Friday, May 18, 2012

The mission of the Manitoba Professional Planners Institute is to promote pride and excellence in professional planning as it applies to the stewardship of the natural and built environments and to the building of healthy communities.

Another Manitoba Win in the Great Places in Canada Contest!
CIP has announced the winners of the 2011 Great Places in Canada contest. Manitoba once again provides a strong showing in this second year of the annual program designed to get Canadians excited about the places they love, while highlighted the role planners play in shaping communities. The full press release can be found in the PDF.

Follow these links for some recent local media coverage:
The Lance, April 18, 2012
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/lance/St-B-named-one-of-Canadas-great-places-147806375.html

Winnipeg Free Press, April 26, 2012
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Osborne-Village-voted-Canadas-best-neighbourhood-149056655.html


SAVE THE DATE!
MPPI Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
11:00 am - 1:00 pm, lunch will be provided
Location TBA
Join your fellow members at our AGM, now being held in the spring. Along with the usual slate of AGM activities, MPPI Council will be seeking your input on our draft Strategic Plan. Please save the date! Details are forthcoming.


MPPI held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, November 8th at the St. Norbert Arts Centre. Our guest speaker was Dr. Iain Davidson-Hunt, an applied ethnoecologist with the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Manitoba. In addition our annual presentation of the Friends of Planning award to Councillor Jenny Gerbasi, this year’s event included a very special MPPI / CIP presentation to Dr. Earl A. Levin in recognition of his long list of contributions to the Canadian planning profession. Dr. Levin was our guest at the dinner in order to receive this unique award.

To view a copy of the Annual Report click here: 2011 ANNUAL REPORT

CIP SEEKING MEDIA SPOKESPEOPLE CANADA-WIDE

CIP, through its National Communications Committee, is seeking media spokespeople from across Canada, to speak on planning issues. The intent is to build a media contact list from all regions comprising experts on planning topics who would be willing and able to provide media comment in a timely fashion. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Lisa Holowchuk, the MPPI representative on the National Communications Committee, at lholowchuk@scatliff.ca for more information.

CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS (CIP) ANNOUNCES NEW NATIONAL STANDARDS PROGRAM

As a result of an extensive and effective consultation process involving Affiliates, Members and Stakeholders, 2010 will see the Planning profession in Canada evolve, positioning Canada's Planners with even more opportunities worldwide. Through the improvement of national standards, the profession as a whole will benefit from more stringent standards, improving labour mobility for planners and raising the profile of the profession.

In support of this initiative, CIP has launched a new website www.planningincanada.ca where members can find up-to-date information on the Planning for the Future Project.

Be sure to visit the site regularly for progress reports on future developments.