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2014 ANNUAL REPORT
47 TH OALA AGM & CONFERENCE
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS • LEADERS FOR A HEALTHY PLANET
2013 - 2014 Governing Council
Back Row left to right: Linda Thorne, Jonathan Loschmann, Jane Welsh, Sean Kelly
Middle Row left to right: Valerie Manica, Joanne Moran, Sarah Marsh, Alana Evers
Front Row left to right: Doris Chee, Sarah Culp, Katherine Peck, Chris Hart, David Duhan
Sarah Culp, President
David Duhan, Associate Councillor (Junior)
Doris Chee, Vice President
Michelle Peeters, Student Representative
(University of Guelph)
Jonathan Loschmann, Treasurer
Jane Welsh, Secretary
Joanne Moran, Past-President
Alana Evers, Councillor
Sarah Marsh, Councillor
Chris Hart, Councillor
Sean Kelly, Appointed Educator
(University of Guelph)
Amanda Glouchkow, Student Representative
(September 2014 start)
(University of Guelph) (Voting)
Valerie Manica, Student Representative
(University of Toronto)
Matthew Perotto, Student Representative
(September 2013 start)
(University of Toronto)
Elise Shelley, Appointed Educator
(University of Toronto)
Linda Thorne, Lay Councillor
Council Term: March 28, 2014 to March 27, 2015
Katherine Peck, Associate Councillor (Senior)
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Contents
2014 OALA Award Recipients - 4
Honours, Awards & Protocol Committee Report - 5
President’s Report - 6
Vice President’s Report - 8
Treasurer’s Report - 10
Associate Councillors Report - 11
Examining Board Report - 12
Registrar’s Report - 13
OALA Volunteers 2014-2015 - 14
CSLA Report - 16
CLARB Representative - 17
Professional Practice and Ethics Committee Report - 18
Marketing Committee Report - 19
Practice Legislation Committee Report - 20
Mandatory Continuing Education Committee Report - 22
Continuing Education Committee Report - 23
Eastern Chapter Continuing Education Report - 24
Editorial Board - 25
Social Committee - 27
University of Guelph - 28
University of Toronto - 32
Past-Presidents, Honourary & Emeritus Members, CSLA College of Fellows - 35
OALA Organizational Structure - 36
Audited Financial Statements - 37
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2014 OALA Award Recipients
1.
OALA Carl Borgstrom Award for Service to the Environment
Norman DeFraeye, OALA, CSLA
2.
Public Practice Award
Andrew MacPherson, OALA, CSLA
3.
David Erb Memorial Award for exemplary volunteer service
Sean Kelly, OALA, CSLA
4.
OALA Research and Innovation Award
Alissa North, OALA, CSLA
5.
OALA Emeritus Member Award
Ed Fife, OALA, FCSLA
6.
OALA Honorary Member Award
George McKibbon
7.
Pinnacle Award for Landscape Architectural Excellence
Eha Naylor, OALA, CSLA
8.
OALA Jack Copeland Award for Associate Leadership and Contribution
Inna Olchovski
9.
OALA President’s Award
Lawrence Stasiuk, OALA, CSLA
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Honours, Awards & Protocol Committee Report
T
he Honours, Awards & Protocol (HAP) Committee is a standing committee of the OALA as
defined by the General By-laws. The mandate
of the committee is to recommend to Council appropriate candidates to receive the various honours and
awards bestowed by the Association.
Each year the HAP Committee invites the membership
to submit nominations for nine categories of recognition. This year, nominations were received for the following awards, and were reviewed and recommended
to Council for approval:
1.
OALA Award for Service to the Environment
2.
OALA Carl Borgstrom Award for Service to the
Environment
3.
The Public Practice Award
4.
The David Erb Memorial Award
5.
OALA Research & Innovation Award
6.
Emeritus Member
7.
Honourary Member
8.
The Pinnacle Award for Landscape Architectural
Excellence
9.
OALA Jack Copeland Award for Associate
Leadership and Contribution
Thank you to all members who have volunteered their
time and expertise to review candidates for the OALA
Awards.
Respectfully submitted,
Joanne Moran, OALA, CSLA, OALA Past President,
HAP Chair, CSLA Board Representative
In addition to these awards and honours, the OALA bestows the President’s Award at the recommendation
and at the discretion of the President. Executive Committee and Council also receives and approves nominations for those OALA members being put forward
for induction into the CSLA College of Fellows.
The 2014 HAP Committee was comprised of:
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Joanne Moran, Past President and Chair of the
Committee
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Sarah Culp, President
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Linda Thorne, Lay Councillor
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Nelson Edwards, OALA Member
•
Jim Melvin, OALA Member
•
Jane Welsh, OALA Secretary
•
David Duhan, Associate Rep Councillor
supported by:
•
Aina Budrevics, OALA Administrator
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President’s Report
staff will implement the Strategic Plan over the next
three years to ensure that the OALA meets its legislated responsibilities and continues to provide meaningful services that benefit members.
The strategic priorities align with the OALA Mission
Statement and are outlined as follows:
Sarah Culp
President
I
am pleased to report that 2014 has been a very
successful year for the Ontario Association of
Landscape Architects. As President, I have had
the distinct opportunity to work alongside a dedicated and dynamic Council. Thank you to the following
people for their commitment, guidance and expertise:
Joanne Moran, Doris Chee, Jonathan Loschmann,
Jane Welsh, Alana Evers, Sarah Marsh, Chris Hart,
Sean Kelly, Elise Shelley, Linda Thorne, Katherine
Peck, David Duhan, Amanda Glouchkow and Matthew
Perotto. In addition to serving alongside these inspiring volunteers on Council, I have also had the pleasure
of working with volunteers on many boards and committees and task forces (nearly 25 in all) recognized by
the Association. Our office team is comprised of three
talented staff members: Aina Budrevics, Administrator; Linda MacLeod, Registrar and Joanna Wilczynska, Marketing and Communications Coordinator who
deliver core-business services and continue to capably provide value-added services to our members
and Council. The Association works, on behalf of the
membership, to further the profession of Landscape
Architecture in Ontario.
Throughout this Annual Report, you will read and
learn more about many interesting and valuable initiatives and Association activities over the past year.
It has been a busy and productive year for the OALA. I
wish to highlight the following significant accomplishments, and commend the many volunteers who have
given of their time and energy to ensure the achievement of these priorities in 2014.
OALA Strategic Plan
The OALA Strategic Plan 2015 - 2017 establishes
three important strategic priorities and associated
goals for the Association. Council, committees, and
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1.
Promote the profession of landscape architecture
in Ontario
2.
Improve the profession of landscape architecture
and attract and retain OALA membership
3.
Advance the profession of landscape architecture
via advocacy
It is through these strategic priorities and associated goals and by implementing committee action
plans that the OALA will realize the Vision to advance
landscape architects as recognized professionals and
respected leaders in physical environment planning
and design whose expertise contributes to creating
healthy, safe and livable communities and sustainable
landscapes.
Mandatory Continuing Education Program
As professionals, our members continually seek to
advance their knowledge and skills in order to ensure
health, safety and welfare in the public interest. The
OALA is legislated to maintain standards of knowledge and skill among members. The Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) Program is a tool to achieve
this requirement and to further establish the overall
credibility of the profession of landscape architecture
in Ontario. At the 2012 OALA AGM, the membership
voted in support of the implementation of the comprehensive MCE Program. Following extensive development, the MCE Program Guide was published and
adopted by the membership at last year’s AGM and,
in 2015 the online Reporting System is now available.
This convenient online reporting tool was designed
to assist members in structuring professional development and recording credits. The MCE Program is
anticipated to yield considerable benefit to members
and the Association as a whole. Looking forward, the
OALA remains committed to supporting members’
professional development.
OALA Visual Identity Standard
The development of a new universal graphic standard
for the OALA was undertaken this past year. The initiative resulted in the refinement of the existing Association branding, including a renewed logo and
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creation of a new Style Guide. The re-designed logo
is a refreshing take on the OALA brand, while still
respecting the heritage of the trademark. The Style
Guide accompanies the logo and informs on when and
how to use the OALA branding on corporate business,
and marketing and communications material.
Our Association remains strong and relevant and
membership numbers continue to grow. As you will
read in the enclosed Registrar’s Report, as of December 31, 2014, total membership was more than 1,600.
Of special note, 394 Full Members have reached or
surpassed their 25th anniversary as Landscape Architects. This represents nearly 25% of the total Association membership. To those who have achieved their
25th year of membership in 2014 I wish to extend my
hearty congratulations!
Thank you to the many active members who contribute generously of their time and energy to engage
with others and create a meaningful impact on our
profession. Together, as volunteers working with exceptional OALA staff, our efforts have made this past
year a resounding success.
It has been an honour and a privilege to serve as OALA
President this past year. I look forward to the challenges and opportunities yet to come.
Respectfully submitted,
Sarah Culp, OALA, CSLA
President
Mission
To promote, improve and advance the
profession of landscape architecture and maintain
standards of professional practice and conduct
consistent with the need to serve and protect the
public interest.
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Vice President’s Report
are in good company. For more information on GIO, go
to the website www.greeninfrastructureontario.org to
extend your support through membership and to lend
your expertise to the Coalition.
Doris Chee
Vice President
T
his is my third term on Council and it has been
busy busy from day one. I began my volunteer
work with the OALA in 2011 when I represented the Association on the Steering Committee of the
Green Infrastructure Ontario Coalition (GIO). Then I
was elected to Secretary in 2012 and Vice President
(VP) in 2014. I’m continuing with the committees I’ve
been involved with from the start as well as other
commitments I’ve made since joining Council. Over
the course of three plus years, there have been many
opportunities opened to the OALA. It’s been my pleasure to be a part of the Council and Association and
meet you all. I look forward to meeting more of you in
the near future.
Since becoming the VP, with added responsibilities
as well as the increased work load at my day job, I
stepped down as the representative on the GIO Steering Committee and Ruthanne Henry, took on full capacity of representing our Association at GIO. The
OALA signed a memorandum of understanding as
a collaborative partner of the GIO. We have been involved with steering the Coalition in generating support and better informing the Government of Ontario
of the health benefits of green technology through the
2012 published report Health, Prosperity and Sustainability: The Case for Green Infrastructure in Ontario.
We have been able to express how Landscape Architects are well equipped to lead, design and implement this positive change in attitude for the environment. We also helped promote and support the Grey
to Green Conference and many of our members have
participated in presenting and attending this annual
event. The Coalition is made up of environmental
groups in Ontario and all want to share their knowledge and skills to create a healthier Ontario, and ultimately a more ecological and sustainable planet. We
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I joined the Ground Editorial Board (EB) as the Council
liaison soon after becoming Secretary in 2012. I have
been simply amazed at the caliber of enthusiasm,
information and the delivery of important and interesting articles to our members. Lorraine Johnson,
Editor, and our Editorial Advisory Panel, comprised
of OALA members, are consistent leaders providing
support, creative editorials and interest to the EB. The
EB has energy and dedication that I have not seen anywhere else. Each member is truly excited about the
next issue and is willing to devote their spare time to
research, interview and write for our award winning
magazine. Recently Council has agreed to put Ground
online and also provide a subscription to non OALA
members. This is a big step forward for the OALA and
will provide exposure to a greater population who
have already shown and applauded their satisfaction
and support for the magazine. More information will
follow soon.
In 2013 and 2014, I represented the OALA at the Ontario Place Stakeholder Advisory Committee on the revitalization of Ontario Place. Through this Committee I
was able to convince the Ministry of Tourism, Culture
and Sport to consider a commemoration of Michael
Hough as part of the Urban Park and Waterfront Trail
at Ontario Place. Eha Naylor, Ian Dance and Carolyn
Woodland as well as Bridget Hough (Michael’s widow)
worked with West 8 and Landinc, Landscape Architects on record, to design the commemorative piece.
