Save the date!  

The deadline is around the corner to update all Official Community Plans and zoning bylaws in British Columbia to comply with provincial legislation on proactive planning for more housing. To help planners and practitioners cross the finish line, we have assembled four legal experts to answer your burning legal questions.

This free webinar is open to PIBC Members and Non-Members but registration is required. Registration opens soon!

Please note: for any questions that are specific to a particular community or context, the lawyers will offer guidance on how the necessary information can be obtained and where obtaining a specific legal opinion would be advisable.

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Our Panelists

Alison Espetveidt
Lidstone & Company
Alison is a municipal lawyer with Lidstone & Company who is licenced in Alberta and British Columbia. With 15 years of experience, she advises and advocates for municipal clients on a wide range of issues, including land use planning and development. Click here for video bio.

Pam Jefcoat
Civic Legal LLP
Pam is the managing partner of Civic Legal LLP and has over 24 years of experience in local government and commercial real estate law. Pam provides advice on a wide variety of local government matters, with a focus on land use planning and development. Click here for video bio.

Peter Johnson
Stewart McDannold Stuart
Peter is a partner with Stewart McDannold Stuart, a Victoria-based law firm that provides legal services to local governments. Peter provides legal advice to local governments on a wide variety of matters, including interpretation of local government legislation, planning and development law, and real estate and other commercial transactions.
 

Guy Patterson RPP, MCIP
Young Anderson
Guy is a partner with Young Anderson and is a registered professional planner and a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners. He maintains a general practice in municipal law with a focus on planning and land use management, and subdivision regulation.

Questions about this PLN webinar? Please email peerlearning@pibc.bc.ca.