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Tuesday, June 28, 2022 to Saturday, December 31, 2022
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The Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI), in collaboration with Climate Risk Institute and Dillon Consulting, has developed a suite of climate change adaptation training modules. The development of these training modules was made possible by funding from Natural Resources Canada.
The online training program brings together current knowledge informed by the deep experience of practitioners in the field, and supported by an Advisory Committee of academic, municipal, private sector, and Indigenous members.
MODULE
Date and Time
Lead Trainers
Module 1: Climate Science and Adaptation
Part 1: Monday, June 13, 2022 10:00 am -12:30 pm (EDT)
Part2: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 10:00 am – 12:30 pm (EDT)
Anna Zaytseva, B.A. (Hons), M.Sc., Climate Risk Institute
Glenn Milner, P.Eng., MCC., Climate Risk Institute
Module 2: Climate Policy
Part 1: Monday, June 20, 2022 10:00 am -12:30 pm (EDT)
Part2: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 10:00 am – 12:30 pm (EDT)
Paul Cobb, B.Eng. Climate Risk Institute
Megan Gereghty, MCIP, RPP, Climate Risk Institute
TBD, Dillon Consulting
Module 3: Communication and Collaboration
Part 1: Monday, June 27, 2022 10:00 am -12:30 pm (EDT)
Part2: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 10:00 am – 12:30 pm (EDT)
Zahra Jaffer, RPP., Dillon Consulting
Morgan Boyco, MCIP, RPP, Dillon Consulting
The program is primarily focused on adaptation action but also explores intersections between adaptation and mitigation. Climate change mitigation is about making sure the climate crisis doesn't get worse. This could include making buildings more energy efficient or providing people with more transportation options that don’t rely on combustion. Climate adaptation explores ways of addressing the existing or anticipated effects of climate change. For example, ensuring vulnerable community members are safe during an extreme heat event or protecting existing homes and buildings in areas of flood risk. The program explores how you, as Planners, can ensure communities are prepared for and resilient to the risks created by a rapidly changing climate.
Module #1 reviews the fundamentals of climate change science and data, impacts in Ontario, risk assessment and adaptation planning. Module #2 covers climate and planning policy, reviewing requirements and opportunities around climate change adaptation at the regional and municipal level. Lastly, Module #3 provides tools and strategies to support communication and collaboration around climate change impacts and adaptation planning. We encourage participants to register for all three modules.
Participants will work together on activities throughout, applying new concepts and checking their understanding throughout the training.
Training sessions begin June 13th, 2022.
Register here
The Studios at Assembly Park (80 Interchange Way, Concord ON L4K 5C3)
Join City of Vaughan staff on a tour of the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (“VMC”). The vision for the VMC is to build a transit-oriented downtown with unique residential, office and mixed-use districts linked by a network of parks, squares and open spaces and a fine grain street grid. The event will begin and end at The Studios at Assembly Park for registration and a presentation on the background, vision, and features of the VMC. Throughout the tour, City of Vaughan Staff will also share with us the progress the City has made since the initial VMC subcommittee was established in 2010. Following the tour, attendees are welcome back to The Studios at Assembly Park for a networking and social hour where light refreshments will be provided.
Registration close June 27, 2022 (12pm) or until we have reached capacity (max. 60 people).
COVID Information:
If you are having trouble registering for the event, please email communications@ontarioplanners.ca with the following:
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• Registration Option Selected
• OPPI Member Status (Student, Full Member, non member, etc).
Brasserie Étienne Brûlé Brewery, 893 Notre-Dame St, Embrun, ON
Please join us for a summer social to reconnect with colleagues and put faces to Zoom names at the Étienne Brûlé Brewery in Embrun on June 29. Drop in anytime after 4:30 p.m.
Online event.Information to join the sessions will be emailed to participants on Monday, July 4 before noon. If you do not see OPPI's email in your "inbox", please check your "junk/spam" folders.