I’m happy to share that a commemoration is part of
the final landscape design and that Michael Hough’s
legacy will continue with proper respect paid to this
world renowned Landscape Architect who was one of
our own.
In 2015 we can look forward to meeting many people
from outside of Ontario, who influence and benefit
from our profession. On the same days as the CSLA
Annual General Meeting and Conference in Mexico,
and aside from the Pan Am Games in Toronto, there is
also the Second Wave of Modernism III: Leading with
Landscape conference on May 23rd to 24th with a
What’s Out There Toronto Weekend(WOTTW) event
to follow. This conference is brought to you by The
Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) of Washington DC. An OALA committee is working closely with
Charles Birnbaum, founder of TCLF, and his staff,
to organize the symposium and the WOTTW events.
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TCLF’s conferences are attended and recognized internationally and are held in selected cities. This is
the first time TCLF is conducting a conference outside of the United States and we are honoured that
they have recognised Toronto and its outdoor green
spaces as culturally significant. The WOTTW dovetails
with Doors Open on the weekend and there will be
tours conducted by OALA members and volunteers. If
you’re interested in volunteering for this event, please
contact the OALA office for more information. Go to
www.tclf.org for more information on the conference
but don’t forget about CSLA Congress in Mexico happening at the same time. Check out www.csla-aapc.
ca/events/2015-congress to register.
I’ve highlighted some of the committees and representation I have been and am involved with. If you are
interested in any of these or wish to volunteer your
time to other programs and committees of the Association, please consult the OALA Organizational
Structure on our website and contact the OALA office
for the Chair of the committee that interests you. Every minute you spend donating to your Association is
every minute well spent to support and add strength
to the Association. I’m looking forward to meeting you
at any of the many, and ongoing, committees of the
OALA.
And finally, I like to extedn my thnaks to our Staff:
Aina, Linda and Joanna as well as the Continuing
Education Sub Committee for our 47th AGM & Conference. Without their help and guidance, this year’s
conference would not be the success that it is. Please
fill out the survey as we do read them to understand
where we may do better in future conference organizing. If you have any questions, comments or want
to help with our 2016 48th AGM & Conference, please
inform the OALA Office. Organizing next year’s conference will begin right after this year’s conference and
I look forward to your participation. It’s a good time
to be a Landscape Architect and the future is bright.
Together, collaboratively, the OALA will be a leader in
Ontario.
Respectfully submitted,
Doris Chee, OALA, CSLA
Vice President
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Treasurer’s Report
had an adverse impact to projected revenues for 2014;
however, the advent of Mandatory Continuing Education is anticipated to re-coup this short-coming and
to enliven province-wide education initiatives for 2015
and beyond. Ski Day, Golf Day, and Ground advertising continue to provide consistent on-budget revenue.
The advent of online marketing and related revenues
are targeted initiatives and focus for 2015 and beyond.
Jonathan Loschmann
Treasurer
I
am pleased to report to you on the financial transactions of the OALA for the fiscal year of 2014
(January 01 to December 31). The OALA had an active year and is well-positioned fiscally for 2015 and
beyond - Your membership and the support of industry
sponsors and partners serve to advance the profession of Landscape Architecture in Ontario. A detailed
Auditors Report is available, detailing 2014 balances
and expenses. Council-approved budget for 2015 outlines projected revenues and expenses. The OALA has
no significant unpaid bills on hand. The positional performance of our reserve funds returned greater than
6-percent (6%) return-on-investment (ROI) for 2014.
These funds are held in low-risk mutual funds regulated by an established Reserve Fund Policy.
Expenditure decisions have been made in consideration of accurate and up-to-date quarterly data.
Warm and sincere thanks are owed to Linda Macleod
for her day-to-day management of the organization’s
budget, and to Aina Budrevics for her related initiatives and up-to-the-minute budget and financial inputs. The Budget Committee – Arnis Budrevics, Glenn
O’Connor, and Alex Topps, and Council continue to offer seasoned and valued input to critical budget items
and decision making. On behalf of the organization,
thank you, for your continued support.
Respectfully submitted,
Jonathan Loschmann, OALA, CSLA, LEED®AP
Treasurer
Beyond yearly operations, the anticipation of Practice
Act Legislation and renewed Strategic Plan (2014) are
cornerstone initiatives serving future financial decision-making. 2014 included notable office and operational improvements to aid in the ease of our financial
administration. Council-directed changes were made
in 2014 to increase involvement of office staff in the issuance of payments to our contractors and suppliers.
The majority of the organization’s 2014 budget items
came in on-budget with few exceptions. Government
events and promotions did not meet projected budget
for 2014, however, an increase in government related
activity is anticipated for 2015/16. The quantity of full
members decreased slightly through 2014, attributable to changes in membership demographic and with
relatively minor negative impacts to 2014 membership
revenues. Budgeted items for Practice Act and Legal
Counsel were not fully realized for 2014 and are carried forward to 2015 budget considerations. Changes
in leadership of the Continuing Education program
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Associate Councillors
B
uilding on the successes of 2013, 2014 proved
to be another busy year for the Associate Representatives on Council with twenty-two new
Associates joining the OALA. In March, Inna Olchovski
wrapped-up her two-year term on Council and Katherine Peck became the new Senior Representative.
David Duhan was also elected in March for a two-year
term as the Junior Associate Representative.
investigate options to provide a smoother transition
from student to Associate status and explore the potential of creating a web-based OALA library.
Respectfully submitted,
David Duhan and Katherine Peck
Associate Councillors
In 2014, we set out to open new doors for the Associate membership, encourage participation and continue to provide support to those preparing to write the
LAREs. Through a series of initiatives including LARE
Workshops and changes to the OALA library, these
goals are being achieved.
Three LARE Study Workshops were held in March,
July and October 2014. Each session was attended
by thirty to forty Associates and Full Members writing the LARE. By collaborating with volunteers who
had recently and successfully completed various
exam sections, the Workshops were designed to run
in a discussion-based format with groups for specific
exam sections. Following each session, we received
a great deal of positive and encouraging feedback
from attendees and hope to use that as we refine and
build on these Workshops in 2015. The most recent
session in October was held at the Toronto Botanical
Gardens after the Associate Reps, along with OALA
staff, worked to form a new relationship and potential
site for future OALA events. This location was received
well and provides a more accessible venue for those
commuting from outside of the GTA.
The 2014 Associate budget was used to update and
restock the OALA library and provide venues to host
the three LARE Study Workshops. Books have been
purchased as-needed to provide adequate and current availability of reference materials for use by Associates and Full Members.
As we move through 2015, the Associate Representatives hope to expand on existing initiatives and become
more accessible to OALA Associates. We have had
great success with recent volunteer-run LARE Workshops and will expand on this success in 2015. Potential new projects to look forward to in the new year
include working with our Student Representatives to
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Examining Board Report
I
t was another busy year for the Examining Board.
In 2014, the Examining Board reviewed and recommended to Council the following OALA membership applications:
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37 requests for Full Membership;
161 requests for Associate Membership;
10 requests for Reinstatement of Full Membership;
17 requests for Waiver of Dues;
11 requests for Leave of Absence;
7 requests for Reduction of PDP;
6 individuals participated in the Oral Senior’s
Exam; and
6 requests for Affiliate Membership.
After many years of service as an Examining Board
member, the board accepted the resignation of Richard McAvan. Thank you Rich for your time and unwavering dedication in furthering the efforts of the Examining Board, your strong presence will be missed.
We would also like to thank Linda MacLeod for her
professionalism and dedication to keeping applications and member requests moving along smoothly.
A big thank you goes out to all of the members listed
below who have contributed to the success of the Examining Board and the Associate Professional Development Program. Your support and volunteerism is
greatly appreciated! If you wish to volunteer to be an
Examining Board member or PDP Reviewer, please
contact the OALA office for information.
Respectfully submitted,
Nicola Miele, OALA, CSLA
Chair, Examining Board
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Examining Board Members
Aaron Hill
Sean Kelly
Tim McCormick
Nicola Miele
Le’Ann Seely
Stephanie Snow
PDP Reviewers
Yasmine Abdel-Hay
David Antonsen
Stephen Armstrong
Brian Baird
Jeffrey Beaton
Paula Berketo
Carol-Ann Betz
Alison Bond
Tiffany Brule
Sarah Culp
Kate Fox-Whyte
Marc Garon-Nielsen
Sarah Geisser
Cynthia Graham
Aaron Hill
Gregory Hill
Shirley Hsieh Marsh
Stephanie Jarvis
Catherine Jay
Jeffrey Kaster
Viive Mai Kittask
HinTat Lam
Svetlana Lavrentieva
Paul Lucier
Lisa Mactaggart
Jennifer Mahoney
Tim McCormick
Tony Mui
Adam Nicklin
Jyoti Pathak
Nick Pirzas
Kevin Post
Nina Pulver
Mark Reid
Susan Reise
Jill Robertson
Bradley Smith
Peter F. Smith
Stephanie Snow
Mark Steele
April Szeto
Mark Taylor
Ben Tymchyshyn
Paul Van de Gevel
Daniel Weagant
David Wright
Yvonne Yeung
Senior Oral Exam Jurors
Steve Sunderland
Jane Welsh
Carolyn Woodland
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Registrar’s Report
A
s of December 31, 2014 there were 874 Full
Members of the OALA, 62 on Waiver of Dues,
19 Emeritus Members, 17 Honourary Members,
313 Associate Members, and 300 Student Members.
In 2014, 7 Full Members left the OALA through default, 6 Full Members resigned and 3 Full Members
passed away. There are 32 Full Members on Leave of
Absence and 27 Affiliate Members.
Twenty-three Full Members were admitted to the
OALA through the L.A.R.E. process in 2014. They are:
Victoria Bell *
Chenzi Li *
Chaopeng Cai
Courtney Likins
Danielle Charlton
Yuk Fan Lo
Laurel Christie *
Lisandro Lorenzatti *
Robert Cram *
Inna Olchovski *
Erin Eldridge *
Erin Pietersma *
Eileen Foley *
Veronica Porter *
Richard Fournier *
Todd Smith *
Jennifer Hanna *
Jill Stanton *
Caitlin Harrigan *
Joshua Weber *
Jessica Lee Hutcheon * Kyle Yang
Daniel Jackson *
Five Full Members were admitted through reciprocity:
Jeffrey Craft *
Brian Nicholson *
See-Yin Lim
Sung Sim *
Thomas Metzdorf *
Seven Full Members were admitted through the senior oral exam process:
Sherif Barsom *
Alex Bartlett *
Robert Boltman *
Sheri Edwards *
Edward Leonard *
Andrew McNeill *
Cameron Smith *
Asterisk (*) denotes a full member not having custody
and use of the Association Seal.
