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Smart Bylaws Guide - Acknowledgements

Generous funding for this project was provided by:

Many individuals assisted in the preparation of this Smart Bylaws Guide by reviewing drafts and providing information and other assistance.

Thanks go to West Coast Environmental Law staff:

• Chris Rolfe who conceived of this project and set it in motion;
• Lawrence Alexander for his strategic advice;
• Alexandra Melnyk and Ceciline Goh for their administrative assistance; and
• Chris Heald for keeping the internet connections functioning, and for the layout and design of this publication.

Special thanks to the Smart Bylaws Guide Advisory Committee, the members of which provided guidance, resources and pointed in the direction of relevance for a small community audience:

1. Eric Bonham (Director, Municipal Engineering Service, Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women’s Services, Province of BC); 
2. Patrick Condon (James Taylor Chair, University of British Columbia); 
3. Casey Edge (Executive Officer, Canadian Association of Home Builders, Victoria); 
4. Blair Erb (Vice President, Coriolis Consulting Corp., Real Estate Institute); 
5. Carol Finnie (Executive Director, CoolAid Housing Society); 
6. Allison Habkirk, (Mayor, District of Central Saanich); 
7. Harry Harker (Past President, Planning Institute of BC; Director of Planning, City of Red Deer); 
8. Kevin McNaney (Community Assistance Coordinator, Smart Growth BC); 
9. Martin Paul (Project Manager, Keen Engineering); 
10. Marie Potvin (Associate, Lidstone Young Anderson); 
11. Ken Vance (Policy Analyst, Union of BC Municipalities).

Thanks to Bill Buholzer (Lidstone Young Anderson) and Minelle Mahtani (IMPACS) for their professional advice; researchers Shawn McColm (summer student with West Coast Environmental Law) and Kirsty MacKenzie (volunteer).

This project would not have been possible without the assistance of municipal staff who are willing to search for details on individual projects. Thanks to:

Signe Bahg (Kelowna), Lisa Barrett (Bowen Island), Dipak Basu (Chilliwack), Ron Bedard (Port Edward), Hope Burns (Central Saanich), Neil Connelly (Regional District of Nanaimo), Angela Evans (Saanich), Mac Fraser (Cumberland), Susan Haid (Greater Vancouver Regional District), Ian Howat (Lantzeville), Rob Lawrance (City of Nanaimo), Ernie Levesque (Port Coquitlam), Jim Lowrie (Pitt Meadows), Will Marsh (UBC Small Town Initiative), Chris Marshall (Gibsons), Chris Nation (Saanich), Kim Needham (Whistler), Randy Pecarski (Vancouver), Adrian Pollard (Saanich), Robert Renger (Burnaby), Janis Rowe (City of North Vancouver), Brian Sikstrom (Victoria), Paul Stanton (Campbell River), Ann Topp (Saanich), Robyn Wark (Burnaby), Graham Willis (Richmond),

Finally, many professionals provided advice, their projects & expertise. Thanks to:

Rob Barrs (Holland Barrs Consulting), Joe Van Belleghem (BuildGreen Developments), Robert Brown (Chesterman Property Group), Isabel Chen (IChen Architect), Judith Cullington (Judith Cullington & Associates), Franc D’Ambrosio (D’Ambrosio Architects), Casey Edge (Canadian Home Builders, Victoria), Michael Geller & Chris Hartman (Burnaby Mountain Corpora-tion), Kathleen Gibson (KBG Consulting), Mark Holland (Holland Barrs Consulting), Rosie Hyde (Keen Engineering), Harold Kalke (Calico Developments), Erik Karlsen, Kevin Key (KeyPlan), Peter Law (BC Ministry of Water, Land & Air Protection), Donald Lidstone (Lidstone Young Anderson), Rick Lloyd, Patrick Lucey & Cory Barraclough (Aqua-Tex Consultants), Lehna Malmquist, Gene Miller (New Landmarks Consulting), Thomas Mueller (Greater Vancouver Regional District), Barry Smith (BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Fisheries), Kim Stephens (KSA Consultants), Beverly Tanchank (BC Environment Network), Karen Thomas (B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Fisheries), Ray Tomalty (Co-operative Research and Policy Services), Heather Tremain (Resource Rethinking Buildings).