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Esri Canada is pleased to announce the 2015 International Esri Young Scholars Award program. The award is available to any candidate studying GIS at a Canadian university or college subject to the terms and conditions listed below.

·         Applicants need to have used Esri technology to complete a project or conduct interesting research.

·         Applicants must be enrolled full-time in undergraduate or graduate program (or graduated in 2014) from a college or university.

The University of Waterloo Planning Alumni of Toronto recently held their 24th annual dinner at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

Leading up to the event was an informal luncheon. The luncheon was a rewarding opportunity to hear from top level planners about what is happening in the GTA planning community. This year Jennifer Keesmaat, Chief Planner City of Toronto spoke to the group. Former Premier Mike Harris was in attendance as well.

Esri Canada has selected University of Waterloo as a Centre of Excellence (ECCE) in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment has long been a global leader in GIS with the help of Esri’s software suite centred on the ArcGIS desktop, server and web platforms.

Carrie Mitchell

Congratulations to Dilys Huang recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Environment 2014 !

Please join the School of Planning in a warm congratulations to Dilys as she is recognized for exceptional academic achievement during her career in our program, as well as as the many and varied ways she has

Congratulations to Anand Balram !

Congratulations to Anand for being awarded the 2014 OPPI Ronald M. Keeble Undergraduate Scholarship!

Student members are eligible to apply for the following scholarships awarded annually by the Planning Student Trust Fund:

As the debate continues in several cities surrounding the potential

impact of light rail transit (LRT), a researcher from the University of Waterloo is harnessing the power of big data to help gather new insights into how transit systems might transform urban redevelopment and affect the housing market.

The School of Planning's Markus Moos discusses his latest research on the CBC's Lang & O'Leary Exchange

At this age, they’re making less than somebody with the same qualifications as 30 years ago.

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Tara Grescoe speaks at the annual University of Waterloo Planning Alumni of Toronto dinner.

From Urban Toronto by Eddie LaRusic: