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Our Director, Kristin Agnello, recently spoke at the Together 2018 conference at the University of Alberta with CIP President, Eleanor Mohammed. Organized by the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation, Kristin and Eleanor facilitated a workshop exploring the impact of intersectional design thinking on social and spatial equity. Winston Churchill is famously quoted as saying “we…
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In 2018, the Commonwealth Association of Planners reformed the Commonwealth Women in Planning Network to explore issues of gender in the built environment.  The first initiative of this Network was to develop a Manifesto, which would outline the impact and importance of considering the needs of women living and working in the built environment.  The Commonwealth…
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Our Director, Kristin Agnello, recently participated in a panel discussion at the 2018 Planning Africa conference in Cape Town, South Africa about the importance of considering gender as a critical and intersectional aspect of advancing and implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Our Director, Kristin Agnello, has been named one of Canada’s Top 25 Women of Influence. This is a great honour and an enormous surprise! About the Award: “Women across our country are accomplishing incredible feats each and every year. From launching meaningful initiatives that are making a difference in women’s lives, to winning gold on…
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Plassurban’s Director has been busily working away as Guest Editor for the upcoming 60th Anniversary Edition of Planning West. This quarterly journal contains an informative selection of feature articles and opinion pieces about contemporary planning topics and issues, book reviews, planning law, and other professional practice updates. Watch for articles on the history of the…
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We are honoured to learn that the Canadian Institute of Planners has selected our Director, Kristin Agnello, for a 2018 CIP Plan Canada Honourable Mention Award for her article “Strollers and Scooters: Perspectives of a Millennial Planner Living in a Retirement Community.” The Plan Canada Awards recognize the best short and feature articles published in…
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We are thrilled to announce that our Director, Kristin Agnello, has been awarded a Gold Award for Research from the Planning Institute of British Columbia for her book, Zero to One Hundred: Planning for an Aging Population. This book was generously funded through the BC Housing Building Excellence Research and Education Grants Program. We are…
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Thrilled to announce that our director, Kristin Agnello, has been appointed as Chair of the Women in Planning Network on behalf of the Commonwealth Association of Planners. As part of this role, Kristin will be leading a number of initiatives researching, publishing, and advocating on gender issues across the Commonwealth.

Our Director, Kristin Agnello, was a finalist in the 2017 Vancouver Island Top 20 Under 40 Awards. The Top 20 Under 40 Business Achievement awards seek to recognize those under the age of forty who have made significant contributions to community through business or charitable endeavors.

Plassurban’s Director, Kristin Agnello, was nominated for the World Bank SDGs & Her award for women entrepreneurs to showcase how they are supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their business operations. The objectives of the initiative are to: – recognize women implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including women business owners of microenterprises;– increase…
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