Images from the Conference

One of many breakout sessions
at the "Artist Studio"
English:
Planning the New North
Dr. Laurence C. Smith
gives a keynote address on "the New North: the World in 2050"
Chief Joachim Bonnetrouge
on the lessons learned drafting the Decho Land Use Plan
Council Chair Patrick Rouble
giving the opening message
A Full House in the Longhouse
a keynote address draws a full house with about 200 attendees
Wilbur Smarch
talking about the legacy of Indian Residential Schools
Ed Peekakoot
fiddling at the Gala
An engaging poster area
posters were also presented at lighting talks
Cree:
Planning the New North
Sarah Reid
on indigenous climate change adaptation planning
Diyet
singing at the Gala
Dr. Laurence C. Smith
gives a keynote address on "the New North: the World in 2050"
Han:
Planning the New North
French:
Planning the New North
Jeff Cook
speaks to a packed house on the second keynote address
Council Director Ron Cruikshank
presenting his experience developing the Gwich'in Regional Land Use Plan
Cooking Up Ideas
an ice-breaking activity
Iain Davidson-Hunt
makes a point
Michael Barrett
on the Nunavik experience with regional planning and protected areas
Gwich'in:
Planning the New North
The Next Generation of Planners
posing by a dugout canoe
Dan Paleczny
giving his perspectives on transboundary land use planning
Inuktitut:
Planning the New North
Dakhká Khwáan Dancers
at the Gala

Northern Planning Conference

The Council spearheaded the organisation of 2016's Northern Planning Conference.

About:

  • Where & When?: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon | February 15-18, 2016
  • How was it?: With around 230 attendees from across Canada and beyond, 60 presentations, 19 organised talks and countless informal discussions, the Northern Planning Conference was a resounding success.

Themes:

  • Governance - The Planning Context (WHY are we planning?)
  • Climate Change and Resource Development - Planning for Change and Protection – the future - the conflict (WHAT should we be planning for?)
  • Planning Methods (HOW techniques, tools and theories and WHO is doing the work?)
  • Sharing - The Regions and Plans (WHERE and the status of regional planning in the north)

Results:

Filters
List of articles in category Northern Planning Conference
Title Hits
The Northern Planning Conference: Planning the New North Hits: 2588
Keynote Address with Speaker Laurence Smith: "The New North" Hits: 2671
Keynote Address with Jeff Cook: Celebrating Indigenous Planning Hits: 2007
Sponsors Hits: 2652

Subcategories

Presenters

Biographies and links for each presenter.

Plenary Poster Presentations

Posters were posted at one end of the foyer of the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre throughout most of the conference Tuesday - Wednesday. These were presented at 2 lighting presentations. Abstracts follow:

Conference end optional workshops

The final day of the conference consisted of three optional workshops. Preregistration was required and space was limited. The workshops provided conference delegates the opportunity to learn more about a particular subject area, practice planning technique and see firsthand the results of planning around the city of Whitehorse. All workshops were three hours long and were facilitated. The name of the workshop, the name of the facilitator(s) and a description of the workshop are as follows: