OALA 2010 Annual Report - The Ontario Association of Landscape

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Ontario
Association of
Landscape
Architects
2010 Annual Repor t
2010 - 2011 Governing Council
Back Row left to right: Lawrence Stasiuk, Morteza Behrooz, Daniel Jackson, Sean Kelly, Johanna Evers,
Suzanne Hajdu,Bryce Miranda , Glenn O’Connor, Linda Thorne
Front Row left to right: Marlise Akazawa-Eguchi, Sarah Koeppe, Joanne Moran
Glenn O’Connor, President
Joanne Moran, Vice-President
Bryce Miranda, Treasurer
Council Term: June 5, 2010 to March 25, 2011
Johanna Evers, Secretary
Lawrence Stasiuk, Past-President
Sarah Koeppe, Councillor
Morteza Behrooz, Councillor
Sean Kelly, Appointed Educator
(University of Guelph)
Elise Shelley, Appointed Educator
(University of Toronto)
Linda Thorne, Lay Councillor
Suzanne Hajdu, Associate Councillor (Senior)
Daniel Jackson, Associate Councillor (Junior)
Marlise Akazawa-Eguchi, Student Representative
(University of Guelph)
Leila Fazel, Student Representative (September 2010 start)
(University of Guelph) (Voting)
Gregory Warren, Student Representative
Peggy Chi, Student Representative (October 2010 start)
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OALA Annual Report • 2010
Contents
2010 OALA Award Recipients - 4
President’s Report - 5
Vice-President’s Report - 8
Treasurer’s Report - 9
Associate Councillors - 11
Examining Board Report - 12
Registrar’s Report - 13
CSLA Report - 16
CLARB Representative - 19
Continuing Education Committee - 22
Editorial Board - 25
Social Committee - 27
University of Guelph - 28
University of Toronto - 32
Past-Presidents, Honourary & Emeritus Members, CSLA College of Fellows - 34
OALA Organization Chart - 35
Audited Financial Statements - 36
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2010 OALA Award Recipients
1.
Pinnacle Award for Landscape Architectural Excellence
2.
President’s Award
3.
George Dark
Arnis Budrevics
David Erb Memorial Award
Douglas Fountain
4. Ontario Association of Landscape Architects’ Award for Service to the Environment
Certificate of Merit for Service to the Environment
5.
Kelly Pender
Nelson Edwards
Janet Ward
Emeritus and Honorary Members
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Martha Lush
Public Practice Award
7.
ESRI Canada Limited
Ontario Association of Landscape Architects’ Carl Borgstrom Award for Service to the Environment
6.
Rideau Waterway Land Trust
Ross Stephen - Emeritus
Raymond Moriyama - Honourary
President’s Report
Glenn O’Connor
President
A
s President of the Ontario Association of
Landscape Architects (OALA), I have the
pleasure of working with an enthusiastic and
dynamic Council, that is focused on advancing the
profession of Landscape Architecture.
The past months, since our 2010 Ottawa Conference
and AGM, have been particularly busy and productive. With the support of our three office staff: Karen
Savoie, Registrar; Aina Budrevics, Membership and
Program Coordinator; and Ronda Kellington, Administrator, we are able to advance programs on behalf of
the membership. The OALA is now able to realize the
full benefits of the governance changes and reorganization that we put in place during the previous Council.
As you read this Annual Report, you will discover that
our Association is strong, in excellent financial health
and most critically, has a Vision. I will provide you
with a summary of some of the activities of the past
10 months and encourage you to attend the Conference and AGM on March 25, 2011 in Toronto.
Executive Committee (Execom)
Day-to-day activities and key directions are reviewed by
a group of five members of Council. I wish to thank
these people for their dedication, guidance and support as we work through numerous issues. Executive
Committee is comprised of members: Joanne Moran,
Vice-President; Bryce Miranda, Treasurer; Johanna
Evers, Secretary; Lawrence Stasiuk, Past-President; and
myself as Chair/President. The OALA Registrar and
Administrator also assist us to provide information as
required.
ally meets via conference call every month. It is a significant time commitment, but one that is worthwhile
to keep the Association running smoothly.
Membership
The OALA continues to grow. We are currently over
1,400 members in all categories.
As of December 31, 2010, there were 791 full members, 280 associates, and 300 student members.
Thirty four new members were admitted to the OALA
through the L.A.R.E. (Landscape Architect Registration
Examination) process, 6 full members through reciprocity, 9 through senior oral exam and 55 new associates. As an Association, we are active in all categories.
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Mission
To promote, improve and advance the
profession of landscape architecture and
maintain standards of professional practice
and conduct consistent with the need to serve
and protect the public interest.
Many of the day-to-day activities of Association are
discussed and considered by Execom before proceeding to Council. This team is very effective and generOALA Annual Report • 2010
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PRESIDENT continued from page 5
An interesting and important note, 320 full members (40%) have reached or passed their 25th year
anniversary! Congratulations. The OALA continues to utilize L.A.R.E. for examinations and offers tutorials for candidates. Our Association pass rates are generally higher than C.L.A.R.B.
(Council of Landscape Architectural Registration
Boards) averages. This can be attributed to the tutorials, mentoring, expanded OALA reference library
and published L.A.R.E. study manuals. We continue
to support our Associates in a comprehensive way to
build and encourage their success.
As an Association, we have noticed a positive increase
in participation by members including full, associates
and students. This is a healthy sign and will assist in
ensuring future growth of the OALA.
Landscape Architecture Ottawa has continued to
increase in strength and numbers. This is an extremely
active chapter that holds regular meetings, education
and social events. As President, I had the pleasure of
attending two events, one last fall as well as the popular Christmas party. Our relationship with Ottawa is
strong and the group has a wonderful and enthusiastic
spirit. It was a pleasure to spend time with the Ottawa
chapter and dialogue about common issues. In the fall,
2010, Vice-President Joanne Moran and I met with
the executives of the Civic Institute of Professional
Personnel (C.I.P.P.) in Ottawa to discuss Landscape
Architects in the City of Ottawa public sector. Our
position was well received. You will read more about
this in the Vice-President’s Report.
Significant Accomplishments
In the fall of 2010, you saw two (2) member surveys.
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The first related to input for a Strategic Plan and the
second related to the AGM. These two surveys had
a participation rate of approximately 44%. With this
information, Council was able to canvass the membership to find out your opinions on a number of
important and significant issues. This data has assisted
Council to make informed decisions.
The simple message is, your Council is listening to
what you have said. During the fall of 2010 and into the new year 2011,
Council held Strategic Planning focus sessions with
members, participated in a Strategic Plan workshop
and utilized the survey results to create a draft Strategic
Plan. This Plan was then debated at Council. It was
sent as a rough draft to a smaller task force for refinement, reorganization, completion and formatting. The
result is a 2011-2013 Strategic Plan that was approved
by OALA Council on March 4, 2011. The membership
will see this document online and at the Conference/
AGM in March, 2011. It is an excellent document with
simple, clear priorities, actions and outcomes. We intend to report to the membership on our progress each
year at our Conference/AGM.
During the summer and fall of 2010, the OALA Budget Committee created a new Reserve Fund Investment Policy. This document was approved by Council
in January, 2011. I am pleased to say as a member of
that Committee, that the reserve fund is healthy and
wisely invested. The Treasurer will speak to this item
in detail at the Conference/AGM.
Other events included the OALA Annual Golf Tournament held August 13, 2010 at Granite Ridge and
had 140 participants. OALA Ski Day held
February 12, 2011 at Craigleith had 85 participants.
Both these events raise money to support students
at the University of Toronto and the University of
Guelph. The OALA contributes $10,000 from these
events to students. We thank you and the sponsors for
your ongoing support, it is appreciated.
On June 17, 2010, I had the pleasure to meet a delegation of six from Changchun City in Jilin Province in
Northeast China. We discussed the planning, protection and maintenance of natural systems on a large
scale. This was a wonderful cultural exchange.
The Continuing Education Committee (C.E.C.) was
very active and is providing excellent programs for
the membership. Their full update is contained in this
report.
On October 5, 2010 and November 4, 2010, Aina
Budrevics, Rich McAvan, Stephanie Snow and I visited
the students at University of Guelph and University of
Toronto respectively. These were productive outreach
sessions that welcomed and encouraged students to
join the OALA and explain entrance requirements
and L.A.R.E. These were both excellent, informative
sessions and were well received by the students and
faculty.
In the fall, I met with the President of the Professional
Engineers of Ontario (P.E.O.) who represents 75,000
Engineers in the province. This was a meeting to outreach and build relations with P.E.O.
that you have told us are important.
As always, I rely on the OALA office staff to assist to
carry out the business of the Association. They do a
great job. The Execom group is a great team, making
informed decisions on your behalf. I always enjoy the
discussions. In particular, I must thank our Vice-President, Joanne Moran, for providing an endless level of
energy, knowledge and guidance. Past Presidents Arnis
Budrevics and Lawrence Stasiuk both advised me that
this job requires significant time. They were correct. I
am fortunate to have the support of a great business
partner and my office administrative assistant. Both
these people contribute their time and our company resources to assist the Association. Without this support,
my work as President could not occur. I appreciate the
effort of all the volunteers of the Association.
I am confident that in 2011 and going forward, we
will advance Landscape Architects as recognized
professionals and leaders in physical environments
creating healthy, safe, liveable communities and
sustainable landscapes.
I thank all of you for the opportunity to represent you
as President of our Association.
Glenn A. O’Connor, OALA, CSLA
President 2010-2011
Overall, it has been an eventful, fast paced year. As
President, I am supported by a remarkable team. Collectively, OALA Council sets direction for the Association and implements the wishes of the membership
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Vice-President’s Report
Joanne Moran
Vice-President
I
was certain before I took this office that annual
report meant once every twelve months- not so for
our fast moving Association! While it does seem
like a year has passed it has only been ten short months
since my last communiqué. Regardless, a great deal of
progress has been made.
In this, my third year as a member of Council to the
Ontario Association of Landscape Architects, I was
very happy to be re-elected as Vice-President. In my
previous years on Council and Executive Committee, I
have continued to be impressed by the remarkable talent and devotion of the Executive team, including our
office staff, in a time of growth and refinement. In this
current year, I have been privileged to work with a new
and very representative team of Councillors to focus
on the needs of the members, particularly in regards to
the development of the Strategic Plan.
In the role of VP, I was able to provide back-up to
the President, and it was also my pleasure to represent
our member’s positions on the many items deliberated
upon both at Council, on the Executive Committee and
at Professional Practice and Ethics Committee.
We were saddened by the death of 4 members this
year. The loss of Macklin Hancock, Jerry Belan,
Greg Rich and John Altorio will be felt by all of the
Association. We have respectfully communicated our
condolences to the families by offering a favorite
publication of the deceased to be donated to the library
of the families’ choice in accordance with our bylaw.
In recognition of the value of outreach to other professional groups and authorities, we continue to strive
to connect and educate about Landscape Architects. I
have met most recently with the Civic Institute of
Professional Personnel and Glenn O’Connor, The
Ottawa Garden Club, the Ottawa Chamber of
Commerce (in particular, MPP McNeely), the University Alumni Relations and with the HRDC just this past
February. I also travelled to meet with the APWA in
Boston in August.
Once again it has been my sincere honor to serve the
Association and our members.
Joanne Moran, OALA, CSLA
Vice-President
As Chair of the latter Committee, I am able report
that, of the claims vetted against members, there were
no recommendations to forward any case to the
Discipline Committee. All PPE decisions to date have
been found in favour of our members.
I continue to work on issues of stated interest to
our members, particularly pursing a course of action
regarding municipal bylaws affecting the practice of
private Landscape Architecture firms in Ontario.
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Treasurer’s Report
Bryce Miranda
Treasurer
I
2010
t is my pleasure to provide the Membership with
the Financial Highlights of the OALA for the year
2010. This past year has been extremely active for
both Council and the Membership. There were many
social events and Continuing Education sessions, which
proved to be well received and well attended.
Once again, the OALA has met all of its financial
commitments and increased support for our members,
associates and students. Our 2010 Ski and Golf Days
generated money, which was targeted towards the
endowment funds at the University of Toronto and
University of Guelph.
2010 saw our Association’s Membership increase.
There is a sense of renewed interest by members in the
Association. Many of the committees were extremely
active, as energies of the volunteers were focused on a
number of key areas.
Spending was closely monitored which resulted in a
small excess of funds from the approved 2010 budget. This is in part due to the continued support from
industry sponsors and partners as well as tight management of expenditures by Council and staff. Of note
is the significant savings found in the production of
Ground magazine thanks to the efforts of the Ground
Editorial Board and the OALA administration.
