CACPT Professional Development Conference

Held on October 16, 2009, LIUNA Station Hamilton

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The Canadian Association of Certified Planning Technicians held a very successful conference on Heritage Planning entitled "Preserving Our Past". Over 200 registered delegates were able to listen to some of the Province and Country’s experts on the Heritage Act and Heritage Preservation and Development from many points of view. The day also included a tour of many of Hamilton’s fine preserved and restored historic buildings plus workshops from CHMC and on Workload Management. The comments were very positive including such statements as "the speakers were entertaining, and very knowledgeable", "we learned so much”, “the best yet”, and many more affirmative remarks.

The conference was held in LIUNA Station which is an outstanding example of heritage renovation and reuse as it was a former CN Station. The venue was captivating in itself and a perfect location for learning about heritage planning.

Thank you to our speakers and workshop leaders:

• Eileen Costello, Aird and Berlis LLP, Protecting Ontario’s Built Heritage – Key Elements of the Ontario Heritage Act

• Dr. Sharon Vattay, Associate, Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, "But, that old building is in the way": Creative planning solutions for heritage structures. This was an inspiring presentation with many examples from around the world.

• Dr. Norman Pearson, Norman Pearson and Associates, CACPT Registrar and Life Member and One of Founders of the Bruce Trail gave an motivating talk, with examples from his long experience with heritage developments, encouraging those in planning to have the courage of their convictions and lead when times call for leadership.

• John S. Ariens gave a presentation on Heritage Tools in the Toolbox. John then joined, Mike and David Valvasori, Megan House and Alana Mullay on a Panel Discussion on Heritage Development

• Doug Heidebrecht "Managing Me" - Workload Management – To Do More with Less, this was a very timely workshop on planning time and work. Copies of the information sheet used in the workshop are still available at CACPT office.

• Jamie Shipley, EQuilibrium - CMHC Sustainable Housing Demonstration Initiative. This included a background on the various housing demonstration projects across Canada. In particular Jamie presented information on the Now House project a 60-year-old wartime house in an established neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario. The house was retrofitted with the latest healthy, energy-efficient and sustainable features and technologies.

• Ken Coit led a Tour of Heritage Buildings

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Photos from the Event

Norman Pearson

Sharon Vattay

Eileen Costello

J. Ariens, A. Mullay, M.House and M. and D. Valvasori

Walking Tour led by Ken Coit

CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP

We would like to thank this year's sponsors, whose dedication to the Association is very much appreciated, and helps make our conferences bigger and better every year!

DIAMOND Sponsorship Level $1000+

PLATINUM Sponsorship Level $750

GOLD Sponsorship Level $500

SILVER Sponsorship Level $250

BRONZE Sponsorship Level $125 and/or Door Prizes

Diamond SPONSOR

....ONTARIO PROFESSIONAL PLANNERS INSTITUTE

PLATINUM SPONSOR

....CMHC

....Halton Region

GOLD SPONSORS

.....IBI GROUP

.....GSP GROUP

.....LABRECHE PATTERSON & ASSOCIATES LTD.

.....MHBC

.....DILLON CONSULTING

SILVER SPONSORS

.....Liberty Energy

BRONZE SPONSORS

...DCA

...Dicenzo & Associates

...A. T. McLaren Limited, Legal and Engineering Surveys

....BSR&D LAND SURVEYORS AND URBAN PLANNERS

....NEW HORIZON HOMES

....STANTEC

2008 CONFERENCE - WATERLOO, ONTARIO

Our 2008 Professional Development Conference in Waterloo "Transportation - Planning Ahead for the New Reality", was a resounding success. If you missed it, Conference details can be found by clicking here. Be sure to attend next year's event in October 2009, another exciting day of learning and networking, and fun. Details will be posted in spring 2009.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

If you missed this year's Conference, we are posting the various presentations here for your use. If using the presentations for any purpose other than presonal viewing, please contact our Head Office for permission and instructions on use.

2008 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

ROUNDABOUTS - PHIL WEBER

NIAGARA-GTA CORRIDOR STUDY - SANDY NAIRN