Gerald H. Couture FCIP
Education
Bldg. Tech. (Dipl), B.E.S., M.C.P. (Manitoba)
Memberships and Affiliations
Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP)
Gerry Couture is President of Urban Edge Consulting, a company he established in 2006. Through Urban Edge, Mr. Couture brings to his clients over 20 years of experience in long-range development planning, visioning, public consultation, public sector management, governance practices, performance management, and service-based reporting. His clients include the City of London (ON), the City of Winnipeg, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Heritage Canada, and the Winnipeg Foundation, among others.
Prior to establishing Urban Edge, Mr. Couture held the position of Senior Consultant in Strategic Management at the City of Winnipeg where he provided professional planning and policy advice to the Chief Administrative Officer. Over his 19 years at the City of Winnipeg, he worked in various capacities from urban design to long range development planning to strategic planning to corporate planning. Among other projects, Mr. Couture was responsible for developing the City’s long range policy plan, Plan Winnipeg: 2020 Vision and the award-winning CentrePlan. He was educated at the University of Manitoba, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies (1981) and a Master’s degree in City Planning (1986).
Outside the office, Gerry is an adjunct professor in the City Planning Department at the University of Manitoba and has taught as well in the Environmental Studies Department at the University of Winnipeg. Over the years he has been involved extensively in the planning profession including two terms as president of the Manitoba Professional Planners Institute and a term as national president of the Canadian Institute of Planners. In 2003, Mr. Couture was awarded the distinction of Fellow by the Canadian Institute of Planners.
Bldg. Tech. (Dipl), B.E.S., M.C.P. (Manitoba)
Memberships and Affiliations
Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP)
Gerry Couture is President of Urban Edge Consulting, a company he established in 2006. Through Urban Edge, Mr. Couture brings to his clients over 20 years of experience in long-range development planning, visioning, public consultation, public sector management, governance practices, performance management, and service-based reporting. His clients include the City of London (ON), the City of Winnipeg, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Heritage Canada, and the Winnipeg Foundation, among others.
Prior to establishing Urban Edge, Mr. Couture held the position of Senior Consultant in Strategic Management at the City of Winnipeg where he provided professional planning and policy advice to the Chief Administrative Officer. Over his 19 years at the City of Winnipeg, he worked in various capacities from urban design to long range development planning to strategic planning to corporate planning. Among other projects, Mr. Couture was responsible for developing the City’s long range policy plan, Plan Winnipeg: 2020 Vision and the award-winning CentrePlan. He was educated at the University of Manitoba, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies (1981) and a Master’s degree in City Planning (1986).
Outside the office, Gerry is an adjunct professor in the City Planning Department at the University of Manitoba and has taught as well in the Environmental Studies Department at the University of Winnipeg. Over the years he has been involved extensively in the planning profession including two terms as president of the Manitoba Professional Planners Institute and a term as national president of the Canadian Institute of Planners. In 2003, Mr. Couture was awarded the distinction of Fellow by the Canadian Institute of Planners.