B&A Planning Group

Long-Awaited Meadowlark Trail Becomes a Reality

On September 25, 2018, Rocky View County Council unanimously approved an application to redesignate a 10km stretch of abandoned railway between Beiseker and Irricana to allow for the development of the Meadowlark Trail; a missing link in world’s longest recreational trail, The Great Trail.

Marissa Koop leads Environmental Planning Service Area

B&A is thrilled to announce our hiring of Marissa Koop, whose 15-year career in Environmental Planning has paralleled the evolution and growth of the industry on both a municipal and provincial level. Marissa will help navigate our projects by translating the science of environmental requirements and processes into planning principles that will help our clients facilitate efficient and smooth processes.

Project News and Highlights

Edmonton’s Bonnie Doon Centre is a service, retail and community hub that will be transitioned to meet the needs of existing and future residents. Since 2017, B&A has been working with Morguard Investments (Morguard) to re-imagine Edmonton’s Bonnie Doon Centre, leveraging the City’s policy direction and investment in transit.

Meet B&A Associate Grant Mihalcheon

Get to know Grant, whose expertise lies in the preparation and project coordination of projects ranging from development and building permit to subdivision, land use redesignation and outline plan applications.

Urban Design Continues to be a Focus at B&A

Urban design has been a core service area at B&A for years and we are excited to expand our capabilities with the addition of Geoff Dyer who will fill the position of Strategic Lead in Master Planning and Urban Design.

B&A Project Approvals from January to July 2018

It has been a busy year so far for B&A with almost 20 approvals for our great clients in the first half of 2018!

Emerging Trend: Cannabis Legislation

B&A’s dedicated team of planning professionals navigate the new federal, provincial and municipal regulatory environment for cannabis - from assessing site suitability to updating land-use bylaws to obtaining development permits.

B&A Launches into New Era with Key Staffing Acquisitions

B&A is growing! We are excited to announce our recent hirings, which will contribute to our continued service area growth/diversification initiatives. Our new staff will continue to deliver exceptional value to our clients from land acquisition to planning approvals.

Featured News

Marissa Koop Joins B&A to Lead New Environmental Planning Service Area

September 1, 2018

B&A is thrilled to announce our hiring of Marissa Koop, whose 15-year career in Environmental Planning has paralleled the evolution and growth of the industry on both a municipal and provincial level.

Project News and Highlights

August 21, 2018

B&A has been hard at work this year on many projects across Canada. We like to celebrate our partnerships with our great clients and our accomplishments on amazing projects. Here are a few highlights and updates from the year so far.

Project Approvals & Completions in 2018

August 3, 2018

Project Approvals January to July 2018

About B&A

B&A is one of Western Canada’s leading and fastest growing professional community and land development planning firms. We bring a twenty-seven year track record of success in providing professional consulting services to a diverse range of public and private sector clients including individual landowners, developers, municipalities and leading players in the aggregate and energy industry.

Our award-winning team has earned a reputation for having the strategic leadership necessary to achieve success on complex planning projects.

Our service areas include Master Planning & Urban Design, Municipal Planning, Land use and Development Approvals, Energy and Resource Development, Special Projects, Communications & Engagement, and GIS, 3D and Technical Services.

We help you manage every step of the planning process from project conceptualization through to project approval.

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