Winners for Excellence in Planning

The 2024 PIBC Awards winners were announced and recognized after the PIBC 2024 Annual General Meeting on May 8, 2024 in Nanaimo, BC.

It was with great pleasure that PIBC announced the following 2024 winners for Excellence in Planning in their respective categories.
 

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

Congratulations to this year’s PIBC Awards winners! 

• Click here to read the PIBC 2024 Awards article (Planning West, August 2024).
• Click here for the PIBC 2024 Awards photos.
• Click here to watch the PIBC 2024 Awards presentation.

Past PIBC Awards Winners

Click on the links below to learn more about past PIBC Awards winners and their projects and achievements.

2023 PIBC Awards winners
2022 PIBC Awards winners
2021 PIBC Awards winners
2020 PIBC Awards winners