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VCPC 2019 Year in Review - A Panel Discussion on the Planning Milestones That Transformed Vancouver in 2019
On February 6th, 2020, the Vancouver City Planning Commission held its fifth annual Year-In-Review panel event, in partnership with SFU Vancity Office of Community Engagement. The panel discussed the most significant planning milestones that happened in 2019, and deliberated whether or not they will be transformative moments in time for Vancouver in years to come.
About our Speakers
Stephanie Allen, Panelist
Stephanie Allen is a Founding Director of Hogan’s Alley Society. She has an undergraduate in Business and a master's degree in Urban Studies. Stephanie and has worked for 18 years in real estate development in the US, Alberta and BC with the last 9 years focused on affordable housing as a critical part of equitable city-building.
Sarah Blythe, Panelist
Sarah Blythe is the Executive director of the Overdose Prevention Society and a mental health worker with the Portland Hotel Society. In both of these roles, Sarah works on the front lines of the opioid overdose crisis. Sarah is also the former chair of the Vancouver Park Board.
Chief Ian Campbell, Panelist
Chief Ian Campbell is a Hereditary Chief of the Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and an elected Councillor for the Squamish Nation Chiefs and Council. Ian is a founding member of the MST Development Corporation and an SFU Alumni, graduating with an MBA in 2015.
Ray Spaxman, Panelist
Ray Spaxman is an architect and planner. He was a former municipal planner in England, Toronto and Vancouver, where he was director of planning for the City of Vancouver from 1973 to 1989. Subsequently, Ray, as president of RSC Ltd., provided planning and urban design advice in Canada and Internationally. Now, with over 60 years of experience, he is “sort of” retired.
Am Johal, Moderator
Am Johal is the Director of SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement and the Co-Director of the Community Engaged Research Initiative. He is co-author of Global Warming and the Sweetness of Life: A Tar Sands Tale with Matt Hern. He currently sits on the boards of 221A Gallery, the Indian Summer Festival and the Bloom Group.
Presented by
SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement, Vancouver City Planning Commission
