Promoting Planning Excellence in Saskatchewan

SPPI is a professional association providing services to benefit the professional planner,

their employers, the public, and the communities and clients serviced by

planners in Saskatchewan.

SPPI is an affiliate of CIP – Canadian Institute of Planners

SPPI: THE BEGINNING

THE GOALS OF THE INSTITUTE ARE:

ROLES OF COUNCIL

GROWING & WORKING FOR YOU Creating new interactive learning opportunities

Introducing blogs, discussion forums, new website Consistent & Effective communication with members

Email, Social Media, new website Enhancing services for Candidate members to obtain Full

Membership Increasing the profile of Planners in Saskatchewan

Active promotion of planning in Saskatchewan Listening to the Membership

What would you like to see?

SPPI : A NEW DIRECTION

Promote planning excellence in Saskatchewan through ensuring planning is seen as an essential service for organizations.

Provide professional development opportunities to all members across the spectrum.

Represent the planning profession in policy issues which have the potential to affect the profession.

Strengthened tie to CIP initiatives. Enhanced communication both internally and externally Effective implementation and administration of legislation and

policies. Revenues support strategic and operational initiatives. Facilitate the progress of the majority of candidate members to

become RPP’s

WHY IS PLANNING SO IMPORTANT NOW?

Saskatchewan is currently ranked among the top two provinces for:

Non-residential investment Urban housing starts International exports Manufacturing shipments Retail sales Unemployment rates and rates of employment growth Average weekly earnings Real wage growth; and Saskatchewan's population reached an all-time record of 1.1M at the

end of 2012, the largest year-over-year increase in the province's 107-year history.

GROWTH IS EVIDENT ACROSS SASK

New storage Facilities in Air Ronge New local restaurants in Avonlea and Coronach New seed warehouse in Avonlea A community lottery in Biggar raises $63K to invest back into local

communities Hudson Bay re-opens the Weyerhaeuser OSB mill, recalling nearly all

of the 140 employees Big Muddy Badlands in southern Sask hits Reader's Digest Top 10

List of places to see in Canada Estevan is teaming up nine municipalities to investigate the possibility

of a new water system

"Saskatchewan boasts the fastest economic growth rate of any Canadian province.”The Economist

"The U.S. buys more oil from Saskatchewan than it does from Kuwait. No wonder the CEO of one Fortune 500 company describes the prairie province as the 'next sovereign wealth fund'."Fortune magazine

"The resource-rich province has the brightest prospects of any region in Canada."The Globe and Mail

"…An economic superstar."CNN Radio

EVEN THE WORLD IS TAKING NOTICE

GROWTH DEMANDS GOOD PLANNING TO:facilitate the orderly and efficient management of community growth and development, enabling safe, healthy and vibrant communities; and

secure investment into new infrastructure and development.

PLANNING IS GAINING MOMENTUM

Many of Saskatchewan’s 786 rural and urban municipalities have been under pressure to respond to growth demands, spurring: 158 municipalities to participate in the province’s Planning for

Growth program the development of 18 planning districts involving 88

municipalities and two First Nations across the province an increase in the number of Official community plans (40%

of municipalities); and Zoning bylaws (63% of municipalities) A growing interest in establishing planning and development

services to support local and regional demands for residential and commercial lots, expanding infrastructure, and servicing

THANK YOU!Questions?