Our reserve fund is financially healthy with additional
unspent funds added this year. I am pleased to also announce that the reserve fund has been invested into a
portfolio which will allow the fund to grow. A complete discussion on the reserve fund will be presented
at the OALA AGM in Toronto.
The OALA continues to discuss governance with the
CSLA Board of Directors and is well represented. We
appreciate their input on our behalf.
2011
As the Treasurer, I have had great support from the
past Treasurers, Council, Budget Committee and the
OALA office staff, Karen Savoie, Aina Budrevics and
Ronda Kellington. I appreciate the support, assistance
and patience of all. It is with their support that a 2011
budget has taken shape. The detailed budget is available on the OALA website and will be presented at the
2011 AGM in Toronto.
2011 will be a bigger and better year for the association
as programs and committee work continues to grow.
All committees have accepted Council’s approved 2011
budget, which will be presented to the membership at
the Toronto AGM. Our overall budget is up by approximately 7% from 2010 and we now operate close
to an $800,000 Association!
In 2010 we surveyed the membership and have been
given clear direction which has guided a new strategic
plan that will be presented to you at the OALA AGM.
You will see in the 2011 budget that a number of line
items have their budgets increased to increase the
profile of the OALA and reflect this new direction the
association is heading.
It was during the 2010 AGM that our former treasurer
introduced to the membership a three year budget
projection. It was at this time that we anticipated a
steady, nominal, annual increase in fees. In keeping
with this projection, I am requesting a dues increase
in OALA fees for 2012. This motion must be
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approved by the membership at the 2011 AGM. As an
Association, we need to deliver the level of programs
to the membership for 2011 within a dues structure
that reflects the desires of the membership.
I would like to thank all of you for your continued support and timely payment of dues. The association is
run by a dedicated team of volunteers. I encourage you
to contact the OALA office or any member of Council
to find out how you can participate and strengthen our
association. We remain a volunteer organization which
relies heavily on the work of a small group.
I look forward to seeing you in Toronto in March to
discuss our Association’s Finances and opportunities to
improve our Association.
Bryce Miranda, OALA CSLA
Treasurer
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Associate Councillors
T
he Ontario Association of Landscape
Architects was pleased to welcome Daniel
Jackson as the new Associate Representative to
Council this past year. Daniel joined Suzanne Hajdu as
the second councillor representing Associate Members.
Suzanne moves up to Senior Associate Representative,
the position vacated by Sarah Culp. Thanks Sarah for
your continued commitment to our Association!
Suzanne and Daniel had a busy year organizing
multiple-choice study sessions for the Landscape
Architect Registration Exams (L.A.R.E.), participating
in the OALA Golf Day and representing the Associate
members in the development of the OALA Strategic
Plan. One new initiative to arise from this process
involved OALA members and staff visiting
undergraduate and graduate students at the Universities
of Guelph and Toronto to discuss and promote the
work of the OALA and the role it plays in the
profession, as well as information on entering the
association and the examination process leading to
licensure. Thank you to Glenn O’Connor, Stephanie
Snow, Rich McAvan and Aina Budrevics for
volunteering their time to this new initiative, which was
well received by students, and will be continued on a
yearly basis.
OALA Associate members continued to post high pass
rates on the LARE multiple-choice exams in 2010.
Pass rates for Section A, B and D in March were 68%,
73% and 75% respectively while the rates in September
were 83%, 75% and 53% for the three sections. In
September, OALA Associate members outperformed
the overall pass rates of all candidates in all three
sections! It’s great to see such strong numbers from
our members and we encourage you to keep up the
good work and to continue to show the rest of North
America that we have the best Associate members!
The Associate Reps and OALA Council and Staff
pursued the OALA Library Expansion Program to assist Ontario’s L.A.R.E. Candidates access to reference
materials recommended by the Council of Landscape
Architectural Registration Boards (C.L.A.R.B.). The
Associates extended the invitation to all Members to
recycle their reference books by contributing them to
the OALA Library. Council is committed to renewing
this valuable resource thereby assisting those preparing
for the L.A.R.E. The OALA Library is available to all
members of the Association.
Recently, the Associate Representatives have been
working on Council to provide input into the OALA
Strategic Plan and the OALA Marketing and
Communication Committee. The Associate
Representatives act as a voice of the Associates on
Council and maintain communications with the
Associate Membership through the quarterly
Associate News, which is e-mailed directly to all of
Ontario’s Associates and archived on the OALA website at www.oala.ca. We look forward to hearing any of
your comments or suggestions.
We are proud of our accomplishments over the past
year.
Respectfully submitted,
Suzanne Hajdu and Daniel Jackson
Associate Councillors, OALA Council
Daniel Jackson resigned his Council position in January 2011.
Two new Associate Representatives will be elected to Council in
advance of the 2011 AGM.
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Examining Board Report
I
t was another busy year for the Examining Board.
In 2010 the Examining Board reviewed, and
recommended to Council the following OALA
membership applications:
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49 requests for Full Membership;
55 requests for Associate Membership;
4 requests for Reinstatement of Full Membership;
3 requests for Waiver of Dues;
9 requests for Leave of Absence;
8 requests for Reduction of PDP;
6 individuals participated in the Oral Senior’s
Exam; and
2 requests for Affiliate Membership.
The Examining Board initiated several tutorials in 2010
to assist associate members in preparing to write the
L.A.R.E. examinations. The feedback was positive and
we will continue to offer these sessions in the future.
There were two changes to Examining Board in 2010.
Sean Kelly joined Examining Board in 2010 as
Council’s representative on Examining Board. Sean
has also joined the tutorial support team. Le’Ann Seely
joined Examining Board as the CLARB representative.
A special thank you to Karen Savoie for her
professionalism and superior organizational skills. You
keep us on track!
The total number of PDP reviewers increased by 15
in 2010. If you wish to volunteer to be an Examining
Board Reviewer, please contact the OALA office for
information.
Examining Board Members
Aaron Hill
Sean Kelly
Richard McAvan
Tim McCormick
Nicola Miele
Tom Ridout
Le’Ann Seely
Stephanie Snow
PDP Reviewers
Colin Berman
Alison Bond
Lori-Anne Bonham
Heather Braiden
Melissa Cameron
Melissa Cate Christ
D Scott Cressman
Paul DiProfio
Timothy Dobson
Kate Fox-Whyte
Marc Garon-Nielsen
Christine Gracey
Cynthia Graham
Shirley Hsieh Marsh
Ryan James
Stephanie Jarvis
Sarah Koeppe
HinTat Lam
Michelle Lazar
Scott Mason
Erin McCown Foster
Joseph McLeod
Melanie Morris
Tony Mui
Nick Pirzas
Mark Reid
Susan Reise
James Roche
Jordan Sadja
Trevor Schmidt
Bradley Smith
Stephanie Snow
Mark Steele
Netami Stuart
Steven Sunderland
April Szeto
Dennis Taves
Ben Tymchyshyn
Shalini Ullal
Paul VanDeGevel
Marcus Wolfe
David Wright
Yvonne Yeung
Thank you to all of the members listed below who
have contributed to the success of the Examining
Board and the Associate Professional Development
Program. Your support and volunteerism is greatly
appreciated!
Nicola Miele, OALA, CSLA
Chair
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Registrar’s Report
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s of December 31, 2010 there were 791 Full
Members of the OALA, 28 on Waiver of
Dues, 18 Emeritus Members, 14 Honourary
Members, 280 Associate Members, and 300 Student
Members. In 2010, 2 Full Members left the OALA
through default, 1 Full Member retired, 7 Full Members resigned and 2 Full Members died. There are 30
Full Members on Leave of Absence and 11 Affiliate
Members.
Thirty four Full Members were admitted to the OALA
through the L.A.R.E. process in 2010. They are:
Emily Andreae * Michelle Lazar *
Mike Barker Lisa MacDonald
Morteza Behrooz * Hoda Matar *
Sheila Boudreau Gransaull * Antonio Medeiros
Norman Cameron Gerardo Paez Alonso
Robin Campbell * Mirella Palermo *
Lei Chang Mark Parris
Ray Chong * Duncan Prescott *
Sarah Culp * Petrucia Pushan *
Suzanne Ernst * Jonathon D Reeves
David Gerrard Matti Rukholm
Eric Gordon * Veronica Schroder *
Viive Mai Kittask Lisa Shkut
Kathy Kozlowicz * Mark Steele *
Kendra Kryszak * Mark Taylor
Clara Kwon * Michael Thistle
Sophie Lacroix-Nissan * Leah Ward *
Asterisk (*) denotes a full member not having custody
and use of the Association Seal.
Six full members were admitted through reciprocity:
Jeffrey Briggs
Lisa McNiven
Vanessa Eickhoff Darlene Myrie
Lori E Ellis
Eric Stadnyk
Nine Full Members were admitted through the senior
oral exam process:
Richard Archibald *
Normand Guenette
Deanne Christie
Denis Guy Massie
Claude Cormier
Haig Seferian
Wai Ying Di Giorgio
Stasia Stempski
Chantal Gaudet
Asterisk (*) denotes a full member not having custody
and use of the Association Seal.
