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🎉 Cheers to our incredible team members celebrating their work anniversaries in September! Kevin Bailey (Calgary) - 2 years Anna Moir (Edmonton) - 1 year Sara Jean Sherman RPP MCIP MPlan (Edmonton) - 1 year Your dedication, expertise and hard work make all the difference, and we truly appreciate having you as part of our team! Here's to many more years of success together! 🙌 #WorkAnniversary #YYC #YEG #TeamAppreciation

We're looking forward to attending this event and partaking in great discussions around Calgary's City Building Program. Kathy Oberg, Chris Andrew, Geoff Dyer, Laura Young, and Jennifer Duff will all be in attendance. We look forward to seeing everyone there! #YYC #ULIAlberta #CityBuilding #Calgary

Our VP, Jason Syvixay, and member, Brian Murray, RPP, MCIP (B&A), are featured in Monocle's The Urbanist, on our summer Field Trip on ice cream and urban development. "From location to foot traffic, these are all things that ice cream parlor owners need to consider when setting up a new shop," journalist Sheena Rossiter reflects. "In some Canadian cities, the best ice cream shops are opening up in redeveloping neighbourhoods." Listen to podcast: https://lnkd.in/dsna3HCH

So cool to hear our BILD Edmonton Metro “city scoop” field trip featured in this international Monocle podcast via Sheena Rossiter. Skip ahead to minute 14 if you want to hear about Edmonton’s urbanism with key city building insights from Jason Syvixay, Brian Murray, RPP, MCIP of B&A and Chris Dulaba, RPP, MCIP of Callidus Develooment.

Our Partner in our Edmonton Studio, Brian Murray, RPP, MCIP and VP at BILD Edmonton Metro, Jason Syvixay are featured in Monocle's The Urbanist podcast talking about this summer's City Scoop Field Trip on ice cream and urban development. Listen to the podcast here: https://lnkd.in/dsna3HCH #TheUrbanist #UrbanPlanning #WalkableCommunities #YEG #UrbanDevelopment

What a great event at the Muttart Conservatory, my first time there and the biomes were so neat. Thanks BILD Edmonton for thinking of the volunteers and sponsors. There are great ways you can get involved and sponsor in the coming year. Reach out to BILD if you’d like to see the opportunities.

🚨 Project Approval Spotlight 🚨 We’re thrilled to announce the approval of the updated SomerSet Neighbourhood Concept Plan in Regina! 🌆 After initiating the review in 2022, B&A successfully navigated challenges, including the Regina Viterra Crush Facility proposal, to deliver a plan that meets evolving community needs. Approved by the City of Regina in May 2024, the updated plan features diverse housing, mixed commercial zones, and a central neighborhood park, creating a sustainable, inclusive community in northeast Regina. A big thank you to everyone who contributed to this achievement! 🙌 #UrbanPlanning #Regina #CommunityDevelopment #ProjectApproval

🎉 Cheers to our incredible team members celebrating their work anniversaries in August! Steve Morris - 11 years Brooke Dillon - 9 years Geoff Dyer - 6 years Chris McNelly, - 6 years Your dedication, expertise and hard work make all the difference, and we would not be where we are without you. Here's to many more years of success together! 🙌 #WorkAnniversary #TeamAppreciation #YYC #YEG #YVR #UrbanPlanning #UrbanDesign #BetterTogether

What city building ingredients are necessary to not only attract ice cream shops, but build and shape complete communities? Yesterday's City Scoop Field Trip, sponsored by B&A, showcased neighbourhoods with a mix of land uses, homes, and shops like ice cream parlours. Our co-hosts, Jason Syvixay, Eric Decorby, and Melissa Radu, shared with a group of 50+ scooters that every community in Edmonton has its own flavour, identity, and sense of place. They asked, "Can you buy an ice cream and bring it home without it melting? In its own way, ice cream is an indicator of walkability in a neighbourhood." Stop #1: Brian Murray, RPP, MCIP spoke about a new planning effort to redevelop the Woodcroft community with affordable housing and integration with the surrounding community. Stop #2: Twice Cream, situated in the Westmount community that is seeing redevelopment and infill. Claire St. Aubin from the City of Edmonton explained, "Residential helps create the density that supports businesses like Twice Cream, and shops like Twice also create a valuable amenity and destination for neighbours." Stop #3: Courtney Jensen from Strata Developments said she chose to locate her office at 124 Street Business Association because of its location and proximity to great amenities and restaurants, like The Pink Shack ice cream pop-up! Stop #4: Paul Lanni from Averton met us at one of his favourite ice cream shops, Made by Marcus, where he highlighted some of the infill housing he is developing nearby. Stop #5: Henry Edgar of Autograph toured us around the Mercury Block's courtyard and commercial spaces. He explained, "The retail bays surround and animate the unique open-air courtyard – offering a great third space for people to linger and enjoy a scoop of ice cream from a shop nearby." Stop #6: Kind Ice Cream and the Oliver Exchange, where Chris Dulaba, RPP, MCIP spoke to the importance of creative leasing strategies to support local businesses. Stop #7: Urban Flats, where Leston Holdings President, David Mitton, spoke about how his 6-storey, 94-suite apartment building is located near important mobility infrastructure like the 102 Avenue bicycle lane and ice cream shops and other amenities. He said his company often creates partnerships with local businesses to ensure their tenants have a great quality of life. Stop #8: White Rabbit, where owner Yuko, highlighted how thousands of residents and students (MacEwan University and NorQuest College) nearby were reason enough to open up in this location. Stop #9: Railtown, where Greg Christenson, reflected on the history of developing seniors housing in an area once covered in train tracks. Missed the tour and want to explore these spots and stories on your own? We've got you covered with this self-guided map, created by B&A: https://lnkd.in/gufnpD36

Is there anything better than ice cream & city building? A huge thank you to everyone who joined us on yesterday’s City Scoop #FieldTrip with BILD Edmonton Metro🍦 From Twice Cream to White Rabbit Ice Cream, we explored #Edmonton’s most walkable neighbourhoods (and sampled lots of ice cream 😋) while hearing from local experts about building complete communities. #YEGFieldTrip #YEG #CityBuilding #CompleteCommunities #WalkableYEG