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By Chris Brown

City’s myMH Master Plan nabs honour from provincial group

Oct 27, 2021 | 3:00 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – A city document that sets strong and visionary policies aimed at creating a more prosperous, livable and sustainable city has caught the attention of a provincial planning body.

The City of Medicine Hat’s myMH Master Plan won a Planning Award of Merit from the Alberta Professional Planners Institute (APPI) last week.

“This is a significant achievement for our planning department. Our entire team was instrumental in delivering the end product, but specifically Robert Sissons, Shawn Champagne and Marty Knutson from the policy and design team, who put endless hours into Medicine Hat’s newest municipal development plan (MDP),” said Amanda Brinda, city planner and director of development services. “We’re excited to see the execution of this plan develop.”

Three recipients were awarded out of 13 submissions for the prestigious honour. The other two winners were the City of Edmonton for their Open Option Parking Study and CPP Environmental for the Pigeon Lake Watershed Management Plan.

“On behalf of the Awards Committee I congratulate Medicine Hat on a project that advances the field and profile of community planning in Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut,” said Kellie Lau, Chair of the APPI Awards Committee, in the letter announcing the victory.

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Submissions were judged on the following criteria – planning process, originality, innovation, creativity, transferability, results, significance/impact and clarity of presentation.