Town Planning Institute of Canada News

Published: July 1955

Topics Covered:

• Summary of the 1955 Joint Planning Conference in London, Ontario.
• The town planning course at Queen's University.
• Obituary for John MacRae Kitchen.
• Schedule of topics for the September 1955 Annual A.S.P.O Planning Conference in Montreal.
• Announcement of the 1955 International Conference on Regional Planning and Development, to be held in London, England.

Published: September 1955

Topics Covered:

• Programmes for the November 1955 TPIC Conference in Ottawa, and the September 1955 CPAC Annual Planning Conference in Montreal. 
• Statements from Prime Minister St-Laurent on the Ottawa Greenbelt.
• The appointing of William McAdam Nickle to the position of Minister of Planning and Development of Ontario.
• Details regarding a new planning course at the University of Toronto.
• Relevant questions/concerns for the Royal Commission on Economic Development.

Published: November 1955

Topics Covered:

• Speaker details for the November 1955 TPIC Conference in Ottawa 
• October 1955 dinner meeting of the Central Ontario Chapter of the TPIC.
• Topics covered at the September 1955 ASPO-CPAC Montreal Conference.
• Announcement of the commencement of a survey of blighted areas in Halifax
• Winnipeg Traffic Survey by Eric W. Thrift.
• CMHC fellowships

Published: March 1956

Topics Covered: 

• Summary of statements made by E.G. Faludi in his President's Report
• Summary of Mr. John T. Howard's address
• Various meetings held during the 1955 TPIC Annual Meeting and Conference in Ottawa.

Published: June 1956

Topics Covered:

• Meetings held by the Ottawa Chapter of the TPIC. 
• Greber's National Capital Plan, and the significance of the relocation of railway lines and construction of the Queensway. 
• The control of aesthetics in the Greber Plan. 
• The structure of city planning in Ottawa. 
• The impact of rapid population expansion on the City of Ottawa. 
• The tasks and activities of the Federal District Commission planning staff. 
• Roles and responsibilities of CMHC planning staff. 
• TPIC Council proceedings.

Published: September 1956

Topics Covered:

• Arguments for and against registration prepared by the American Institute of Planners' Committee on Professional Registration.
• Details on TPIC President A.P.C Adamson's productive visit to the planning fraternity in the Vancouver area.
• Reflections on urban animation and human interactions in the city by A.H. Armstrong.
• Explanation of the TPIC seal, designed by Henri Hebert and Noulan Cauchon.
• Mention of various plans and reports for Uranium City, Quebec City, Toronto, and Winnipeg.
• Summaries of recent CMHC publications, including:

 - Principles of Small House Grouping
 - Housing and Urban Growth in Canada
 - Choosing a House Design
 - Canadian Housing Statistics June 1956
 

Published: December 1956

Topics Covered:

• Summary of the September 1956 TPIC Annual Meeting and Conference in Banff.
• Letter from A.P.C. Adamson on the subject of varying professional planning fees.
• Summaries of topics discussed at TPIC Chapter meetings and conferences.
• Changes in Institute membership.

Published: February 1957

Topics Covered:

• Editorial by Gerald A. P. Carrothers.
• Obituary for R. Norman Dryden.
• Planning courses at Carleton College, University of Toronto, and for the Edmonton Branch of the TPIC.
• Establishment of the 1957 Annual Meeting and Conference.
• Appointment of Gordon Stephenson and Anthony Adamson to the Board of Examiners.
• Creation of a Publications Committee.
• Consulting Service Questionnaire.
• Report on the Quebec Society of Professional Town Planners.
• Central Ontario Chapter meetings on "Growth and Change".
• Ottawa Branch meetings on the relationship between architecture and planning.
• Membership changes

Published: April 1957

Topics Covered:

• An editorial by Gerald A.P. Carrothers, challenging the notion that planning "started in 1946".
• Details on the New Town of St. Albert, AB.
• The reorganization of planning in Calgary and St. John's.
• The creation of an interim council in BC to pursue the creation of a professional planning body.
• Details regarding the expanded powers of the Metropolitan Planning Commission of Greater Winnipeg.
• Protests against the selling of a part of the "Halifax Common".
• The possibility of metropolitan administration for Montreal.
• Exposition held by the Société des Architectes du District de Québec.
• Planning courses at Queen's University, McMaster University, the University of Toronto, and training programs hosted by the CMHC.
• Proposals for thesis and oral examination requirements for membership.
• Senate committee on land use.
• Progress on Gréber's National Capital Plan.
• Planning projects in Calgary, AB, and Charleswood, MB.
• Urban renewal studies in Halifax, Toronto, and Winnipeg.
• List of municipalities preparing new zoning-bylaws.
• Membership changes.

Published: June 1957

Topics Covered:

• Programme for the upcoming TPIC Annual Conference in Lac Beauport, QC.
• The establishment of a special Committee to review TPIC by-law amendments.
• Notes of an address delivered by Norman Pearson, on the importance of regional solutions to address dilemmas generated by rapid urban growth.
• Details on an upcoming annexation for the City of Calgary.
• Urban renewal study for the City of Saint John, NB.

Published: August 1957

Topics Covered:

• Letter from C.É. Campeau, welcoming TPIC delegates to the Province of Quebec and the eventual TPIC Conference in Quebec.
• Article by Roger Gagnon on the organization of planning in Montreal, and the different tools used.
• Article by J.R. Bédard on congestion in Quebec City's CBD, and the importance of parking restrictions and one-way streets in Quebec City.
• Article by Burroughs Pelletier on the progress and extent of planning in the province of Quebec.
• Urban renewal study in Halifax, by Gordon Stephenson.
• Announcement of an urban renewal conference to be held in Scarborough, October 1957.
• Announcement of the publication of Steps in Urban Renewal, a leaflet created by the CPAC.