Images from the Conference

Council Director Ron Cruikshank
presenting his experience developing the Gwich'in Regional Land Use Plan
Diyet
singing at the Gala
Chief Joachim Bonnetrouge
on the lessons learned drafting the Decho Land Use Plan
Inuktitut:
Planning the New North
Dan Paleczny
giving his perspectives on transboundary land use planning
Iain Davidson-Hunt
makes a point
Council Chair Patrick Rouble
giving the opening message
Cooking Up Ideas
an ice-breaking activity
Jeff Cook
speaks to a packed house on the second keynote address
Dakhká Khwáan Dancers
at the Gala
Dr. Laurence C. Smith
gives a keynote address on "the New North: the World in 2050"
Han:
Planning the New North
Ed Peekakoot
fiddling at the Gala
A Full House in the Longhouse
a keynote address draws a full house with about 200 attendees
Michael Barrett
on the Nunavik experience with regional planning and protected areas
Sarah Reid
on indigenous climate change adaptation planning
An engaging poster area
posters were also presented at lighting talks
One of many breakout sessions
at the "Artist Studio"
Wilbur Smarch
talking about the legacy of Indian Residential Schools
Cree:
Planning the New North
Gwich'in:
Planning the New North
Dr. Laurence C. Smith
gives a keynote address on "the New North: the World in 2050"
French:
Planning the New North
The Next Generation of Planners
posing by a dugout canoe
English:
Planning the New North

Northern Planning Conference

Peggy Holroyd is Senior Land Use Planner with the Department of Lands, Government of the Northwest Territories.  She has worked and written on a variety of land and resource use planning and management topics, including energy and land use policy development, and cumulative effects management. Peggy holds a Master’s in Environmental Design from the University of Calgary.

Events:

Break-out Session 4: Planning for Change – Values Planning to Protect Specific Values

Wednesday, February 17, 2016.   3:30 – 5:00