Northern Planning and Sustainability Unit
The Northern Planning and Sustainability Unit (NPSU) of Northern Municipal Services supports northern planning capacity and community sustainability by providing professional, northern-based consulting and support services. The NPSU is a committed partner in integrated and inter-jurisdictional policy planning.
The NPSU provides professional planning services and support to the municipalities in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD). The NSAD includes 25 incorporated northern municipalities: 2 towns, 11 northern villages, 11 northern hamlets, and the District, which includes 11 northern settlements, 14 resort subdivisions and 9 cluster subdivisions.
The unit's long-standing program is the successful Planning for Growth North program which works with municipalities in the north to develop their Official Community Plans and Zoning Bylaws. The program provides municipalities with the opportunity to envision their future and determine the appropriate steps to reach that vision.
The NPSU provides professional planning services and support to the municipalities in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD). The NSAD includes 25 incorporated northern municipalities: 2 towns, 11 northern villages, 11 northern hamlets, and the District, which includes 11 northern settlements, 14 resort subdivisions and 9 cluster subdivisions.
The unit's long-standing program is the successful Planning for Growth North program which works with municipalities in the north to develop their Official Community Plans and Zoning Bylaws. The program provides municipalities with the opportunity to envision their future and determine the appropriate steps to reach that vision.
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Dee Johns, MCIP, RPP
Working with northern people, land and community in different capacities for the past 20 years, Dee combines her experience with education to deliver professional planning services to incorporated municipalities and communities in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. With a focus on supporting communities as they plan for growth, Dee works with residents and stakeholders to strengthen relationships, improve outcomes for northerners and increase municipal planning capacity. Dee is a Registered Professional Planner of Saskatchewan and a full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners. Dee's education includes a BA in Geography; a BA in Conservation Enforcement; and a Master's in Northern Governance and Development. As a commitment to continued learning, Dee is also currently working toward her certificate in Local Government Authority. |
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Erik Trenouth, MCIP, RPP
Erik brings a technical and practical lens to land use and policy development in Northern Saskatchewan. Drawing from his experience working with northern communities, both in a bylaw development and development officer capacity, as well as municipal experience with the City of Prince Albert and RM of Dundurn, Erik is able to see many sides of development and consider the impact it can have on the future. Erik enjoys continually learning more about planning, while also happily sharing his existing knowledge with our communities, colleagues, students and the public. Erik graduated from the Regional and Urban Planning program at the University of Saskatchewan in 2012 and has received his RPP and MCIP designations as a full member of the Saskatchewan Professional Planners Institute and the Canadian Institute of Planners. Erik spends his free time out on ball fields, on disc golf courses across the province, watching baseball and traveling across North America. |
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Heather Bernardin, M.A, GIS-cert.
Working with community initiatives that connect with residents, mayors and councils, K-12 students, business suits and others is what she loves to do. Heather has played a strong role on a wide range of team projects, from community health and quality of life, to planning, mapping, and more. Heather holds a M.A. in Geography from the University of Saskatchewan and a post-graduate certificate in GIS-Cartography from Fleming College. She is currently a Pre-Candidate member with the Saskatchewan Professional Planners Institute. Heather lives in La Ronge, SK. with her family and loves to volunteer in her community, paddle, ski, read, tap her toes to music, and enjoy northern living. |
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Planning Practice and Reconciliation Policy
The Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) is pleased to announce the launch of its Planning Practice and Reconciliation policy that defines the role planning and planners play in reconciliation.
Against the backdrop of the principles of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final Report and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), this policy is a call to action for planners to engage in meaningful and sustained relationship building with Indigenous Peoples of Canada (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis).
The Policy respectively:
Read the full Planning Practice and Reconciliation policy and additional resources and reports at cip-icu.ca/Indigenous-Planning
Against the backdrop of the principles of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final Report and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), this policy is a call to action for planners to engage in meaningful and sustained relationship building with Indigenous Peoples of Canada (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis).
The Policy respectively:
- Establishes CIP’s goal for reconciliation to be meaningfully embedded in planning practice in Canada.
- Sets objectives needed to achieve this goal in all aspects of planning practice.
- Defines and describes the roles and responsibilities of today’s professional planners in meeting those objectives.
Read the full Planning Practice and Reconciliation policy and additional resources and reports at cip-icu.ca/Indigenous-Planning