Past Internships

SUMMER 2011

Christopher Beauvilain: Planning Policy Researcher with the Province of Manitoba looking at fringe development (Kristy LeBaron MCP).

Robin Beukens: Project Research Assistant, Metro Vancouver Policy and Planning Department, worked on environmental management projects (Andjela Knezevic-Stevanovic).

Jill Collinson: Planning Technician, Regional District of Nanaimo, Rural Village Centre inventory in relation to Regional Growth Strategy (Paul Thompson).

Ryan Eidick: Summer Program Coordinator at St. Matthews-Maryland Community Ministry. Coordinated program activities for inner-city residents, including trips to Winnipeg Beach, Bomber games, Assiniboine Park. Helped run a twice-weekly food bank and a men's meal program (Juanita McKinnon-Smith).

Jonathan Hildebrand: Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, worked on a Comprehensive Community Planning project for Manitoba First Nations, in partnership with the U of M (Brian Saulnier).

Caitlin Kotak: Policy Researcher, Manitoba Local Government (Planning Policy and Programs Branch), prepared a research report on policy and legislation options for development cost charges (Kristy LeBaron MCP).

Chris Larson: Planning Intern, City of Revelstoke Planning and Development Services, worked advancing projects related to implementing the Parks, Rec & Culture Master Plan, (John Guenther).

Shengxu Li: Research Assistant, Spence Neighbourhood Association, conducted research on community garden land tenure and other inner-city green space planning work (Kathryn Mackenzie).

Alexis Miller: Assistant Housing Coordinator, Point Douglas Residents’ Committee (PDRC), worked on the Block by Block Improvement Program (a neighbourhood revitalization pilot project) (Chris McCarville).

Marie Cecile Mbadugha: Housing Procurement Coordinator. Winnipeg Regional Health Authority - Community Mental Health and housing Program Worked on the At Home/Chez Soi Project., contacting public and private landlords to partner and provide housing for the homeless participants. Also engaged in project management, writing reports, proposals and planning workshops and training to develop awareness on mental illness, addiction issues and homelessness, and developing strategies to reduce the rate of eviction and promote successful tenancy (Ben Fry).

Meghan Norman: Planner at McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd., Calgary, AB, collected survey results and wrote a report based on the results, wrote and submitted proposals, worked on a Municipal Development Plan review and did background research (Cam Lang, Senior Planner, RPP).

Jennifer Pritchard: Oral Historian, University of Northern British Columbia. Place: Lake Babine Nation, British Columbia. Key Words: Creation stories, borders, cultural mapping, discourse analysis (Alyce Johnson, UNBC and Dr. Sheri Blake MCIP, UM).

Laura Rempel: Research Assistant, on Complete Streets Age Friendly Pinawa (Dr. Richard Milgrom MCIP) and worked as a Researcher on Creating Sustained Opportunity: A Business Case for the Employment of Manitobans with Disabilities, with O'Neill & Associates (Jim Hamilton).

Ryan Paradis: Manager of Planning & Development, Metis Economic Development Organization (MEDO), working on Development Planning & Project Management (Blake Russell - CEO).

Johanna Washchyshyn: Planning Assistant; Health Sciences Centre, WRHA Capital Planning; research and background documentation for an updated HSC Campus Master Plan (Ken Kollinger).


SUMMER 2010

Adam Cseke: Downtown College Planner and Shuswap Construction Industry Professionals (SCIP) OCP Planner Salmon Arm Economic Development Society and the Shuswap Construction Industry Professionals (SCIP). Prepared a report outlining the stakeholders’ vision of a new and relocated College in Salmon Arm. Prepared a report outlining SCIP's views during the OCP process (Lana Fitt, Economic Development Manager).

Pamela Elias: Heritage Winnipeg, Junior Heritage Officer Intern, tasks included research, data entry, document layout, assisted in event organization tasks (Cindy Tugwell).

Michael Friesen: Planning Assistant, Thompson District Planning Office, worked on a community development plan for Cross Lake Community as well as assisting in general planning duties (Matthew Pawlow MCIP).

Erin Huck: Planning Intern, Dillion Consulting Ltd (Winnipeg), planning district development plan research, community communications and site planning (Jacquie East MCP).

Carole O'Brien: film research and production project in collaboration with members of a coalition of community-based organizations in the inner-city, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - MB (Shauna MacKinnon).

Christina Maes: Research Assistant, Main Street Project, worked on Winnipeg Street Health Report, a study of the health, social service, and housing situation of 300 people experiencing homelessness in Winnipeg (Suzanne Gessler MCP, Dr. Ian Skelton MCIP, and Brian Bechtel).