We also welcomed 60
2014:
Ali Ahmed
Robin Armstrong
Mehran Ataee
Jonn Barton
Anita Bennell
Shane Budish
Greg Bunker
Tiffany Byrd
Broc Cairns
John Campbell
Alfred Lung Sum Chan
new Associate members in
Stefan Ilic
Jan Jurgensen
Michael Lennox
Max Li
Yihong Liao
Bo Lu
Milana Malesevich
Christina Marsala
Darcie McIsaac
Brendan McKee
Luke Mollet
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Phoenix Chan
Najib Najjar
Raymond Chow
Oksana Negorutsa
Michael Cook
Danielle Rancourt
Victoria Cox
Steven Saldanha
Liz Davidson
Kellie Spence
Alana de Haan
Cindy Yimeng Sun
Todd Douglas
Sarah Taslimi
Charlotte Drache-Lambert Shane Taylor
Michael Edwards
Jeff Thomson
Megan Esopenko
Stephen Tippett
Paola Fernandez
Ben Vander Veen
Rachael Fitkowski
Christina Vannelli
Brian Fong
Gregory Velis
D. Leo Garcia
Shain Wasserman
Kyle Gatchalian
Justin Whalen
Leslie Harper
Jenna Wouters
Adam Hoover
Alex Yang
Valerie Hough
Lu Zhang
Gillian Hutchison
Yi Zhou
Ten individuals were reinstated as Full Members:
Andrew Anderson
Alissa North
Lorie Ann Black
Danica Quinn
Leah Forte
Jessica Tivy
Michael Grigg
Mary Anne Young
Kendra Kryszak
Jill Yuzwa
Eleven Full Members were granted leave of absence:
Barry Beer
Sarah Pitcher
Tania Dowhaniuk
Neeltje Slingerland
Leah Forte
Meghan Stewart
Allison Good
Shan Tennyson
Amanda Lapointe
Candace Zboch
Ken McAlpine
Seventeen Full Members were granted waiver of dues:
Kenneth Buck
Gary Mark
Christopher Burtch
Graham Moore
Egils Didrichsons
Wendy Morrow
Anne Tori Dobbin
James Peets
Scott Fujita
Larry Porter
Jamie Houston
Neil Turnbull
Barry F. Hughes
Terry Twine
Domenico Iuliano
Jill Yuzwa
Harold Kodors
Seven former members defaulted:
J Adam Barnard
Kenneth Hale
Frank Basciano
Shawn Watters
Vanessa Eickhoff
Gene Webber
REGISTRAR’S REPORT continued on page 14
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Christopher Freshley
Six Full Members resigned:
Linda Chu
Michael Laven
Anita Luisa DeiCont-Gazzola Brian Murrant
Stephen Fleischauer
Steven Ward
Four of our members passed away in 2014:
Alexander Budrevics
Bruce Cudmore
John Day
Irina Gorodskoy
Respectfully submitted,
Linda MacLeod, Registrar
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The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects
greatly appreciates the contribution of all volunteers
who have given their valuable time, talents, and advice to promote, improve and advance the profession
of Landscape Architecture and maintain standards of
professional practice and conduct consistent with the
need to serve and to protect the public interest.
Yasmine Abdel-Hay
Christine Abe
Beverley Ambler
Andrew Anderson
Karen Anderson
David Antonsen
Lynn Armstrong
Stephen Armstrong
Shannon Baker
Steve Barnhart
Alex Bartlett
Brian Basterfield
Yvonne Battista
Geoff Bayne
Jeffrey Beaton
Robert Beaudin
Victoria Bell
Michael Bender
Paula Berketo
Colin Berman
Ron Bernasch
Matthew Bernstein
Amanda Berry
Carol-Ann Betz
Chris Bohme
Robert Boltman
Alison Bond
Dominique Bourdeau
Darlene Broderick
Helle Brodie
Tiffany Brule
Paul Brydges
Arnis Budrevics
Les Camm
Victoria Lister Carley
Lei Chang
Doris Chee
Stephanie Cheng
Shawn Chevalier
Peggy Chi
Monica Clarke
John Collver
Michael Cook
Chenzi Li
See-Yin Lim
Han Liu
Jonathan Loschmann
Bo Lu
Paul Lucier
Domenic Lunardo
Martha Lush
Patricia Lynes
Lisa MacDonald
Graham MacInnes
Gunta Mackars
Lisa Mactaggart
Jennifer Mahoney
Valerie Manica
Sarah Marsh
Juhan Marten
Heather Martin
Francesco Martire
Lucien Marton
Diane Matichuk
Karen May
Richard McAvan
Brian McCluskey
Tim McCormick
Stewart McElroy
Trevor McIntyre
John McMullen
Tina McMullen
James Melvin
Nicola Miele
Bryce Miranda
Marianne Mokrycke
Joanne Moran
Leslie Morton *
Tony Mui
Sheila Murray-Belisle
Eha Mai Naylor
Donald Naylor
Sandra Neal
Kate Nelischer
Robert Ng
Adam Nicklin
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Bruce Corban
Jay Cranstone
Sarah Culp
John Danahy
Ian Dance
George Dark
Van Thi Diep
Paul DiProfio
Robert Dobbin
Timothy Dobson
David Duhan
Jennifer Duxbury
Nelson Edwards
Real Eguchi
Daniel Euser
Alana Evers
Stefan Fediuk
Todd Fell
Bradley Fleisher
Kendall Flower
Victor Ford
Kate Fox-Whyte
Jeff Fraser
Sander Freedman
Marc Garon-Nielsen
Sarah Geisser
Diana Gerrard
Neda Ghazizadeh
Stefano Giannini
Glenn Gilbert
Amanda Glouchkow
Maciej Golaszewski
Eric Gordon
Christine Gracey
Cynthia Graham
Dorota Grudniewicz
Bill Gurney
Adrienne Hall
Christopher Jay Hart
Gary Heine
Rebecca Helm
Scott Henderson
Ruthanne Henry
Bruce Henry
Glenn Herman
Aaron Hill
Gregory Hill
Donna Hinde
Jocelyn Hirtes *
Kenneth Hoyle
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Alissa North
Peter North
David Nosella
Stephen O’Bright
Glenn O’Connor
Inna Olchovski
Douglas Olson
Cecelia Paine
Mirella Palermo
Sabrina Parent
Robert Parkin
Juergen Partridge
Jyoti Pathak
Robert Peachey
Katherine Peck
Michelle Peeters
Matt Perotto
Erin Pietersma
Denise Pinto *
Nick Pirzas
Tamar Pister
Stephen Popovich
Kevin Post
Phil Pothen
Nina Pulver
John Quinn
Brent Raymond
Mark Reid
John Richard
Tom Ridout
Fiona Rintoul
Jill Robertson
Stephen Robinson
Jason Rokosh
Marietta Ruhland
Haley Sadler
Fidenzio Salvatori
Anna Lee Sangster
Souhaila Sarkis
Richard Schollen
Maili Sedore
Le’ Ann Seely
Haig Seferian
John Shank
Wendy Shearer
Elise Shelley
Lisa Shkut
Jeff Silverthorn
Todd Smith
Peter F. Smith
Shirley Hsieh Marsh
David Huycke
Mark Inglis
Linda Irvine
Rachel Isaacs
Ryan James
Stephanie Jarvis
Vincent Javet
Luke Jefferson
Lorraine Johnson *
Andrew M. Johnson
Bryan Jones
Jonathan Joyce
Jana Joyce
Luke Kairys
Jeffrey Kaster
Brad Keeler
Sean Kelly
Deborah Kenley
Viive Mai Kittask
Marta Klaptocz
Eric Klaver
Henry Kortekaas
Ron Koudys
Neno Kovacevic
Daniel Kraszewski
Werner Karl Kuemmling
Kay Laidlaw
Sue Ann Laking
HinTat Lam
Charles Lanktree
David Lashley
Robert Lau
Svetlana Lavrentieva
Vivien Y.S. Lee
Fung Lee
David Leinster
Michael Leonard
Stephanie Snow
Iain David Souter
Janet Sperling
Lawrence Stasiuk
Mark Steele
Craig Stevens
Brendan Stewart
George Stockton
Mathieu Strybos
Netami Stuart
Nina Stultz
Steven Sunderland
Martin Tavares
Graham Taylor
Beatrice Taylor
Victoria Taylor
Mark Taylor
Linda Thorne *
Michael J.D. Toccalino
Dalia Todary-Michael
Leila Todd
Alexander Topps
Scott Torrance
Daniel Tregunno
Ben Tymchyshyn
James Vafiades
Edward Veldkamp
Sibylle von Knobloch
David Waverman
Daniel Weagant
Jane Welsh
Vina Wong
Carolyn Woodland
Judith Wright
Yvonne Yeung
Joseph Yu
Juanjuan Zhao
* Designates non-member volunteers.
The OALA endeavours to recognize all volunteers.
If we have inadvertantly missed anyone who volunteered in the 2014 - 2015 term, please notify the
OALA office.
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CSLA Report
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have enjoyed my first year as Past President and
Board Representative to national society, CSLA.
I’d like to offer my sincere appreciation to those
around both decision tables: The OALA Executive &
Council as well as my new found allies at the national
board.
The CSLA board receives the exceptional support of
a full time Executive Director: Michelle Legault. With
her assistance the CSLA has been undertaking many
ambitious initiatives, moving to an active role with
component associations, in particular, those without
their own staff support. These supporting benefits are
being tracked on an annual reporting format termed
the ‘Evergreen Action Card’.
CSLA 2014 HIGHLIGHTS
The accomplishments listed this year include:
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Congress 2014 in Ottawa at the Fairmount Chateau Laurier (This 3 day conference enjoyed the
largest attendance at any national congress to
date!);
The awards atlas program (2001 to 2008) locating
notable design works geographically for reference on the CSLA web page;
Ron Williams’ book tour. This was a great success
generating great interest in the literary representation of the beauty of Landscape Architecture.
Updating the CSLA strategic plan;
Seeking a jury for the Governor General’s Medal;
Brochure for the speakers’ bureau is in development, looking for additional position paper topics
and authors,
2014 CSLA Board meeting was held at ASLA in
Denver, which provided great networking and
learning opportunities within the CSLA and with
the ASLA;
Three important projects are also being launched:
a compensation and benefits survey for the profession, a further study of the impact and value
of LA on the economy and society and a call for
members of a climate change task force;
The Component Agreements are being finalized:
definition and recognition of the roles for members between the component and the national
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levels;
Canadian Landscape Charter Initiative final draft
was launched for comment by components for
agreement on its goal: which is to identify shared
values and principles. (A second document describing the initiative and identifying an action
plan will be distributed in March 2015). To assist
in understanding this work, the CSLA will be going forward with a landscape portfolio, a project
which will visually describe the charter. The goal
is to have a ceremonial signature endorsing the
charter in May 2015 at the congress in Mexico.
Future Congress Planning: Mexico 2015, Winnipeg 2016, Montréal 2017, BC 2019.
A LAAC Request has been sent for names for potential accreditation team members.
Once again it has been my sincere honor to serve the
Association and our members and I look forward to
continuing this service, as Past President and the
CSLA Board Member, representing the OALA at the
National level for another year.
Respectfully submitted,
Joanne Moran, OALA, CSLA
OALA Past President
OALA Representative to the CSLA Board
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CLARB Representative
LA CES Update
A CES (Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System) was established in 2008 to provide Landscape Architecture registration and
licensure Boards with a level of certainty regarding
minimum standards for continuing education courses.
LA CES is a joint program among six LA organizations
and is administered through the ASLA. The program
is becoming more robust as more course providers
register themselves with the program. In 2008 there
were 10 course providers registered with LA CES. This
had risen to 222 by 2013.
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to: increase dialogue: improve access to elections;
and to implement more webcast sessions to build the
CLARB community. These initiative were launched
as pilots in 2013 and continued with success through
2014.
Elections
The 2014-2015 Board of Directors are shown below.
From Left to Right, Top to Bottom:
President - Jerany Jackson
President-Elect - Randy Weatherly
Vice President - Christopher Hoffman
Secretary - Phil Meyer
Treasurer - Christine Anderson
Past President - Stephanie Landregan
MBE Observer - Dawne Broadfield
Executive Director - Joel Albizo
Director, Region I - Terry DeWan
Director, Region II - Thomas Nieman
Director, Region III - Stan Williams
Director, Region IV - Allison Fleury
Director, Region V - Karen Kiest
Twenty-seven States that have mandatory continuing
education recognize LA CES as meeting their requirements. The BCSLA also recognizes the LA CES program as meeting their needs. Six State Boards have
mandatory continuing education, however don’t currently recognize LA CES. The OALA now falls into this
category.
