The best in professional planning was honoured by the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) with its annual Awards for Excellence.

The awards recognize the professional work and individual accomplishments of members across British Columbia and Yukon.

“The annual PIBC Awards process is an important opportunity to recognize outstanding professional achievements of planners and their teams throughout B.C. and Yukon. Winners have distinguished themselves with planning work that is exceptional, timely, innovative and meaningful to the communities we serve,” said Lisa Colby RPP, MCIP, chair of PIBC’s Awards & Recognition Committee. “We congratulate the winners and thank all participants in the awards competition for taking the time to share their inspirational work.”

The 2024 Gold winners are:

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN POLICY PLANNING – SMALL TOWN & RURAL AREAS 
Gold: City of Pitt Meadows, Upland Agricultural Consulting and Urban Food Strategies – Grown in Pitt Meadows: Our Agricultural Viability Strategy

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN POLICY PLANNING – CITY & URBAN AREAS
Gold: Resilience Planning and YWCA Vancouver – Municipal Equity Kickstart Guide

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING PRACTICE – SMALL TOWN & RURAL AREAS
Gold: City of Rossland, CitySpaces Consulting Ltd and Lower Columbia Affordable Housing Society – Rossland Yards – Net Zero Ready, Mixed-use Affordable Workforce Housing and City Hall

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING PRACTICE – CITY & URBAN AREAS
Gold: Plassurban Consulting Inc., Province of British Columbia – Ministry of Housing and BC Housing – Home suite Home: Guidelines on How to Add and Manage a Secondary Suite or Accessory Dwelling Unit in British Columbia

AWARDS FOR RESEARCH & NEW DIRECTIONS IN PLANNING
Gold: City of Vancouver – Building the Case for Removing Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements