Do you ever wonder how a community just happens?…well, perhaps you’d like to know – What is Planning? LPPANS worked closely with PLANifax to create a video responding to the question: What is Planning? Check it out here: What is Planning?
Halifax launches renewed Urban Design Awards in 2018!
LPPANS is pleased to sponsor the 2018 Halifax Urban Design Awards.
Applications can be submitted until January 31, 2018.
Award ceremony in May 2018. … Read More →
Job Ad: Planner – Municipality of the District of Chester
Posted January 15, 2018 Please share with your networks Planner_Ad and Job Description_Municipality of the District of Chester_2018-01-15 Contact person Pamela Myra, Municipal Clerk employment@chester.ca
Cannabis Legalization: Community Impacts – presentations
BRIDGEWATER, NS – On November 22, 2017, LPPANS and the NS Health Authority collaborated to discuss upcoming Federally-mandated Cannabis Legalization and the potential for community impacts. Thank you to all participants and presenters. Organizers have drafted a memo regarding the next step actions arising from the day as well as notes from the … Read More →
Job Opportunity: Town Planner, Rothesay, NB
The Town of Rothesay is seeking a highly motivated individual with above average problem solving, analytical and communication skills to fill a term position as Town Planner beginning as soon as possible. See posting here: Town Planner ad May 2017 Applications for this position will be accepted until the position has been filled. Please submit … Read More →
Employment – Assistant Professor in Planning
The School of Planning at Dalhousie University invites applications for a tenure-stream Assistant Professor position, starting in July 2017. The School is looking for a new faculty member at the Assistant Professor level with a focus on teaching and research in planning history and theory. Other desired teaching and research areas are policy planning, land … Read More →
LPPANS Video: New Technology in Urban Planning
LPPANS in cooperation with PLANifax recorded the Lunch and Learn session on November 30, 2016, presented in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, by Rob LeBlanc, president at Ekistics Plan+Design. Mr. LeBlanc shares some of the latest technological advances to influence planning. From Virtual Reality to Autonomous Vehicles, the discussion centres on new tools for visualization and new … Read More →
LPPANS Urban Forest Walk
Join HRM Planner, John Charles, and other LPPANS members on a tour of Dartmouth’s urban forest.
Heart & Stroke Walkabout Grants Program
For more than 60 years, the Heart and Stroke Foundation has worked to reduce the toll of heart disease and stroke and tangibly improve the health of all Canadians. We’re transforming how society thinks about, prevents, manages and lives with heart disease and stroke. Helping people become more physically active is an important way to … Read More →
Employment – Cities and Environment Unit (Dalhousie Univeristy
Cities & Environment Unit (CEU) is engaged in a variety of projects, including comprehensive community-based planning with First Nations, rural planning, transportation planning, urban design, public engagement and community-based design/build projects. A position is available for an enthusiastic individual to play a key role in the development and implementation of action-oriented community plans and projects. … Read More →