Past Events

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents: Lecture by Gina Ford, FASLA Principal of Sasaki Associates, Inc. "Designing for Resilience, Equity and Democracy" BYO Lunch.  Light refreshments will be served at noon.

Emily French, a Master of Landscape Architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Designing Public Open Space to Support Seismic Resilience:  A Systematic Review".  Advisor:  Karen Landman Advisory Committee Member:  Robert D. Brown Examination Committee Member:  Robert Corry Chair of Examination:  Sean Kelly. All welcome to attend.

During this webinar, you will hear information about two topics pertaining to investment: Manitoba’s new community investment handbook filled with ideas and information for attracting business investment of all kinds, including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI); and the Integral Strategy process and network, which has helped communities create transformative change through projects like sustainable economic development strategies, and through collaborative approaches to shared services and investment attraction.

The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects Social Committee invites you to the OALA Holiday Party on December 1st.  This event is free to attend. Mix and mingle with fellow OALA members, councillors and staff to kick off the holiday season. Event sponsored by NVK Connon. More details to follow shortly.  

Addressing community and economic development pressures in rural and small town places often means accessing information and research capacity. Community-based research (CBR) depends on two important variables: the capacity of CBR to generate good information, and the extent to which CBR is understood and constructed as a two-way relationship that includes a set of responsibilities for both re- searchers and communities.

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development's Winter Social Party will be held on Friday, November 17, 2017 at the Italian Canadian Club.  This year's theme is "Music of the Decades".  This event is for all students, faculty and staff and their guests in SEDRD (including Landscape Architecture, Rural Planning and Development, Capacity Development and Extension, and Rural Studies) Doors open at 6:30 pm | Dinner served at 7:00 pm.

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents: Lecture by Kona Gray, ASLA, Principal of EDSA Inc. "Global Design Matters – The Future of Landscape Architecture" BYO Lunch.  Light refreshments will be served at noon. Photo:  Crosswaters Ecolodge, courtesy of EDSA.

Rural Planning and Development Alumni Stephen Lindley, VP Aboriginal & Northern Affairs, SNC-Lavalin, will talk on exploring the dynamic relationships in infrastructure planning between mining companies, Government and First Nations Communities in the Ring of Fire Area. Stephen has been with SNC-Lavalin, Canada’s largest Canadian-owned engineering and construction firm, for over 30 years. All are welcome to attend.

Rural communities are challenged to bring together sustainable funding for conservation and watershed protection. These efforts have been perceived as ‘environmental’ work, and not necessarily linked to community basic needs. The first part of this webinar explores linking watershed protection to basic policy values of quality of life, infrastructure, and basic needs to change the way that watersheds are treated in funding.

Six policy analysts from the Ontario Farmers Association will join us as part of RPD*6220 - Planning and Development Policy Analysis. We will discuss the intricacies of policy development, the role of lobbying and the evolution of agriculture and food systems in Ontario. This will also be an opportunity to learn more about the profession and opportunities in policy development.  All are welcome to attend.