Upcoming Event: APPI Panel - New Planning Leaders on the Block

Re-imagine. Plan. Build. This is the vision set forth for the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. But what does this mean and look like for some of regional municipalities? How is growth being managed in a rural context vs urban context? What innovative ideas might be hiding in plain sight in our backyards? Join Lisa Drury, chair of the APPI Edmonton Events Committee, as she dishes with Teaka Broughm (City of Leduc), Natasha De Sandi (Parkland County), and Lyndsay Francis (City of Fort Saskatchewan) on what makes their communities great, the exciting projects brewing, and learn more about the municipalities around the region!

Very excited to announce I will be speaking at the CIP/API Navigation Conference in my hometown Halifax, NS this summer. I will be presenting with two of my millennial planning pals Teaka Broughm and Kendra Raymond on new ways of regulating land use and built form. We are designing a talkshow style session based on our experiences on working Land Use Bylaws that move away from the Euclidean approach. Below is a description of our session:

This year for International Women’s Day, I had the privilege to be featured by the Canadian Institute of Planners celebration of women and gender diverse planners. I was asked to share my perspective on the question “How can the planning profession play a role in advancing equity for women, in all their diversity, in communities around the country?”

Released today from the Canadian Institute of Planners! Looking Back, Looking Forward, the latest issue of Plan Canada. I am a member of the Plan Canada Editorial Committee and this issue is extra near and dear to me as I took on the role as co-lead editor.