Aaron Short, Research Assistant, Main Street Project, Conducted primary stakeholder interviews with persons living on the street for the Winnipeg Street Health Report (Christina Maes, Dr. Ian Skelton MCIP).

Fernando Velarde-Trejo: Intern at Food Matters Manitoba, assisted with a local food procuring program, wrote articles for the newsletter, phone interviews, helped develop survey distributed with Manitoba food producers, and attended farmer markets in the city to share information about food security and local food production (Kreesta Doucette).


SUMMER 2009

Waleed Albakry: Planning Intern, Planning and Development Department, City of Winnipeg (working on the two secondary plans: St. Norbert and South Osborne village (David Marsh MCIP).

Vince Barletta: Research Assistant doing cross-collation of South Point Douglas studio workshops, background research (Dr. Sheri Blake MCIP).

Brock Feenstra: Planning Assistant, District of North Vancouver, Planning Permits, & Bylaws.

Jacob Edenloff: Planning Assistant, Steinbach District Planning Office, worked on a community development plan for the Town of Ste. Anne, Manitoba (Allison Dreidger). Andrei Friesen: Steinbach District Planning Office, continuing from Studio 2 CITY 7420 work, St. Anne's and the development plan policy work on St. Pierre Jolys (Allison Dreidger in Steinbach and Dr. Sheri Blake MCIP).

Pawan Gill: Planning Intern for Lombard North Group (David Palubeski). John-Paul Harris: Urban Edge Consulting Inc., working on a participatory visioning document for the Valour Community Centre Orioles Site (Gerry Couture FCIP).

Lauren Lange: Research Assistant on Supportive Housing for Aboriginal Seniors, partnering with the Aboriginal Senior Resources Centre (Dr. Ian Skelton MCIP).

Brodie Lister: Institute for Urban Studies, worked on the IUS's 40 year retrospective and Churchill, Manitoba Sustainability Plan (Michael Dudley MCIP).

Lacey MacLean: Research Assistant (Dr. Rae Bridgman MCIP).

Scott McCullough: Bridgman Collaborative Architecture (Marcella Poirer MCP).

Jeffrey Pratte: City of Winnipeg, developed and administered a public engagement strategy as part of Speak Up Winnipeg, and writing and research for the website and background reports (Michelle Richard MCP).

Elisabeth Saftiuk: Planner, ADI Limited in Fredericton, New Brunswick. (Lydia Lewycky, Senior Planner RPP, CSLA).


SUMMER 2008

Chris Baker: Planning Intern, Portage la Prairie Planning District (Kinelm Brookes, Development Officer with Don Malinowski, Manitoba Inter-Governmental Affairs, Portage District Office).

Barb Besner: Intern, University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation (Sherman Kreiner, managing director) and Research Assistant, Institute for Urban Studies, (Jino Distasio).

Bwale Bwalya: Planning Intern, Provincial Planning Services, Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs, Winnipeg (Paul Raths).

Devin Clark: Planning Intern, Heritage Winnipeg.

Sarah Cooper: Housing Issues Research Intern, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba (Shauna MacKinnon, Director).

Karin Kliewer: Planning Research Intern, Centre for Sustainable Transportation, University of Winnipeg (Arne Elias, Executive Director, CST).

David Kuxhaus: Planning Intern, Urban Exchange Program, United Way of Winnipeg (Eric Friesen, Program Director).

Richard Mahé: Planning Intern, Housing Coordination, Canadian Mental Health Association, Winnipeg (Bob McFadyen, Housing Coordinator, CMHA – Winnipeg Region).

Vicky Reaney: Environmental Planning Assistant, Town of Banff, Alberta (Chad Townsend, Environmental Services Coordinator, Planning & Development).

Becky Raddatz: Planning Intern, Historic Places Initiative, Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Tourism, Winnipeg (Ian Hall, Municipal Liaison Officer, Historic Resources Branch, Heritage Buildings Unit).

Andrew Ross: Planning Intern (Housing and Mental Health), Manitoba Housing Renewal Corporation (Heather Ferguson).

Marli Sakiyama: Planning Intern, West End Business Improvement Zone (BIZ), Winnipeg (Gloria Cardwell-Hoeppner Executive Director).

Robyn Webb: Planning Intern, Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation, Winnipeg (Kelli Adams).

Kaeley Wiseman: Research Assistant, Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg (Jino Distasio, Director).