Member Engagement
CLARB has identified a goal to improve the level of
member engagement. Key principles for achieving
this goal are to: make members’ lives easier; enable
shared successes; support culture; and promote sustainable relationships. Some of the ideas presented by
CLARB to achieve greater member engagement are
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Changing Demographics
One of the issues that has been identified by CLARB
as ‘mega’ is that of changing demographics in North
America in the profession of Landscape Architecture.
At the CLARB Annual General Meeting, members discussed this topic and potential impacts to licensure
and regulation. These discussions will inform the
Board of Directors as they address 2015 targets, and
continue to determine how the organization maintains
and builds future relevance.
Respectfully submitted,
Le’ Ann Whitehouse Seely, OALA, CSLA
CLARB Certified OALA Representative at CLARB
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Professional Practice and Ethics Committee Report
T
he Professional Practice and Ethics Committee
is essential for the continued protection and integrity of both practicing Landscape Architects
and the Public at large.
As Chair of the Professional Practice and Ethics Committee, I report that two inquiries were submitted
regarding our members’ professional practice procedures. After careful review by the committee, none
were found necessary for review by the Discipline
Committee, with all inquiries being resolved in favour
of the members in question.
Thank you to the following members for donating their
time to the PP&E Committee:
Geoff Bayne
Ian Dance
Joanne Moran
Robert Parkin, Chair
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Parkin, OALA, CSLA
Chair, PP&E Committee
We do note however, that two areas of professional
practice still continue to concern this committee.
1.
It is necessary for a landscape architect to exercise proper due diligence in the process required
to confirm that any prior contract or obligations a
Client had with a previous landscape architect is
complete before taking on any future work.
2.
Evidence has also shown that certain landscape
architectural firms engaged directly in designbuild development require improved contract administration capabilities.
The PP&E Committee has completed advisory recommendations to the Standard Written Contracts Committee and the Competition Guideline Committee. The
Competition Guidelines and Contract Guidelines are
nearing final draft stages, and after legal review and
Council approval, will be available for member use.
The Fees & Services Guide Task Force is also proceeding towards their final document.
Council has earmarked funds to support the 2015 review of copyright issues in as it pertains to ownership
of intellectual property of the practicing/designing
landscape architect. The intent is to define best practices regarding contract terms between landscape
architects and clients to ensure proper ownership,
control and liability is maintained by the landscape
architect at all stages of design consultation as well
as subsequent design implementation. Proper control will ultimately serve to protect the public with the
guarantee that the original design principles of the
landscape architect are realized.
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Marketing Committee Report
T
he OALA Marketing Committee had another big
year in 2014 as we continued to strive to increase
the public profile of OALA members. The Marketing Committee spent 2014 continuing to work through
the Marketing Committee Action Plan that was approved
by Council in 2012. The most significant milestone we
achieved in 2014 was the “OALA Brand Refresh & Style
Guide Development” project which was completed in
2014 and communicated to OALA members January 26,
2015. The main focus of this project was to create a Style
Guide that would govern how and when the OALA logo
would be used in the various administrative, marketing
& communication documents the OALA creates and distributes to its members & partners. As part of this exercise, the OALA logo was examined & updated as part
of the OALA’s ongoing goal of increasing the awareness
and professional image of our members and landscape
architecture as a whole.
In 2014 the Marketing Committee looked for opportunities to partner with and sponsor local events to raise
awareness and brand recognition of OALA members and
the work landscape architects do throughout Ontario.
The OALA was present at the following events:
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2014 Gladstone Grow Op (Toronto): a curated expo
exploring landscape & place that was open to the
general public and well attended by artists, urban
planners, landscape architects and the general public.
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2014 Grey to Green Conference (Toronto): a conference put on by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities to highlight how design professionals & developers can use
green design techniques and principles to improve
the sustainability of new & existing infrastructure.
The OALA logo is displayed on the event website and
includes links back to the OALA website (http://www.
greytogreenconference.org/).
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2014 IIDEX – Canada’s National Design & Architectural Exposition & Conference (Toronto): the OALA
OALA Booth at 2014 Grey to Green Conference.
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OALA Booth at IIDEX 2014.
was again well represented by volunteers and staff
at the 2014 IIDEX. The OALA used the 2013 CSLA
Awards of Excellence to show off the incredible work
of our members. IIDEX has expanded its reach in
2014 from design professionals and suppliers to include representatives from construction, real estate
development and property management disciplines.
IIDEX provides great exposure for the OALA and the
OALA logo is displayed on the event sponsors page
and includes a link to the OALA website (http://www.iidexcanada.com/2014/sponsors).
In 2015 the OALA Marketing Committee will continue to
seek out events to partner with in order to promote and
increase awareness of the amazing work OALA members
continue to produce every year. Specifically the work the
Marketing Committee will undertake in 2015 will include
completing the second phase of the “Brand Refresh”
including additional refreshed products and communication tools to help ensure the OALA is consistent in its
marketing material. The Marketing Committee will continue to support and partner with events like IIDEX with
an increased interest in events outside of Toronto. We
will also be looking to promote the OALA throughout the
province and we would advise all members that if they
know of an event or workshop that is promoting the work
of Landscape Architects that they inform the OALA Marketing Committee so we can explore more opportunities
for partnerships in the future.
The 2014 OALA Marketing Committee is a team of individuals that all volunteer their personal time to do their
best to promote our profession. The 2014 Marketing
Committee members are:
Graham Taylor, Juanjuan Zhao, Jason Rokosh, Linda
Thorne, Mirella Palermo, Luke Jefferson, Nina Stultz,
HT Lam, Joseph Yu, Joanna Wilczynska (OALA Coordinator)
Respectfully submitted,
Luke Jefferson , OALA, CSLA
Chair, OALA Marketing Committee
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Practice Legislation Committee Report
T
he Practice Legislation Committee (PLC) is
pleased to provide the third report on activities
related to the practice legislation activities. With
the support of Council and the members attending the
AGM in Hamilton, the PLC pursued four actions related to OALA self-regulation.
In 2014 these activities included:
• Preparing a draft Act and striking a ‘sounding
board’ to review alternatives that can be considered as the basis for future legislation;
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Liaising with Landscape Ontario (LO) to work together to determine how to move forward with a
collaborative approach to determine how Certified Landscape Designers might be impacted by
potential changes in OALA regulation and how
these concerns can be addressed;
Creating a Brief on the Proposed Practice Act
that summarizes the reasons for advancing the
Act and addressing the benefits and desired outcomes from the proposed Act; and
Continuing ongoing liaison with other professional associations related to their activities on
professional self-regulation and investigating potential consultants (long list) who are experts in
facilitating changes legislation.
Draft Act
In the last quarter of 2014, the OALA’s Practice Legislation Committee began the work of drafting a Practice Act for Landscape Architects in Ontario. The PLC
began with the outline provided by Mills and Mills, and
prepared a Draft Act referring to the Architect’s and
Engineer’s Acts of Ontario as precedents, as well as
the Acts prepared for many of the states in America. In
addition, committee members liaised with the ASLA’s
Managing Director, Government Affairs to review the
major components of most licensing laws, including
eligibility requirements, versions of the exemptions,
and how the United States regulate business entities.
The Committee has reviewed the Draft Act in detail,
and has now convened a subcommittee to refine a
Draft Act developed by the PLC. Once the subcommittee has completed its review, the Draft Act will be reviewed by the OALA’s Council and legal advisors.
Committee Members: Shannon Baker (PLC Liaison),
Martha Lush (Chair), John Consolati, Alissa North,
Jennifer Moore, Danielle Charlton.
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Liaison with Landscape Ontario
The OALA and LO Relations Subcommittee was
formed to explore the commonalities and differences
that exist between landscape architects in the OALA
and the landscape designers that are members of
Landscape Ontario. This is an important issue that requires a well-thought-out discussion so that the LO
organization can form an opinion and position on the
OALA’s desire to form a practice Act. It is the goal of
the subcommittee to engage an open and positive dialogue with LO in the hopes that they will endorse the
OALA’s efforts to create a Practice Act.
To this end the subcommittee is meeting to discuss
a number of topics including the history of the landscape designers in Ontario, the current progress of
the Practice Act and the types of work that a landscape architect and landscape designers perform. A
full report will be presented at the 2015 AGM.
Committee Members: Jim Vafiades, Chair; Doris
Chee; Ron Koudys; Joanne Moran.
Summary Brief - Rationale for the Proposed Professional Landscape Architects Act.
The brief documents the core rationale and supporting data for orienting Ontario Government decisionmakers on the need for the timely adoption of a Professional Landscape Architects Act (‘the proposed
Act.’) Outlined below are:
• Landscape architecture’s unique and consequential service to the public interest in stewarding
and conserving natural, constructed and human
resources in the present and for the future, and
for all.
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The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects’
essential role in linking the public interest to the
regulated practice and the accredited practitioners of landscape architecture in the province.
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The greater value to the public interest to be
gained from the passage of this proposed legislation.
The brief is structured around six questions that the
OALA will need to address in the process of discussing
its goals with the Ontario Government.
I. What is OALA’s aim in advancing the proposed
Act?
II. How would Ontarians benefit from the passage of
the proposed Act?
OALA Annual Report • 2014
III. What evidence compels the government to con
sider OALA’s proposed Act?
IV. What are the desired outcomes from the pro
posed Act’s passage?
V. What assurance is there that OALA has the will,
capacity and discipline to protect the public inter
est as well as or better than the current govern
ment regulator?
VI. Why is the proposed Act the best means for
positively influencing these behaviours in the
desired directions?
Ongoing Liaison with Stakeholders
The PLC continues to monitor the activities of other
Ontario professional associations that are undertaking similar preparations for self-regulation. These
activities to date have been informal and are ongoing.
The Committee has engaged with CLARB to obtain
their assistance and support on the legislation. The
next steps include developing a long list of legal and
lobby consultants, and developing terms of reference
for selecting expert advisors to move forward with
discussions with the Ontario government.
Sincere thanks to the volunteers and staff who worked
on the 2014 initiatives, and particularly to the PLC
comprised of Shannon Baker, Bob Parkin and Tim
Dobson. Aina Budrevics has provided timely and valuable coordination and research that has been fundamental to achieving the outcomes this year. Her efforts on behalf of the PLC are sincerely and greatly
appreciated.
Respectfully submitted,
Eha Naylor, OALA, CSLA, ASLA
Chair, Practice Legislation Committee
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Mandatory Continuing Education Committee Report
2014 MCEC Regular Participant Aknowledgements
I
n 2014 we had several new participants join the
MCEC making our committee stronger and more
diverse and bringing new energy to discussions.
A Sincere thank you to all MCEC regular participants:
Haley Sadler, Mark Inglis, Leila F. Todd, Sarah Marsh,
Cynthia Graham, Katherine Peck, Rachel Isaacs and
to Linda MacLeod who provides wonderful support to
our group.
would like to thank all OALA Members for your participation in the recent webinar, reporting of 2014 credits and the great feedback that we have received from
you thus far.
Respectfully submitted,
Kendall Flower, OALA, CSLA
Chair, MCETC - Mandatory Continuing Education
Committee
Annual Report:
At the 2014 Annual General Meeting, the Mandatory
Continuing Education Program Guide was accepted
by Membership vote as the basis for the OALA Continuing Education Program. For the remainder of
2014 the Mandatory Continuing Education Committee
(MCEC) worked diligently toward startup of the MCE
Program in early 2015, beginning the first three year
reporting period.
