobility, water, solid waste)- The contribution of communities to national energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions- The role of land use planning in promoting low carbon choices for transportation, electricity generation and space heating- Sustainable community energy planning- The mainstreaming of energy and climate policy in land-use planning- The fundamentals of energy systems.- A brief history of energy transitions in Ontario and the role of communitiesThe impact of the modern energy transition on communities and land-use plannersThe value proposition, rationale, and business/economic/social case Lunch will be provided.
The Grand Banquet and Event Centre, 340 Woodlawn Road #26, Guelph, ON, N1H 7K6
The Farmland Forum is an annual event hosted by the Ontario Farmland Trust that promotes discussion about farmland protection in Ontario’s policy and planning. The Forum brings together planners, farmers, researchers, policy makers, politicians, and conservationists to discuss new opportunities for farmland protection.
This year our theme is ‘The Shifting Landscapes of Farmland Protection’, which will look at how the agricultural industry is changing and how farmland policy is adapting.
Early bird pricing ends March 7th, and the last day to register is March 25th. Tickets are available starting January 13, 2020 at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/ontario-farmland-trust/events/2020-farmland-forum/.