SUMMER 2007

Quincy Brown: Planning Intern, Access Management, Planning and Design Department, Manitoba Highways, Winnipeg (Richard Nichol, Senior Access Management Analyst). David Danyluk: Planning Intern, Save Our Seine, Winnipeg (Suzanne Gessler MCP, SOSBoard Member).

Erin Ferguson: Planning Intern, Community Planning and Environment Services, City of Coquitlam, BC (Rob Innes, Manager, Community Planning).

Matthew Fitzgerald: Planning Intern, District of North Cowichan, BC (Chris Hall,Director of Planning).

Shelagh Graham: Summer Intern, Scatliff+Miller+Murray, Winnipeg (Derek Eno MCIP). Matthew Gratton: Planning Student Intern, Urban Land, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Edmonton (Simon O'Byrne MCIP).

Reuben Koole: Planning Student Intern, Neighbourhoods Alive! Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs, Winnipeg (Myra Cruz Arado MCP, Nadalene Khan MCP). James Moore: Planning Student Intern, Regional District of Central Okanagan, BC (Dan Plamondon, Deputy Director of Planning).

Cara Nichols (Burbridge): Planning Clerk, Planning and Land Use Division, Planning, Property and Development Dept., City of Winnipeg (John McNairnay). Tom Pearce: Summer Student Planning Analyst, Public Schools Finance Board, Province of Manitoba (Rick Dedi).

Marcella Poirier: Summer Intern Researcher/Writer: i) interviews and transcription (Dr. Sheri Blake MCIP); ii) re-writing a document for IUS about Housing Distress in Winnipeg (for Jino Distasio); plus iii) Communications Director, Bridgman Collaborative Architecture.

Stephanie Whitehouse: Contract Researcher, Mapping Cultural Resources Project, Winnipeg Arts Council (Carol Phillips, Executive Director), and Planning/Design Intern, Center for Urban Pedagogy, New York City, NY, USA (Rosten Woo, Director of Programs).


SUMMER 2006

Matt Glavin: Research Assistant, Selkirk and District Planning Area Board (Sue Sutherland and Lloyd Talbot MCIP).

Lindsey Graham-Dyck: Research Assistant, Chartered Institute of Housing, Edinburgh, Scotland http://www.cih.org (Lyn Jardine).

John Koch-Schulte: UNESCO, Bangkok.

Justin Lee: Creative City Network, Vancouver, BC.

Ludwig Lee: Urban Design Intern, City of Saskatoon - Urban Design Section, Land Branch (Jeanna South, Urban Design Coordinator).

Jason Locke: Project Planning/Research Assistant Centre for Indigenous and Environmental Resources, Winnipeg (Lisa Hardess MCIP, Planner/Research Associate).

Fereshteh Moradzadeh: Project Researcher, Manitoba Hydro, Winnipeg (Rodney Macdonald).

Tammi Peralta: Housing Research Assistant Canadian Mental Health Association (Nancy Testar, Director, CMHA Winnipeg).

Allahyar Raza: Research Assistant, Manitoba Housing Renewal Corporation (Dwayne Rewniak MCIP).

Simi Sandhu: Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade (Bob Grodzik).

Kari Schulz: City of Winnipeg, Planning Property and Development (Michelle Richard MCP).

Brett Shenback: City of Winnipeg, Planning Property and Development (Martin Sandhurst).

Katy Walsh: Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade (Bob Grodzik). Tracy Woitenko: Research Assistant – Business Revitalization Zones, Planning Department, City of Edmonton.


SUMMER 2005

Kimberly Balance: Intern/Volunteer, Water Efficiency Web-Site Project, Manitoba Conservation, Winnipeg (Lisbeth Liebgott, Pollution Prevention Branch).

Lee Anne Beaubien: CED Project Coordinator, Spence Neighbourhood Association, Winnipeg (Inonge Aliaga Executive Director, SNA).

Richard Borbridge: Design Intern, VIA Architects, Vancouver, BC (Matthew Roddis, Urban Designer).

Gary Christopher: Summer Research Assistant, Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg (Michael Dudley, Research Associate/Librarian).

Devin Dietrich: United Way, Winnipeg (Crystal Laborero, Director of Aboriginal Relations) / Tara Fulton-Roy: Project Volunteer, Manitoba Food Charter, Winnipeg (Kreesta Doucette, Project Coordinator).

Suzanne Gessler: Support Staff, Proposal Fund Allocation Committee (PFAC: Alleviating homelessness through community partnerships) (Bern Bileski, Social Planning Council of Winnipeg).