Top accomplishments for the MCEC during 2014 included:
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Working with Michael Clark, the OALA’s webmaster to develop an easy to use online reporting
page for the MCE Program
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Beginning to develop an evaluation plan for the
MCE Program to ensure continued relevance and
functionality
Future Directions:
With the program now in full swing, our committee
will continue to work with OALA Staff to follow the
Member approved MCE Program Guide in implementation of the MCE Program, and to assist OALA Members with completing their program requirements.
To ensure that the MCE Program will become and
remain as relevant and rewarding as possible for
the OALA Membership, It is intended that a formative
evaluation will be conducted over the duration of the
first three year reporting period to identify whether
improvements to the MCE Program can be made. We
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Continuing Education Committee
CEC Toronto Area
T
he March 2014 OALA Conference and AGM
was held in Hamilton, Ontario. The Continuing
Education Committee (CEC) secured dynamic speakers to speak on the theme “Design and the
Creative Economy”, the Keynote speaker was Moura
Quayle, FCSLA, FCELA, D.SC. (Hons), speaking on the
theme, Designed Leadership: our competitive advantage.
The CEC Committee has seen a number of significant
changes this past year. Shortly after the OALA Conference and AGM, Council regretfully accepted the resignation of Victor Ford and Marianne Mokrycke who
have graciously served on the CEC Committee for ten
years. On behalf of the OALA, I would like to extend a
thank you to both Victor and Marianne for their tireless
dedication and commitment to the Continuing Education Committee. Their departure has left the CEC
Committee with some very large shoes to fill, again
we appreciate their years of service and commitment
to the OALA and significance of Continuing Education.
Presented By Kendall Flower, Mark Inglis
• AGM, Saturday Tours and Events, Guelph Ontario
March 2015
CEC Committee Members:
Sandra Neal Co-Chair
Dalia Todary-Michael Co-Chair
Fiona Rintoul
Amanda Berry
John Collver
Stephanie Jarvis
Stefan Fediuk
Alex Bartlett
Robert Boltman
Juan Juan Zhao
Beatrice Taylor
Anna Lee Sangster
Joanne Moran (Ottawa)
Respectfully submitted,
Sandra J. Neal, OALA, CSLA, GRP
Dalia Todary-Michael, BLA
Continuing Education Committee Co-Chairs
2014 has been a year of transition for the CEC. In June
of 2014, new Co-Chairs were appointed to the CEC:
Dalia Todary-Michael (Guelph) and Stefan Fediuk
(Windsor). Unfortunately due to work commitments
Stefan stepped down as Co-Chair in September and
was replaced by Sandra Neal (Toronto). The CEC have
the exciting opportunity and privilege of coordinating
a large committee with many new members representing various regional areas in Ontario. In the fall
of 2014, the CEC has met several times to discuss the
2015 OALA Conference and AGM. The CEC was able to
secure the AGM Key note Speaker David Miller, President & CEO, WWF Canada & 63rd Mayor of Toronto to
speak on the theme “Landscape Architects – Leaders
for a Healthy Planet”.
2014 planning for 2015
The CEC understands that Continuing Education opportunities are highly valued by our OALA Members.
The Committee will continue to provide high quality events and will seek to organize a minimum of
one seminar/ event per quarter. Some of the events
planned for 2015 include:
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MCE Webinar: Mandatory Continuing Education
Program
How to report your MCE Credits – January 2015
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Eastern Chapter Continuing Education Report
T
he Eastern Chapter of the Ontario Association of
Landscape Architects, Landscape Architects Ottawa (LAO), is a group of local LAs and friends
of Landscape Architecture in Ottawa and surrounds of
some 90 or so members.
2014 was the first year that full members of OALA
could formally record their continuous learning activities for credit and was a year rich with continuing
education offerings.
The stream of learning events in the Ottawa service
area comes from many sources, including those organised directly by OALA members. Appropriate
course and event content was available each month
as webinars, workshops and lectures through local
LAs Nelson Edwards and Charles Lanktree as Urban
Forum; through allied professionals such as OPPI’s
Planning Primer, OAA’s awards conference, Heritage Ottawa and the Canadian Green Building Council; through Institutions such as Carleton University
Forum Lecture Series and the National Capital Commission Urbanism Lab series; through special interest groups such as Friends of the Experimental Farm
special interest events; through contractor groups
offering construction related sessions such as Ottawa Construction Association (OCA), National Capital
Heavy Equipment Association (NCHCA), Commercial
Landscape Association of Eastern Ontario (CLAEO)
and Landscape Ontario’s Green Trade Expo; through
local experts such as Peter Kells (CSA for Playspaces)
and through product supplier sessions, such as Playground Planners, Vortex, ABC and Crozier.
In 2014, the local practitioners also had outstanding
opportunities presented by the CSLA Conference over
three days in May. Eight main presentations and 20
elective events and sessions offered ample opportunities.
The events calendar is expected to remain active and
interesting for Chapter Members again in 2015.
Please consult the OALA webpage calendar for a complete list of planned events www.oala.ca/events
Respectfully submitted,
Joanne Moran, OALA, CSLA
Ottawa Area Continuing Education Coordinator
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Editorial Board
Summary
014 was the seventh year of GROUND: Landscape Architect Quarterly. In 2014, the Editorial
Board retained a recommended magazine consultant to observe, research, review, and comment
back on ways that GROUND can increase its readership and increase potential advertising revenues. This
effort has led to a new subscriber level (non-Member)
for GROUND that will be rolled out in 2015. In 2015,
the magazine will also produce fully searchable online content, expanding its readership to web-based
global consumers of landscape architecture issues.
The Editorial Board thanks Council and the greater
membership for their encouragement and support,
and strives to be the smart, professional, creative, and
relevant voice for the OALA.
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CSLA thanking Ground for its column, Sites of
Value, on the Garden of the Province and Territories.
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Readership survey distributed at the OALA AGM
in Hamilton. Online survey later sent to members
and students not at the AGM. Results were collated and aggregated to inform Editorial Board
decisions on content etc.
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Email received May 1 from Doug Bennett at City of
Toronto commending Ground on its relevance to
their municipal design practice.
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Ground article on restoration is included in the
Ecological Restoration course syllabus at York
University.
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Letter received May 9 from James Urban FASLA
responding with interest and encouragement to
the roundtable ‘The Dirt on Soils’.
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The GROUND Twitter feed (@GroundMag) continued to grow to nearly 1500 followers. Assistance
was provided to the Marketing Committee to begin a new @OALA Twitter feed.
After new joins, at the close of 2014, the Editorial Board
consisted of fifteen members: Chair Todd Smith (IBI
Group), Former Chair Denise Pinto (Jane’s Walk), Eric
Gordon (Optimicity), Kate Nelischer (Planning Partnership), Jocelyn Hirtes (Victor Ford & Associates),
Maili Sedore (City of Toronto), Netami Stuart (City
of Toronto), Todd Smith (IBI Group), Victoria Taylor
(Victoria Taylor Landscape Architect), Dalia TodaryMichael (Popovich and Associates), Brendan Stewart
(ERA Architects), Karen May (Greenbelt Foundation),
Ruthanne Henry (City of Toronto), Vincent Javet (Green
Roofs for Healthy Cities), Han Liu (NAK STLA Design
Strategies), Shannon Baker (MMM Group), Tamar Pister, Graham MacInnes, Council Representative Doris
Chee (Hydro One), OALA Administrator Aina Budrevics, and Editor Lorraine Johnson.
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Editorial Board on behalf of Ground again took
part as jury members at Gladstone Grow Op 2014:
Exploring Landscape and Place, an art exhibition at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. The OALA/
Ground $500 prize was awarded to Vernal Pool, by
Karen Abel and Jessica Marion Barr.
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Ground’s roundtables included: ‘The Dirt on Soils’
(MICRO); ‘Making Home’ (HABITAT); ‘What do you
Think’ (ENGAGEMENT).
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The Editorial Board and new Marketing Chair and
committee members held another special collaborative visioning session in June to seek ways to
help each others’ initiatives. New Council members were also invited. Ground’s new Magazine
Consultant, Claire Pfeiffer was also in attendance.
In 2014, Adrienne Hall and Victoria Taylor resigned
from the Board. Netami Stuart took an extended leave.
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A Ground subcommittee began archiving all
Ground issues into digital files, using summary
and keywords for searching capabilities.
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Our Magazine Consultant, Claire Pfeiffer, submitted her report in September, ‘Ground Plan 2015’.
She concluded there is a definite potential for
readership expansion with a new subscriber base,
Governance
In 2014, Denise Pinto, Landscape Architectural Intern,
continued as Chair of the Editorial Board. Todd Smith,
OALA, CSLA took over the reins in October. Minutes
were prepared by Editorial Board members Adrienne
Hall, Karen May and Kate Nelischer.
Highlights
2014 Outcomes
• Letter received January 19 from John Danahy of
our Advisory Board commending Ground on its
collective and creative dialogue that is ‘advancing
the field’.
•
Email received January 21 from Wendy Graham
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and offered processes to achieve this.
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Ground presented their 2015 Budget Recommendation Report to Council in October. Following up
on various task force agendas, and with the input
of our Advisory Panel, Ground requested action
for a new level of subscriber; and, budget to digitize Ground into new ongoing online issue. These
asks were successful and are in Ground’s action
plan and budget for 2015.
The Editorial Board increases in numbers to average meeting attendance of 16.
Budget
In the latter part of 2014, Council agreed to a budget
for the Editorial Board to produce online versions of
all existing, and future, print issues. The format will
be fully searchable blog format, making sharing, researching, and citing of Ground content easy for all,
notwithstanding raising the profile of the OALA and its
membership to an ever-increasing online readership.
The Editorial Board is very excited about this new digital age for the magazine and gratefully acknowledges
the support of Council.
Liaison with Membership – Advisory Panel
In 2014 our Advisory Panel members continued to be
a great perspective and guidance. Members remained
as 2013; they were:
• Andrew B. Anderson, BLA, MSc. World Heritage,
Management Landscape & Heritage Expert, Oman
Botanic Garden
• John Danahy, OALA, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
• George Dark, OALA, FCSLA, ASLA, Principal, Urban Strategies Inc., Toronto
• Real Eguchi, OALA, Eguchi Associates Landscape
Architects, Toronto
• Donna Hinde, OALA, Partner, The Planning Partnership, Toronto
• Ryan James, OALA, Basterfield & Associates, Peterborough
• Alissa North, OALA, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Principal of North Design Office,
Toronto
• Peter North, OALA, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Principal of North Design Office,
Toronto
• Nathan Perkins, MLA, PhD, ASLA, Associate Professor, University of Guelph
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Jim Vafiades, OALA, Senior Landscape Architect,
Stantec, London
Magazine Graphics and Quality Control Policies
Editorial Board member Eric Gordon continues to
oversee Graphic Design Quality Control along with
our Editor, Lorraine Johnson and OALA Administrator
Aina Budrevics.
Ad Sales Support
Administator Aina Budrevics turned over the sale of
advertising to Coordinator Joanna Wilczynska.
Upcoming Issues
Issue
Theme
Publishing Date
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Spring 2015
Summer 2015
Fall 2015
Winter 2015
Trash
Sound
Cost
Creatures
The Editorial Board would like to acknowledge and
thank OALA Council and Executive Committee for
their continued support of Ground.
Respectfully submitted,
Todd Smith , OALA, CSLA
Chair, Editorial Board
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Social Committee
Photo from the OALA Blue Jays Game, June 25, 2014.
Photo from the Walking Tour – Sherbourne Common, May 24, 2014.
