Environmental Master Plan Proposal Presentation March 11, 2016

City of Warman Environmental Master Plan

Environmental Master Plan Proposal Presentation

March 11, 2016


Presentation Content

About WSP – Who We Are

Our Expertise

Project Requirements & Past Project Experience

Our Proposed Process

Q & A


About WSP

WSP is an international

company, with:

31,000 employees

500 offices

In 39 countries

In Canada, WSP has:

8,700 employees

In 105 office locations

across Canada

In 2015, WSP purchased

MMM Group Ltd.


About WSP/MMM

We are a multidisciplinary consulting firm creating vibrant and healthy communities specializing in sustainable

consulting to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. We are an industry leader in

cutting-edge, personalized, and practical solutions that help our clients seize opportunities, understand and

address challenges and risks, and navigate relevant regulatory systems.

We specialize in eleven key business areas:

Aviation

Buildings

Energy

Environment

Geomatics

Industrial

Mining

Planning & Development

Oil and gas

Telecommunications

Transportation

Air

Quality

Sustainability &

Energy

Consultation &

Community

Engagement

Land

Development

& Community

Master Plans


Sustainability at WSP/MMM

We are committed to ensuring that our solutions are not only

tailored to our clients’ needs, but also sensitive to local conditions,

and sustainable in the long term.

Our commitment and our culture ensure that our clients’ projects

are guided by sound environmental practices regardless of project

location throughout the world.


Every choice we make has some kind of impact. Making sustainable choices becomes a way of life,

and it’s intrinsically rewarding. To ensure that our culture of sustainability stays strong and our

continued commitment rigorous, we remain dedicated to all aspects of green operations, including

energy efficiency, water efficiency, resource utilization, sustainable transportation, and education and

awareness.

Our Sustainability Expertise

Some of our sustainability expertise includes:

LEED & LEED-ND

(Neighborhood

Development)

Sustainable

Neighborhood

Development/Master

Planning

Carbon Management

GHG Inventories

Green Building

Commissioning &

Education

Energy-efficiency

Climate Change

Impact Assessment

Tools

Buildings/Built-Form

Sustainability

Corporate

Sustainability Plans

Member of the Canada

Green Building Council


WSP/MMM is passionate about providing innovative and implementable planning solutions that enrich

the quality of people’s lives by fostering the creation of complete and sustainable communities. As an

award-winning leader in the planning and design of communities in both urban and rural environments,

we offer a full spectrum of municipal land use planning services.

Our Planning Expertise

Some of our planning expertise includes:

Growth Management

Strategies

Sustainability Plans

Community and

Stakeholder

Consultation

Development

Plans/Official

Community Plans

Zoning By-laws

Secondary/Concept

Plans

Active Transportation

Plans

Community

Improvement Plans

Sustainability principles and policies have been included

in the development of our planning and policy projects.


Warman’s EMP Requirements

& Our Past Experience

Requirements for EMP Our Project Experience

Stakeholder Engagement,

Consultation & Visioning

Background Research, Best

Practices & Case Studies

Sustainability Benchmarks,

Measures & Targets

• CentrePort Zoning By-law (2013)

• Creighton Community Sustainability Vision

(2015)

• MB Climate Change Branch Workshop

Facilitation (2013-2016)

• Moose Mountain Provincial Park

Consultation (2015)

• Measuring the Sustainability

Performance of New Development

(Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Brampton)

(2012)


• Energy & Waste Programs, GWL

Realty Advisors (2014 – present)

• Sustainability Fact Sheets, Ottawa

Community Housing (2015)


Warman’s EMP Requirements

& Our Past Experience

= City of Warman Environmental Master Plan

Requirements for EMP Our Project Experience

Sustainability Strategies

(ie: land-use, waste, water,

air)

Strategic Planning

GHG Inventories

• GREEN AT WORK Sustainability Program

(2013-2014)


• Lansdowne Park (Ottawa) Master Planning,

green & energy efficient design (2010 –

present)

• Brampton Environmental Master Plan

(2013)

• Partnership for the MB Capital Region

Growth Strategy (2015)

• Sun Life Sustainability Strategy &

Implementation Program (2014)

• 2012/13 Annual GHG Inventories, Cadillac

Fairview

• Assessment of Climate Change GHGs,

Brandon, MB (2007)


Our Past EMP’s

Red Deer Environmental Master Plan

Population: ~91,000

Budget > $200,000.00

Extensive Community Consultation

Process

14 Month Project Timeframe

Brampton Grow Green Environmental

Master Plan

Population: ~524,000

Budget > $175,000.00

Extensive Community Consultation

Process

2 Year Project Timeframe



Identify municipalities like Warman

Identify municipalities Warman would like to become

Forming Core Directions of the Plan

Best Practice/Case Study Analysis

What works

What is leading edge

Apply to Warman, identify the implications

= Current State of Warman Report

Project Initiation

Meet Team

Get to know Warman & Project Logistics

Identify existing sustainability programs &

policies

Development of EMP Vision and Core Directions

Draft Benchmark, Metric, & Target

Project Initiation



Confirm Benchmarks, Metric, & Targets

Recommend Strategic Partnerships

Confirm Implementation Plan

Refine EMP Components

Compile Final EMP


Stakeholder Engagement & Visioning

Collect Background

Information, Understand

Gaps and Opportunities

Develop Vision &

Core Directions

Confirm

Benchmarks &

Implementation

Recommendations

Presentation of

Plan

Group Meetings

One-on-one Discussions

Workshop

Collaborative Multi-Stakeholder

Roundtable Discussions

Public Interactive

Display Session Public Open House


The Final Product will include:

The Current State of Warman Report – providing a clear snapshot of where Warman is at from an environmental and sustainability perspective

A Vision Statement summarizing Warman’s Future Environmental/Sustainability Direction

Develop Core Directions, each including a goal, baseline/benchmark, a metric to monitor progress, a Corporate and Community Target, and a recommended course of action to achieve this target

An Implementation Plan and Terms of Reference for a Warman Sustainability Committee

The Final Product


Q&A

Roger Rempel, P.Eng., FEC

Senior Environmental Engineer

[email protected]

204.943.3178

mailto:[email protected]

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Environmental Master Plan Proposal Presentation March 11, 2016