We also welcomed fifty-five new Associate members in
2010:
Colin Bailey
Lori Balcerek
Jeffrey Beaton
Dominique Bourdeau
Kirsten Brown
Patrick Thomas Bunting
Chaopeng Cai
Thomas Chamberlain
Genevieve Champagne
Marty Chan
Starling Childs
Karis Clinton
Heather Cullen
Michael Cullen
Andrew Danielson
John C Duthie
Michael Eves
Karimah Gheddai
Jeffery Robert Goettling
Luke Kairys
Deborah Kenley
Monika E Kokoszka
Darwin Lam
Josephine Lazarz
Jennifer Mahoney
Stefania Mariotti
Sanaz Markazi
Mattson Meere
Matthew Mills
Audric Montuno
Jocelyn Morris
Robin Mosseri
Michelle Moylan
Anna Lisa Mugford
Shahrzad Nezafati
Angela Nonkes
Nicholas Onody
Wei Pang
Kerilyn Perron
Veronica Porter
Nina Pulver
Elnaz Rashidsanati
David Reid
Brittany Reid
Eric Schertzer
Mala Marie Sinha
Neeltje Slingerland
David Taylor
Beatrice Saraga Taylor
Sasha Nicole Terry
Alexandre Wilson
Mitchell Wiskel
Jonathan Woodside
Kyle Xuekun Yang
Juan Juan Zhao
Four individuals were reinstated as full members:
Aaron Fox David Orsini
Amanda Lapointe Terry Twine
Nine full members were granted leave of absence:
Roy J Averill Ken Nentwig
Gary Burger David Orsini
Robert E Chan Xuan Wang
Jessica Connors Dennis A Winters
Gillian Jurkow
Two full members were granted waiver of dues:
Mary Ellen Brennan
David Bradley
Two former members defaulted:
Lise Burcher
Robert Packham
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One full member retired:
John Busca
Seven full members resigned:
Nicholas Close
Helen Powers
Paul Johnston
Chris Ronson
Ken Nentwig
Daniel W Wood
Elizabeth Park
Two of our members died in 2010:
Jerry Belan
Macklin Hancock
Three Hundred & Twenty of our Full Members have
reached the 25 Year Anniversary Milestone (or longer)
of Full Membership with the OALA:
Robert W Allen
Arnis Budrevics
Richard Allerton
Christopher Burtch
Kim Allerton
Les Camm
Robert N Allsopp
Victoria Lister Carley
John Altorio
Bruce Carr
David Anselmi
Douglas Carrick
Garth William Armour Olga Cherrin
Peter Armstrong
Serge Chukseev
Edwin S Baker
John Ciocci
Lois M Banks
Christopher J Clayton
Victoria Barkowski
John Consolati
Brian Basterfield
Jack P Copeland
Douglas M Batten
Bruce Corban
Robert E Bee
Jerrold S Corush
Barry G Beer
Bruce Cosburn
James Belisle
Paul H Cosburn
Alexander Bell
William Coxhead
John Bell
Bruce E Cudmore
James Benson
John Danahy
Wendy Berger
Ian B Dance
Gerald D Bezaire
George F Dark
Paul L Bezaire
Harold Deenen
Inese Bite
Norman J.C. DeFraeye
Patrick A Bollenberghe John DeGroot
Stefan Bolliger
Frank Del Vecchio
Richard Bondi
Shirley den Houdyker
Karen Boniface
Steven Dewdney
Alan E Bowler
Linda Dicaire
Carl Bray
Egils Didrichsons
Kim H. Bresee
Kristine Dimoff
J. Peter Bride
Anne Tori Dobbin
Manita Brug-Chmielenska James A Dobbin
Kenneth W Buck
Robert W Dobbin
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Joseph Donadio
Gordon E Dorrett
James Douglas
Jamie Douglas
Peter K Doyle
Roger du Toit
John M Duchene
Robert Duguid
Nelson Edwards Daina Eliason
Daniel Euser
Mary Leigh Faught
Paul Ferris
Stephen Fleischauer
Bradley Fleisher
Thomas Foster
Scott Fujita
Stan Fung
John George
Diana Gerrard
Brian Giberson
Glenn Gilbert
Henry Gotfryd
Ricci Gould
Ian Gray
Gerald Grieve
Peter James Grobe
Roy Gucciardi
Marjorie Hancock
Hiroshi Harada
Glenn Harrington
Warren Harris
Mark Hartley
Robert Hayward
Gary Heine
Al Henderson
Bruce Henry
Michael Hensel
Graham Hess Erik G.T. Hess
William Hewick
John Hillier
Robert Hilton
Donna Hinde
Rudolf Hofer
Peter Hoffman
Lois Hogarth
Ronald Holbrook
Robin Holford-Walker
Jamie Houston
Kenneth Hoyle
Barry F. Hughes
Robert Hutchison
David Huycke
M. Helene Iardas
Stanley Ing
Mark Inglis
Douglas Innes
John Irish
Linda A Irvine
D. Scott Irwin
Domenico Iuliano
Bruce Johnson
David Jonas
Stephen Karek
Jeffrey Ross Kaster
Peter Kaudewitz
Sarah Kavoosi
Brad Keeler
Douglas Kerr
M Catherine Kirk
Alexander F Koch
Harold Kodors
Barry E Kolb
Henry Kortekaas
Ron Koudys
Daniel Kraszewski
Werner Karl Kuemmling
Maryann Kwok
Linda I M Laflamme
Gerald Lajeunesse
David M Lashley
Peter Le Blanc
Yuk-Woo Lee
James Lennox
Michael Leonard
Rudy Levstek
Patrick Li
Steve Loader
Dan Loukras
Mary Jane Lovering
Mark Lowe
D. Brett Lucyk
Domenic Lunardo
Susan Macaulay
Lynda Macdonald
Rod MacDonald
Wendy MacDonald
Margaret MacKenzie
William Mann
Gary Mark
Glenn Marnoch
Paul Marsala
Juhan Marten
Donald Martin
Brian McCluskey
James McCracken
Stewart McElroy
Joe McFarlane
Michael E McGuire
David McWhirter
James McWilliam
Neil Melman
Jose Melo
James Melvin
Michael Milloy
Susan Montgomery
Robert Montgomery
Graham J Moore
Robert Moos
Thomas Moroz
Wendy Morrow
Frank Muller
Julie Mulligan
Brian Murrant
Sheila Murray-Belisle
Miriam L R Mutton
William Myhill
Kari Myllymaki
Daria Nardone
Marcelino Navaleza
Eha Mai Naylor
Donald Naylor
Samuel Ng
Robert Ng
Alan Nicholson
Wayne Nishihama
Grant Nixon
Robert Norman
Daniel O’Brien
Tim O’Brien
Stephen O’Bright
Glenn A O’Connor
Lawrence O’Hearn
Marius Ois
Verlin Reed Olsen
Selwyn Owen
Peter Owen
Brian Page
Cecelia Paine
Caroline Pang
Elyse Parker
Donald Parsons
Juergen Partridge
Ian Payne
Robert Peachey
Sherry Pedersen
Eric Pedersen
James Peets
Susan Peister
Kelly James Pender
Frans Peters
Neil Pike
Stephen Popovich
Larry Porter
David A T Powell
Paul Puopolo
John Quinn
Deborah Reader
Robert Reynolds
Steven Rhys
Ronald Richardson
Tom Ridout
Janet Rosenberg
Karen Rosenbrock
Stephen Rupert
John Russo
John Sakala
Uri Salmona
Fidenzio Salvatori
Bienvenido Santos
Wesley Schell
Eva Schmitz
Christina Schmoll
William Schrama
Joachim Schwien
Owen Scott
Asta Sernas
Steven Shah Jr.
Dorothy Shand
Wendy Shearer
John Paul Shelton
Peter Robert Sherban
Gary S R Short
Bryan Shynal
Norman J Sinclair
William Sleeth
O Bryan Smith
Peter F Smith
Peter J Smith
Thomas Sparling
Laura Starr
Lawrence Stasiuk
Karl Stensson
John Stewart
George Stockton
Mathieu Strybos
Nina Stultz
Raphael Sussman
Neil Switzer
John Szczepaniak
Silvano Tardella
Siddhartha Thakar
Rene Thiebaud
James Thompson
Michael J D Toccalino
Rodger A Todhunter
Steven Torrance
Daniel Tregunno
Kevin Tribble
Alan Trimble
Elizabeth Tugman-Mills
Neil Turnbull
Timothy Turner
Terry Twine
Albert Underhill
James Vafiades
Joyce Van Dop
Harold Van Stiphout
Alan V Vaughan
John Vieira
Salvatore Viola
Sibylle von Knobloch
Bardi Vorster
Martin Wade
John Wall Jr
Karl Walsh
Janet Ward
Dennis Warenycia
Jeffrey Waring
Garry Watchorn
David Wells
Scott Wentworth
Tomas Wey
Tracy Whalen
Brooks Wickett
Terrence Wilk
Barry Wilson
Daisy Wong
Carolyn Woodland
Dean Woolley
David A Wright
John Wright
Robert Wright
Respectfully,
Karen Savoie, Registrar
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CSLA Report
BACKGROUND
The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA)
is a national organization representing and advocating
for the profession of landscape architecture in Canada.
Supported by 10 provincial (including the OALA) and
territorial component associations, the CSLA provides
a strong and unified “national voice” for its 1,600
members who work in a wide range of practice areas in
Canada.
The CSLA is a unifying organization that develops
and delivers relevant and high quality programs and
services, while bringing together and representing at
the national level, affiliate organizations, component
associations, and professional schools across Canada.
The CSLA provides members with a means to promote
capabilities and successes, communicate knowledge and
concerns, and share matters of common interest. Under the CSLA umbrella, members have the collective
visibility, strength and creativity to sustain and enhance
the profession of landscape architecture in Canada.
The CSLA was formed in 1934 as an organization
of individual members. In 1960, the CSLA initiated
a structural change by introducing chapters which in
turn evolved to become independent associations that
agreed to join together as components to support the
CSLA as the parent organization. Thus, the Central
Chapter eventually became the OALA in 1968.
The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA)
is a professional organization comprising individual
members from across Canada. Membership into the
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects is facilitated
by our recognized Component Associations. In order
to be a member of the Canadian Society of Landscape
Architects you must first gain full membership to one
of the recognized Component Associations.
The OALA and CSLA both advance the profession of
landscape architecture and support its members at the
provincial and national levels respectively. The OALA
carries an additional role as a regulatory body.
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For more information on the CSLA visit www.csla.ca
and read more history at www.oala.ca Meet the OALA/
History.
CSLA MISSION & STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
(2008-2011)
The CSLA vision statement: Dedicated to advancing the art, the science, and the business of landscape
architecture
The mission is to be the voice of landscape architects
in Canada and abroad.
CSLA’s approved Strategic Plan Priority Areas. As in
previous years, this multi-year plan is the basis for managing and monitoring the progress and needs of the
Society in the priority areas of:
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Advocacy
Communications
Growing the Profession
Program and Activities/
Professional Development
Governance and Administration
CSLA STRUCTURE
The CSLA is managed by a Board of Directors comprised of one representative for each of the ten components, plus an executive committee of the President
Neil Dawe, President-Elect Liane McKenna and PastPresident Linda Irvine. The Board and Executive are
supported by the Executive Director, Paulette Vinette,
CAE.
OALA REPRESENTATION in 2010 - 2011
The OALA was represented on the board by its immediate past president. Arnis Budrevics, OALA, FCSLA
was the representative up to the CSLA Congress held
in Edmonton in August 2010. At that time, Lawrence
Stasiuk, OALA, CSLA became the CSLA board representative.
The OALA was also well represented at the CSLA Executive level with OALA members Linda Irvine, who
was CSLA President for 2009-10 and Arnis
Budrevics both serving on the Executive Committee.
Linda continues her service on the Executive in her capacity as Past-President. Arnis was appointed as Chair
of the newly formed Finance Committee.
OALA MEMBERS HONOURED AT
NATIONAL LEVEL
posed Reciprocity Agreement between All Component
Associations” which attempts to establish a fair and
equitable approach to reciprocity that will improve the
mobility of landscape architects who wish to work in
various jurisdictions across Canada that currently have
differing regulatory requirements and membership
standards.
In 2010, several OALA members were honoured by the
CSLA.
The CSLA hosted the 2010 President’s Council Meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake in March 2010.
Admission to the CSLA College of Fellows: George
Stockton, OALA, FCSLA
Representatives attended from the American Society
of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Council of Educators in Landscape Architectural (CELA), Council of
Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB),
Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB),
Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF), Landscape
Architecture Canada Foundation (LACF) and the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA).
The CSLA Presidents Award is the honour the President of the Canadian Society of Landscape
Architects may bestow upon a CSLA member for outstanding contribution to the profession.
The 2010 President’s Award recipients are (posthumously): Jerry Belan, OALA, CSLA and Margery
Winkler, OALA, CSLA.
The CSLA Schwabenbauer Award, in recognition
of unselfish and devoted service to the CSLA at the
national level over a period of not less than five years,
was awarded to: Jim Melvin,OALA, CSLA
The CSLA Teaching Award, recognizing an individual
who has made a substantial and significant contribution
to landscape architecture education, was presented to:
Ed Fife, OALA, CSLA
The OALA congratulates each of them on their significant accomplishments.
CSLA 2010 HIGHLIGHTS
The following highlights are taken from the CSLA
2009 Annual Report available for downloading at
www.csla.ca.
Proposed Reciprocity and Labour Mobility
Agreements:
The CSLA has lead the preparation of a draft “Pro-
The President participated in the World Presidents’
Roundtable (at IFLA World Congress) in Suzhou, P. R.
China,
The CSLA, in partnership with AAPQ, was successful in its bid to host the 54th IFLA World Congress in
2017 in Montreal.
The CSLA has written to the Governor General, Her
Excellency Michaelle Jean, to propose the
establishment of a Governor General’s Award in Landscape Architecture to recognize and celebrate outstanding design in recently completed projects by Canadian
landscape architects.
Proposed New Landscape Architecture Program in
Atlantic Canada:
The CSLA has actively supported and financially assisted APALA’s efforts to establish a new landscape
architecture program in Atlantic Canada.
In addition to the highlights noted above, the CSLA
continued with the following programs:
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CSLA Professional Awards of Excellence
CSLA Recognition Honours and Awards
CSLA College of Fellows
CSLA Accreditation Council (LAAC)
CSLA World Landscape Architecture Month (WLAM)
CSLA LANDSCAPE/PAYSAGES Editorial BoardLandscape Architecture Canada Foundation (LACF)
International Federation of Landscape Architects
(IFLA) representation
CSLA/AAPC Annual Congress
2011 IMPORTANT DATES
April 2011: CSLA promotes World Landscape
Architecture Month. This is your opportunity to get
involved and help promote the profession.
July 14-17, 2011: CSLA Congress 2011 takes place
in Iqaluit Nunavut. Hosted by NuALA, the theme is
“On the Land”.
CONCLUSIONS
The CSLA is a relevant and very active organization
working hard for the benefits of all landscape architects across Canada. All Full Members of the OALA
are also members of the CSLA and the OALA is its
largest component. OALA members represent the
largest pool of human and financial resources to the
CSLA. Therefore, it is always essential to have a strong
voice at the table.
Anyone interested in getting more involved with any of
the CSLA programs are invited to contact the OALA
Board Representative or the CSLA Executive Director
at [email protected].
Lawrence Stasiuk, OALA, CSLA
OALA Past President
CSLA Board Representative
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CLARB Representative
2010 Scope of Work
Annually CLARB identifies a Scope of Work to guide
their continued improvement year to year. For 2010,
CLARB identified sixteen Core Activities in their Scope
of Work, and five Value Added Activities. Included in
the sixteen Core Activities are items such as: Enhance
Internal Budgeting System; and Association Management System (AMS) Implementation. Within the list
of Value Added Activities for 2010, CLARB identified:
Exam Enhancement – Initiate Task Analysis; and Redline Review – Implement Enhanced Process.
Summary of Accomplishments
Highlights of the key accomplishments that came to
fruition through 2010 are summarized below. A number of the accomplishments were several years in the
making.
