WINTER 2025, VOL. 65, NO. 4
Canadians are facing an evolving array of gradual and sudden economic, environmental, and social challenges, with disproportionate consequences across our geography and demographic groups. Having experienced a series of interconnected global, country-wide, and local crises, we have learned several lessons that directly apply to Canada’s institutions and systems. How can planners help this country be resilient?
Disruptions are rarely unforeseen. We’re aware of risk factors and we can plan and prepare for a range of scenarios. Planners are in positions to identify scenarios, connect across disciplines, and provide leadership on risk mitigation and disaster resiliency. How are planners supporting communities to prepare for, respond to, and adapt to complex challenges?
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In this issue…
Articles
Planners as Champions of Resilience by Jack Lindsay
Building Climate Change Resilience: Strategic Advice for Community Planning by Kevin Hanna, Troy McMillan, Mark Seasons, and Kayleigh Swanson
Planning for Disruption – A Process That Never Ends by Glenn Miller
Why 2026 is a Landmark Year for Planners in Ontario – and Canada as a Whole by Chris Jones
Trial by Water: Conservation Authority Responses and Lessons Learned from the Storms of 2024 by Victoria Kramkowski, John MacKenzie, and David Kellershohn
Watershed-Based Governance Provides Co-Benefits in an Uncertain Future by Kyra Howes and Dalia Al-Ali
Lessons from a Planner at the Redwater Wildfire Response by Kyle Schole
Beyond Recreation: Trails as Climate Infrastructure for Resilience and Emergency Response by Magi Scallion and Mark Barsevskis
Resilient Rails: What Cycle Couriers Teach Us About Planning for Disruption by Sawyer Jonker and Jennifer Dean
Reflecting on the Urban Exodus: Rural Planning for City Expats by Sara Epp, Christopher Fullerton, Natasha Gaudio Harrison, and Ryan Gibson
The Absence of Gender in First Nation Emergency Management Policy by Sadia Afrin Lema and Robert Patrick
Columns
Editors’ Note | Mot de la rédaction by Harrison Ellis and Ezra Wasser
Fellows Corner | De côté des Fellows by Ken Cameron and John Farrow
Planner’s Bookshelf | L’étagère du planificateur
Research Digest | Condensé des recherches en urbanisme
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