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120.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>From:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>                              </span></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>Smart Growth BC [Smart_Growth_BC@mail.vresp.com]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:120.0pt;text-indent:-120.0pt;tab-stops: 120.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>Sent:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>                               </span></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>April 7, 2008 9:28 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:120.0pt;text-indent:-120.0pt;tab-stops: 120.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>To:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>                                   </span></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>alice@smartgrowth.bc.ca<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:120.0pt;text-indent:-120.0pt;tab-stops: 120.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>Subject:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>                          </span></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black'>April 2008 e-Newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="98%" style='width:98.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;background:white;border:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid #CCCCCC .75pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td style='border:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;border:none;border-bottom: solid #006666 6.0pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 7.5pt 0cm'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:white'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/73e79a6bda" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;text-decoration:none; text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://proxy.mi.vresp.com/b6a438b07/66.51.172.116/Portals/0/images/SGBCsplashlogo.jpg" alt="Smart Growth BC - Electronic Bulletin" align=middle></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black;display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0cm;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width="20%" valign=top style='width:20.0%;background:#333366; padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm' id=leftcol> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 12.0pt;mso-outline-level:2;background:#993300'><b><span style='font-family: "Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#CCCC99;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt'>In this Issue:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt; background:#CCCC99'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href="#1"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333366;text-decoration:none;text-underline: none'>Annual Conference &amp; Smarty Awards: Next Week!</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt; background:#CCCC99'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href="#2"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333366;text-decoration:none;text-underline: none'>Smart Growth Advisory Services in Full Action!</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt; background:#CCCC99'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href="#3"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333366;text-decoration:none;text-underline: none'>SmartBits</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: -18.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt; background:#CCCC99'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href="#4"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333366;text-decoration:none;text-underline: none'>Staff Changes at Smart Growth BC</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div id=sgtip> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 12.0pt;mso-outline-level:2;background:#993300'><b><span style='font-family: "Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#CCCC99;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt'>Publication of Interest<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:#CCCC99'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#333366'>Hot off the press, <b><i><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/4841319ccc" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal'>Smart Growth Implementation Toolkit</span></a></i></b> is an online resource by the Smart Growth Leadership Institute designed to help community leaders implement smarter policies, zoning, building codes, and project design standards. The toolkit includes audits of policies and a project scorecard. The Smart Growth Leadership Institute's President, Parris Glendening, will be the keynote speaker at Smart Growth BC's <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/5a2627a96c/tabid=161"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>April 18th 2008 conference</span></a>, at the Four seasons Hotel.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div id=donate> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 12.0pt;mso-outline-level:2;background:#993300'><b><span style='font-family: "Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#CCCC99;mso-font-kerning:18.0pt'>Did You Know?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:#333366'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#CCCC99'>You can make a tax-deductible donation to support Smart Growth BC's work in creating more livable communities. As a registered charity, Smart Growth BC relies on the contributions of its generous donors, including individuals, foundations, businesses and organizations from communities all across British Columbia (and beyond!). <br> <br> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/891b3aaa6f" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Join the 1,000 Friends of BC</span></a> campaign today, and become part of a community of people who are helping to keep British Columbia growing in smarter! <br> <br> For more information on how you can support Smart Growth BC, contact <a href="mailto:hilary@smartgrowth.bc.ca"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Hilary Mandel</span></a>, Director of Development, at (604) 915-5234 x305. <br> <br> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/e21a4fa7af" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;text-decoration:none; text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://proxy.mi.vresp.com/3d692267c/66.51.172.116/Portals/0/images/Graphics/donatenow.gif" alt="Donate Now!"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> <td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;background:white;padding: 3.75pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt' id=content> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 5.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt;mso-outline-level:2'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#333366;mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt'>E-Newsletter - April 2008<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 5.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-outline-level:3'><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#993300'>Annual Conference &amp; Smarty Awards: Next Week!