Donovan Toews, MCP, MCIP PRINCIPAL

Donovan Toews, MCP, MCIP has worked extensively for both public and private sector clients in the land use planning and land development sectors, creating effective successful land use and community plans, and bringing land development projects to fruition through strategic processes. Donovan is a public consultation specialist, and has designed and facilitated many public consultation programs for a variety of planning and engineering projects for both the private and public sectors. Donovan is a practiced and proven effective facilitator and has applied those skills to complex, multi-stakeholder, often controversial projects successfully. He has been responsible for the coordination of overall major site development or transportation planning projects, working with neighbourhood and government groups, facilitating stakeholder meetings, negotiating and presenting at public hearings, and has an extensive knowledge of municipal and Provincial statutes and regulations concerning land development.

EDUCATION Master of City Planning, University of Manitoba Bachelor of Science, Geography - Gold Medal University of Winnipeg

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Principal, Landmark Planning & Design Inc., 2006 to Date (7 years) Partner, Planning & Development Unit Leader, MMM Group Inc., 1999 to 2006 (7 years) Intern, Scatliff & Associates Inc., 1998 to 1998 (6 months)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Vice President, Canadian Institute of Planners, 2011-2012 Director, Canadian Institute of Planners, 2006-2007 and 2011-2012 Chair, Governance Committee, Canadian Institute of Planners, 2011-2012 Director, Manitoba Professional Planners Institute, 2004-2012 Past President, Manitoba Professional Planners Institute, 2006-2008

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS The Stakeholder Tier System – A tool to assist management of public engagement processes for large infrastructure projects. Plan Canada (Spring 2013) Public Consultation – Why, When, How and Lessons Learned. Manitoba Planning Conference (Manitoba February 2013) Public Consultation Principles and Practice. (Canadian Institute of Planners Annual Conference/ World Urban Forum, Vancouver 2006) Presenting Delegate, representing Manitoba Planners to Chongqing, PRC for a conference entitled: Rural to Urban Resettlement; the Three Gorges Project (2004) IAP2 Presentation: The Stakeholder Tier System – A tool to assist management of public engagement processes for large infrastructure projects.

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REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS Secondary Plans and Development Plans Ridgewood Precinct Plan, Winnipeg, MB. Prime Consultant retained by Qualico Developments to prepare a precinct plan complete with extensive community consultation for an 800-acre section of undeveloped land in West Winnipeg. The project involved a complex set of development variables including, fragmented ownership, existing community concerns related to traffic parkland dedication, and existing city infrastructure deficits. CFB Petawawa Master Realty Development Plan, Petawawa, ON. Project Planner collaborating with Smith Carter Architects to prepare a master land use plan for Canada’s largest military base. Waverley West Regional Secondary Plan, Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for the preparation, development and execution of a public consultation strategy and adoption of the Waverley West Regional Secondary Plan on behalf of the Province of Manitoba (MHRC), Ladco Company, and the City of Winnipeg. The plan provides regional direction for six neighbourhood secondary plans towards the full, cohesive development of this 2,900 acre area. Waverley West Northeast Neighbourhood Secondary Plan, Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for the preparation, development and execution of a public consultation strategy and adoption of the Waverley West Northeast Neighbourhood Secondary Plan on behalf of the Province of Manitoba (MHRC) and the City of Winnipeg. South Pointe Precinct Plan, Winnipeg, MB. Prime Consultant retained by Ladco Developments to prepare a land development plan complete with community consultation for 500 acres in southwest Winnipeg. The project involves community open houses and stakeholder meetings. Precinct ‘E’ Precinct Plan, Winnipeg, MB. Prime Consultant retained by major landowners to prepare a land development plan complete with community consultation for this 175 acre area in north Winnipeg. The project involved community open houses and stakeholder meetings.

Transcona Yards Secondary Plan, Winnipeg, MB. Project Planner responsible for overseeing the preparation of a secondary plan for this industrial area on behalf of the City of Winnipeg. The project included extensive public consultation with area businesses and residents towards the development of policies that would help address on-going land use conflicts. Brandon and Area Planning (BAPD) District Development Plan, Brandon, MB. Project Manager responsible for the preparation of the BAPD Development plan including consultation with stakeholders and the general public, and negotiation between client groups (two RM councils, Brandon City Council and various Provincial departments). The Plan was passed unanimously through Councils, the Planning District and the Province of Manitoba.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND FACILITATION MB Hydro, Bipole III Transmission Line Project, MB. Manager of Public Consultation contracted to MMM Group. Responsible for the strategy, design and execution of a major twoyear consultation process towards achieving environmental approval for this $3.8 billion dollar project. The stakeholder list included over 300 stakeholder groups, 1,200 individual landowners and more than 5,000 project participants. The project area covered over 1,384 linear km– the largest transmission project in North America at that time. Pointe du Bois Spillway Replacement Project. Responsible for the successful development and implementation of the public consultation program associated with an Environmental Assessment application to replace the spillway at this Manitoba Hydro facility at Pointe du Bois. Also responsible to provide edits to improve the continuity, flow and plain language reading of the submission document. http://www.hydro.mb.ca/projects/pointe_du_bois/environment. shtml