The OPPI Student Liaison Committee (SLC) is hosting a virtual skill-building workshop and social event on July 4 and July 11. All students and recent graduates are encouraged to participate in teams or individually and can register through the OPPI website.The event will be held in two parts:July 4 at 7:00 - 8: 30 pmIntroduction to the site and planning documentsJuly 11 at 7:00-8:30 pmWrap-up, feedback and socialThe workshop will consist of a mock subdivision application process where students will undertake a due diligence review and prepare a subdivision application. The selected site will be disclosed on July 4th and students will have 1 week to prepare the application for the wrap-up workshop and social on July 11th. Participants are encouraged to submit their work 48 hours prior to the second meeting for more tailored feedback and advice. Please upload completed work here: https://forms.gle/5BipVUZnJapyZtbe9Information to access the ZOOM meetings will be emailed to registrants in advance of the workshops.Event hosts: Alisha Cull, Neil Stoop, and Ashley Crosbie (Halidmand County).Registration will close on Monday, July 4 at 9:00 AM. Registration is FREE.
York St & Lake Shore Blvd W. Median under the Gardiner Expressway
Join Sam Carter-Shamai walk us through the history, reasoning, and ideology behind Toronto most unique park: The Bentway! The Bentway is anchored by a new and growing site located under Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway, which they operate, maintain, and program as a platform for creative practice, public art, and connected urban life.To find out more of their ongoing programs: https://undergardinerprp.ca/Start: York and Lakeshore, under the Gardiner ExpresswayEnd: Stackt marketRegistration close July 8th, 2022 (12pm) or until we have reached capacity (max. 30 people).
Zoom (Link to be provided after registration)
The COVID-19 pandemic, public health measures, and shifts in travel patterns as a result of forces such as increased Working From Home has had widespread impacts to public transit systems nationwide. OPPI’s Eastern District invites you to join us through a virtual session with Paul Pentikainen (Senior Policy Planner, Town of Innisfil) and Derek Washnuk (Program Manager - Transit Service Strategy, OC Transpo) who will share their perspectives on how Innisfil Transit and OC Transpo were impacted, implications for transit planning, and what lies ahead. A moderated Question & Answer session will follow.
• OPPI Member Status (Student, Full Member, non member, etc.)
We will hike from and return to the same starting point. Access to the Cave Springs Conservation Area is by the Bruce Trail only. We will meet and park along Cave Springs Road where the road terminates near Cave Springs Estate House at 3949 Cave Spring Road, Lincoln.
Join your fellow WLOD planners for an educational hike and tour of the Cave Springs Conservation Area, followed by an optional wine tasting/social at Cave Springs Vineyard. The hike will take between 1-1.5 hours and will be guided by a representative of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. We will learn about the cultural folklore and natural diversity of the area, as well as the in-progress Cave Springs Master Plan. Pre-registration by July 8th is required if you are planning to attend the winery portion of the event. If you have any questions about the event, please reach out to Amber Lindsay at amber@valeryhomes.com. Hike is of easy to moderate difficulty. Please bring proper footwear. Event fees will be donated to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Foundation. Note that the event fee does not include winery purchases. A tasting flight can be purchased for $20, or wine can be purchased by the glass for $10-12. Rain date will be July 22nd.
Register by July 8, 2022!
My Place- 20 Hwy 20 E Fonthill
Finally---a Summer Get Together!!! Meet up mid week and mid summer with planning colleagues. Please register so we can reserve tables in advance.
Mill Street Brew Pub, 555 Wellington Street, Ottawa
OPPI is thrilled to host a summer social in Ottawa. There is no cost to attend but registration is required. We hope to see you there!
Walk Start Location: Paul Garfinkel Park (1071 Queen St W) - Queen Street side. Organizer will have a sign.
Nearest Public Transit: 501 Queen streetcar
Walk End Location: College and Dovercourt
If you've been looking for the missing middle in Toronto, look no further.
Join members of the City of Toronto Planning team who are working to make our neighbourhoods more welcoming places for all by adding garden suites, laneway suites, multiplexes, low-rise apartment buildings, and local commercial uses through the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods initiative.
Although we call these forms of housing the "missing middle", they can be found across the city today, many hiding in plain sight. Can you spot them?
The staff team will identify where they are located along the route, talk about why we don't see more of this type of housing – and what the city is doing to address it.