Sun 21 Mar 2010 05:56:14 AM EDT

2010 Planning Primer Program

Have you ever wondered how land-use planning is done? What those black and white signs in your community mean? How a zoning application is made? How to make a presentation to Planning Committee? What land-use planners do for your community?

Now is your time to find out

The Planning and Growth Management Department is offering the Planning Primer Program to help residents become more aware of, and more involved in, the land-use planning process.  The program is a series of half-day courses.  The series includes two core courses and two elective courses.

The core courses, called Primer I and Primer II, describe the legislative and policy basis under which land-use planning decisions are made, the way policy documents are amended and how to make a development application.

The elective courses will include a session on the Ontario Municipal Board and another on Parks Planning later in 2010.

To make the most of the information being presented, residents must attend the Primer I course before attending Primer II and attend both the Primer I and II courses before attending an elective course. The content of these Primer courses is the same as those offered in previous years.

Come Join Us

Primer I Course
Saturday, April 10 or Monday, April 12
City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Festival Control Room, Main Floor
8:30 a.m. to noon

NOTE: Participants must attend the Primer I session before attending Primer II

Primer II Course
Saturday, May 8 or Monday, May 10
City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Colonel By Second Floor
8:30 a.m. to noon

The elective courses will include a session on the Ontario Municipal Board and another elective later in 2010. Registration for the OMB elective course will open at the end of April; registration for the fall elective will be announced in the fall 2010.

Register today!

Space is limited, so register soon

Questions?