Past Events

PhD in Rural Studies - School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Thesis Defence by Paul Kraehling "Using Green Infrastructure as a Tool to Enhance Rural Land Use Planning" Examination Committee: Wayne Caldwell, SEDRD, Advisor Jane Londerville, CBE, Advisory Committee Pam Shaw, Department of Community Planning Vancouver Island University, External Examiner Nathan Perkins, SEDRD, Internal Examiner Dave Guyadeen, SEDRD Exam Chair

PhD in Rural Studies - School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Thesis Defence by Sara Epp "Assessing Resilience in Agriculture:  A Case Study of Old Order Mennonite Communities in Northern Ontario"

The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects Social Committee invites you to the OALA Holiday Party on December 1st in Guelph.  This event is free to attend. Mix and mingle with fellow OALA members, councillors and staff to kick off the holiday season. Event sponsored by NVK / Connon Nerseries. Please make sure you RSVP as space may be limited.

The deadline to submit a notice of interest for the 2019 International Comparative Rural Policy Summer Institute is December 1, 2018. The notice of interest should be a maximum of 500 words and describe your interests in attending, the connection to your program of study, and connection to future professional ambitions. The notice of interest is to be emailed to Dr. Ryan Gibson via email. 

You are invited to attend the design 'pin-up' by the first year Master of Landscape Architecture students.  Graduate students will be displaying their design work for the graduate course LARC*6010 - Landscape Architecture Studio I with Professors Nate Perkins and Maurice Nelischer.  

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development's Winter Social Party will be held on Friday, November 23, 2018 at the Italian Canadian Club.  This event is for all graduate and undergraduate students, faculty and staff and their guests in SEDRD (including Landscape Architecture, Rural Planning and Development, Capacity Development and Extension, and Rural Studies).  Doors open at 6:30 pm | Dinner served at 7:00 pm.  

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Rural Planning & Development Program M.Sc. Thesis Defense by Katherine Howes "The Role of Local Food in Rural Economic Development: A Case Study of Frontenac County" Examination Committee: Wayne Caldwell, Advisor, SEDRD Karen Landman, Advisory Committee, SEDRD Erin Nelson, Graduate Faculty, Sociology and Anthropology John FitzGibbon, Exam Chair, SEDRD All welcome to attend.

Please join for the final SEDRD Speaker Series of the fall semester on November 21 featuring Tony Fuller presenting research titled “Rural Development in China”. All are welcome to attend. Feel free to bring your lunch. 

The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects will be visiting the LA building this week to run an interactive session outlining what the OALA does and why you should consider membership. The session is part of Professional Practice - LARC*4610 and LARC*6360, but is open to all to attend.

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River are critically important to Ontario’s environment and economy. They are also a source of joy for many Ontario residents in terms of scenic views, recreational opportunities, and spiritual significance and renewal. The relationship between the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, and the surrounding landscape, is complicated. Many efforts have been made, and continue to be made, to understand, protect and restore these important water resources and to manage the impacts our activities have on them.