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Post-AGM Social
•
Blue Jays Game
•
Walking Tour – Elora & Fergus Walk
•
Halloween Curling Bonspiel
•
Christmas Parties (Guelph, Toronto and Ottawa)
he OALA Social Committee meets monthly with
a mandate to create opportunities for fun and
networking, which we achieve by hosting social
events throughout Ontario. We strive to offer various
types of events in numerous locations to serve the diverse interests of our membership. The commit-tee is
always accepting new members, and we openly solicit
your event ideas and any feedback on past events.
Our efforts in 2014 were focused on continuing to plan
events at regular intervals throughout the year, embracing those events that drew significant interest in
previous years and introducing new events, most notably a “speed meeting”. The “speed meeting” event
was derived from the concept of speed dating. We had
LA professionals give a little spiel to a small group
of students for 10 minutes. When the bell rang, the
professionals rotated to another table and repeated
the spiel. It was well received by both students as well
as the professionals. We hope that this will become
an annual event for the students. Over the past year,
committee members also created standard event
planning docu¬ments that facilitate organized event
planning and will maintain records for posterity.
In 2015 we plan to build on the momentum of successful events of past years, and introduce a number of
new events with planning currently underway.
Many thanks to the committee members, each of
whom continue to volunteer their time and offer valuable input month after month. A big thank you is also
due to Joanna Wilczynska, who has kept the committee running smoothly.
We look forward to serving the membership further in
2015. We hope to see you out at the next event!
Respectfully submitted,
Luke Kairys, OALA, CSLA
Chair, Social Committee
Activities organized in 2014 included:
• Photo Contest
•
Student and Professional “Speed Meeting”
•
Walking Tour – Burlington Royal Botanical Gardens
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University of Guelph Landscape Architecture
A
s landscape architecture at Guelph moves into
its “50th year,” the continued support of the
OALA has been tremendous. It has truly enabled the University of Guelph’s two landscape architecture programs, the MLA and BLA, to have strong
and fruitful connections to the profession. While this
support certainly helps fulfill the OALA’s mission in
promoting, improving and advancing the profession
of Landscape Architecture, the programs at Guelph,
have greatly benefitted from the heightened OALA
member and staff involvement with the programs as
well as the continued and a welcomed source of funds
for student awards, events and speakers.
Guelph’s landscape architecture programs (MLA,
BLA), in the School of Environmental Design & Rural
Development, continue to exceed targets in attracting
quality candidates and accepting qualified students.
For the 2014 school year, the MLA had ‘eight times’
the number of ‘applicants to available seats’ which
generated an intake of 17 well qualified MLA1s students. The BLA continues to be in very high demand
– it saw 582 applicants resulting in 85 offers for its 65
openings. With 12 added students generated through
articulation agreements (3rd year entry), the BLA program took on 77 new students in the 2014 school year.
Currently, there are approximately 286 active students between the two programs at Guelph and the
Landscape architecture building is certainly ‘at capacity.’ Our Recent UoG graduates continue to actively
seek OALA membership with over half of the OALA’s
current Associate Membership being generated from
Guelph. Support and information sessions from the
OALA have been successful in motivating both students and recent graduates from our programs to join
the OALA.
Preserving & Enhancing Quality Programs
Over the last year, the UoG LA programs continue to
work hard to maintain quality, connection and community:
Accreditation - the Accreditation Council (LAAC-CSLA), reviewed and accepted the report of this past
Fall’s LAAC’s program evaluators’ visit recommending continued accreditation of both the Bachelors and
Masters of Landscape Architecture programs. Overall, the LAAC’s Visiting Team found both programs to
be strong and the quality and dedication of the faculty
and staff to be excellent. It was also emphasized that
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the University of Guelph’s BLA and MLA programs are
among the “most respected and highly-valued in the
country.”
Curriculum Review – both the MLA and BLA programs
continue their extensive review for their curriculums
with anticipated completion in the winter 2015. In October, Professors Karen Landman and Sean Kelly were
invited to present their work at the Council of Ontario
Universities’ 2014 Symposium with this year’s theme
related to “Learning Outcomes: A Toolkit for Assessment.” Guelph’s Landscape Architecture faculty has
been noted by Educational Development professionals
at the University (and abroad) to stand out as a clear
leader for engaging in collaborative, evidence-based
processes to strengthen an academic program. The
level of engagement and dedication demonstrated by
the LA faculty and staff has been truly exemplary.
Fifty Years Strong – 2015 marks ’50 years’ of landscape architecture at the University of Guelph! The
programs have produced upwards of 1500 alumni dispersed world-wide. Programming for celebrations is
in progress; watch for notices through the OALA and
on the LA website at: www.uoguelph.ca/sedrd/landscape-architecture
Successful Students, Many Opportunities
I In addition to course work, many of our BLA and MLA
students have also been “interning & traveling” to a
great many places expand their perspectives in Landscape Architecture. The BLA and MLA programs are
grateful to the great many members whose practices,
municipalities, and agencies support Guelph’s LA Internship Program. This year, the program expands
with several additional firms stepping forward and
requesting a more active engagement with the school
– this year we have also seen several firms seek ‘multiple students’ for internship opportunities. The BLA
and MLA Programs remain the most active international exchange portal at the University of Guelph
with our most active partners being with universities
located in Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden,
Norway, Iceland, Britain and the Netherlands – and
we have several students from several of these countries joining us here in Guelph too!
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While we believe all our students are generally great,
here are a few notables from this past year:
Student Awards & Honours
Graduating Awards:
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Prize:
Gillian Hutchison, BLA
Sarah Taslimi, MLA
Chanasyk Medal for Professionalism:
Ben O’Brien, BLA
Elizabeth Nowatschin, MLA
Landscape Architecture Foundation
(University Olmsted Scholar 2014):
Ben O’Brien, BLA
Kathleen Corey, MLA
American Society of Landscape Architects
Certificate of Honour & Merit Award:
Honour:
Brian Fong, BLA
Kate Hunter, BLA
Shain Wasserman, BLA
Kathleen Corey, MLA
Merit:
Ben O’Brien, BLA
Elizabeth Chomyc, BLA
Julian Warring, BLA
Sarah Taslimi, MLA
In-Course Awards:
Ontario Association of Landscape Architects:
Dean Bernash, BLA
Daniella Favero, BLA
Nathan Langley, MLA
Laura Williams, MLA
Soden Memorial Scholarship:
Julia Taucer, MLA
Landscape Architecture Alumni Association:
Jonathan Behnke, BLA
Scott Cafarella, MLA
Howard B. Dunnington Grubb Scholarship:
Zoe Wimmer, BLA
Stantec Landscape Architecture Scholarship:
Calen Hamelin, BLA
Garden Club of Toronto Scholarship:
Jenna Matthews, BLA
Vera Bezeredy Memorial BLA Design Scholarship:
Li “Lily” Xia, BLA
Helen Kippax Memorial Scholarship:
Nicole Abernathy, BLA
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Aaron Mills, BLA
OAC “BLA Class of 82” Peer Mentor Scholarship:
Corin Latimer, BLA
Canadian Heritage Garden Foundation Scholarship:
Lindsay King, BLA
Bell-Sargant Scholarship:
Patrick Gauvreau, MLA
W.E. Coates Memorial Scholarship:
Junyi “Johnny” Zhang, MLA
John E. (Jack) Irving Scholarship:
Kearney Coupland, MLA
Stanley Thompson Graduate Studies Scholarship:
Keith Cutten, MLA
Canada Graduate Scholarship (Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada -Master’s) and
Dean’s Tri-Council Scholarship:
Elena Christy, MLA
Natasha Collins, MLA
Heather Schibli, MLA
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science
and Technology:
Bryan Chao, MLA
Arthur D. Latornell Graduate Scholarship:
Alexander Waffle, MLA
Arthur D. Latornell Graduate Research Travel Scholarship:
Bryan Chao, MLA
And a special note about the International Honor Society of Sigma Lambda, in which UoG was ‘chartered’
with a chapter in 2014 – the first outside of the United States! This ‘society’ recognizes some of the “top
graduates and alumni from landscape architecture”
as scholars; architects of the land. Guelph’s (and Canada’s) “first” Sigma Lambda Alpha Scholarship was
awarded to: Sara Dekorte, BLA.
Also, congratulations to several UoG MLA students,
Mark Affum, Kathleen Corey and Chad Neufeld, who
were recipients of the Landscape Architecture Canada Foundation (LACF) 2014 grants in support of research, communication and scholarship. Mark’s thesis is titled ‘Modernism in the Canadian Landscape:
James Austin Floyd’s gardens and their context in the
emergence of modernist style in Canadian Landscape
Architecture, 1950-1970’; Kathleen’s, ‘Making Space
in Vancouver: Building on Parklet Models in North
America; and, Chad’s work, ‘Exploring Backcountry
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Wilderness Design through the User Experience in
Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park.’
Involved Faculty & Staff
Our Faculty remains at eight hard working individuals – all remaining very active in varying professional
and scholarly capacities. Sean Kelly continues as BLA
Program Coordinator and Karen Landman continues
as MLA Program Coordinator. Wayne Caldwell rounds
out the team as the SEDRD’s Director and both Anna
Gallina and Diana Foolen continue their tremendous
support in staff capacities to both LA programs.
Faculty shorts:
Bob Brown was inducted into College of Fellows of
CSLA in 2014. He is currently on sabbatical and will be
visiting and giving guest lectures at the University of
Tokyo. He also will be a respondent and will present a
paper at the International Symposium “Global Leadership Initiative” in Tokyo. Bob’s daughter and her
husband had a baby boy so he’s also a new grandpa!
Lise Burcher continued to teach several design studios in both the BLA and MLA however she is currently
enjoying some time off from the programs.
Robert Corry’s classes included projects for Springwater Township - the home of the cleanest groundwater on record - and the City of London. These projects focused on ecological systems in rural and urban
landscapes at the scale of landscape planning. Corry
also published new research on rural landscape ecology and is nearing completion of a 2014 LACF-funded
research project to guide landscape planning for agriculture. He continues to be active with the International Association for Landscape Ecology and teaches
in five courses - undergrad and grad - at the U of G.
Larry Harder continues to teach his usual suite of
graduate and undergraduate courses in landscape
history, design, and environmental planning. He has
become a member of the Forum for Architecture, Culture, and Spirituality which complements his research
and teaching interests in sacred landscapes. He also
continues to be dedicated to issues of landscape and
human rights. He recently was part of a team in Beirut,
Lebanon, planning for a workshop on the challenges
of planning for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, sponsored
by IFLA, the American University of Beirut, and a number of other Middle Eastern universities.
The Student Senate Caucus and the Undergraduate
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Academic Information Centre presented the ‘2014
SSC/UAIC Award for the Contribution of Teaching’ to
Sean Kelly (BLA Program Coordinator). Sean was also
awarded the David Erb Memorial Award for exemplary
volunteer service by the OALA in March 2014. He continues to teach technical and design courses in both
programs and remains interested in ‘amenity migration’ as a consequence to designed environments.
Sean also continues as Guelph’s “Appointed Educator” to the OALA and participates with many OALA activities.
Karen Landman (MLA Program Coordinator), Professor Wayne Caldwell and PhD student Paul Kraehling
were awarded the 2014 Ontario Professional Planners Institute Excellence in Planning Award: Communications/Public Education category, for their Rural
Landowner Stewardship Guide. Karen worked with
MLA student Liz Nowatschin to develop a School Food
Garden Design Guidelines toolkit, which will soon be
posted to the Nourishing Communities website. With
Dr. Evan Fraser and Michael Codyre, Karen published
“How does your garden grow? An empirical evaluation
of the costs and potential for urban gardening,” in the
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening journal. In November, Karen attended an urban agriculture conference
in the Netherlands, where she presented the potential
of urban agriculture in Guelph’s proposed Yorklands
Green Hub.
