The Manitoba Professional Planners Institute (MPPI) is the Manitoba affiliate of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) and represents Manitoba's professional planning community

 


 
Sunday, February 05, 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.


MANITOBA PLANNING CONFERENCE The Manitoba Planning Conference is fast approaching! Themed “Beyond Surviving: Planning to Thrive” the conference takes place in Brandon from February 22-24, 2012. Register online at www.manitobaplanningconference.com


GREAT PLACES IN CANADA
The second annual Great Places in Canada program is now underway. Great Places in Canada is an annual competition launched by the Canadian Institute of Planners where people across the country are able to vote for their favourite street, public space, or neighbourhood. A judging panel of professional planners will determine the winners; this year a “People’s Choice” award category has been added. The nominations deadline is January 27th.
For further information, visit www.greatplacesincanada.com


The Manitoba Planning Conference is fast approaching! Themed “Beyond Surviving: Planning to Thrive” the conference takes place in Brandon from February 22-24, 2012.
Register online at www.manitobaplanningconference.com

Be sure to take note of the Rural + Development + Planning Symposium to be held in conjunction with the conference on February 22.
A Call for Papers for this pre-conference symposium is available at: www.brandonu.ca/news/2012/01/10/manitoba-2012-planning-conference-beyond-surviving-planning-to-thrive/


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.