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Planning West is the PIBC's quarterly news magazine and provides articles and information of interest to the Institute's approximately 1,700 practicing professional planners, planning students, associate members and subscribers. Planning West contains an informative selection of feature articles and opinion pieces about contemporary planning topics and issues, book reviews, planning law and other professional practice updates, and information about the Institute and its activities.

All current members in good standing receive Planning West as part of their membership benefits. To view the current issue online, log in here. Non-members and the general public can subscribe to Planning West magazine. Click here for subscription information.

Planning West magazine relies upon the submissions of volunteer members and other authors to regularly contribute to its rich and informative content. PIBC welcomes contributions and articles from members and non-members alike who are interested in reaching a professional planning audience or have something planning-related to share.

Planning West magazine is published quarterly (every winter, spring, summer and fall) by PIBC and is coordinated by the following editorial and publication team:

  • Editor & Layout: Jared Kassel RPP, MCIP
  • Production & Advertising: Cindy Cheung, PIBC Communications & Marketing Specialist
     

Recent Featured Articles

Planning West Fall 2024 - Climate & the Environment (November 2024)

Advancing Climate Action & Improving Resilience through Land Use Planning in Metro Vancouver
A Licence to Plan or Just Government Oversight?
Higher Learning (Vancouver Island University): Snuneymuxw Lands Planning Project: A Journey Towards Rightful Stewardship
 

Planning West Summer 2024 - BC Land Summit & PIBC Awards (August 2024)

Collaborations & Connections at the 2024 BC Land Summit
Celebrating Excellence in Planning - PIBC 2024 Award Winners
Unsettling Our Profession - Update from PIBC's Planning Practice & Reconciliation Committee
The Future of Planning: Insights from UBC's Planning School 
 

Planning West Spring 2024 - The Housing Issue (May 2024)

Click here to download the Planning West Spring 2024 issue, a special edition focused on sharing housing-related knowledge & experience, including implementations and implications of the new provincial housing legislation in BC. Please share with your peers and networks

Visit the Peer Learning Network (PLN) page for more housing legislation resources.
 

Archives

We are pleased to make recently published editions available for download through our public online archive. Scroll down to view our past issues.

Please Note:  These archives are made available for personal individual use only. All editions and content of Planning West magazine are copyright © the Planning Institute of British Columbia, all rights reserved.

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Recent Planning West Archives

PW Spring 2024
Spring Planning West Spring 2024 - The Housing Issue Download
Planning West Winter 2024
Winter Planning West Winter 2024 - WTPD & Evolutions in Planning Practice Download
PW Fall 2023
Fall Planning West Fall 2023 - Reflections On Practice Download
PIBC 2023 Summer issue
Summer Planning West Summer 2023 - PIBC Annual Conference & PIBC Awards Download

Past Planning West Archives

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