Cecelia Paine is on administrative leave this year following completion of her 8 year term as Associate
Dean of Graduate Studies. During that time she continued to teach in community design and professional
practice courses. Cecelia is spending the leave writing
and remains active as president of the Landscape Architecture Canada Foundation (LACF), including helping to organize the Ron Williams Book Tour.
Nate Perkins was on sabbatical in the winter of 2014
and again taught a short course on health and design
in Italy as well as working on a children’s hospital in
Kuwait. In the Fall he completed his exams and flight
tests and is now a licensed gyroplane pilot flying out
of Guelph Airpark in Stella II. In the coming year he
hopes to begin a multi-year research project requiring many logged hours in the cockpit.
This past December, Professor Emeritus, Jim Taylor,
was invited to serve as external design reviewer for
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versity in Nairobi, Kenya. He also serves frequently as
a thesis committee member for many MLA students.
Dedicated Individuals
The school continually seeks participation and involvement by many of the individuals that define and
support our profession; both programs are strengthened by the commitment of many fantastic individuals who serve as Sessional Instructors (most who are
OALA members) for the programs including Steven
Fleischauer, Stefan Bolliger, Shirley Hall, Mark Zuzinjak, Jim Dougan, Mary Anne Young, Scott Henderson, Dave Duhan, Nadia Amoroso, Patty Lynes, and
Stasia Stempski. Maurice Nelischer and Jim Taylor
both Professor Emeriti round out our ‘team’ aiding
our teaching, serving on student committees, and acting as resources for faculty, staff and students.
Similarly, many Invited Reviewers (again many OALA
members/supporters) participated and volunteered
their own time in many courses including Paula Berketo, Mark Elliott, Rob Cram, Stasia Stempski, Illarion
Gallant, John Hillier, Jan Jurgensen, Deanne Christie, Mike Barker, Christy Hempel, Mike Tocher, Alana
Evers, Glenn O’Connor, Matt Sweig, Brad Fleisher,
Scott Henderson, Patricia Joong, John Ciocci, Audric
Montuno, David Oleson, Ingrid Vanderbrug, Jessica
Russell, Eric Gordon, Rick Bogaert, Souhalia Sarkis,
Clara Kwon, Steve Robinson, Bryce Miranda, Mark
Reid, Tony Medeiros, Walter Kehm, Kevin Holmes, Tim
McCormick, Ina Elias, Karen Hammond, Mark Steele,
Marc Nielson, Steve Barnhart, Desiree Valadares, and
Brent Raymond.
With the assistance of OALA funding, we also have had
many, many fantastic Guest Speakers over the last
year including: Ron Williams, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, John Szczepaniak, James Tuer, David Oleson, Roberto Rovira, Andrew Anderson, Scott Streeb,
George Dark, Glen O’Connor, Tim McCormack, Aina
Budrevics, Virginia Burt, Illarion Gallant, Peter Briggs,
Dan Leeming, Ken Greenberg, Walter Kehm, Mathis
Natvik, Philip Collins, Rick Bogaert, Jeremiah Farmer, Karen Kesteloot, Carolina Streber, Greg Smallenberg, Mansoor Ma, and David Reid.
From the Students
The OALA continued to connect with the students
from the Guelph Landscape Architecture program
during the fall of 2014. The students welcomed Linda
MacLeod and Aina Budrevics from the OALA, Glenn
O’Connor from FORREC, and Tim McCormick from
STANTEC to present the organization. The students
benefited from this increased awareness and many
signed up to become OALA members.
The OALA hosted a very successful and sold out Curling Bonspiel in November. Both OALA members and
students came dressed in their Halloween costumes
and enjoyed a night of friendly competition. The Secret
Santa Social was another event that enabled students
to socialize with practicing professionals. Both events
helped students connect to the outside world to ease
their transition after graduation.
Chris Hart presented Ontario Association of Landscape Architects Scholarships to Bachelors of Landscape Architecture program students Dean Bernasch
and Daniella Favero. Both students were very grateful
for this honour and the funding support that comes
with it.
For me, it has been a great opportunity to join the
OALA Council in the fall of 2014. Members of Council
have been welcoming and supportive. I look forward
to continuing my role in communicating with students
about the association and the important work it carries out.
Respectfully submitted,
Amanda Glouchkow
UofG Student Representative on OALA Council
Respectfully submitted,
Sean Kelly, OALA, CSLA
UofG Appointed Educator on OALA Council
BLA Program Coordinator & Professor
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University of Toronto
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
T
he Daniels Faculty is grateful for the Ontario
Association of Landscape Architect’s continued
support of the Master of Landscape Architecture Program. In 2014, the Association supported the
Michael Hough/OALA Visiting Critic, two OALA Scholarships, travel funds for students participating in offsite research, and a students-professionals networking event.
Michael Hough/OALA Visiting Critic 2014-2015
The Michael Hough/OALA Visiting Critic was established by the OALA in 2002 to bring a recognized and
esteemed landscape critic to the Daniels Faculty to
meet with students and faculty over several days; to
participate in informal critique of student work; and
importantly, to present an OALA-identified public lecture as part of the Daniels Faculty lecture series to
the community. In October 2014, Landscape Architect
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander of Vancouver visited the
school as the 2014-15 Michael Hough/OALA Visiting
Critic. In the popularly attended lecture delivered on
October 7, 2014, Oberlander and Herrington discussed
the book, Making the Modern Landscape, followed by
a dialogue with Professor Alissa North, the newly appointed Director of the Daniels Faculty’s Landscape
Architecture Program. Oberlander is the subject of
the book in discussion written by Susan Herrington.
The lecture has become a signature means of engaging with our students, alumni, and those in the landscape profession, by bringing emerging research and
thinking in the field to public attention. During her
visit, Oberlander also reviewed student work and provided valuable input on student projects.
OALA Scholarships
This annual contribution to fund two awards of $1,500
for students completing their first year of the Daniels
MLA program is an important means of recognizing
merit, as well as providing financial assistance to the
students selected. In 2013-14, this scholarship was
awarded to Dayne Roy-Caldwell and Anna Rosen.
Elise Shelley attended the Student Awards Luncheon
as a representative of the OALA in November 26, 2014
to meet the students.
Travel Funds
The funding for travel from the OALA makes the opportunity available to students, providing them with
travel-related resources associated with participating in an option studio, research travel related to their
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thesis, etc. Students were advised of the availability of
the funds and were encouraged to submit a financial
need application with the Registrar and Awards Committee. In 2014, the entire budget of $4,000 was allocated to students: David Burns, MLA 3; Samira Rostami Boukhani, MLA 3; Catherine Kaari Kitawi, MLA 2;
and Sarah MacLean, MLA 2. The funds provided to the
students respectively aided them to be able to participate in travel to the Florida Keys and New Orleans as
part of their studios.
Students-Professionals Networking Event
On April 29, 2014, the OALA Social Committee in partnership with Daniels landscape architecture alumni
and members of the OALA organized a networking
event for students in the MLA program. Forty-one
students and eight professionals participated in this
inaugural event. It provided an opportunity for students to meet a representative of the OALA and ask
questions about the association, as well as to have the
chance to network with selected professionals. This
proved to be of great success and benefit for the students. Understanding the importance of events of this
nature, we look forward to planning another networking event with the OALA in early 2015.
Program and Faculty
O The Daniels Faculty is pleased to announce that The
University of Toronto Master of Landscape Architecture students took first place in the 8th International
Biennial of Landscape Architecture’s International
Exhibition of University Projects. The students’ work
was on display at the Technical School Superior of Architecture of Barcelona from September 25 until October 11.
The Master of Landscape Architecture Program at the
University of Toronto continues to receive an increasing number of applicants. The class entering in the
fall of 2014 included 117 applicants, of which 22 were
enrolled. Applicants for Advanced Standing totaled
34, with 7 students enrolled into the second year of
the Master of Landscape Architecture Program. The
2013-2014 academic year had a total enrolment of 84
MLA students across the three years of study.
The renovation of 1 Spadina Crescent, in preparation
for the faculty’s move to this location is well underway, with the new addition by NADAAA commencing
construction. This exciting move will bring together
in one building all the faculty’s undergraduate and
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graduate programs. It is expected that the faculty will
move to its new location in the fall of 2016. A more
complete description of this project and a video can be
found on the faculty’s website at http://www.daniels.
utoronto.ca/.
Respectfully submitted,
Alissa North, OALA, CSLA
Director Master of Landscape Architecture Program
Daniels Faculty Awards and Scholarships
2013/2014, MLA Program
Admissions Scholarships:
John and Myrna Daniels Scholars (Renewable):
Jasper Flores, Nadine Lowes, Julie Hui Tong
Wong
Patrick J. Bennett, Jr. Admission (Renewable):
Kangning Zhao
Howard Dunnington-Grub Admission Scholarship:
Yingyi Zhao
Ontario Government Scholarships:
Shelley Long, Jergus Michal Oprsal, David
Kossowsky
University of Toronto Fellowships:
Yingyi Zhao, Kangning Zhao, Xingchen Dong,
Tom Chun Ki Kwok, Jordan Lypkie
In-Course Scholarships:
OALA Scholarship:
Anna Rosen, Dayne Roy-Caldwell
Landscape Architecture Endowment Scholarship:
Nicholas Gosselin, Rui Felix
Garden Club of Toronto Scholarship:
Nicholas Gosselin
William Rock, Jr. Memorial Scholarship:
Shelley Long
Barry Lorne Ardiel Scholarship:
Shelley Long
Frederick Coates Scholarship/Bursary Fund:
Nicholas Gosselin
Howard Dunnington – Grubb Admission Scholarship:
Nicholas Gosselin
Renewable Scholarships:
John and Myrna Daniels Scholars (Renewable):
Ye Wang, Sarry Klein, Hui Chen,
Andrea Linney, Nicholas Gosselin
Patrick J. Bennett, Jr. Admission (Renewable):
Jergus Michal Oprsal, Xiaoyue Ding
Graduating Awards:
ASLA Certificate of Honour:
Mary Kathleen Hicks,
Emilia Anne Bertoldi Hurd
ASLA Certificate of Merit:
David Gordon John Burns, Megan Esopenko
CSLA Student Certificate of Merit:
Douglas Robb
OALA Certificate of Merit:
Sara Ahadi
From the Students
Masters of Landscape Architecture Students at the
University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of
Architecture, Landscape and Design had an exciting
2014 year.
We are extremely grateful for the OALA sponsored
Visiting Critic, which brought Cornelian Hahn Oberlander to the school. Her lecture and review of all
three years of MLA student work was truly an amazing, one in a lifetime experience.
A number of established Landscape Architects gave
public lectures, including presentations from Tim Waterman, Ole Schrøder, Jake Walker, Han Gehl, and
Mélanie Mignault. The inaugural student led series,
PANEL CELL, discussed the politics of architectural
production and education. MLA students also had
the opportunity in their courses to learn from a diverse range of visiting academics and professionals
from across Canada, China, Denmark, and the United
States, along with the innovative courses that continue to be offered in the faculty.
Landscape architecture students maintain a strong
presence within the Graduate Architecture Landscape Design Student Union (GALDSU), now including
Masters of Visual Studies students. Many MLA students sit on special faculty committees, including the
Admissions, Curriculum, Library and Research and
Mental Health Committees. GALDSU’s initiation of
a mental health survey drew the attention and ongoing support of professionals at CAMH. The student
run publication, The Annual; Converge-Diverge, supported by GALDSU launched the exemplary student
work of 2013-2014 to great success, with online sales
a work in progress.
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The MLA students are very excited about the forthcoming annual networking event between the OALA
and the Daniels faculty. We are grateful for the opportunity to have personal dialogues with various
members of the organization, and for their time spent
organizing the event.
