November 3, 2016 - Join your neighbours for an enjoyable evening of refreshments, information & conversation about our community.
We need the people who live and work in Colwood to get involved in creating a new official community plan. It will shape the future of Colwood - where our energy is focused to create the heart of Colwood; which areas see new development and which areas are preserved; what the streets, parks, waterfront and public spaces will look like; and the quality of life we enjoy. Read more about the Official Community Plan Update at www.colwood.ca/MakingWaves.
Tonight's topic - Keeping it Wild in the City
Dr. William Marsh is an earth scientist, landscape planner, teacher, author and consultant (read his full bio below). He literally wrote the book on Landscape Planning and Environmental Geography!
How do cities create neighbourhoods that enhance quality of life, integrate into the local landscape, and preserve natural features? Can it be done? What are the benefits? What are the tradeoffs?
Great cities don't just happen - they are created by people who care about their community and are willing to rock the boat to find ways to make their city great. People like you. (Let us know you are coming on the event facebook page.)
Schedule for the evening:
6:30pm - Help yourself to refreshments
6:45pm - Stories from the expert: Will Marsh on Keeping it Wild in the City
7:30pm - Dive in to table conversations about your community
8:15pm - Float any big ideas raised in table conversations and highlight the ideas that make sense to you
8:30pm - Thank-you's and next steps
About our expert
Dr. William Marsh has enjoyed a diverse career as an earth scientist, landscape planner, teacher, author and consultant. He is a former Chairman of the Department of Earth and Resource Sciences and former Director of the Laboratory for Land and Water Management, both at the University of Michigan. He has authored numerous papers on coastal environments, landscape planning and environmental management and is the author of several books including the classic Landscape Planning: Environmental Applications (5th ed.) from John Wiley publishers. Marsh joined the landscape architecture faculty of UBC in 2000 and taught a summer planning and design studio in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. Marsh retired from teaching in 2015 and lives in the Pt. Holmes area of Comox.
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