Receiving a big award made me notice how integrity and values shape my life and work, from the scale of me to the scale of communities, neighbourhoods and cities.
Read MoreBeth and her team just won an award from the Alberta Professional Planners Institute for their public engagement work on Edmonton City Plan. The team: POPULUS Community Planning Inc., GSA, Aubin Consulting and the City of Edmonton.
Read MoreIn my quest to figure out how planners and everyone else in the city can work better together, I’ve learned the magic of finding the minimal critical structure that enables new possibilities.
Read MoreIt was a tense part of the meeting, when the neighbours were challenging city staff about who the city was going to invite to an upcoming meeting. It was one of those moments when I’m quietly telling myself: this is tricky, so make sure you say the right thing or this is going to go off the rails!
Read MoreMonday was a big birthday. For the last few months of my 40s I’ve been thinking about all the people I’ve known over the years who power down in their 50s. I will be powering up. I’m only getting started.
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