Jing Hua: Assistant to the Director, Urban Planning and Administration Division, Binhu Branch of the Urban Planning Department, City of Wuxi (Mr. Ni Feng, Division Director).

Stephanie Long: Junior Planner, Community Planning Branch, Planning and Development Department, City of Coquitlam (Erica Tiffany, Senior Planner, Community Planning and Rob Innes, Manager, Community Planning Department).

Roxanne Lypka: Program and Policy Researcher, Planning and Coordination Branch, Manitoba Water Stewardship (STEP) (Jeremy Angus).

Marcin Pachcinski: Resource Support, MSTC (Movimento Sem-Teto do Centro) Sao Paulo, Brazil (Movement of Roofless People in the Centre of Sao Paulo) (Neti – President, MSTC).

Kent Paterson: General Manager, Community Initiatives, YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg (David Young, Chief Executive Officer).

Darin Ramsay: Research Analyst (Accessible Transit Strategic Plan), TransLink BC (GVTA) (Maria Su, Program Manager, Transportation Policy and Strategy).

Jessica Roder: Project Researcher, Building Green Educational (SDIF) Project (Dr. David van Vliet MCIP, U of M and Rodney Macdonald, Manitoba Green Building Chapter, with Roger Lam and Lisbeth Liebgott).

Misty Sklar: Assistant Project Officer, Neighbourhoods Alive! Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade, Winnipeg (Myra Arado Cruz).

Robert Tarulli: Summer Planning Intern, Urban Design Section, Downtown Branch, Planning, Property and Development Department, City of Winnipeg (Lee Caldwell, Senior Urban Designer).

Noah Yauk: Researcher, North End Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation, Winnipeg (Nanette McKay, Executive Director).


SUMMER 2004

Dana Bao: Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade, Capital Region Planning (Bob Grodzik).

Haijing Gao: Lombard North Group (David Palubeski MCIP).

Meagan Henke: Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs, Capital Region Planning (Bob Grodzik).

Christa Jacobucci: Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation (Dwayne Rewniak MCIP). Jennifer Jenkins: City of Winnipeg, Heritage Unit, Planning and Land Use Division, Planning, Property and Development Department, Exchange District Secondary Plan (Giles Bugailiskis).

Amy Jordan: UHAND/Winnipeg Inner-City Research Alliance Project (Understanding Housing and Neighbourhood Dynamics).

Om Joshi: City of Winnipeg (Jacquie East MCP).

Erin McCleery: UHAND/Winnipeg Inner-City Research - Alliance Project (Understanding Housing and Neighbourhood Dynamics), (Dr. Ian Skelton MCIP, University of Manitoba, with Tom Yauk, Housing Opportunity Partnership).

Susan Radstrom: ND Lea Consultant Planners and Engineers, Winnipeg (Donovan Toews MCIP).

Leah Ross: Institute for Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg.

Cheryl Selig: Research Assistant (Dr. Ian Skelton MCIP).

Tom Young: City of Edmonton (Scott Pragnell).


SUMMER 2003

Leanne Anderson: Downtown BIZ, Winnipeg (Doug Clark MCIP FCSLA, Executive Director). Shaun Klassen: Department of Sustainable Development, Government of Nunavut, Rankin Inlet (Robert Connolly).

Khawja Latif: Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs, Portage La Prairie Office (Chris Leach MCIP).

Donald Nip: District of Highlands, BC (Jay Bradley).

Richard Warren: Dept. of Sustainable Development, Baker Lake, Nunavut (Robert Connolly).


SUMMER 2002

Marc Brown, Community Planning Advisor, Dept. of Sustainable Development, Whale Cove, Nunavut (Robert Connolly).

Derk Eno: Planning Technician, Municipal Development Department, City of Chilliwack, BC (Karen Stanton, Provisional MCIP, Assistant Manager, Development Services). Veronica Elves: CMHC and ND Lea (Donovan Toews MCP).

Martin Frigo: Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs, Steinbach Office (Bill Sawka). Jason Granger: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Colleen Schneider MCP, Coordinator, Community Health Advisory Councils, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority). Njeri Karanya: St. James-Assiniboia Neighbourhood Resource Network WRHA (Jennifer Conlin).

Nadalene Khan: City of Winnipeg, Planning and Land Use (Urban Land) Division (Michael Carruthers MCIP.

Roger Lam: Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness, Winnipeg office, Emergency Preparedness Canada (Andrea McDonald, Regional Director, OCIPEP).

Sara Macarthur: The Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Centred Prairie Communities (Darren Lezubski).