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Riel Reliability Improvement Initiative (2008). Responsible for the successful development and implementation of the public consultation program with MMM Group associated with an Environmental Assessment application to improve the reliability of the transmission system serving Winnipeg and southern Manitoba, by creating establishing new 500–230-kV transformation at the Riel Station site just West of Winnipeg. http://www.hydro.mb.ca/projects/riel/index.shtml?WT.mc_ id=2619

Manitoba Conservation, Duck Mountain Provincial Park ATV Management Plan. Retained by Manitoba Conservation to assemble and facilitate a working group consisting of approximately 25 representatives of potentially conflicting and diverse interests (logging industry, ATV groups, environmentalists, government, etc.). The project included a series of facilitated monthly meetings over a 12 month period to develop by consensus, a set of recommendations to be submitted to the government. The process resulted in the successful delivery of recommendations and an action plan with 100% consensus among the TWG. Southwest Rapid Transit Corridor, City of Winnipeg. Public consultation specialist on contract to Dillon Consulting Ltd. Responsible for public consultation and public communications towards the implementation of the first and second phase of Winnipeg’s first major rapid transit project. The project involved facilitated meetings with active stakeholder groups, public open houses, internal communications with City of Winnipeg Council and other public communications. The approach included managing political and interest group sensitivities. Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, PR330 at PTH100 Realignment Alternatives, RM of MacDonald, MB. Public consultation specialist responsible for the design and facilitation of a consultation process for the redesign of a troublesome highway intersection. The project included interviews with landowners and other stakeholders, and a series of public open house events, successfully carried out and reported.

Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, PR283 Bridge Redesign and Highway Realignment Alternatives, The Pas, MB. Public consultation specialist responsible for the design and facilitation of a consultation process for the re-alignment of the main highway connection from the west of the Town of the Pas. Project stakeholders included varied competing interests. The project included a focus group session and a series of public open house events. Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, PTH 10 Alternative Route Selection, The Pas, MB. Public consultation specialist with MMM Group responsible for the design and facilitation of the consultation program for the selection of an alternative main transportation corridor through the Town of The Pas. The project included divergent interests in a potentially controversial setting. The consultation program included working with a selected stakeholder group in order to assess concerns and prioritize criteria associated with the route selection, open houses with exit questionnaires, analysis of results and presentation to MTGS, and the application of qualitative issues to engineering solutions. The final deliverables included official endorsement of the recommendations by the full stakeholder group, Town Council and the Provincial government. Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, Yellowquill Trail Interchange Options, Portage la Prairie, MB. Responsible for the design and facilitation of a public consultation program with MMM Group, including stakeholder workshops and public open houses, towards a recommended plan for future interchange options for the Portage by-pass. The project included the need to understand a range of interests and applying those interests to a technical evaluation from an engineering perspective. City of Winnipeg, Route 90 Corridor Study, Winnipeg, MB. Public consultation specialist with MMM Group responsible for the design and facilitation of a consultation process towards the expansion of this regional corridor. The process included structuring stakeholders into tier categories to help decide upon and facilitate various types of stakeholders and acknowledge the varied impacts associated with corridor widening. The project included a city-wide survey (Probe Research), facilitated and individual meetings, mass notification and communications and public open houses. The strategic process involved successfully managing sensitivities and potential conflict concerning property acquisition and possible expropriations.

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City of Winnipeg/Province of Manitoba, Building Communities Initiative (Luxton, Seven Oaks, St. John’s Park), Winnipeg, MB. The Province and City provided $1.4 million in funding for community improvements in each of two communities, with a requirement for the project ideas to be generated and carried out with the participation of the community. Served as Project Manager with MMM Group responsible for the design, delivery and implementation of a six-month, community-driven public consultation program. The project successfully brought together three diverse communities to establish community-funding priorities. City of Winnipeg Wastewater Pump Station Replacement, Winnipeg, MB. Responsible for the design and management a public consultation program with MMM Group to facilitate the construction of an above ground wastewater pump station in an established residential area. The project was considered controversial and required a sensitive deliberation between the City of Winnipeg and directly adjacent residents, and resulted in an accepted negotiated solution. City of Winnipeg, OurWinnipeg Internal Facilitation, Winnipeg, MB. Retained by the City of Winnipeg to facilitate two, day-long retreat sessions to assist City of Winnipeg planners and engineers to develop long range planning objectives towards the completion of a new development plan (OurWinnipeg) for the City of Winnipeg. Manitoba Local Government, Strategic Plan Facilitation (Manitoba). Provided group facilitation services to the MLG towards the development of renewed objectives and actions plan. Town of Altona Strategic Planning and Facilitation, Altona, MB. Retained to facilitate a strategic planning daysession and to provide supportive land use planning expertise for the session. 12th Avenue N/15th Avenue N Corridor Study, Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN. Responsible for the design and facilitation of a major consultation process with MMM Group on behalf of the Metro Council of Governments, to resolve divergent interests in a transportation planning issue. The process included a large stakeholder group and steering committee with diverse interests and broader public consultation efforts across state lines.

