Lindsay Chase has been designated a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners for her contributions to the planning profession, locally and nationally.
Saanich director of planning Lindsay Chase has been designated a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners, considered the highest honour for planning professionals in Canada.
The institute inducted Chase into its College of Fellows for her outstanding and sustained contributions to the planning profession, locally and nationally.
Chase has been with Saanich for three years, and has led several planning initiatives, including the rapid deployment of non-market housing and implementation bylaws. The district said those projects are in pre-application, development permit application and building permit stages.
“I’ve had the privilege of working alongside passionate community members, elected officials, fellow planners, builders and developers, and other professionals who all help make our plans a reality,” Chase said in a statement. “The collaborative nature of planning and the team effort that is needed is what really drives my work.”
Chase also noted the adoption of Saanich’s updated Official Community Plan as a highlight.
Chase has served as president of the Planning Institute of B.C., vice-president and board member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and is currently serving on the Professional Conduct Review Committee for the Registered Professional Planners in B.C.
Chase has also been a professor at Vancouver Island University for the past 10 years. She has taught courses on research methods, planning in local government and planning theory and ethics.
Island airports receive funding for improvements
The provincial government is providing about $2.2 million in funding to improve four airports on the Island.
Comox Valley Airport is receiving most of the Island funding, $2 million, to expand its runway apron.
The funding is through the province’s B.C. Air Access Program. which assists airports that serve under a million passengers a year.
The Nanaimo Airport is getting $75,000 to upgrade lighting and electrical systems, while the Courtenay Air Park is receiving $66,300 to rehabilitate its taxiway and runway.
Alert Bay, near Port McNeill, will receive $35,000 to create a facility master plan.
New board members for art gallery
Nazmul Karim Chowdhury and Erika Stenson have been elected to the board of directors of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Chowdhury brings more than a decade of experience in marketing, citizen services and government transformation across global financial institutions, creative agencies and, more recently, public service consulting in Canada. He currently works with Button Inc., a design consulting firm specializing in public sector transformation.
Chowdhury is also an associate faculty member at Royal Roads University, where he teaches sustainable marketing practices. He is vice-president of the Bangladesh Canada Cultural Association of Victoria.
Stenson, a Victoria native and alumna of Harvard Business School, is a communications and advertising accredited professional and has a diploma in applied communications. She has served on a number of boards, including Destination Greater Victoria, B.C. Museums Association and Big Brothers Big Sisters Victoria.
Five of the current gallery board members were re-elected for an additional term — Selma Linzer, Whitney Archer and Robert Rames return for a second two-year term; and Carol Anne Harper and Brian Gordon return for a third two-year term.
Paul Barron and Victor Lotto were named honorary lifetime members of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria in recognition of their contributions.
Bill Huzar was appointed president of the Gallery Associates, and Rick Sousa is the new president of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Foundation.
Retiring from the board are Chuck Burkett and Louise Klaassen.
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