The Planning Institute of British Columbia is excited to announce the winners of this year’s Awards for Excellence in Planning!
The Institute annually recognizes the professional work and individual accomplishments of members across British Columbia and Yukon through its awards and recognition program. The Awards for Excellence in Planning honour the best in professional planning work undertaken by members. The 2024 PIBC Award winners were announced and recognized on May 8, 2024, after PIBC’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo, BC, ahead of the 2024 BC Land Summit. To learn more about this unique interdisciplinary conference, visit www.bclandsummit.com.
“The annual PIBC Awards process is an important opportunity to recognize outstanding professional achievements of planners and their teams throughout BC and Yukon. Winners have distinguished themselves with planning work that is exceptional, timely, innovative and meaningful to the communities we serve,” said Lisa Colby RPP, MCIP, Chair of PIBC’s Awards & Recognition Committee. “We congratulate the winners and thank all participants in the awards competition for taking the time to share their inspirational work.”
It is with great pleasure that PIBC announced the following 2024 Award winners:
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN POLICY PLANNING – SMALL TOWN & RURAL AREAS
Gold: City of Pitt Meadows, Upland Agricultural Consulting and Urban Food Strategies - Grown in Pitt Meadows: Our Agricultural Viability Strategy
Silver: Town of Ladysmith, Ahne Studios, Sustainability Solutions Group and WATT Consulting Group - Ladysmith Unparalleled
Honourable Mention: Barefoot Planning + Design and Uchucklesaht Tribe Government - Uchucklesaht Tribe Government Active & Alternative Transportation Plan
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN POLICY PLANNING – CITY & URBAN AREAS
Gold: Resilience Planning and YWCA Vancouver - Municipal Equity Kickstart Guide
Silver: City of Richmond - Richmond Circular City Strategy
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING PRACTICE – SMALL TOWN & RURAL AREAS
Gold: City of Rossland, CitySpaces Consulting Ltd and Lower Columbia Affordable Housing Society - Rossland Yards - Net Zero Ready, Mixed-use Affordable Workforce Housing and City Hall
Silver: Xwí7ski (representing Squamish Nation Elders), Squamish Nation and Beringia Community Planning - Chet wa í7sun “We Pull Together:” Sk?wx?wú7mesh Úxwumixw Elder’s Program Plan
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING PRACTICE – CITY & URBAN AREAS
Gold: Plassurban Consulting Inc., Province of British Columbia - Ministry of Housing and BC Housing - Home suite Home: Guidelines on How to Add and Manage a Secondary Suite or Accessory Dwelling Unit in British Columbia
Silver: University of Victoria - University of Victoria - Student Housing and Dining Project
AWARDS FOR RESEARCH & NEW DIRECTIONS IN PLANNING
Gold: City of Vancouver - Building the Case for Removing Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements
Silver: City of Kelowna, CitySpaces Consulting Ltd and rennie group - City of Kelowna Housing Needs Assessment 2021-2031
*Please note. There were no awards presented for the Enduring Performance and Individual Achievement award categories.
Congratulations to this year’s PIBC Award winners! For more information, please visit: http://www.pibc.bc.ca/pibc-awards.
Click here for the PIBC 2024 Awards press release.
