Welcome to API/IUA

The Atlantic Planners Institute / Institut des Urbanistes de l'Atlantique is an association of professional planners in the four Atlantic provinces of Canada: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. API is an affiliate of the Canadian Institute of Planners.

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 What’s new:

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Latest Council Activity – [more]

National Membership Review: API Council has responded to the Membership Report. The response can be viewed here.  The original report, along with notices regarding the various task force reports is available in the Members-only section of the Canadian Institute of Planners website.  

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News from the Canadian Institute of Planners – 

Joint CIP/NRCan project on Climate Change: There is information available on this exciting project on the CIP home page, as well as the link to the Northern Symposium website (www.planningforclimatechange.ca).  The Symposium will be held in Iqaluit next summer and a Call for Proposals has been held.  The deadline for submissions was November 30, 2007.

The Early Bird Registration deadline for the Planning for Climate Change:  Weathering Uncertainty Symposium in Iqaluit is fast approaching! Save $100 by registering before April 25th for this groundbreaking symposium and experience the Arctic in the capital city of Canada's newest territory! Click for more information.

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Branch Info –  

The Atlantic Planners Institute is made up of four provincial branches representing New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island... [more]

The Newfoundland and Labrador branch has released the brochure for its Spring 2008 Workshop.  Follow the link for info on the workshop, to be held on April 16, 2008 in Gander, NL.

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Continuous Professional Learning – 

Obtaining yearly continuous professional learning (CPL) credits is now a mandatory requirement for maintaining member status with CIP and API. Members can track their credits through the Members Only section of the CIP website. An updated guide is now available to answer questions regarding this program. [more]

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Municipal plans online – 

A municipal plan is the perfect official document to make available to the public on-line. It affects people's interests directly, it is current, occasionally controversial, and sums up the aspirations and actions of the place in which they live. [more]  

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Events & Notices – [more]

   Planetizen news and more

    

   Post an event or notice to the Bulletin Board

API Conference 2008

The annual conference will be held in Charlottetown, PEI from October 22-25, 2008 at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel. Stay tuned for more info.

 

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Planners Pen – 

 

The December 2007 issue is now ready.  [more]

 

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Jobs – 

Employment information for the Atlantic region, CIP postings, and international opportunities [more]  

Post a job to the Bulletin Board

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Planning School News –

 

Student-Practitioner Mentorship Program  

API and the Dalhousie School of Planning have developed a
student-practitioner Mentorship Program whereby practitioners are encouraged to share their professional experience with eager and upcoming planners and to discuss the planning profession on an informal basis. [more]  

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Recognizing Excellence – 

Awards and other recognitions. [more]

Lives in Review [more]

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