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>We are 10 days away from Smart Growth BC's fifth annual conference, <b><i>Making Smart Growth Happen: From Policy to Practice</i></b>. <br> This event will be held at the <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/de5ad2f2b3" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Four Seasons Hotel</span></a>, downtown Vancouver, on <b>Friday April 18th</b>. Registration and breakfast will begin at 8:00 AM, and the program will start at 9:00 AM. A wine networking session will round out the day from 4:00-5:00 PM. <br> <br> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/1f592632af/form_id=99081" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Registration</span></a> is $275+GST <br> <br> 2008 conference highlights: <br> <br> - Keynote speaker is <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/b2da965329" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Smart Growth Leadership Institute's</span></a> President, <b>Parris Glendening</b> who will discuss top <i>Strategies for implementing smart growth at local, regional, and province-wide scales</i>. As <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/403ad1e2fe" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Governor of Maryland (1995-2003)</span></a>, Gov. Glendening was responsible for introducing state-wide smart growth policy. <br> <br> - Discussion on LEED Neighbourhood Development for Canada. <br> <br> - Talk show panel on challenges and opportunities for implementing smart growth. <br> <br> - Breakout session topics will include <b>Affordable Housing, Retrofitting the Suburbs, and Smart Growth for Small Communities</b>. <br> <br> -The <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/47ae0e2099/tabid=174" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Smarty Awards</span></a> will celebrate excellence in innovative development in B.C. <br> <br> <b><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/ed67532f4e" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Click here for the detailed agenda!</span></a></b> and here to <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/fbee3ed825/form_id=99081" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Register Today!</span></a> <br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 5.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-outline-level:3'><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#993300'>Smart Growth Advisory Services is in full swing!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/5f2da2d53b" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Smart Growth Advisory Services</span></a> has been offering mission-based consulting services to communities across the province. Highlights include: <br> <br> <img border=0 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://proxy.mi.vresp.com/242313504/66.51.172.116/Portals/0/images/SquamishSmall3.jpg" alt=Squamish><br> - The <b><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/2c0dba85af" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>District of Squamish</span></a></b> and SG Advisory Services hosted public forums for feedback on the draft <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/e47854f3d2" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Downtown Neighbourhood Plan</span></a>. The event won accolades from both organizers and participants. A <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/db69017587/page=feedback/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>survey</span></a> of the Downtown Neighbhourhood Plan indicated that 80% of residents support the plan. <br> <br> <br> - The SG Advisory Services team recently completed the initial <b><i>community engagement process</i></b> with the <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/a0724a072f" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>The Cowichan Valley Regional District</span></a> to craft the land use plan section of the Official Community Plan. The next step will be a public meeting and workshop in May to review the first draft. <br> <br> -SG Advisory Services is facilitating a <b><i><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/a8afb37db9" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal'>community-based OCP review </span></a></i></b>in the <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/10bf80a04d" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>City of Vernon</span></a>. This initiative has engaged over 900 Vernon residents in a land use survey, where a resounding majority of respondents indicated they wanted their city to adopt a smart growth direction for the future of their community. <br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 5.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-outline-level:3'><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#993300'>SmartBits<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>-Vancity Visa elections offer you the opportunity to <b>boost support for smart growth!</b>. Until <b>April 20, 2008</b>, all Vancity Visa cardholders can vote on the issues that they want the enviroFund dollars to be allocated to. <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/44285329e6" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Voting</span></a> options include, &quot;Green Building &amp; Smart Growth.&quot; <br> <br> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/40484feec0" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;text-decoration:none; text-underline:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://proxy.mi.vresp.com/4444771c6/66.51.172.116/Portals/0/images/afftoolkit.jpg" alt="Affordable Housing Toolkit"></span></a><br> - <b>April 08</b> Smart Growth BC releases market and non-market <b><i>Affordable Housing Toolkit</i></b>. The Toolkit will assist local and regional governments in implementing affordable housing by providing detailed explanations of eight polices, from inclusionary zoning to land banking. Authors: <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/7c5d61f8f1/NSID=49&amp;NTID=2" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Tim Wake</span></a> and <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/ae3fdab6c1" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Deborah Curran</span></a>. <br> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/dca90e4e7f" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Click here to download the report (PDF).</span></a> <br> <br> - <b>Jan 08</b> Smart Growth BC presents <b><i>Innovative Infrastructure Financing Mechanisms for Smart Growth</i></b>. This report examines effective mechanisms that contribute to smart growth outcomes. Author <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/e9e7627d63" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Ray Tomalty</span></a>. <br> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/cf5ef1ee24" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Click here to download the report (PDF).</span></a> <br> <br> <b><u>Coming Up</u></b> <br> - <b>June 08 </b><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/0ae2d67043" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Smart Growth on the Ground</span></a> in Prince George will be launched - stay tuned! <br> <br> - <b>Fall 08 </b>Smart Growth BC is crafting a collection of <b><i>Planning Guidelines for Healthy Communities</i></b>. This publication will provide local and regional leaders land use priorities and actions to promote the health of their constituents. <br> <br> - <b>Fall 08 </b>Smart Growth BC is collating existing research on the <b>linkages between urban form and Green House Gas emissions</b>. The report will shed light on how the development of our communities is affecting our ability to tackle climate change and our contributions to it. <br> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 5.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;mso-outline-level:3'><b><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#993300'>Staff Changes at Smart Growth BC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'>Alice Miro</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black'> recently joined the Smart Growth BC team as Communications Coordinator. She will be bringing SGBC's communications to the next level. <br> <br> <b><i>Kristi Tatebe</i></b> will be joining SG Advisory Services team as Planner, while current SG Advisory Services Planner, David Hohenschau will shift his focus to the Smart Growth on the Ground initiative in Prince George. <br> <br> <b><i>Jodie Siu</i></b> will be on maternity leave, effective mid-April 2008. <br> <br> <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SmartGrowthBC/50c9c32d31/b4b4d12aea/6c64d08042" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>View our Updated Staff Profiles</span></a> <br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:37.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 5.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;background:#333366'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:white'>Smart Growth BC is a provincial non-governmental organization devoted to fiscally, socially and environmentally responsible land use and development. 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