Communications
• Completed the initial phase of a website re-design
project that included re-organization of content to
improve usability.
Member Services
• Implemented Professional Development Sessions at
CLARB membership meetings focusing on topics that
are relevant to the regulation of landscape architecture.
• Partnered with key collateral organizations to develop the Landscape Architect Continuing Education
System which has established internationally recognized guidelines for the evaluation and approval of
continuing education course providers. Twenty-two
State Boards have indicated their acceptance of courses
approved by the LA CES.
Council Services
• Expanded the CLARB Test Centre Program to include an additional eleven centers.
• Developed the “Step-by-Step Guide”, which is a free
resource for exam candidates available on the CLARB
website.
• Expanded the Multi-choice testing window from
three days to two weeks to better meet candidate needs.
Operations
• Designed and implemented a new Association Management System database (AMS) to increase accuracy,
speed and efficiency in CLARB business processes
through automation and by providing the technology
to facilitate new features such as the continuing education tracking.
All of CLARB’s accomplishments are significant
contributions to their continued improvement. However, according to Executive Director Joel D. Albizo,
launching the new AMS was a significant “milestone in
the development of CLARB’s service infrastructure to
members, candidates, and Council Record Holders”.
Mr. Albizo feels that AMS has “literally changed the
way we work – now and into the future”. Completing
the first phase of implementation of AMS was considered a Core Activity through 2010.
2010 Annual General Meeting
One of the ‘high-value activities’ of particular interest
that CLARB focused on in 2010 was to take on the
challenge of defining “Public Welfare” in the practice
of Landscape Architecture.
CLARB and most Member Boards of CLARB include
the concept of public welfare in their mission statement. However, it remains an elusive principle. The
OALA mission statement includes this concept of
public welfare in the statement” …to serve and to protect the public interest.” As Ontario’s representative at
CLARB I felt proud when I discovered that an Ontario
based research firm had won the contract to undertake
this challenge.
Two representatives of the firm Erin Research,
George Spears, Ph.D. and Kasia Seydegart, MSW, presented their research paper at the 2010 Annual General
Meeting. Both presenters are CMRP (Certified Market
Research Professional). Presentation of this research
was extremely interesting, and very well accepted by the
audience of Board Representatives, ASLA Representatives, and CLARB Board of Directors.
The status of their research is the development of a
working definition that CLARB intends to vet further
through industry advisors. Strong consensus from the
audience was to: strengthen the argument which addresses economic impacts of Landscape Architectural
work relative to public welfare; and to use the resultant
findings to have CLARB prepare a document regarding
the role of Landscape Architects in the protection and
promotion of health, safety, and welfare. The intent is
for this document to be provided to all Boards to
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promote consistent defense and definition of the mandate of our profession.
Region 1 Meeting (Ontario is a member of
Region 1. There are 5 Regions)
The primary goal of this year’s Regional meetings was
to review CLARB’s standards. To facilitate this review
CLARB presented each Regional Board Representative
with the three questions noted below.
Legal and Regulatory Framework
CLARB Question: How can CLARB better support
Boards in licensure defense/upgrade through the provision of resources related to standards (CLARB’s core
purpose)?
OALA Rep Response:
The OALA operates under a Title Act. However, contemplation of a Practice Act is a perennial issue. The
OALA would consider poling it’s membership for their
input, but would first develop an information packet
to assist members in providing their opinion. CLARB
would be asked to provide input and assistance regarding moving from a Title Act to a Practice Act, if the
OALA chose to explore this further.
CLARB Certification
CLARB Question: How can the standards for CLARB
Certification be brought into alignment with Board
requirements to better facilitate reciprocity?
The Regional Board meeting began with a ‘sticky-dot’
exercise intended to summarize each State / Provincial
Board’s requirements for Membership. This information was taken back by CLARB staff to facilitate their
review, and to work toward alignment of standards
across the Boards.
Certification Alignment Sticky-Dot Exercise,
Categories
• Experience
• Examination
• Education
• Professional Conduct
OALA Rep Response:
The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects is
working on an Agreement among it’s ten Components
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(Boards). Focus of the Agreement is reciprocity across
the Canadian Boards, with considerable influence from
the Labour Mobility Act (Agreement on Internal Trade).
Pursuant to this, the BCSLA has taken the lead in preparing a funding proposal to assist in working toward
compliance with the Act and reciprocity among Boards.
For discussion among the Canadian Boards is whether
or not CLARB certification is the accepted base requirement. The CSLA may be approaching CLARB in the
future pursuant to the above noted reciprocity among
Canadian Boards, to ensure alignment with CLARB
certification, as well as the Labour Mobility Act.
Continuing Education
Question: What are the potential challenges ahead and
potential benefits of uniformity in CE standards?
OALA Rep Response:
The OALA Continuing Education program currently
remains voluntary. In the short-term it is anticipated that
the CE program will remain voluntary, however longterm goals include consideration of mandatory CE. The
OALA may approach CLARB in the future for assistance in this pursuit.
There are existing, on-going efforts to align the CE program with the BCSLA as a component of reciprocity.
CLARB Board of Directors
Election Results
Canada held prominent seats at the 2010 Annual
General Meeting. First with the research undertaken by
the Ontario based firm Erin Research. Second was the
election of a Canadian President to CLARB’s Board of
Directors.
• President: Ian Neame Lennox Wasson, BC
• President-Elect: Denise M. Husband, Wilmington, DE
• Vice President: Dennis E. Bryers, Omaha, NE
• Secretary: Jerany L. Jackson, Springfield, MO
2011
Looking forward to 2011 I am excited to have a Canadian President at CLARB’s boardroom table, and optimistic that CLARB will continue to work toward constant
improvement.
In 2011 CLARB will host a Spring Meeting, and an
Annual General Meeting. Items on the agenda include:
• results of the 2010 Task Analysis (which will shape
future LAR Exams);
• state of key programs and finances;
• definition of “public welfare” results;
• strengthening licensure laws and regulations; and
• regional meetings where a report from each Board
Rep is presented.
I look forward to representing the OALA at these
meetings, and throughout the 2011 through web and
telephone conferences with CLARB staff and other
Board Representatives. I am always impressed by the
efforts of CLARB staff to serve its member boards,
and by the volunteers who dedicate many hours to creating exam questions, marking exams, attending Board
meetings, and undertaking all of the ‘homework’ that
these tasks include.
Le’ Ann Whitehouse Seely, OALA, CSLA
OALA CLARB Representative
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Continuing Education
Overview of the OALA CEC Committee
T
he Continuing Education Committee consists
of two groups: The Greater Horseshoe/Toronto/Hamilton area and the Ottawa team.
Information is shared between the two groups, while
educational events are planned separately.
Victor Ford and Marianne Mokrycke are Co-Chairs
of the Toronto group, and Ed Veldkamp is the Lead/
Chair of the Ottawa Chapter.
Greater Horseshoe/Toronto/Hamilton
Area Chapter Report
Committee Members
Victor Ford (Toronto)
Marianne Mokrycke (Hamilton)
Steve Barnhart (Guelph)
Van Thi Diep (Toronto)
Nate Perkins (Guelph)
Mike Leonard (London)
Sandra Neal (Toronto)
Lawrence Stasiuk (advisor)
Continuing Education Events 2010
Survey
The Green Roof Seminar held at the Toronto Botanical Gardens was a very well received and successful
event; with approximately 100 attendees, including
speakers. Seventy-eight OALA members attended, in
addition to 19 non-members.
Two OALA members, Jane Welsh and Scott Torrance contributed their expertise as speakers, which
was greatly appreciated by CEC and attendees. Flynn
Canada and Zinco participated in the event as presenters and sponsor.
AGM
During the fall of 2010 the Committee was engaged in
assisting Council in the planning of the seminar component of the 2011 Annual Conference and AGM.
2011 Events
CEC is targeting one educational event per quarter,
commencing with the Annual Conference and AGM
on March 25, 2011.
Marianne Mokrycke, OALA, CSLA and
Victor Ford , OALA, CSLA
Co-Chairs of the Greater Horseshoe CEC Committee
The CEC participated in Council’s survey which took
place in the latter part of 2010. As part of the Committee’s commitment to deliver relevant education programs, CEC prepared questions specific to educational
programming for inclusion in the survey.
LAO Executive
The CEC Committee understands that Continuing
Education opportunities are highly valued and desired
by OALA members. We will continue to endeavour to
provide high quality events, based on member survey
information and feedback.
Ottawa Chapter Members
Members are formally surveyed approximately once every three years. In addition, participants are requested
to provide educational topics at the conclusion of each
CE event.
The Co-Chairs also welcome suggestions from members at any time.
Green Roof Seminar
Toronto Botanical Gardens
October 22, 2010
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Diane Emmerson, Chairperson
Dorota Grudniewicz, Secretary
Jack Copeland, Treasurer
Jeff Kaster, Co-Treasurer
Ed Veldkamp
Nelson Edwards
Heather Martin
Doug Fountain
Jon Loschmann
LAO and Ottawa Continuing Education team coordinated some lunch sessions and social functions during
the first few months of 2010 that have already been
reported on in our 2009 report. Subsequently the Ottawa team, in conjunction with the larger LAO group,
focused on a couple of large projects for the remainder
of 2010. The OALA AGM and Trees in Clay Soils
Symposium were organized by separate
sub-committees of LAO, however, many members of
each committee were also part of the Continuing Education team and their abilities were focussed on these
large efforts rather than putting on more frequent,
smaller presentations. We are also focussing on more
general topics for our events rather than the product
sponsored presentations that we have used in the past.
OALA AGM – June 4-6, 2010
Museum of Nature
In June of 2010 the OALA annual general meeting was
held in Ottawa. The business meeting was expanded
to a two day event which included a continuing education component with the theme of “The Botanical
Landscape” – Rediscovering Plants in an Urban Age.
A number of very informative and interesting speakers
took part including Melanie Sifton, Director, Humber
Arboretum &Center; Alexander Reford, President
and Director of the Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens;
Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada.
There was also a display gallery of landscape trade
information and guided walking and bike tours of
Ottawa. The meeting was well attended with over 100
participants. The newly renovated Canadian Museum
of Nature was the backdrop for this enjoyable and
informative event. Thank you to Diane Matichuk and
all LAO volunteers who made this a very successful
AGM.
Trees in Clay Soils Symposium
September 28-29, 2010
The Trees in Clay Soils Symposium, organized by
the Ottawa Chapters’ Task Force on the subject, was
held in September over a two-day period. On the first
day, the Keynote Speaker, James Urban along with a
select group of allied professionals toured new and
established neighbourhoods throughout Ottawa to
understand and assess the impact of the City’s 2005
Tree Planting in Sensitive Marine Clay Soils Policy. The
lecture and interactive working session on day two was
attended by 70 participants, from a broad cross-section
of public and private-sector backgrounds including Urban Planners, Geo-technical Engineers, Infrastructure/
Utility Planners, Developers, Civil Engineers, Arborists and, of course Landscape Architects. Mr. Urban
also presented at the Urban Forum lecture series that
evening on the same topics covered throughout the
two-day symposium.
Break-out session participants were asked to explore
Political, Engineering and Tree options for increasing
tree canopy in areas of sensitive marine clay soils for
both new and existing residential streets. Several participants noted that this is the first time since the early
1990’s that so many professionals have been brought
together to discuss the challenges of accommodating
and managing trees in the public realm. Currently, the
policy eliminates the ability to achieve any semblance
of forest canopy in Ottawa’s new and rapidly expanding communities.
This issue and the symposium garnered local media
attention and was a featured story on CBC Ottawa
Morning (radio), CBC News: Ottawa (television) and in
an article in the Ottawa Citizen. This coverage not only
raised awareness of the issue but featured Landscape
Architects and the OALA as consensus builders. The
event was made possible through support from the
OALA as well as sponsorship from City of Ottawa,
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, National Capital
Commission and Minto Communities Inc.
It was hoped that this session would further encourage the City of Ottawa to expedite the modification
of their policy. The Task Force is working on a formal
report to Council and plans to meet with the City to
follow-up on the session.
LAO Christmas Party
The annual LAO Christmas party was a great success
again this year with over 70 people attending. LAO
wishes to thank our sponsor Greely Sand and Gravel
for providing the refreshments and Diane Emmerson
for planning the event. The party was enjoyed by all
and is a great way for colleagues to come together to
take a break and enjoy the holiday season.
Urban Forum
Urban Forum is a long running lecture series in Ottawa
that is sponsored in part by the OALA and co-produced by OALA members from the Ottawa Chapter.
