CONFERENCE PROGRAM


Planning Institute of British Columbia
members are eliglible to receive Learning Units for this
Organized Continuing Professional Development Activity

PROGRAM
(as of June 14)

Venue June 16-17:
Dze L K'Ant Friendship Centre
3955 3rd Avenue
Smithers

Venue June 18:
Old Church
Smithers

Map of Smithers

 

Day 1, Wednesday, June 16, 8:30 - 5:00
PRESENTATIONS ON RESEARCH AND CURRENT PRACTICE

Presentations on three themes:

    1.  Research and State of the Art in Interface Planning
    2.  Public Participation in Interface Planning
    3.  The Relationship between Interface Planning and Community Development


Evening Dinner Program
Dinner featuring Wet'suwet'en food.


Day 2, Thursday, June 17, 8:30 - 5:00
WORKSHOPS AND PLENARY DISCUSSION

Workshops and discussion of:

Workshop 1:  Crown-Urban and Crown-Rural Development Planning across the Interface

Workshop 2:  Mining Development Planning across the Interface

Workshop 3:  Wildlife Habitat Planning across the Interface

Workshop 4:  Agricultural Expansion along the Interface

Workshop 5:  First Nations Planning across the Interface

Workshop 6:  Forestry Planning across the Interface

Workshop 7:  Park and Recreational Planning across the Interface

Workshop 8:  Bottom-up Planning across the Interface by Residents

 

Day 3, Friday, June 18, 8:30 - 3:30
BULKLEY VALLEY STEWARDSHIP COALITION WORKSHOP

The Bulkley Valley Stewardship Coalition has been mapping information on local environmental, aesthetic, cultural and recreational features, in order to work with developers and decision-makers to promote choices that protect the Bulkley Valley. These community assets have been collected using MapChat, a community mapping tool. During the workshop, participants will learn why and how this is being done, use MapChat to browse the results to date and discuss the challenges and opportunities of this bottom-up initiative.

INTERFACE PLANNING CASEBOOK

An important aspect of the work of Interface is compilation of an Interface Planning Casebook – a verbal repository of cases relating to interface planning in the Bulkley Valley or elsewhere in British Columbia, in Canada, or in another country. Interface participants are invited to view and contribute to the Interface Planning Casebook.

 

POST CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

Canoeing, hiking and fishing trips will be offered for the weekend following the conference. Please check our Post Conference Activities page for more information.