Affordable Housing is a Smart Growth Strategy
November 19th, 2007. Presentation by Cheeying Ho to the BC Non-Profit Housing Association conference.
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Sea-to-Sky Greenbelt: Official Launch
November 15th, 2007. Presentation by Ione Smith to members of the public in Brackendale.
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Smarter Growth for Farmland Protection in BC
November 13th, 2007. Presentation by Ione Smith at the "Thinking Globally, Acting Locally" conference (via satellite) in Nelson.
Introduction to Smart Growth Principles
November 6th, 2007. Presentation by Ione Smith to SFU Centre for Sustainable Development in Vancouver.
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Creating Livable Communities: Early and Ongoing Public Engagement
October 20th, 2007. Presentation by Ione Smith at the "Change and Sustainability in the Columbia Basin" symposium in Castlegar.
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Sowing Seeds That Will Feed Us: Including Food Security and Farmland Protection in Elementary and High School Curriculum
August 8th, 2007. Presentation by Ione Smith to students in a Global Education course in the Faculty of Education at UBC.
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Smart Growth in Lions Bay
June 14th, 2007. Presentation by Jason Emmert and Ione Smith at the Lions Bay Community Hall.
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How to Strike a Balance in the Development of BC's Communities
June 8th, 2007. Presentation by Cheeying Ho in Kelowna at the Grasslands Conservation Council "Planning for Change" symposium.
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Canadian Environmental Grantmaker's Network on Growth Challenges Across Canada and the Smart Growth Response
May 29, 2007. Presentation by Cheeying Ho.
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Eating Locally, Thinking Globally: How to Save the Planet Through Your Food Choices
May
27 at the English Language Institute at UBC (2121 West Mall). Keynote
speaker Ione Smith discussed the importance of farmland preservation
for food security in BC.
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Growing Food Locally -The Garden City Lands Town Hall Meeting
May 23, 2007 at Kwantlen University College, Richmond
The Food
Security Task Force of the Richmond Poverty Response Committee hosted a
Town Hall meeting to discuss a vision for the Garden City Lands. A
panel of speakers including Kim Sutherland, agrologist with the BC
Ministry of Agriculture, Ione Smith from Smart Growth BC and Gary King,
organic farmer supplier to John Bishop of Bishop's Restaurant.
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Ontario Growing Places Summit: Smart Growth BC Public Engagement Strategies
May 17, 2007. Presentation by Cheeying Ho.
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Housing Alternatives in the Sea-to-Sky Corridor
On Wednesday May 9th, 2007 corridor
land use professionals and interested citizens gathered from 5:00pm
-6:00pm for a tour of Beaver Flats and heard presentations from
7:00pm-9:00pm. Citizens, community leaders, and experts discussed a
range of alternatives for housing that is affordable,
community-oriented, ecologically friendly and healthy. Our speakers and
presentations:
Affordable Housing is a Smart Growth Strategy
May 3rd, 2007. Presented by Cheeying Ho in Penticton at the Affordable Housing Symposium.
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Promoting Public Health Through Community Planning
April 25, 2007. Presented by Cheeying Ho and Tom Lancaster to the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority-RHS. Download presentation here.
Going Greener: From Planning to Doing in the Sea-to-Sky
April 21, 2007 - Spruce Grove Fieldhouse in Whistler.
Moderated by Bob Purdy of the Fraser Basin Council this event included
several expert speakers addressing the topic of growth, planning,
development, and environmental sustainability in the Sea-to-Sky
corridor.
Speakers:
Lisa Griffith, Planner, SLRD: Growth in the Sea-to-Sky: Context and SLRD Regional Growth Strategy
Ione Smith, Special Projects Coordinator, Smart Growth BC:
Planning for a Livable Region: The Sea-to-Sky Greenbelt Initiative - Download the PDF here...>>> Ken Baker, Consulting Director, VANOC: 2010 Winter Games Sustainability Planning at Whistler
Neil Godfrey, RMOW/2020 Whistler Development Corp.: Alternative Development Strategies in the Athlete’s Village
Smart Growth in the Comox Valley
January 24th, 2007 - Comox Valley
Location: Regional District Comox/Strathcona Boardroom
Speaker: Jason Emmert, Community Assistance Program Coordinator
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here (pdf - 2MB)
Farmland Forever! Planning for Agriculture in the Okanagan
January 18th, 2007 at the Laurel Packinghouse in Kelowna.
Moderated by Deborah Curran.
Speakers:
Sharon McCoubrey, ALC; Carl Withler, Ministry of Ag & Lands; Stan Combs, Ministry of Ag & Lands;
Ilene Watson, City of Kelowna; Lorraine Bennest, Summerland; Keith Duhaime, CORD;
Ione Smith, Smart Growth BC; Amie Harbor and Gary Strachan, Association of Citizens for Summerland.
Proceedings available
here.Smart Growth in Wells-Gray Country
January 18th, 2007 - Clearwater
Location: Clearwater Secondary School
Speaker: Jason Emmert, Community Assistance Program Coordinator
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Housing Forum 2006: Affordability by Design/Affordability for All
The Vancouver City Planning Commission and Smart
Growth BC saw the backdrop of the recent real estate boom as an
opportunity to raise the profile of housing affordability in the city.
This co-hosted forum proved to be very popular with standing room only
sessions.
Download report
here (pdf - 4MB)
Smart Growth 101
This basic presentation is intended for citizens to use for events in their communities.
Download powerpoint presentations here (large file - 17Mb).