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Town of Diamond Valley

Town of Diamond Valley Municipal Development Plan Client: V3 | Town of Diamond Valley Date: 2024-2025 Location: Town of Diamond Valley, AB Bluerock's Role: Senior leadership in Council and community engagement, policy-writing, document design and visioning. Bluerock provided senior level assistance on community and Council engagement, policy writing and growth directions in partnership V3 Companies of Canada on the Town of Diamond Valley’s first Municipal Development Plan under the new amalgamated municipality of the former towns of Black Diamond and…

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Chestermere MDP

City of Chestermere Municipal Development Plan Client: V3 | City of Chestermere Date: 2024-2025 Location: City of Chestermere, AB Bluerock's Role: Senior leadership in Council and community engagement, policy-writing, document design and visioning. Bluerock Planning in the partnership of V3 and TableTalk Engagement completed a comprehensive update to the City’s Municipal Development Plan. The project included extensive engagement with community members, local organizations, Council, and land developers. The MDP and its bold vision will guide growth and development over the…

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Radium Hot Springs

Village of Radium Hot Springs Official Community Plan & Zoning Bylaw Client: Village of Radium Hot Springs Date: 2024-2026 Location: Village of Radium Hot Springs, BC Bluerock's Role: Bluerock was the lead consultant with strong support from subconsultants Selkirk Planning & Design, ARC Engagement, Rynic, and FRANK Plans. Bluerock Planning in partnership with Selkirk, ARC Engagement, Rynic, and FRANK Plans completed a comprehensive Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw update for the Village of Radium Hot Springs from 2024-2026. The…

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Mark Locki

Mark Locki, BA, Community Planner Mark brings a strong story-telling component to his planning work, with a keen ability to make planning policy accessible to all citizens through film making, clear policy and regulations, mapping and visualizations. Mark’s experience includes over a decade as an award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer with a focus on community building, housing, outdoor adventure, and social issues. In his planning work Mark focuses on the intersection of urban growth, housing and economics. Mark is a…

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Zachery Wulf Gillrie

Zachery Wulf Gillrie, BSC, P.BIOL, R.P.BIOL, Environmental Specialist Zac, the founder of ZWULF INC, brings extensive experience in environmental consulting, specializing in reptile and amphibian translocation, hibernaculum excavation and construction, wildlife and habitat surveys, and construction monitoring across British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Zac has worked on diverse projects ranging from species at risk management to environmental impact assessments. He collaborates with skilled professionals to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions tailored to clients’ needs. • Professional Biologist (P.Biol.), Alberta Society of…

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Port Alice

Village of Port Alice Waterfront Parks Plan Client: Village of Port Alice Date: 2024 Location: Village of Port Alice Bluerock's Role: Jonathan Schmidt was the project manager and lead of the Waterfront Parks Plan Bluerock Planning, building on the success of the recently completed Official Community Plan (OCP) for Port Alice, was invited to make a Waterfront Parks Plan. This comprehensive assessment of Waterfront sites built upon existing park locations and three new locations to expand the parks into a…

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Castlegar

Castlegar Official Community Plan & Zoning Bylaw Client: City of Castlegar Date: 2024 Location: City of Castlegar, British Columbia Bluerock's Role: Jonathan Schmidt was one of the lead authors for the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw. Bluerock Planning collaborated with MVH Urban Planning & Design, Selkirk Planning & Design, and ARC Engagement on a new and inspiring Official Community Plan (OCP) and Zoning Bylaw for the City of Castlegar. The new OCP provides an easy-to-read and understand plan that…

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Port Alice

Village of Port Alice OCP Client: Village of Port Alice Date: 2022-2023 Location: Village of Port Alice Bluerock's Role: Jonathan Schmidt was the project manager and lead author of the OCP Bluerock Planning, in partnership with other consultants, assisted on a forward-looking Official Community Plan (OCP). The new OCP provides an easy-to-read and understand plan that will facilitate the right type of development to create a thriving Village of Port Alice. The village is going through a transition from an…

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Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement

Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement Land Use Plan Client: Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement Date: 2022-2023 Location: Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement Bluerock's Role: Jonathan Schmidt was one of the lead authors for the Land Use Plan and assisted with community engagement. Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement (PPMS) suffered a detrimental wildfire in 2019 that destroyed homes, traditional land use areas, and community amenities. PPMS retained ProACTIVE and Bluerock Planning to complete a comprehensive Land Use Plan that considered all of the traditional, environmental,…

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Amazon Web Services

Site Analysis Client: Amazon Web Services with ARUP Engineering Date: April, 2024 Location: Various Locations Calgary Region Bluerock's Role: Bluerock was asked to provide professional planning expertise for Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) site selection process in the Calgary Region from 2020-2021 and then again recently in 2023-2024. Bluerock’s team of planners met regularly with AWS and ARUP teams to provide strategic advice on which land would be ideal for future investments in the Calgary Region. The site selection required a…

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