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Monteith Brown Planning Consultants has received several prestigious awards
from professional planning associations for our ability to realize current and
future needs of a community through comprehensive policies and innovative
implementation strategies. Canadian Institute of Planners AwardPrepared by Monteith Brown Planning Consultants for the City of Mississauga, this study includes a strategic framework and implementation plan intended to position Mississauga as a City that engages, values, and provides for its growing older adult population. In 2009, the Canadian Institute of Planners recognized the City Mississauga's Older Adult Project through an Award for Planning Excellence (Social Planning) for its comprehensive public consultation program along with its proactive vision of creating an age-friendly city. In its review, the jury commented, "It will set a standard for future reference as to how communities can plan for the needs of an aging population in a way that contributed to a sustainable quality of life."Ontario Professional Planners Institute AwardOur 1999 Future Directions Plan (Strategic Parks and Recreation Master Plan) for the City of Mississauga was recognized by the Ontario Professional Planners Institute as a Provincial Award Winner for Professional Merit and Excellence in Planning. “The awards committee found the ideas well-presented and understandable and felt that the approach was so flexible and workable that it could be adapted by other municipalities, even in their growth stage”. The provincial jury further noted that “the report endeavours to address both monetary constraints and residents' expectations and goals”.American Planning Association AwardOur Parks and Recreation Master Plan for the Town of Amherst, New York was recognized as the Outstanding Planning Project of the Year by the New York Upstate Chapter of the American Planning Association. This study contained an effective strategy for addressing the true needs of the community and led to the development of the Town's signature recreation facility – a four-pad arena.AffiliationsOur Staff at MBPC are proud to be members of the following associations: Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) |
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