With all of the support from both the OALA and our
Daniels Professors, students are able to stay focused
on maintaining a high level of scholarly excellence, as
evidenced by our first place finish at the 8th International Biennial of Landscape Architecture’s International Exhibition of University Projects. We trust this
support will provide us with many opportunities for
smooth transitions into successful professional careers.
Respectfully submitted,
Matt Perotto
UofT Student Representative on OALA Council
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Past-Presidents, Honourary & Emeritus Members, CSLA College of Fellows
Past Presidents
Joanne Moran
Glenn O’Connor
Lawrence Stasiuk
Arnis Budrevics
Linda A. Irvine
George Antoniuk
Jim Vafiades
David Leinster
Donna Hinde
David Anselmi
James Floyd
Ian S. Gray
Ann Milovsoroff
Brian J. Giberson
Robert R. Norman
Robert E. Bee
Jary Havlicek
Cecelia Paine
Ed Fife
Richard I. Moore
Macklin L. Hancock
Victor Chanasyk
Nick Van Vliet
Alexander Budrevics
John H. Day
W.E. Coates
Owen R. Scott
Emiel Van Der Muelen
Honourary Members
Vicki Barron
Paul Bedford
O. Bishopric
A. Bunnell
H. Carver
Pleasance Crawford
Honorable David Crombie
G. Culham
James Dougan
Leslie Handcock
R. J. Hilton
Bill Levesque
George McKibbon
David Miller
George Miller
Emeritus Members
Alexander Budrevics
Ranjit Dhar
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2010 - 12
2009 - 10
2007 - 09
2005 - 07
2004 - 05
2002 - 04
2000 - 02
1998 - 00
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E. I. Wood
Raymond Moriyama
Alex Munter
Joe Pantalone
Ted Relph
N. R. Richards
Norman Scott
Charles Simon
Peter Simon
T. W. Thompson
Arthur Timms
Richard Ubbens
Charles Waldheim
Philip Weinstein
Karl Frank
Donald Graham
Macklin Hancock
Ed Holubowich
Michael Hough
Brad Johnson
Walter Kehm
Margaret Kwan
Jack Milliken
Steve Moorhead
James Taylor
David Tomlinson
Emiel van der Meulen
Nick Van Vliet
Jerol Wheeler
Ross Stephen
Ann Milovsoroff
Alex Topps
Ed Fife
CSLA College of Fellows - OALA Members
Robert Allsopp
David Leinster
David Anselmi
Patrick Li
Ted Baker
Domenic Lunardo
Patrick Bollenberghe
Rod MacDonald
Alexander Budrevics
James Melvin
Arnis Budrevics
Jack Milliken
Victor Chanasyk
Ann Milovsoroff
John Consolati
Frank Milus
Jack Copeland
Richard Moore
Bruce E Cudmore
Steven Moorhead
Ian Dance
Don Naylor
George Dark
Eha Naylor
Linda Dicaire
Marius Ois
James Dobbin
Cecelia Paine
Ed Fife
Donald Petit
Donald Graham
Janet Rosenberg
Dieter Gruenwoldt
Owen Scott
Macklin Hancock
Wendy Shearer
Glenn Harrington
Thomas Sparling
John Hillier
Janina Stensson
Donna Hinde
George Stockton
Ruedi Hofer
Richard Strong
Ed Holubowich
James Taylor
Michael Hough
James Vafiades
Kenneth Hoyle
Nick Van Vliet
Linda Irvine
Emiel van der Muelen
Brad Johnson
Carolyn Woodland
Waler Kehm
Robert Wright
Gerald Lajeunesse
Peter Fletcher Smith
Joann Latremouille
John Zvonar
Donald Petit
Richard Strong
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Listed in OALA Act
Listed in OALA By-laws
Temporary
(A)
(B)
(T)
Consultants
blue
Other duties
DISCIPLINE
COMMITTEE (B)
min. 5 full members
Sean Kelly
PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE AND
ETHICS REVIEW
COMMITTEE (B)
min. 3 full members
Robert Parkin
Other duties
MEDIA/PR
NON-DUES REVENUE
GENERATION
non-voting councillors -
1 Jr. Associate Councillor (non-voting) 1 Student Representative (non-voting)
2014-2015 Council Composition
elected - 9:
President, Past -President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, 2 Councillors, 1 Sr. Associates Councillor (voting), 1 Student Representative Councillor (voting)
appointed - 3:
Univ. of Guelph Educator, Univ. of Toronto Educator, Lay Councillor
Staff - Administrator
Staff - Coordinator for Communications & Marketing
green
purple
Volunteers
Staff - Registrar
white
yellow
Liaison/Consultation
Direct Report
Direct and specialized support is to be provided by these committees to the Practice Legislation Committee
and subcommittees up to and including creation of devoted sub-committees.
The OALA President should be directly involved in the activities of these committees.
Note 2
Note 1
LEGEND
BOOKKEEPING
EVENT COORDINATION
OALA WEBSITE
GROUND MAGAZINE
Ad Sales
PDP PROGRAM
Lawrence Stasiuk
MANDATORY CONTINUING
EDUCATION
LIBRARY
LARE EXAMS
COORDINATOR FOR
COMMUNICATIONS &
MARKETING
Joanna Wilczynska
FEES & SERVICES
GUIDE TASK FORCE
REGISTRAR
(A)
Linda MacLeod
OALA BRANDING
ORAL SENIOR
EXAMINATION
Linda MacLeod
OALA EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE (B)
Chair - President
President - Sarah Culp
Past President - Joanne Moran
Vice President - Doris Chee
Secretary - Jane Welsh
Treasurer - Jonathan Loschmann
MEMBERSHIP
EXAMINING
BOARD (B)
min. 5 full members
Nick Miele
ACCOUNTANT
Kriens LaRose, LLP
BUDGET
COMMITTEE 1, 2
Jonathan Loschmann
Other duties
PRACTICE LEGISLATION
SUPPORT
EXTERNAL PROMOTION
GROUND MAGAZINE
Production Liaison
COUNCIL & EXECOM
ASSISTANCE
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
ADMINISTRATOR
(B)
Aina Budrevics
LEGAL COUNSEL
Maja Lees
OALA COUNCIL (A)
CHAIR - PRESIDENT
elected: 7-12
Sarah Culp, Doris Chee, Joanne Moran,
Jonathan Loschmann, Jane Welsh, Alana Evers, Sarah Marsh, Chris Hart
Katherine Peck, David Duhan, Amanda Glouchkow, Matthew Perotto
appointed: 3
Sean Kelly, Elise Shelley, Linda Thorne
OALA MEMBERSHIP
Donna Hinde
METRO-LINX
TASK FORCES
A Component Organisation of the
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
December 31, 2014
OALA ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 2014-2015
BACK TO NATURE
NETWORK
Marianne Mokrycke
TORONTO DESIGN
REVIEW PANEL
Sibylle von Knobloch
James Melvin
Adam Nicklin
ONTARIO PARKS
ASSOCIATION
Steve O'Bright
Stephanie Jarvis
Elise Shelley
ONTARIO TIRE
STEWARDSHIP COMP.
TORONTO GREEN
ROOF TECHNICAL
ADVISORY CTE.
Scott Torrance
Linda Irvine, Ryan James
LANDSCAPES PAYSAGES
UNIV. OF TORONTO
STUDENT ASSOC.
Matthew Perotto
UNIV. OF GUELPH
STUDENT ASSOC.
Amanda Glouchkow
Viive Kittask
FACULTY COUNCIL
U of Toronto
DESIGN INDUSTRY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Alana Evers
Scott Torrance
GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE
ONTARIO
Doris Chee, Ruthanne Henry
CSLA AWARDS REP
Nelson Edwards
CNE
Domenic Lunardo
CLARB
Le'Ann Seely
OALA REPRESENTATIVES
WEBSITE
OALA Staff
SOUTHWEST
CHAPTER (B)
to be revived
NOMINATIONS (B)
Past - President
Joanne Moran
HONOURS,
AWARDS &
PROTOCOL (B)
Past - President
Joanne Moran
EASTERN CHAPTER
Land. Arch. Ottawa (B)
Diane Matichuck (temp)
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
Sandra Neal
Dalia Todary-Michael
EXTERNAL BYLAWS,
ISSUES & POLICIES
VACANT
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
Doris Chee
CSLA BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
Past-President
Joanne Moran
CANADIAN SOCIETY OF
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
STRATEGIC
PLANNING
Execom, Administrator
SOCIAL
Luke Kairys
MARKETING
& COMMUNICATIONS1
Luke Jefferson
EDITORIAL
BOARD
Todd Smith
MANDATORY
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
Kendall Flower
PRACTICE
LEGISLATION
Eha Naylor
ASSOCIATES
Katherine Peck
ADVOCACY 1
Jonathan Loschmann
OALA COMMITTEES
QUEEN'S PARK DAY
Donna Hinde
GROUND MAGAZINE
Typotherapy+Design
GROUND AD SALES
OALA Staff
GROUND EDITOR
Lorraine Johnson
EDITORIAL BOARD
ADVISORY PANEL 2
LEGISLATIVE AND
LEGAL AFFAIRS
OALA GOVERNANCE
INTEGRATION 2
INTERNAL
COMMUNICATION
WATCHDOG
Inna Olchovski
Chris Hart
Approved by OALA Council May 12, 2014
OALA Organizational Structure
OALA Annual Report • 2014
Audited Financial Statement
OALA Annual Report • 2014
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Notes
OALA Annual Report • 2014
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE
MARCH 26, THURSDAY, 8:00 p.m.
Conference registration opens at 7:00 p.m.
Words on Play: How Investing in Outdoor Environments Results in Healthy Community Outcomes
Jennie Sumrell
Sponsored by: Crozier Enterprises - Play! By Crozier
MARCH 27, FRIDAY
7:30 a.m.
-
8:30 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
Breakfast, exhibits and networking
Sponsored by: ABC Recreation Ltd. (Registration), Permacon (Breakfast)
8:30 a.m.
-
11:15 a.m.
Annual General Meeting
OALA 47th Annual General Meeting
11:15 a.m.
-
12:00 p.m.
Break and Exhibits
Refreshments, exhibits and networking
12:00 p.m.
-
1:15 p.m.
Welcome and Keynote Address
Official Welcome and Conference Opening Remarks
Keynote address by David Miller, Honourary Member of the OALA
1:15 p.m.
-
1:45 p.m.
Lunch
Lunch, exhibits and networking
Sponsored by: Thames Valley Brick & Tile / Thames Valley Building Products Ltd.
1:45 p.m.
-
3:15 p.m.
Awards Ceremony
OALA Awards and CSLA Regional Awards Presentation
3:15 a.m.
-
4:00 p.m.
Break and Exhibits
Refreshments, exhibits and networking
4:00 p.m.
-
6:00 p.m.
World Café Sessions
• Living Building Challenge 3.0: A Visionary Path to a Regenerative Future | Ethan Griesbach
• Building the Case for Green Infrastructure in Ontario | Paul Ronan
• Landscape Architects and The Future of Ecological Design | Eha Naylor, OALA and Alana Evers, OALA
Sponsored by: The Living Wall, Gro-Bark, DeepRoot Canada Corp
7:00 p.m.
-
9:00 p.m.
President’s Reception at U of G - Landscape Architecture Building “PIT” Foyer
• Remembering Victor Chanasyk | Linda Irvine, OALA
Sponsored by: Unilock Ltd
9:00 p.m.
Social Event organized by Social Committee
Find event details in the OALA AGM App online
MARCH 28, SATURDAY
8:30 a.m.
-
1:30 p.m.
Guelph Tours and Events organized by CEC
Guelph Tours and Events; $20 + HST fee (find details in the OALA AGM App online)
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS • LEADERS FOR A HEALTHY PLANET