The Continuing Education Committee does not take
any credit for this program; however, the CEC feels
that it is necessary to acknowledge this lecture series
and bring it to the attention of the OALA membership. This lecture series provides continuing education
opportunities to the membership in the Ottawa area.
Urban Forum has had several successful lectures in
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2010 including:
•
Making Growth Sustainable with Prof. Robert
Gibson, January 2010
•
The Art of Placemaking (creating vibrant
neighbourhoods, shopping streets and public places)
with David Engwicht, April 2010
•
Trees and Suburban Houses: Roots and foundations – the underground conflict with James Urban,
FASLA, September 2010
•
NIMBYism & Affordable Housing with Marni
Cappe, President of CIP, Housing and Policy Analyst, Sean Gadon, Affordable Housing Office, City of
Toronto, Jo-Anne Poirier, CEO, Ottawa Community
Housing, December 2010
Nelson Edwards and Charles Lanktree are OALA
members who are on the Urban Forum Committee.
Nelson and Charles are always looking for suggestions
for topics and speakers, so do not hesitate to share your
ideas. Urban Forum has a web site that lists past lectures and provides information on upcoming lectures.
Photo credit: Albert Camicioli Photography
Jonathan Loschmann, talking to sponsors at 2010 AGM
Edward Veldkamp, OALA, CSLA
Chair of the Ottawa CEC Committee
Diane Matichuk, 2010 Conference and AGM
Organizing Committee Chair
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Caron Cheng, Carina Thulin-Lood, Heather Martin at the
Ikibana display at the 2010 OALA Conference and AGM in
Ottawa
Editorial Board
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Summary
n 2010, the third series of Ground: Landscape
Architect Quarterly was met with high praise and
continued support from our membership.
In 2010 we further established the role of Ground as a
form of continuing education, inspiration, marketing,
and the beginning of a renewed face of the OALA.
On behalf of the whole Editorial Board, as volunteer
members of a much-loved and respected publication,
we take our role very seriously and with great passion. We are proud of our accomplishments and very
grateful for the support and encouragement from the
membership and from Council.
Governance
In 2010, we gained new members Robert Walkowiak
and Jennifer Mahoney, both of whom are recent graduates. Casey Morris resigned from the Board in favour
of doing photography for Ground on an as-needed
basis. The other members remain the same.
Highlights
New column
A new regular column was established titled Professional Practice, written by Eric Gordon, OALA.
Budget
Working with new OALA Administrator, Ronda
Kellington, the Editorial Board was able to reduce
expenses and increase revenue with the net result of
a reduction in the projected cost of Ground for 2010
by $18,000. Further, we proposed a break-even 2011
budget, with the option to invest in strategic, wider
distribution of one issue as a marketing and public
education effort for a cost of about $5,000.
Liaison with Membership – New Advisory Panel and Volunteers
In 2010, invitation letters were sent to a dozen selected individuals – the majority of whom are OALA
members – to form an Editorial Advisory Panel. The
purpose of the Advisory Panel is to diversify and expand the Editorial Board’s current network and provide
expanded set of resources and networks to ensure we
reflect the broader membership of the OALA. The
Advisory Panel is comprised of Peter and Alissa North,
both oala, U of T professors and principals of North
Design Office; John Danahy OALA, U of T professor;
Katherine Dugmore, Waterfront Project Manager, City
of Thunder Bay; Nathan Perkins, Associate Professor,
U of Guelph; George Dark OALA Principal, Urban
Strategies Inc.; Victoria Lister Carley OALA, Victoria
Lister Carley Landscape Architect; Ryan James OALA,
Landscape Architect; Cecelia Paine OALA, Professor
and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, U of Guelph,
Andrew Anderson, academic leave of absence from the
OALA, Jim Vafiades, OALA, Senior Landscape Architect, Stantec, London; Real Eguchi, OALA, Eguchi Associates Landscape Architects, Toronto; Donna Hinde,
OALA, Partner, The Planning Partnership, Toronto.
We are pleased to report that our call for volunteers led
to several new volunteers for tasks such as transcribing.
Letters to the Editor
Ground continued to receive encouraging words from
the membership via the Letters to the Editor, such as:
I enjoyed reading the last issue of Ground (09) about water and
especially the articles on retrofitting the suburbs and splash pads.
It amazes me how many low-tech, smart and sustainable ideas
are out there to make our cities better places to live – and what’s
more, they’re affordable. The overview piece on splash pads was
not only fascinating; it was fun to read and entertaining. Certainly made me wish that I was young enough now to enjoy these
clever and joyful water features going into some of our parks.
Here’s to more smart stuff and fun design like the kind you’re
showcasing in your magazine.
- Jane Farrow, Executive Director, Jane’s Walk, Toronto
Graphics Panel and Quality Control Policies
Editorial Board member Victoria Taylor continues to
lead the Graphic Panel and assist in the transitioning
of issues with the new printer and the implementation
of Quality Control policies in liaison with our editor,
Lorraine Johnson, and the Co-Chairs. She continues
to advise on a clearer set of directives in terms of
the Editor, Editorial Board, and publisher’s roles and
responsibilities, particularly during the process of approving final proofs. Victoria has continued to refine
and improve the graphic design quality directly with
our graphic design consultants, Typotherapy.
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Strategies for 2011
The Editorial Board wishes to continue its multifaceted
role for the Association, and generally wishes to refine
all aspects of developing the publication. Our goals for
the upcoming year include:
• continuing to push the envelope and pursue current debate and discourse of the practice, particularly
via our popular Roundtable column
• improving Ground’s relationship and profile on the
OALA website
• continuing to improve the graphic quality of the
magazine
• liaise with our new Editorial Advisory Panel to
increase our network of resources and to solicit more
diverse editorial content that reflects the broad crosssection of our profession
• working together with the OALA Executive Council and OALA staff, examine the logistics of increasing
the distribution list of Ground to interested readers
in the upcoming 2011 year.
Nancy Chater, OALA, CSLA and
Fung Lee , OALA, CSLA
Co-Chairs, Editorial Board
Upcoming Issues
Issue Theme Publishing Date
GROUND 13 Parks
March 2011
Spring 2011
GROUND 14 Productive
June 2011
Summer 2011 Landscapes
GROUND 15 Planning September 2011
Fall 2011
& Infrastructure
GROUND 16 Real/Artificial December 2011
Winter 2011
The Co-Chairs would like to acknowledge and thank
OALA Council and Executive Committee for their
continued support of Ground; OALA staff Ronda
Kellington – Administrator, Karen Savoie - Registrar
and Aina Budrevics - Coordinator; and the entire
membership for confirming that Ground: Landscape
Architect Quarterly is a valued and worthy publication
of our increasingly valued and worthy profession.
We thank all volunteers on the Editorial Board, founding members and current, the Editorial Advisory Panel
and all extended volunteers for your sincere passion
and time, and are looking forward to working with you
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Social Committee
Photos from the 1st OALA Curling Bonspiel. Photo of the winning team with trophy.
T
he Ontario Association of Landscape
Architects was pleased to announce the
formation of the OALA Social Committee in
July 2009. The Committee was the result of a Report
by the OALA Associate Representatives to Council,
recommending the creation of such a committee in
order to increase opportunities for social events for
OALA members, associates and students of Landscape
Architecture.
Initially, the Committee focused on developing a
Mission Statement and various procedures and
guidelines. In 2010, the Committee shifted to more
event planning.
The Committee worked hard in 2010 and several social
events took place. The largest event was the 1st OALA
Curling Bonspiel which took place in Whitby,
Ontario. Forty-five participants took to the ice, and
much socializing and merriment took place. The event
was considered a success and the Committee will consider repeating the bonspiel in 2011.
Interestingly, bonspiel fever sparked some friendly
competition among members, resulting in a $500.00
contribution towards the purchase of books for the
Associates’ LARE Library from the firm G. O’Connor
Consultants.
The Committee also continued to organize the OALA
Socials. These re-occurring social events took place at
the Albion Pub in Guelph, Ontario. These events are
popular and provide a good opportunity for OALA
members, associates and students of Landscape
Architecture to meet and socialize. Planning is
underway to begin organizing these events in Toronto.
Building upon the success of these 2010 events, the
OALA Social Committee is excited to provide more
opportunities for social interaction between members,
associates and students of Landscape Architecture in
2011. Committee members meet regularly to
brainstorm and prioritize events.
The Social Committee consists of 8 members, and
the 2010 co-chairs were Fiona Rintoul and Diane Leal.
New committee members are always welcome!
Diane Leal and Fiona Rintoul, OALA, CSLA
OALA Social Committee Co-chairs
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University of Guelph Landscape Architecture
T
he number of applicants to both the BLA and
MLA programs continues to be very strong
due in part to both the “stepped up” promotion of the programs as well as the broad distribution
of our graduates into professional practice and further
academic pursuits.
The expansion of the Program over the last 5 years has
resulted in a higher profile of the BLA in the College
and University. The Dean OAC has made it clear that
the BLA is a ‘core’ degree in what is considered to be
a world top-ten college of agriculture. The dramatic
expansion is viewed by the senior Administration of
the University as a success story. Currently, we have
217students in the BLA program and 53 students in
the MLA program. Last year, for the BLA’s 50 openings, there were approximately 600 prospective students
that applied through the Ontario University Application Centre (OUAC) – testimony to the significant
effort to raise the profile of landscape architecture and
the BLA as a University program among high school
students by the Universities Liaison Office and members (faculty and students) in the Program. Similarly we
are seeing significant demand for the 15 to 17 openings
in the MLA program.
BLA
In addition to course work, many of our students
have also been interning and traveling to expand their
perspectives in Landscape Architecture. We thank the
great many practices, municipalities and agencies for
their support in the internship program. And we are
very happy to note that the BLA Program has the most
active International Exchange Program at the University of Guelph. Approximately 10-15 semester six
students apply each year to spend a semester abroad at
another University. Our most active exchange partners
are: University of Copenhagen; Lincoln in Christchurch NZ; BOKU (University of Vienna); SLU in Alnarp or Upsalla, Sweden; ECA in Edinburgh, Scotland,
University of Canberra, Aus; University of Adelaide,
Aus. and UniTech in Auckland NZ. Similarly several
international students also apply and are accepted for
a semester or two of study in the BLA Program. The
Exchange Program has been an unqualified success.
For information about the undergraduate program
contact Nate Perkins, the BLA coordinator,
[email protected]
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Recent BLA Student Awards & Honours
Graduating Awards
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Prize:
Audric Montuno
Chanasyk Medal for Professionalism:
Jessica MacDonald
American Society of Landscape Architects - Certificate
of Honour & Merit Award:
Honor: Jessica MacDonald,
Katherine Nelischer
Merit: Sharon Carlson, Audric Montuno, Robin Mosseri, JuanJuan Zhao
In-Course Awards - Fall 2010
Ontario Association of Landscape Architects:
Danielle Davis
Landscape Architecture Alumni Association:
James Savoie
Andre Schwabenbauer Scholarship: David Mugford
Garden Club of Toronto Scholarship: Virginie Gysel
DMG Scholarship: Mandy Sullivan
Howard B. Dunnington Grubb Scholarship:
Adrienne Hall, Matthew Naylor
OAC-BLA Class of ‘82 Peer Mentor: David Duhan
MLA
The MLA Program continues to attract many bright,
informed and energetic students within a broad range
of backgrounds. The topics are broad and are sure to
provoke thought. For information about the graduate program contact Karen Landman, the program’s
coordinator, [email protected]
Graduating Awards:
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Prize:
Graham Slater
Chanasyk Medal for Professionalism:
Mala Marie Sinha
American Society of Landscape Architects - Certificate
of Honour & Merit Award:
Honor: Kirsten Brown Merit: Graham Slater
Special Note: Graham Slater also won an international
student research excellence award from the American
Society of Landscape Architects on the “value of
shade” – with his thesis project The Cooling Ability of
Urban Parks . He received the award in Washington,
D.C. in September. Notable is this ASLA competition
attracts student entries from around the world, but the
jury seldom gives out the excellence award. In-Course Awards - Fall 2010:
Ontario Association of Landscape Architects:
Mathis Natvik
Landscape Architecture Alumni Association:
Mark Harrison, Sabrina Parent
Andre Schwabenbauer Scholarship: Ana Cruceru
Stantec Landscape Architecture Scholarship:
Kelsey Walker
Durante Kreuk Scholarship: Ben O’Hara
Bell-Sargant Scholarship: Jonathan Epp
Faculty Shorts:
• As Director, Maurice Nelischer has seen wonderful
successes by faculty, staff and students. With funding from student associations, the front of the building continues to be transformed. The recent elliptical
entrance plaza was planted by the students and received
benches – donated by Maglin. These changes – along
with the green roof from last year, will help distinguish
the Landscape Architecture building as design and sustainability focused. [email protected]
• Robert Brown taught landscape analysis to both
the grads and undergrads this year, and managed to
add to his collection of nifty instruments that allow
students to see invisible parts of the landscape. His
course manual “Landscape Assessment for Planning
and Design” was published as a book last year, and this
year was translated into Chinese and is now available
throughout China. His latest book entitled “Design
with Microclimate” was released by Island Press this
past summer. Bob has continued an active research
program with publications in international journals
including International Journal of Biometeorology and
Ecological Restoration. [email protected]
• As a Guelph city Councilor and a member of the
board of directors of the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities (FCM) Lise Burcher continues to bring
contemporary issues and projects to the school. Lise’s
appointment was changed from contractually limited
to tenure-track in August 2010. Over the past year
Lise has done projects in Mozambique and presented
papers at urban conferences in Argentina and Brazil.
