NEWS

• August, 2010 – ELAC designed corn maze opens in Waterloo County Ontario. ELAC Associate Damian Bradley used GPS to design and assist with implementation of this seasonal Waterloo landmark. View Project Link
  
  
• July, 2010 – Ontario Office Opens – LEES+Associates is pleased to announce the official expansion into Ontario with the opening of our office in Newmarket, Ontario.  Located 20minutes north of Toronto in the York Region, we look forward to enhancing service to our clients in the Greater Toronto Area and reaching out to new clients throughout Ontario, Eastern Canada and the United States.  We bring to Ontario a wealth of knowledge and expertise in urban and rural open space planning, design and project management. These skills, combined with those in our Vancouver, BC office and the recent acquisition of high quality GPS equipment significantly increases the value and convenience we are able to offer our clients.
  
  
• July, 2010 - In house GPS technology – LEES+Associates now has a high-accuracy Global Positioning System (GPS) Trimble GeoXH unit with Tornado antenna, backpack and range pole. This equipment will further enhance our ability to create, store, manage and communicate spatial information. We look forward to utilizing GPS as part of our core service delivery on many projects including our work in the parks and trails, cemetery, environmental and health & the built environment sectors. View Photo
  
  
• On July 20, 2010 ELAC Associate Elaine Naisby was reappointed to a two-year term on the District of Squamish Advisory Design Panel.
  
  
• On March 25, 2009 Erik Lees was elected chair of the District of West Vancouver Design Review Committee. The Committee provides recommendations to Council on policies affecting buildings, site development, and urban design, and on the design merits, and physical and aesthetic impact of proposed development projects.
  

Recently Appointed

• Regional Outdoor Recreation Opportunities Study - Metro Vancouver & Fraser Valley Regional District, BC
  Outdoor recreation in Metro Vancouver (MV) and the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) has tripled since the last study on use patterns was surveyed in 1993. Given the dramatic increase in use, the growing population and the changing demographics, the MV and the FVRD are collaborating on a multi-year project to assess regional outdoor recreation opportunities. LEES + Associates will be leading a multi-disciplinary team to measure outdoor recreation demand in both regions, and to undertake a literature review of outdoor recreation trends across North America. The ultimate goal of this study is to inform the MV and FVRD where their regional park programs adequately address regional outdoor recreation needs and what improvements to the land base and services are needed.  
  
  
• Community Parks Development & Enhancement Plan, District of Logan Lake, BC
  The District of Logan Lake is a destination for both winter and summer outdoor recreation activities, with a parks system that includes nine community parks. LEES + Associates will be working with District staff to develop a parks plan that identifies a range of improvements that could be employed in each of the parks over the next 5 years. The comprehensive plan will address programming, management, and maintenance considerations for each of the existing parks. The intent is to ensure that the District’s community parks system offers a diverse range of recreational amenities for local residents.
  
  
• Burnaby Mountain Trail Development and Assessment, City of Burnaby, BC
  LEES + Associates was retained by the City of Burnaby to provide an environmental assessment and detailed trail route layout for a new dual use walking and mountain biking trail on Burnaby Mountain. The new trail will address the growing population in this new neighbourhood and changes in trail use patterns, with an emphasis on balancing conservation and biophysical resource management with recreational uses.