Deer Lodge Centre Parking Redevelopment, Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for acquiring municipal approvals for a contentious parking redevelopment strategy. An extensive community consultation program was developed to address the conflicting needs of the DLC and the surrounding community. The program lasted two years and resulted in near consensus on the redevelopment and compliments from the approval body on the successful process. Westgate Mennonite Collegiate, Winnipeg, MB. Retained by the school to facilitate a potential major school expansion project, including retaining and working with project architect, facilitating community negotiation and navigating the municipal approval process. Brandon Mental Health Centre (BMHC) Redevelopment, Brandon, MB. Project Manager responsible for overall development an RFP, including project evaluation and selection, to be issued by the Province of Manitoba and the City of Brandon for the redevelopment of a 160 acre site with 500,000 square feet of historic buildings. The project was carried out with an extensive community consultation program including site tours, workshops and open houses.

LAND DEVELOPMENT AND MUNICIPAL APPROVALS Bonner Avenue and Sperring Avenue Site Development, Winnipeg, MB. Project manager responsible to acquire municipal approvals for these multi-family, infill condo projects. An engagement process was undertaken to involve landowners, architects, planners, engineers, City of Winnipeg representatives, and adjacent residents to prepare and refine development plans. First Pro/Smart Centers Commercial Zoning Approvals, Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for acquiring municipal approvals (plan amendment, rezoning, conditional uses, zoning agreements, etc.), including extensive public consultation, for three regional mall redevelopment sites (Unicity Mall, Kenaston/McGillivray, Wal-mart Polo Park) in Winnipeg, MB. Tim Hortons Commercial Zoning Approvals, Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for acquiring municipal approvals (rezoning, private access) for a series of new restaurant sites throughout Winnipeg, MB. St. Anne’s Road Twinning, Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for this major twinning project, including negotiation of a unique City/Developer financing solution that allowed the construction to begin years earlier than planned to the benefit of both the City of Winnipeg and the land developer.

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Canadian Tire Commercial Zoning Approvals, Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for acquiring municipal approvals (rezoning, conditional uses, zoning agreements) for new site locations throughout Winnipeg and in Brandon, MB. PartSource Commercial Zoning Approvals, Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for acquiring municipal approvals (rezoning, conditional uses, zoning agreements, etc.) for new site locations throughout Winnipeg. Safeway Commercial Zoning Approvals, Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for acquiring municipal approvals (rezoning, conditional uses, zoning agreements, etc.) for new site locations throughout Winnipeg and Selkirk, MB. Concordia Hospital Land Acquisition Zoning Review, Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for preparing a municipal approvals scoping report for lands to be acquired by the hospital for multiple potential uses. Deer Lodge Centre (DLC) Parking Redevelopment; Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for acquiring municipal approvals for a contentious parking redevelopment strategy and implementation. An extensive community consultation program was developed to address the conflicting needs of the DLC and the surrounding community.

Fairweather Properties Zoning Approvals; Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager with MMM Group presponsible for acquiring municipal approvals (rezoning, conditional uses, zoning agreements, etc.), including extensive public consultation, for three regional mall development sites (Kenaston/McGillivray, Madison Square, Southglen Shopping Centre). St. Norbert Multi-Family Residential Zoning Approvals; Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for acquiring municipal approvals (rezoning, private access) for a proposed six-storey residential/commercial mixed use complex in South Winnipeg. Orszak Estate Land Development Site; Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for acquiring municipal approvals (plan amendment, rezoning), including public consultation, for this residential development site in northwest Winnipeg. Dilawri Group Automotive Centre Zoning Approvals; Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for acquiring municipal approvals (development plan amendment, rezoning) for a new auto dealership site.

Health Sciences Centre Zoning Approvals; Winnipeg, MB. Project Planner responsible for acquiring municipal approvals (rezoning) for a hospital parkade structure.

Molson Avenue Multi-Family Development, Winnipeg, MB. Project Manager responsible for municipal approvals to redevelop this former Schriemer's greenhouse site into a medium-density residential and commercial mixed use development.

Northgate Mobile Home Park Expansion; Winnipeg, MB. Responsible to resolve a long-term dispute between the existing mobile home park and adjacent residents in order to gain the municipal approvals to allow for the mobile home park expansion. A solution was created and all opposition to the project removed.

Landmark Planning & Design Inc. | 298 Waterfront Drive, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0G5 Tel.: (204) 453-8008 | Fax: (204) 453-6626 | e-mail: [email protected] | www.landmarkplanning.ca

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