Ken
Cameron, FCIP
Ken
Cameron is the Manager of Policy and Planning for the Greater
Vancouver Regional District. He is responsible for overall
planning for growth management, air quality, water, sewage
and drainage, and solid waste. He also oversees administration
of programs to encourage households and businesses to reduce
waste, conserve water and avoid polluting air and water.
He has
held senior positions in local government in Greater Vancouver
Regional District since 1978. Ken was instrumental in bringing
about the agreement of 20 municipalities to the Livable
Regional Strategic Plan and in the development of provincial
enabling legislation for growth management and the Greater
Vancouver Transportation Authority.
Ken
is Chair of the Sustainable Cities Foundation and the Vancouver
Chapter of Lambda Alpha, a land economics society, a Director
of the Transportation Association of Canada and Past Chair
of its Urban Transportation Council and a Director of the
Fraser River Discovery Centre. He was recently appointed
to the Government of Canada's Experts Advisory Group on
Sustainable Communities, a part of Canada's preparations
for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, and to
the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy's
Urban Sustainability Task Force.
In 1997,
he was elected a fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners,
the highest professional honour available to Canadian planners.
Mr.
Cameron is one of the two project leaders for the citiesPLUS
project for Greater Vancouver. He will be involved in the
conceptual development of the project structure, content,
and process and representing Canada at key meetings and
events related to the International Sustainable Urban Systems
Design Competition in 2002 and 2003.