Gord McGonigal: City of Winnipeg, Planning and Land Use (Urban Land) Division (Valdene Buckley MCIP/Chris Knoll).

Susan Mulligan: Community Planning Advisor, Department of Sustainable Development, Coral Harbour, Nunavut (Robert Connolly).

Mechyslaya Polevychok: Institute for Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg (Jino Distasio and Michael Dudley MCP).

Larissa Sveinson: Downtown Winnipeg BIZ (Doug Clark MCIP).


SUMMER 2001

Zumin Bian: Project Officer, Downtown Winnipeg Business Improvement Zone, Winnipeg (Doug Clark MCIP, Executive Director).

Myra Cruz: Assistant Program Officer, Neighbourhoods Alive! Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs, Winnipeg (Richard Dilay, Program Coordinator).

Fiona Foster: Research Officer, Housing Policy Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services, Victoria (JulietteProom, Senior Policy Analyst).

Dolu Mary Gonzalez: Research Assistant, 'A Planning Strategy for the Urubamba Valley, Peru'(Prof. Basil Rotoff MCIP).

Grant Melnychuk: Assistant Capital Region Planner, Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs, Provincial Planning Services Branch, Winnipeg (Jennifer Rogers MCIP, Capital Region Planner).

Richard Kanne: Social Planning Council of Winnipeg.

Kangjian Luo: Project Officer, Urban Innovations Inc., Winnipeg (Bryson Maternick, President Urban Innovations); and Lombard North Group Ltd, Winnipeg (David Palubeskie MCIP, Managing Partner).

Blaine Russell: Planning Assistant, Regional District of Nanaimo, Nanaimo, BC (Pam Shaw).

Randolph Wang: Project Planner (City of Dong Guan Project), Urban Planning and Design Institute of Shen Zhen (UPDIS), Shen Zhen, China (Can Ming Yu, Senior Planner/Director, Urban Design Division UPDIS).


SUMMER 2000

Joel Casselman: Project Assistant, Universal Design Institute, Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB.

Angie Clark: Planning Assistant, Brandon and Area Planning District, Brandon, Manitoba MB.

Allison Cook: Planning Assistant, Go For Green (advocacy non-profit), Ottawa ON. Dan Garrison: Project Research Officer, Housing Policy Branch, BC Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security, Victoria, BC.

Kristy LeBaron: Program Assistant, Neighbourhoods Alive! Program, Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs, Winnipeg, MB.

Xu Liu: Project Assistant, Wangfujing Area Construction and Management Office, Beijing, China.

Bobby Mitra: Planning Assistant, Social Planning Council, Winnipeg MB, Erik Nilsen : Community Planning Assistant, Kivalliq Community Planning Project, Repulse Bay, Nunavut.

Kirsten Robinson: Resort Municipality of Whistler, BC.

Karen Sadler : Community Planning Assistant, Kivalliq Community Planning Project, Baker Lake, Nunavut.

Kent Snyder: Planning Assistant, Asset Management and Area Plans, Real Estate Department, Canada Post Corporation, Winnipeg, MB.

Michael Strong: Intern Volunteer, Old Strathcona Foundation, Edmonton, AB. Kevan Sumner: Planning Assistant, Dauphin MB Office, Community Land Use Planning Division, Manitoba Intergovernmental Affairs.

Kevin Yim: Planning Assistant, Shindico Inc. (Commercial Real Estate Developers), Winnipeg, MB.


SUMMER 1999

Michael Dudley: Planning Assistant, Design and Project Implementation Branch, Planning and Land Use Division, Property and Development Services, City Of Winnipeg (Kevin Nixon/Tom Fred/Jim Patterson/Donna Beaton/John Kiernan).

Dan Demytrie: Project Officer, Khasrati Imam Heritage Preservation, UNESCO Office, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Dr. Kamol Sharakhmedov).

Yisen Li: Project Assistant, Winnipeg Chinatown Revitalization, Chinatown Development Corporation (Raymond S.C. Wan, Architect).

Simon O'Byrne. Junior Planner, Planning Department, City of Edmonton.

Brad Squibb: Survey Project Assistant, UMCP Survey of MPPI Members, Re. Hiring Needs (Skills/Knowledge) (Dr. Ian Skelton MCIP).

Greg Steves: Planning Assistant, Real Estate Department, Canada Post Corporation, Winnipeg (Joseph Ryan, Regional Area Manager).

Andrew Vuong: Research Planner, Transportation Development Institute, Faculty of Management, University of Manitoba (Dr. Barry Prentice).