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Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services Site Selection & Planning Advice Client: Amazon Web Services (via McElhanney / ARUP Engineering) Date: 2021-2022 Location: Calgary Region, Alberta Bluerock’s Role: Site selection for development of data centres Understanding land use approvals, land use/zoning bylaws, and site analysis are key to the decision-making of major investments by developers and businesses. Bluerock’s Jonathan Schmidt is becoming recognized for his expertise in this important field of knowledge that can lead direclty to billions of dollars of direct investment;…

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CMRB

CMRB Calgary Metropolitan Region Growth Plan Client: HDR - Calthorpe / Calgary Metropolitan Region Board Date: 2020-2021 Location: Calgary Region, Alberta Bluerock’s Role: Regional policy writing Bluerock’s Jonathan Schmidt brought policy writing expertise and local knowledge to the renowned consulting team from HDR-Calthorpe writing the Calgary Metropolitan Region Growth and Servicing Plans. Jonathan worked closely with world renowned urban and regional planner Peter Calthorpe, former Portland mayor Charles Hales and the rest of the HDR-Calthorpe team. Jonathan’s project role on…

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Town of Coronation

Town of Coronation Land Use Order Client: Palliser Regional Municipal Services & Special Areas Board Date: 2021-2022 Location: Town of Coronation, Alberta Bluerock’s Role: Project Management, Bylaw Writing, Graphics and Visuals Bluerock Planning, in partnership with Palliser Regional Municipal Services, worked with the Town of Coroantion to create a new Land Use Bylaw that is more permissive and stimulates much-needed economic development within the Town. Key topics addressed include: urban agriculture and local food production and manufacturing, tiny homes, accessory…

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Special Areas Board

Special Areas Board Land Use Order Client: Palliser Regional Municipal Services & Special Areas Board Date: 2020-2021 Location: Special Areas Board, Alberta Bluerock’s Role: Project Management, Policy Writing, Graphics and Visuals Bluerock Planning, in partnership with Palliser Regional Municipal Services, worked closely with Special Areas Board to overhaul their Land Use Order that covers all 5,000,000 acres of land. The new Land Use Order addressed many important topics including: country residential subdivision and design, renewable energy, economic development, rural, industrial…

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Drumheller

Town of Drumheller - Kneehill County Intermunicipal Development Plan Client: Palliser Regional Municipal Services Date: 2020 Location: Town of Drumheller, Alberta Bluerock’s Role: Project management, lead author / policy writing and mapping / GIS Bluerock led the creation of the Drumheller – Kneehill IDP including policy writing, map creation and coordination of the municipalities to ensure alignment with policies and general direction of the IDP Project was on-time and on-budget, delivered in a very short time period to meet provincial…

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Pathfinder Resort

Pathfinder Resort Master Plan Client: Contain Your Stuff Date: 2021 Location: Village of Canal Flats, BC Bluerock’s Role: Bluerock lead the creation and submission of the Master Plan Bluerock Planning was the lead planning consultant on the Pathfinder Kootenay River Resort Master Plan submission to the Village of Canal  Flats. The Master Plan is a vision for a mixed RV and glamping campground redevelopment with a total of 142 sites. The proposed redevelopment of the site includes a pool, farmers…

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Mended Star

Mended Star Master Plan Client: Urth Homes Ltd Date: 2020-21 Location: Village of Canal Flats, BC Bluerock’s Role: Bluerock was the project lead and coordinated the engineering and landscape architecture subconsultants. Bluerock Planning in collaboration with NAVAGRAH Landscape Architecture & Urban Design created an inspiring master plan for a 6 acre site in the growing Village of Canal Flats. The master plan is a vision for a community-centric development that is designed around celebrating agriculture and local food, which will…

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Special Areas Board

Municipal Development Plan Rural Planning Client: Palliser Regional Municipal Services & Special Areas Board Date: 2020-2021 (Adopted 2021) Location: Special Areas Board, Alberta Bluerock’s Role: Project Management, Policy Writing, Graphics and Visuals Bluerock Planning, in partnership with Palliser Regional Municipal Services, was faced with the challenge of creating the first Municipal Development Plan (MDP) for Special Areas Board (SAB) that covers over 5,000,000 acres of land. The MDP process included workshops with SAB staff and administration leading to draft directions…

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ʔaq’am First Nation

ʔaq’am First Nation Land Use Plan and Community Engagement Client: ?aq’am First Nation, BC Date: 2015-2016 Location: near Cranbrook, BC (Ktunaxa Nation) Bluerock’s Role: Jonathan Schmidt acted as senior planner while at McElhanney Consulting Indigenous Engagement & Planning Jonathan Schmidt and a team of Indigenous planners and engineers from McElhanney Consulting worked closely with the ?aq’am First Nation membership, staff and Chief and Council to create a land use plan based on local values and knowledge of the land. Following…

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ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation

ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation Land Use Plan and Community Engagement Client: ?aq’am First Nation, BC Date: 2017-2018 Location: near Invermere, BC Bluerock’s Role: Jonathan Schmidt acted as project manager and senior planner while at B&A Planning Group Indigenous Engagement & Planning The project team collaborated with stakeholders and community members to create a Land Use Plan that was inclusive to the entire community. A strong engagement plan and execution involved creative ideas to allow community members, administration, and external stakeholders to…

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