She has recently been voted as the chair of FCM’s international committee and will undoubtedly bring this
connection to the students in projects for developing
countries. [email protected]
• Robert Corry continues to teach at the graduate
and undergraduate level. Earlier in the year he was a
breakout leader at the Land Use/Land Cover Change
and the Carbon Cycle workshop at the University of
Michigan. In 2010 Corry served as an invited panelist
at the 1st International Symposium for Rural Design
in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He has new research publications forthcoming in Ecological Restoration and
the International Journal of Mining, Reclamation &
Environment and serves as a referee for other leading
journals. [email protected]
• Larry Harder spends most of his time teaching
both graduate and undergraduate students, in design,
landscape history, and landscape construction. He
continues to be interested in international issues. Last
spring he was a guest lecturer for several weeks in
Beirut, Lebanon. In May he lead a trip to Nicaragua,
where landscape architecture and international development students from Guelph were engaged in a designbuild project for a marginalized community in Managua. [email protected]
• Sean Kelly continues to teach several of the landscape construction courses and the final year’s ‘capstone’ Integrative Design Studio for the BLA program. He continues his work with rural, resort, and
destination environments/communities. In 2010, Sean
attended the 1st International Symposium for Rural
Design in Saint Paul, Minnesota and presented a paper
at the CELA conference in the Netherlands this past
May alongside Neeltje Slingerland and Karen Landman. Sean continues his work as Guelph’s “Appointed
Educator” on the OALA Council. He had the honour
of being awarded the University of Guelph Faculty
Association’s Professorial Teaching Award for 2010.
[email protected]
• Karen Landman was on sabbatical for the first part
of the year. She has had the opportunity to tour urban
agriculture sites throughout western United States
and Canada, and to present her findings at a number
of conferences. Karen also found time to contribute
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to allied faculty on a new book “Rural Planning +
Development in Canada.” With Neeltje Slingerland
and Sean Kelly, Karen presented a paper at the CELA
conference in the Netherlands in May, and attended the
Botanical Gardens Congress in Dublin in June. [email protected]
• Cecelia Paine’s undergraduate students once again
visited professional offices in the fall as part of Cecelia’s Professional Practice course. She offers thanks to
all who accommodated them in your schedules. Over
the past two years, Cecelia has been working with
graduate students on a number of interesting projects
completing an inventory of the work of Canada’s
premier golf course architect, Stanley Thompson; a
checklist for developers and planners to support safety
and accessibility of children walking to school; and a
study to identify potential trail linkages in a rural municipality. Meanwhile, Cecelia’s role as Associate Dean
of Graduate Studies for the University continues to be
rewarding. [email protected]
• Nate Perkins’ scholarship this year has been directed at community health and design and continuing
work on the therapeutic benefits of nature for various
groups of people, particularly children. He’s a member
of the continuing education committee for the OALA
and the editorial advisory board for Ground.
[email protected]
From the Students
My participation with the OALA Council started at
a very exciting phase of activity. A survey was just
completed by a large number of the OALA members
which asked for opinions about their profession, their
challenges, and what the OALA could do to help them.
As a member of the OALA Council, I am fortunate
enough to witness the careful consideration and responsible attitude that has been put towards drafting a
long-term strategic plan that will address the concerns
and requests of the association’s members.
A very compelling event that occurred in October 2010
was the OALA/University of Guelph ‘meet and greet.’
Students at the University of Guelph welcomed OALA
council members, staff, and volunteering Landscape
Architects who graciously participated in a long period
of Q and A with students.
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The University of Guelph, Landscape Architecture
Student Society (LASS) continues to organize different
events to maintain and increase the social life of students. Rick and Willy’s (supply store) has a new fresh
look and is very well organized. There have been many
successful guest lecture events organized by the faculty
and LASS. As a member of LASS, I continuously try
to inform students of OALA news and social events.
In closing, I am thankful for the opportunities this position has granted me and I am looking forward to my
continued involvement with the OALA Council over
the next few months.
Submitted by Leila Fazel
OALA UofG Student Representative
Recognition
The school is continually seeking participation and
involvement by the individuals that define and support
our profession. The programs are strengthened by the
commitment of many fantastic individuals. This past
fall 2010, Nadia Amoroso (Toronto) joined our School
as a Visiting Scholar. The school was also able to attract several high caliber Sessional Instructors (many
OALA members) for the program including Steven
Fleischauer, Stefan Bolliger, Shirley Hall, Brett Lucyk,
Jim Dougan, Scott Henderson, Jim Taylor and Anastasia Stempski.
Equally, many Invited Reviewers (many OALA members/supporters) participated and volunteered their
own time in many courses. These indivduals include
Paula Berketo (City of St. Catharines), Shawn Watters
(Watters Golf Design), Patty Lynes (GSP Group), Anastasia Stempksi (Stempski Kelly Associates Inc.), Brent
Raymond (DTAH), Le-Anne Seely (City of Hamilton),
Jim Taylor, Mark Ryan (West8), Sarah Koeppe (SKA
Design), Rick Bogaert (Hamilton Anderson Associates), Dan Leeming (Planning Partnership), George
Dark (Urban Strategies), Victor Ford (Victor Ford
Associates), Barbara Flanagan-Eguchi (bReal inc.), Paul
Cosburn (Cosburn Associates Limited) and Natasha
Kenny.
If you are interested in participating in a design studio
review panel please contact Sean Kelly
[email protected]
We also have had many fantastic Guest Speakers over
the last year (several through OALA support):
Landscape Architecture + Urbanism – A Question of Scale
by Doug Olson, O2 Planning + Design, Calgary
Developing Quick Hand Drawing Skills Using Today’s
Technology by Jim Leggitt, author of Drawing Shortcuts,
Denver, Colorado
Building Our New Blue Edge: The Revitalization of Toronto’s
Waterfront by Chris Gaisek, Vice President WaterfronToronto.
Protected Areas and Poverty Reduction by Grant Murray,
Vancouver Island University.
Quali-quantitative Survey of the Street Trees and Shrubs of a
Neighbourhood in Guelph and a Neighbourhood in Piracicaba,
Brazil by Mariana Schroter, Visiting Student from Brazil.
Experiences and Things to Expect in the Business of Golf
Course Design by Ian Andrew, one of Canada’s top Golf
Course Architects.
Rural Development: From Malta to Manitoulin by George
Attard, Senior Lecturer and Director Institute of Agriculture, University of Malta.
Color is Not a Decoration by Claude Cormier, Claude
Cormier Architectes Paysagistes, Montreal
CSLA Meet and Greet, Neil Dawe, CSLA President and
Principal, Tract Consulting, St. John’s Newfoundland.
OALA Meet and Greet, Glenn O’Connor, OALA
President and Principal, G. O’Connor Consultants Inc.,
Burlington Ontario.
Neighbourhood Creeks: The Opportunities for Fostering Stewardship by Rediscovering Local Urban Buried Creeks
by Jeremy Shute, cartographer, nutrient management
consultant and land-use mediator.
Urban Agriculture in Tokyo, Japan by Makoto Yokohari,
University of Tokyo.
Climate Change and Public Health Related to Built Form and
Urban Design by Dan Leeming, Planning Partnership.
Overview of Permaculture and its Principles by Mala Sinha,
MLA Student.
The Sustainable Sites Initiative: An Integrative Approach by
Melanie Sifton.
Designing Trails for Canada’s Outdoor Adventurers by Daniel
Scott, Trails Specialist, IMBA.
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University of Toronto
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
Executive Summary
The Daniels MLA program is grateful for the continuing support of the OALA, which this year has funded
not only the Michael Hough/OALA visiting critic
scholarships but also contributed toward a research assistantship and an upcoming symposium.
We are delighted to report two special news items.
First, the appointment of Georges Farhat as associate professor has transformed the program’s ability to
carry out research and teaching in landscape history
and theory. Second, work by Daniels MLA students
received an extremely high level of recognition in the
annual awards competition of the American Society of
Landscape Architects.
Beyond that, the faculty members and students in the
MLA program continue to expand upon and extend
their teaching, research, and design work. Building on
the work of last year’s Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Curriculum, we are continuing to examine and refine our professional curriculum and formulate its possible intersections with our colleagues in architecture
and urban design. We offered two option studios this
term: Alissa North’s course is focused on sustainable
greenfield development at Toronto’s perimeter, and
Marc Ryan’s and Emily Waugh’s course deals with
mapping, marking, and monumentalizing Canadian resource landscapes. Our elective seminars included John
Danahy’s course on the critical use of digital mapping
technology and Liat Margolis’s course on innovative
green roof and wall technology. In addition, Georges
Farhat and Aziza Chaouni are co-teaching a multidisciplinary seminar on the landscape of Morocco.
It is a pleasure to report significant invitations, awards,
and grants to and publications and lectures by a number of our MLA colleagues, including Nadia Amoroso, Aziza Chaouni, Georges Farhat, Ed Fife, Ted
Kesik, Liat Margolis, Alissa North, Peter North,
Emily Waugh, Jane Wolff, and Rob Wright.
Michael Hough/OALA Visiting Critic Dirk Sijmons,
included a public lecture about Mr. Sijmons’s work as
the national landscape architect of the Netherlands and
conversations among Mr. Sijmons and our students
about their work here and his work with his renowned
design firm H+N+S Landscape Architects. Our elective seminars for Winter 2009 included Elise Shelley’s
course on planting design and public space; Etienne
Turpin’s course on philosophy and landscape design;
and Peter North’s course on brownfields reclamation.
Awards and grants to and publications and lectures by
our MLA colleagues, included Nadia Amoroso, Aziza
Chaouni, John Danahy, Pat Hanson, Jane Hutton and Adrian Blackwell, Liat Margolis, Alissa
North, Peter North, Mark Schollen, Elise Shelley,
Jane Wolff, and Rob Wright. Our students also continue to distinguish themselves: we congratulate Caitlin
Blundell, Adam Bobbette, Fadi Masoud, and the
students in 2010’s version of LAN 2014 for the public
recognition of their work, and we are delighted to
announce that Cleo Buster and Tara Razavi were
short-listed for summer positions at Michael Van
Valkenburgh and Associates through the Professional
Experience Program.
Special OALA Funding Contributions
OALA support enabled the hiring of two research
assistants to work with professors Jane Wolff and
Elise Shelley on the development of the Gutter to
Gulf website, a forum for MLA students’ research and
design work on water systems in New Orleans. The
OALA has also made a generous grant to support the
symposium “Out of Water”, organized by professors
Liat Margolis and Aziza Chaouni. The symposium will
be held April 1 and 2, 2011.
The students and faculty members in the MLA program hosted two special events in Winter 2009. The
first, the Innate Terrain symposium and exhibition organized by Alissa North, featured the work of emerging
and established practitioners of landscape architecture
from across the country. The second, a visit from
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Student Recruitment and Retention
From the Students
MLA Enrollment 2010-11 (actual):
The school year of 2010-2011 began with a promising outlook for the future of the Master of Landscape
Architecture (MLA) students at the University of
Toronto. We had the pleasure of having OALA and
CSLA executives and representatives at our school to
acquaint us with both associations during our Professional weeks in October and November. Our students
were delighted to be informed about OALA membership benefits, the LARE process, professional development and reciprocity possibilities.
