We are pleased to announce a workshop on Plain Language with Nicole Watkins Campbell. Date: April 30th 9 am to 12pm Location: Online, via Microsoft Teams Cost: Free ($0) Register: Contact Sean Gillis by email (gillisse@halifax.ca) Spaces: 12, first come, first serve This will be an interactive workshop, with discussion and exercises. Nicole Watkins Campbell is a freelance editor and plain language … Read More →
Webinar: The Fundamentals of Useful Transit with Michelle Poyourow
Date: January 20th, 2021, 2-3PM Join Michelle Poyourow of Jarrett walker + Associates to learnt he fundamentals of what makes transit useful. Topics will include: the importance of access, attributes of quality transit service, and land use characteristics that support transit. She’ll also provide some cautions about the latest distractions and distortions that make it hard … Read More →
Webinar: Parks and protected areas, landscape connectivity, and municipalities
Date: Wednesday, December 9, Noon – 1pm Presenter: Karen McKendry, Ecology Action Centre Location: Online via MS Teams (link) The plants and wildlife of Nova Scotia can’t see the property boundaries we humans use to delineate where one jurisdiction ends and the other begins. To keep the benefits of we derive from this biodiversity intact, … Read More →
Resistance as Practice
Dalhousie is happy to invite us to the inaugural Robert H. Winters lecture series Resistance as Practice: Acts of Anti-Racism through Architecture and Planning! The event is hosted by the Dalhousie University Faculty of Architecture and Planning’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, in partnership with the SHIFT: Connect conference. Our opening event will be on … Read More →
LPPANS – Anti-racism Statement
The Licensed Professional Planners Association of Nova Scotia (LPPANS) pledges to work against racism and discrimination. In Nova Scotia, Canada, and around the world, people are speaking up and fighting back against all types of racism and discrimination in all its forms. This is leading many of us to examine our actions and our biases. … Read More →
RFP Posting – NS Costal Protection Act Risk Factor Assessment
The RFP for the Development of a Coastal Erosion Risk Factor Assessment is now posted which will contribute to regulations under development for the Coastal Protection Act. More information can be found at https://procurement.novascotia.ca/tender-details.aspx?id=DOC367437608
CANCELLED: Planning for Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric Mobility with Dr. Ahsan Habib – Lunch and Learn
Introducing connected, autonomous, shared and electric (CASE) mobility. This presentation will identify results from the ConnectSmart workshops including planning considerations, research needs, and scenarios for CASE mobility in the province of Nova Scotia. It will also highlight data collection and traffic modelling for shared autonomous vehicle operation in the Halifax region. To RSVP please enter … Read More →
Andrew Taylor – Lunch and Learn
Please join us for a lunch and learn with Andrew Taylor on Feb. 27th from noon to one at Halifax Central Library, Room 301. The presentation will deal with customer service specifically as it relates to people with various disabilities, touching on issues of etiquette and ways to make the most of every interaction. Andrew … Read More →
Job Posting: Project Manager for Energize Bridgewater
The Town of Bridgewater is excited to announce that we are hiring a Project Manager to oversee the day-to-day management of the Energize Bridgewater program. This is an opportunity to lead an interdisciplinary team for a nationally recognized smart cities initiative that will have a deep social impact. The job posting can be found in … Read More →
Job opportunity: Planner at EDM
EDM is currently seeking a Planner to join our Team. This person will support the team on issues of planning policy, development approvals, masterplanning, and site design. The successful applicant will contribute to a multidisciplinary team of planners, landscape architects, engineers and GIS and CAD technicians, helping to carry out projects big and small throughout … Read More →