Welcome to the SPPI Learning Centre. See below for articles and resources that may be useful to our membership. If you have any documents you would like to submit for our Learning Centre, please send them to info@sppi.ca
CIP HUB
The HUB is accessible to all CIP members, on demand, with no additional fees. This centralized site includes recorded weinar and conference presentations, resources, and documents. Organized by subject, the HUB is ideal for accessing free Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) content and sourcing best practices in planning from across the country. Login is required.
Planning Ethics Workshop
See below for the March 31 SPPI Planning Ethics Workshop. Thank you to Glen Grismer for presenting to our members:
Here is a copy of the Professional Planning Ethics in pdf format.
Winter Cycling Webinar
See below for the December 15 SPPI Winter Cycling Webinar with Ellen McLaughlin and Tyler Rittinger. Thank you to Ellen and Tyler for presenting to our members:
Community Adaptation to Climate Change
See below for the September 28 SPPI Webinar, Community Adaptation to Climate Change with Dr. Robert Patrick. Thank you to Dr. Patrick for delivering an informative and thought provoking session for our members:
Community Adaptation to Climate Change
Canadian Transit Agencies Response to COVID-19
See below for the September 24 SPPI Webinar, Canadian Transit Agencies Response to COVID-19 with Dr. Ehab Diab. Thank you to Dr. Diab for presenting to our members:
Canadian Transit Agencies Response to COVID-19
Planning 101
See below for the July 9 SPPI Webinar, Planning 101 with Jenna Schroeder. Thank you to Jenna for an informative presentation to SPPI members:
Planning 101 with Jenna Schroeder
SPPI Planning 101 – Presentation Slides
SPPI Proponent Handbook
In November the Professional Development Committee of SPPI hosted the DTC for Planners workshop in Saskatoon. The workshop was conducted by Karen Bolton and Monique Young of the Aboriginal Consultation Unit of the Ministry of Government Relations. The workshop included guidance for municipalities and developers on early engagement related to projects that may trigger government’s duty to consult. See below for the Proponent Handbook:
2019 SPPI Conference Resources
See below for presentations that were at the recent 2019 SPPI Conference, Good Neighbours Strong Communities:
Criteria Based Decision Making by Colleen Yates, Equinox
Neighborhoods First by John Reuter, Strong Towns
A Curbside Chat by John Reuter, Strong Towns
Rural Contributions to Community Building, Jessica Mitchell and Jana Jedlic, RM of Edenwold
Provincial Update Summary, Janna Morgan, Ralph Leibel and Riley Stefanik, CPB, Ministry of Government Relations
Asset Management and Municipal OCP, Jaimie Hallett, Northbound Planning
See below for recent presentations from the Saskatoon Talks on Tap, BRT and Bike Lanes by Dr. Ehab Diab and Michaela Sidloski from the University of Saskatchewan and Danae Bologun and Rob Dudiak with the City of Saskatoon:
BRT – Dr. Diab and Michaela Sidloski PART1
BRT – Dr. Diab and Michaela Sidloski PART2
Professor David Gordon (Queen’s University) has been doing some interesting digging into historic materials on Saskatchewan planning published in the Journal of the Town Planning Institute of Canada from 1920-32. See below for the recovered documents:
Regional & Urban Planning Program 50th Anniversary Collection 2018
Reclaiming the Back Alley Akkerman
Gender myth and the mind-city composite Akkerman
Winter Cities and Mood Disorder Akkerman
Myths of the North and origins of city form Akkerman
Platonic Myth and Urban Space Akkerman
Understanding Western Canada’s Dominion Land Survey System
The Citification of Small Town Plans
Re-designing Rural Residential Areas with Public Transportation in mind