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
TOTAL
Men
11
10
11
32
Women
13
15
7
35
(all full time)
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
TOTAL
Canadian
23
17
15
55
International
1
8
3
12
Daniels Faculty Awards and Scholarships
2009/2010 MLA Program
John and Myrna Daniels Scholars (Renewable):
Stephanie Cheng
Patrick J. Bennett, Jr. Admission (Renewable):
Charles Dillard
OALA Scholarship:
Chester Rennie and Teressa Peill
Landscape Architecture Endowment Scholarship: Stephanie Cheng
Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
Fellowship in Landscape Architecture (Janet Rosenberg
and Associates):
Jessie Gresley-Jones
Landscape Architecture Inc. Garden Club of Toronto
Scholarship:
Yuda Huo
William Rock, Jr. Memorial Scholarship:
Justin Miron
Landscape Architecture Endowment Scholarship: Karen May
Barry Lorne Ardiel Scholarship:
Greg Warren
Patrick J. Bennett, Jr. Admissions Scholarship:
Denise Pinto
CSLA Certificate of Merit: Matthew Brown
OALA Certificate of Merit: Nadia D’Agnone
ASLA Certificate of Honour and Merit Award
Honour: Fadi Masoud; Merit: Martin Hogue
The OALA council started the year by building a
thoughtful Strategic Plan, which incorporates plans
to reach out to students and raise the profile of our
profession. I believe this ambitious agenda for the next
few years is a strong foundation for the association
and I am excited to be a part of a council that has the
momentum to see it through.
As a member of the U of T’s Graduate Architecture,
Landscape, and Design Student Union (GALDSU),
I keep my colleagues updated about council meetings and events. My goal in 2010 was to have an open
dialogue between MLA students and the Landscape
Architecture community both socially and professionally. In 2011, I look forward to participating in upcoming events and establishing a student culture that is
closely associated with the OALA. It is my honour to
be part of an enthusiastic team that believes in a noble
profession.
Submitted by Peggy Pei-Chi Chi
OALA UofT Student Representative
Submitted by
Jane Wolff, Director,
Master of Landscape Architecture Program
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Past-Presidents, Honourary & Emeritus Members,
CSLA College of Fellows
Past Presidents
Lawrence Stasiuk
Arnis Budrevics
Linda A. Irvine
George Antoniuk
Jim Vafiades
David Leinster
Donna Hinde
David Anselmi
James Floyd
Ian S. Gray
Ann Milovsoroff Brian J. Giberson
Robert R. Norman
Robert E. Bee
Jary Havlicek
Cecelia Paine
Ed Fife
Richard I. Moore
Macklin L. Hancock
Victor Chanasyk
Nick Van Vliet
Alexander Budrevics
John H. Day
W.E. Coates
Owen R. Scott
Emiel Van Der Muelen
2009- 10
2007 - 09
2005 - 07
2004 - 05
2002 - 04
2000 - 02
1998 - 00
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1995 - 96
1994 - 95
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1989 - 90
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1987 - 88
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1983 - 86
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1973 - 75
1971 - 73
1969 - 71
Honourary Members
Vicki Barron
Paul Bedford
Pleasance Crawford
Honourable David Crombie
Bill Levesque
Honourable David Miller
Philip Weinstein
Emeritus Members
Alexander Budrevics
Ranjit Dhar
Karl Frank
Donald Graham
Macklin Hancock
Ed Holubowich
Michael Hough
Brad Johnson
Walter Kehm
Margaret Kwan
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Joe Pantalone
Ted Relph
Charles Simon
Arthur Timms
Richard Ubbens
Charles Waldheim
Raymond Moriyama
CSLA College of Fellows —
OALA Members
Robert Allsopp
David Anselmi
Ted Baker
Patrick Bollenberghe
Alexander Budrevics
Arnis Budrevics
Victor Chanasyk
John Consolati
Jack Copeland
Bruce E Cudmore
Ian Dance
George Dark
James Dobbin
Ed Fife
Donald Graham
Dieter Gruenwoldt
Macklin Hancock
Glenn Harrington
John Hillier
Donna Hinde
Ruedi Hofer
Ed Holubowich
Michael Hough
Kenneth Hoyle
Brad Johnson
Waler Kehm
James Vafiades
Gerald Lajeunesse
David Leinster
Patrick Li
Domenic Lunardo
Rod MacDonald
James Melvin
Jack Milliken
Ann Milovsoroff
Frank Milus
Richard Moore
Steven Moorhead
Eha Naylor
Marius Ois
Cecelia Paine
Donald Petit
Janet Rosenberg
Owen Scott
Thomas Sparling
Janina Stensson
Richard Strong
James Taylor
Nick Van Vliet
Emiel van der Muelen
Carolyn Woodland
Robert Wright
Joann Latremouille
George Stockton
Jack Milliken
Steve Moorhead
Donald Petit
Richard Strong
James Taylor
David Tomlinson
Emiel van der Meulen
Nick Van Vliet
Jerol Wheeler
Ross Stephen
Listed in OALA By-laws
Temporary
(B)
(T)
Staff
Consultants
yellow
green
EXAMINING
BOARD (B)
min. 5 full members
Nick Miele
ORAL SENIOR
EXAMINATION
Karen Savoie
ACCOUNTANT
BUDGET
COMMITTEE
Bryce Miranda
LIBRARY
PDP PROGRAM
GENERAL OFFICE
CLERICAL DUTIES
ASSISTS REGISTRAR
DISCIPLINE
COMMITTEE (B)
min. 5 full members
Sean Kelly
PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE AND
ETHICS REVIEW
COMMITTEE (B)
min. 3 full members
Joanne Moran
Ronda Kellington
Karen Savoie
MEMBERSHIP
CO-ORDINATOR
(1/2 FTE)
Aina Budrevics
COMPLAINTS REVIEW
REGISTRAR (A)
OALA EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE (B)
Chair - President
President - Glenn O'Connor
Past-President - Lawrence Stasiuk
Vice President - Joanne Moran
Secretary - Johanna Evers
Treasurer - Bryce Miranda
non-voting councillors -
1 Jr. Associate Councillor (non-voting) 1 Student Representative (non-voting)
Other programs
MEDIA/PR
CONTINUING EDUCATION
EVENTS
GOLF DAY - GTA
Glenn O'Connor
SKI DAY - GTA
Glenn O'Connor
GROUND MAGAZINE
Ad Sales
Production Liaison
OALA WEBSITE
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
ASSISTS
ADMINISTRATOR
PROGRAM
CO-ORDINATOR
(1/2 FTE)
Aina Budrevics
ADMINISTRATOR
(B)
Ronda Kellington
OALA COUNCIL (A)
CHAIR - PRESIDENT
elected: 7-12
Glenn O'Connor, Lawrence Stasiuk, Joanne Moran,
Bryce Miranda, Johanna Evers, Sarah Koeppe, Morteza Behrooz
Suzanne Hajdu, Peggy Chi, Leila Fazel
appointed: 3
Sean Kelly, Elise Shelley, Linda Thorne
OALA MEMBERSHIP
2010-2011 Council Composition
elected - 9:
President, Past -President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, 2 Councillors, 1 Sr. Associates Councillor (voting), 1 Student Representative Councillor (voting)
appointed - 3:
Univ. of Guelph Educator, Univ. of Toronto Educator, Lay Councillor
Volunteers
white
Liaison/Consultation
Direct Report
Listed in OALA Act
(A)
LEGEND
OPPI PRACTICE
LEGISLATION TASK FORCE
Lawrence Stasiuk
CSLA RECIPROCITY
AGREEMENT
Lawrence Stasiuk
ORAL SENIOR EXAM
REVIEW
Linda Irvine
METRO-LINX
Glenn O'Connor
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
IN OTTAWA - site grading
Joanne Moran
TASK FORCES
A Component Organisation of the
Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
June 14, 2010
OALA ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
LEGAL COUNSEL
Maja Lees
TORONTO GREEN
ROOF TECHNICAL
ADVISORY CTE.
Ken Hale
PAN AM GAMES
David Anselmi
UNIV. OF TORONTO
STUDENT ASSOC.
Peggy Chi
UNIV OF GUELPH
UNIV.
STUDENT ASSOC.
Leila Fazel
TORONTO URBAN
DESIGN AWARDS
Eha Naylor
NATHAN PHILIPS
SQUARE REDEVMT.
David Anselmi
Donna Hinde, Domenic Lunardo
FACULTY COUNCIL
U of Toronto
EASTERN CHAPTER
Land. Arch. Ottawa (B)
Diane Emmerson
DESIGN EXCHANGE
NATIONAL POST
AWARDS JURY
WEBSITE
Bryce Miranda
STRATEGIC
PLANNING
Execom, Administrator
SOUTHWEST
CHAPTER (B)
SOCIAL
Alana Evers, Phillip Collins
NOMINATIONS (B)
Past - President
Lawrence Stasiuk
MARKETING
& COMMUNICATIONS
Bryce Miranda
HONOURS,
AWARDS &
PROTOCOL (B)
Past - President
Lawrence Stasiuk
EDITORIAL
BOARD
Fung Lee, Nancy Chater
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Victor Ford
Marianne Mokrycke
BYLAWS ISSUES
BYLAWS,
& POLICIES
Joanne Moran
ASSOCIATES
Suzanne Hajdu
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
ADVOCACY
OALA COMMITTEES
QUEEN'S PARK DAY
GROUND MAGAZINE
Typotherapy+Design
GROUND AD SALES
OALA Staff
GROUND EDITOR
Lorraine Johnson
GROUND
ADVISORY PANELS
WATCHDOG
Approved by OALA Council June 14, 2010
Updated March 4, 2011
DESIGN INDUSTRY
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Scott Torrance
CSLA EDUCATORS
COUNCIL
CSLA AWARDS REP
Patricia Sharpe
CNE
Jim Melvin
CLARB
Le'Ann Seely
OALA REPRESENTATIVES
CSLA BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
Past-President
Lawrence Stasiuk
CANADIAN SOCIETY OF
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Organization Structure
Page 35
ONTARIO ASSOCIATION
OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2010
ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
DECEMBER 31, 2010
INDEX
PAGE
Independent Auditors' Report
1-2
Statement of Financial Position
3-4
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
5
Statement of Operations
6
Schedules to Statement of Operations
Statement of Cash Flows
Notes to the Financial Statements
7-8
9
10 - 16
Page 1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To the Members of the
Ontario Association of Landscape Architects
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Ontario Association of Landscape
Architects, which comprise the statement of financial position as at December 31, 2010, and the
statement of changes in net assets, statement of operations and statement of cash flows for the
year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory
information.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements
in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, and for such internal
control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements
that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We
conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those
standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material
misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's
judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers
internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial
statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. An
audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the
reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
Page 2
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT (Continued)
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a
basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Ontario Association of Landscape Architects as at December 31, 2010, and its
financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles.
