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AUGUST 2019 | 5 PERSPECTIVE A U G U S T 2 0 1 9 | V O L U M E 3 3 | N U M B E R 4 PUBLISHER Dan Chapman dchapman @ canadawide.com 604.473.0316 EDITOR Natalie Bruckner nbruckner @ canadawide.com ART DIRECTOR Scott Laurie slaurie @ canadawide.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Robin Brunet Laurie Jones Stacey McLachlan Susan Pederson Laura Walker ACCOUNT MANAGER Alexander Sugden asugden @ canadawide.com ADVERTISING DESIGN + COORDINATION Allie Davison adavison @ canadawide.com SUBSCRIPTION INQUIRIES 604.299.2116 1.800.663.0518 subscriptions@canadawide.com CHAIRMAN, CEO Peter Legge, obc, lld. 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The publishers cannot be held responsible for unsolicited manuscripts and photographs. T he Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is roll- ing out provincial chapters across Canada to strengthen advocacy at the provincial and local levels, and increase engagement between the RAIC and the architecture commu- nity. The chapters will also boost visibility for the profession. New chapters in B.C. and Alberta launched earlier this year as grassroots initiatives led by RAIC volunteers. Planning for chapters in Atlantic Canada begins next fall. The emerging chapters are already finding success in advocating and engaging with decision-makers and the public across the country. Members of the Victoria Network of the RAIC British Columbia Chapter have embraced the role of architects as advocates and are celebrating their first win. On April 3, members of the network gathered at CityStudio Victoria, an innovation hub, to discuss what critical issue they should focus on in 2019. The answer was climate change. "It is our social responsibility as leaders," notes Carrie Smart, MRAIC, chair of the Victoria Network and the RAIC British Columbia Chapter. Five days later, the group found the opportunity they were looking for in Oak Bay, a picturesque coastal community on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. On April 8, Smart, along with net- work members Franc D'Ambrosio, FRAIC, and Terence Williams, PP/ FRAIC, addressed the District of Oak Bay council. The council's agenda included a report by the Capital Regional District (CRD) asking all regional municipalities to declare a climate emergency and move toward carbon neutrality by 2030. Initially, the report was only for information, but Smart, D'Ambrosio, and Williams urged the seven-member council to take concrete steps instead. "This is an important initiative, and I believe we need to talk about how this municipality is going to take its draft strategic pri- ority of climate change and transfer that priority into measurable goals and outcomes," Smart told the mayor and councillors. "We need to take action, and we need you to lead us in those actions." To the delight of the network members, the council voted unani- mously in favour of declaring a climate change emergency. They also moved to set up a task force. "Declaring a climate emergency does acknowledge the severity and the extreme threat posed by climate change to citizens of the district and the region," said Councillor Andrew Appleton. The Metro Vancouver RAIC Chapter has been doing its own work educating the public through its ongoing Built City Speakers series. Each speaker night focuses on separate issues encountered in developing sustainable cities and nurtures dialogue between archi- tectural professionals and the public. The chapter hosts the series in collaboration with the City of North Vancouver. Meanwhile, the RAIC Alberta Chapter is building on the activi- ties and efforts of existing organizations across the province. "We are well on our way to creating a strong community that will work together at solving some of the larger issues facing the profession," says Alberta chair Cynthia Dovell, MRAIC. "Certainly, we will make an impact at the local level, and this impact will grow from there." On the east coast, attendees of recent RAIC forums in Atlantic Canada have given an enthusiastic thumbs-up to the idea of form- ing chapters in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. "I'm delighted that the RAIC is looking to develop local chapters across Atlantic Canada, and what this could mean for the profes- sion in Newfoundland and Labrador," says John Hancock, Int'l. Assoc. RAIC. "As a U.K.-trained architect, I've seen the support and networking benefits that a nationwide organization can provide, as well as the sense of community it fosters." More than 60 RAIC members and stakeholders attended RAIC national forums held between June 14 and June 19 in St. John's, NL, Moncton, NB, Halifax, NS, and Charlottetown, PEI. "As members of the RAIC we make a promise that, in the work we do, the actions we take, and the stories we tell, we will uphold our commitment to promote excellence in the built environment and to advocate for responsible architecture," said RAIC President Michael Cox, FRAIC. "These visits in Atlantic Canada made it clear to me that the enthu- siasm to deliver on this promise is strong, and the opportunities to tell our stories are without limit." Cox was joined by RAIC Chief Executive Officer Mike Brennan, Vice President of National Affairs, Giovanna Boniface, and Atlantic Regional Director Gregory MacNeil, MRAIC, in leading a discussion of chapters and delivering an update on RAIC activities and services. "We are excited the prospect of the RAIC expanding its presence in Nova Scotia," says Ron LeLievre, FRAIC, of New Glasgow, NS. "Our introductory meeting on June 18 afforded an opportunity to initi- ate a dialogue beginning at the grassroots level." "The RAIC as a champion of the built environment has a unique opportunity to inform local issues based on advocacy, research, and national policy," adds Hancock, of St. John's, NL. A Exciting Times Across Canada by MARIA COOK Director, Communications and Advocacy, RAIC (Left to right) Franc D'Ambrosio, Terence Williams, Carrie Smart.

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