Category Archives: Article

World Town Planning Day is celebrated in 30 countries on four continents on 8 November. It is a special day to give special recognition to the ideals of community planning which bring professional planners and the general public together. World Town Planning Day presents an opportunity to look at planning from a global perspective. World … Read More →

WHERE: Truro, Nova Scotia The Canadian Urban Forest Conference is held every two years, alternating between an eastern and western host community. The CUFC has come to be recognized as THE educational & networking event for those working in the field of urban forest management; attracting top caliber presentations by leading experts from across North … Read More →

WHERE: Digby, Nova Scotia – Digby Pines Association of Maritime Administrators http://www.unsm.ca/

WHEN: March 4, 2011 WHERE: NSCAD – TBA Who: Penny Sparke, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research & Enterprise, Kingston University, London, UK.

Where are the Great Places in Canada? Tell us about your special place, and why you’re passionate about it. Over the next four months, Canadians across the country will be competing to put their favorite location on the map. Will a street, public space, or neighbourhood in your city or town be named one of … Read More →

WHEN: February 10, 201 WHERE: NSCAD – TBA WHO: Daniel Libeskind, Architect, New York, NY

Members are invited to submit an article to the annual special issue of the Canadian Journal of Urban Research that is published in collaboration with the Canadian Institute of Planners. This is a refereed journal issue with a very short turnaround time. The date for submitting articles to the Journal is January 28, 2011, and … Read More →

TOPIC:  Live-Eat-Work-Play WHERE: Moncton, New Brunswick Climate change. Peak Oil. Economic Crisis. Potable Water. Loss of Biodiversity. These are just a few of the global challenges that impact us here at the local level in Atlantic Canada. As professionals and individuals, we all play a role in addressing – or contributing to – global challenges. … Read More →

Last year, CIP asked Canadians to tell us about their favourite places in Canada, and the response was overwhelming! Thousands of nominations poured in from coast to coast to coast, and our challenge was to narrow the field down to the nine Greatest Places in Canada. Once again, Canadians across the country will be competing … Read More →