KRIENS~LAROSE, LLP
March 10, 2011
Toronto, Ontario
Chartered Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2010
Page 3
2010
$
2009
$
345,056
192,619
228,930
6,712
363,375
151,127
141,335
7,126
773,317
662,963
11,130
13,912
784,447
676,875
ASSETS
CURRENT
Cash
Reserve fund - cash (Note 3)
Accounts receivable
Prepaid expenses
EQUIPMENT (Note 4)
APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL:
, Director
, Director
See accompanying notes to the financial statements
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Page 4
2010
$
2009
$
7,989
512,537
27,157
3,998
472,240
5,596
547,683
481,834
33,074
192,560
11,130
23,299
157,830
13,912
236,764
195,041
784,447
676,875
LIABILITIES
CURRENT
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Deferred revenue (Note 5)
Government remittances payable
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted net assets
Reserve fund (Note 3)
Invested in equipment
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Unrestricted
Net Assets
$
Reserve
Fund
$
Balance, beginning of year
23,299
157,830
Excess (deficiency) of
revenues over
expenses for the year
41,468
255
Amortization
Interfund transfer
Balance, end of year
2,782
-
(34,475)
34,475
33,074
192,560
Page 5
Invested in
Equipment
$
13,912
-
Total
2010
$
195,041
61,017
41,723
134,024
(2,782)
-
-
-
-
236,764
195,041
-
11,130
Total
2009
$
Page 6
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
2010
Operations
$
2010
Reserve Fund
$
2010
Budget
$
(Note 7)
2009
Actual
$
REVENUES
Full members dues
Events/sponsors and other
CSLA dues collected
Advertising
Examination & application fees
Associate dues
Other income
Affiliate dues
Interest
Social Committee Income
Court settlement recovered
CSLA 75th anniversary
TOTAL REVENUES
324,750
112,043
104,818
82,060
53,604
41,445
19,952
4,395
2,326
438
-
-
745,831
EXPENSES
Administrative support, schedule I
Affirming
membership value, schedule II
CSLA dues paid
Governance, schedule III
Advocating LA
education, schedule V
Being more inclusive, schedule VI
Broadening awareness, schedule IV
TOTAL EXPENSES
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES
OVER EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR
255
255
321,725
86,419
105,370
80,500
44,500
43,680
3,740
3,000
17,000
314,704
70,660
106,863
71,058
43,555
38,811
2,851
2,543
15,000
220,882
705,934
886,927
273,908
-
279,965
240,591
183,388
104,818
85,122
-
191,599
105,370
71,000
387,623
107,056
75,167
20,622
20,508
15,997
-
22,000
14,500
21,500
23,500
17,526
17,935
704,363
-
705,934
869,398
-
17,529
41,468
255
SCHEDULES TO STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
2010
Actual
$
Page 7
2010
Budget
$
(Note 7)
2009
Actual
$
SCHEDULE I - ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
Staff salary and expenses
Office occupancy
Supplies, furnishings and equipment
Credit card charges
Equipment leasing and servicing
Communications
Insurance and bank charges
HST
Uncollected dues
Amortization
169,880
29,167
26,784
18,604
12,155
8,432
6,104
2,782
166,365
30,000
29,000
10,000
14,000
8,000
5,500
13,000
1,500
2,600
127,582
28,680
42,581
9,992
13,961
8,386
6,937
2,472
273,908
279,965
240,591
62,882
33,747
31,723
20,000
17,840
7,213
5,816
2,167
2,000
-
86,000
40,000
16,000
20,000
18,000
3,000
3,000
2,000
3,599
-
78,791
37,328
14,567
30,732
17,200
120
2,534
1,636
204,715
183,388
191,599
387,623
63,097
15,541
5,212
1,272
50,000
11,500
9,000
500
49,737
16,280
8,420
730
85,122
71,000
75,167
SCHEDULE II - AFFIRMING MEMBERSHIP VALUE
Ground Landscape Architect Quarterly
Program Committee
Annual general meeting
Ground Editor
Landscapes/ Paysages
Continuing education
CSLA Board delegate
Honours and awards
Special projects (Council)
CSLA Congress (Note 7)
SCHEDULE III - GOVERNANCE
Examinations
Council and insurance
Legal and audit
Strategic planning
SCHEDULES TO STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
2010
Actual
$
Page 8
2010
Budget
$
(Note 7)
2009
Actual
$
SCHEDULE IV - BROADENING AWARENESS
Promotion
Officers' expenses
Issues and New Guide
Media relations & advertising
8,957
6,620
750
(330)
11,500
7,000
2,000
1,000
2,400
4,767
615
10,153
15,997
21,500
17,935
10,201
4,000
3,000
3,000
421
10,000
4,000
3,000
3,000
2,000
10,000
4,500
9,000
-
20,622
22,000
23,500
10,194
10,043
271
5,000
8,000
1,500
5,444
11,695
387
20,508
14,500
17,526
SCHEDULE V - ADVOCATING LA EDUCATION
Endowment gifts
University Special Projects
Student scholarships
Lecture sponsorship
Student outreach
SCHEDULE VI - BEING MORE INCLUSIVE
Library and new member documentation
Examining board
Associates and students
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Page 9
2010
$
2009
$
323,292
104,818
413,872
106,863
53,604
82,060
112,043
2,581
20,390
(675,615)
43,555
71,058
85,660
4,382
246,926
(861,573)
23,173
110,743
CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash receipts from dues
Cash receipts from CSLA dues
Cash receipts from examination
and application fees
Cash receipt from advertising
Cash receipts from events & sponsors and other
Interest income
Other cash receipts
Cash paid to suppliers and employees
CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Sale (purchase) of equipment
-
(4,025)
Change in cash
23,173
106,718
Cash, beginning of year
514,502
407,784
Cash, end of year
537,675
514,502
Cash - Unrestricted
345,056
363,375
Cash - Reserve Fund
192,619
151,127
Total Cash
537,675
514,502
Cash consist of:
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2010
1.
Page 10
PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
The Association is a not for profit organization founded in 1968 to provide certification
to Landscape Architects practicing in Ontario. It was incorporated under The Ontario
Association of Landscape Architects Act, 1984. The affairs of the Organization are
managed by the Elected Council.
The Association is a not for profit Association under section 149(1)(l) of the Income Tax
Act (Canada) and, as such , is exempt from income taxes.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accounting policies of the Association are in accordance with Canadian generally
accepted accounting principles and their basis of application is consistent with that of the
previous year. Outlined below are those policies considered particularly significant.
Financial Instruments:
Investments are classified as held-for-trading and stated at fair value. Accounts
receivable is classified as loans and receivables and measured at amortized cost.
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and long term debt are classified as other
financial liabilities and measured at amortized cost.
The fair values of investments are determined at year-end quoted market prices
available. Where quoted market prices are not available, the fair values of investments
are estimated as the aggregate of cost and accrued interest which is the best estimate of
fair value given the nature of investments.
The fair values of other financial assets and liabilities, being accounts receivables,
accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying values due to the
relatively short-term nature of these financial instruments.
The unrealized gain or loss on investments, being the difference between book value
and fair value, is included in interest income in the statement of operations.
Transaction costs are expensed as incurred.
The Association has elected to continue to apply The Canadian Institute of Chartered
Accountants' ("CICA") Handbook Section 3861, Financial Instruments - Disclosure
and Presentation, in these financial statements instead of Sections 3862 and 3863
(which replaces section 3861 with revisions and enhancements to disclosure
requirements), as permitted under the transition rules for not for profit organizations in
these standards.
Continued...
DECEMBER 31, 2010
2.
Page 11
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Equipment:
Equipment is stated at acquisition cost. Amortization is provided on the following
basis at the following annual rates:
Furniture, fixtures and library
20% diminishing balance
Long Lived Assets:
Equipment is recorded at cost less accumulated amortization. If circumstances indicate
that its carrying value may not be recoverable, recoverability is tested by comparing
the sum of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows from operations and expected
residual value with the carrying value. If the sum is less than the carrying value of a
particular asset, an impairment loss is recognized. As at December 31, 2010, there
were no known circumstances that would indicate that the carrying value of the
equipment may not be recoverable.
Revenue Recognition:
The Association follows the deferral method of accounting for contributions.
Restricted contributions are recognized as revenue in the year in which the related
expenses are incurred. Unrestricted contributions are recognized as revenue when
received or receivable if the amount to be received can be reasonably estimated and
collection is reasonably assured. Unrestricted investment income is recognized as
revenue when earned.
Membership Fees:
Annual membership fees are recognized as revenue when invoiced except for
membership fees received in advance of the year of membership. These are deferred to
the following year.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amount of revenues and expenses during the reported period. These estimates are
reviewed periodically, and, as adjustments become necessary, they are reported in
earnings in the period in which they become known.
Continued...
DECEMBER 31, 2010
2.
Page 12
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Future Accounting Changes:
In December 2010, the Accounting Standards Board approved a new set of accounting
standards developed specifically for not for profit organizations. These standards are
effective for fiscal years commencing on or after January 1, 2012 and will be applied
retrospectively. Management has determined that they will adopt these new standards
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.
3.
RESERVE FUND
The Reserve Fund was established to fund future special projects in accordance with the
guidelines established on July 23, 1991 and on January 10, 2011. During the 2009 fiscal
year special assessment fees, as approved by Council, were allocated to the Reserve Fund.
The Reserve Fund is defined as any funds held by the Association that Council
determines, on the date of approval of any OALA annual budget, will not be required to
fund such annual budget and any investment income earned on the funds.
The Reserve Fund investment policy is:
Reserve Fund investments will be diversified to the extent prudent in light of general
economic and investment conditions.
An amount of Reserve Funds equal to approximately three months of operating
expenses of OALA will be maintained in investments that may be converted to cash
without penalty or loss of capital.
The target rate of return is a return that exceeds inflation by a nominal amount that, in
the opinion of the Council, has the potential to grow the Reserve Fund without
subjecting it to undue risk of capital loss.
The Reserve Fund may be used to fund:
Special projects that may be proposed from time to time by OALA members and that
are determined by Council to be consistent with the objects of OALA.
For any other purpose approved by a vote of OALA members at an annual general
meeting or special general meeting held in accordance with the general by-law.
Continued...
DECEMBER 31, 2010
3.
Page 13
RESERVE FUND (Continued)
The Reserve Fund transactions in the year were as follows:
2010
$
Balance beginning of year
Interest earned in the year
Transfer of 2009 special assessments
Transfer from operations
2009
$
157,830
255
34,475
67,379
1,839
88,612
-
192,560
157,830
192,619
-
-
151,127
The Reserve Fund assets are invested as follows:
.
Guaranteed investment certificate, .50%,
maturing January 8, 2011
Cash
Due to/from operations
(59)
192,560
4.
6,703
157,830
EQUIPMENT
2010
Accumulated
Cost
amortization
$
$
Furniture, fixture
and library
Less accumulated
amortization
27,070
15,940
2009
Accumulated
Cost
amortization
$
$
27,070
(15,940)
(13,158)
11,130
13,912
13,158
Continued...
DECEMBER 31, 2010
5.
Page 14
DEFERRED INCOME
Deferred revenue represents membership fees received in advance of the year of
membership.
6.
COMMITMENTS
Lease Commitments
The Association is committed to minimum rentals under a long-term lease for premises,
which expires April, 2015. Minimum rental commitments remaining under this lease
approximate $16,169 per year.
The Association is responsible for its share of operating costs, which are estimated
for 2011 at $15,000.
The Association has entered into various equipment leases and has accounted for the
leases as operating leases. Minimum rental commitments remaining under this leases
approximate $16,200 including $4,900 due within one year. Minimum commitments for
successive years approximate:
2012
2013
2014
7.
$
$
$
4,900
4,900
1,500
BUDGET
The budget figures as presented for comparison purposes are unaudited and approved by
the Council.
8.
DONATED PROPERTY AND SERVICES
During the year, voluntary services were provided. Because of these services are not
normally purchased by the Association and because of the difficulty of determining their
fair value, donated services are not recognized in these statements.
Continued...
DECEMBER 31, 2010
9.
Page 15
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Credit Risk
The Association has accounts receivable from various members. In order to reduce its
credit risk, the Association has adopted credit policies which include the regular review
of outstanding accounts receivables. The Association does not have a significant
exposure to any individual member.
Investment Risk Management:
Risk management relates to the understanding and active management of risks associated
with all areas of the business and the associated operating environment. Investments are
primarily exposed to interest rate, credit and market risk. The Association mitigates these
risks with an investment portfolio designed to limit exposure and concentration while
achieving optimal return within reasonable risk tolerances.
(a) Interest rate risk
The value of the fixed income securities will generally rise if the prevailing interest rates
fall and fall if the prevailing interest rates rise. The Association actively manages the risk
by limiting the maturity of fixed income investments.
(b) market risk
The value of securities will vary with developments within the specific companies or
governments which issue the securities. The Association actively manages the risk by
placing controls to monitor and limit concentration levels.
10.
GUARANTEES
In the normal course of business, the Association entered into an insurance agreement
that meets the definition of a guarantee.
Continued...
DECEMBER 31, 2010
11.
Page 16
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The Association defines capital as its unrestricted net assets, net assets invested in
equipment and internally restricted net assets - Reserve Fund. The Association is not
subject to eternally imposed requirements on capital.
The Association's objective of managing the unrestricted net assets is to balance the need
for stability of operations as a going concern with a desire to maximize services and
benefits provided to members. The Association manages the unrestricted net assets in a
way to meet its objectives. The Association endeavours to stabilize its revenue sources
and places control over the efficient use of revenue.
For funding used for the Reserve Fund as approved by the Council, the Association
segregates a portion of the unrestricted net assets as internally restricted net assets Reserve Fund. The Association manages the Reserve Fund in a way to meet its objectives
as specified in note 3. The expenditures from the internally restricted net assets require
approval from the Council.
Notes
Page 54
Page 55
Schedule of Events
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Registration
Breakfast, exhibits, networking
Sponsored by: Thames Valley Brick and Tile (Registration Sponsor), Soprema (Breakfast Sponsor)
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Keynote Address
Presented by: Geoffrey Cape, Evergreen Foundation
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Break
Refreshments, exhibits and networking
10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Seminar 1: Competition
Presented by : Eha Naylor, Dillon Consulting Limited
Sponsored by: Hutcheson Sand and Mixes
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Break
Refreshments, exhibits and networking
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Seminar 2: Collaboration
Presented by: Mark Reid, Urban Strategies Inc.
Sponsored by : Premier Tech Biotechnologies
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
Exhibits and Networking
Sponsored by: ABC Recreation
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
AGM
OALA Annual General Meeting
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Break
Exhibits and networking
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
President’s Reception
President’s Reception and OALA Honours and Awards Presentation
Sponsored by: Unilock Ltd.

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