Becky Tarbotton was an exceptional SCARP student, a highly successful alumna, a wonderful human being and a passionate champion of environmental and social justice. She passed away three years ago at the age of 39.
In Memoriam - Kamala Rao (October 30, 1972 - June 27, 2018)
Kamala Shanthi Rao was a loving partner and mother, caring friend and a passionate and conscientious planner. Born and raised in Alaska, Kamala’s love of the outdoors began early in life. She was an avid climber, back country skier and camper and cyclist. Kamala would continue her love of the outdoors while living in Oregon, Colorado, Washington State and later settling in British Columbia.
SCARP alum Pat Carney has published a collection of short stories called: On Island, Life Among the Coast Dwellers.
ON ISLAND has topped the BC Bestseller list for the year 2017 by the Association of BC Booksellers.
SCARP Alumna Shirin Karoubi is the executive director of Toolbox, a program designed to challenge gender stereotypes and encourage the building of healthy relationships between girls, gender nonconforming youth, and boys. It will also support the development of self sufficiency and confidence at a young age. The program will be led by women identifying who have a background in woodworking, metalwork, and electronics, as well as experience training youths in these skills.
Dr. Ren Thomas, editor, accompanied by some SCARP alumni and faculty, who were authors, being awarded a CIP Award of Merit for the book, Planning Canada: A Case Study Approach in June 20 at the CIP conference in Calgary.
The SCARP story can be found at: https://scarp.ubc.ca/news-and-features/alumni/planning-canada-case-study-approach-new-book-ren-thomas
SCARP alumni gathered at a reception hosted by the School at the Canadian Institute of Planners Conference held June 17-20 in Calgary. The theme of this year's conference was Building Resilience, and forum for discussions about the challenges facing our cities in the future.
SCARP students presented on Implementing the UN New Urban Agenda in Canada: issues, opportunities and responsibilities. The conference program read:
SCARP alumna Jennie Moore has won the YWCAs Woman of Distinction for Environmental Sustainability. Jennie is an associate dean of the School of Construction and Environment at BCIT and worked with SCARP's Bill Rees when she was a graduate student at SCARP.
For more on her nomination as a Woman if Distinction in Environmental Sustainability see: https://ywcavan.org/node/2981
Carleigh Oude-Reimerink recently graduated from the SCARP Masters of Planning program. Her Masters Professional Project explored the creation of a yoga space for passengers at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Carleigh spoke with, and surveyed passengers in the terminals at YVR. She also conducted a mapping exercise to determine which locations would be optimal for this type of space. She conducted background research on wellness and yoga, and researched best practices.
SCARP Alum Jen Roberton, now a planner in Toronto, says cities need to plan for people who want to have sex in public parks. Using Amsterdam's Vondelpark as the standard, Roberton says that if a park is truly for all members of the community, then cities have to design their parks to be used by everyone.
 Becky Tarbotton was an exceptional SCARP student, a highly successful alumna, a wonderful human being and a passionate champion of environmental and social justice. She passed away three years ago at the age of 39. Becky's family and close friends, in conjunction with SCARP, are setting up a scholarship in her name. The goal is to raise $90,000 so that we can award $3,000 annually to a student who shares Becky's vision for the planet and who strives for transformative change. We are already almost half way towards that goal and we hope to offer the first scholarship in the fall of 2016. If you are interested in learning more about Becky, or contributing to the scholarship fund, please take a moment to go to http://beckytarbottonscholarship.org/ |