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.
Janice Barry, SCARP PhD graduate, and SCARP lecturer Libby Porter have penned a new book call Planning for Coexistence? The book discusses land-use planning and indigenous territory claims in Canada and Australia.
An article in the Georgia Straight sings the praises of SCARP Masters Grad Maureen Mendoza, co-founder of KAMP, (Kababayan Academic Mentorship Program) that mentors Filipino youth and helps them reach their full potential. Operating out of Charles Tupper high school on the eastside, the program includes academic tutoring, support in learning English, and personal development. Read the full article.
 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. Ms. Carney writes: "These fictional stories of anonymous characters living on unnamed islands or on the coast describe the ebb and flow of life in coastal communities and are being claimed by many readers as their own. While characters are fictional , most events occurred somewhere, sometime, to someone." A former canadian senator, Pat was presented with a Faculty of Applied Science Dean's Medal of Distinction in 2017 for her work as a journalist and politician. In 1990 she received an honorary Doctor of Laws... |