T. Scott Low Email & Phone Number

Terrace, British Columbia, Canada

Rankin Inlet, Nu, Canada

Advisor for municipal Development Officers and Hamlet Councils in seven communities across a remote, Arctic geography.Hosted public meetings and statutory hearings on new Community Plan and Zoning By-laws supplemented by infrastructure reports, demographic analyses, and specialist input.Assisted with development permit and By-law amendment applications.Designed subdivisions in each Hamlet per the Nunavut Planning Act to accommodate the Territory's fast-growing population.Oversaw site plan reviews and engaged with multiple stakeholders on better implementing site plans with infrastructure and the Nunavut Building Code.Worked with the Nunavut Housing Corporation assessing social housing needs and locations.Worked with Department of Justice legal counsel interpreting By-laws as well as preparing to remedy regulatory gaps.Mapped critical infrastructure for waste management, marine services, Nunavut Airports, and private mining interests.Arranged for specialist engineering studies for master drainage plans, utility corridors (utilidor), and snow fences.Alongside Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, discussed how to monitor and incorporate the North Rankin Nickel Mine waste remediation project within the Community Plan.Prepared sketch reports for legal surveys within the constraints of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (NLCA).Monitored and discharged Commissioner leases.Arranged for Inuktitut translation of notices, maps, and similar community documents.

Halifax, Canada Area

Managed cases for the Current Planning team applying Municipal Strategies and By-laws through policy analysis.Oversaw public and developer relations with regards to land use planning applications and customer inquiries.Presented development cases to the general public as part of the statutory engagement process, and then presented to formal committees and HRM Council for adjudication.Worked with internal stakeholders assessing applications case-by-case.Acted as liaison between citizens and regional government, and between developers and Councillors.Drafted and evaluated site-specific development agreements.Facilitated public information meetings on urban planning issues and discretionary planning applications.Prepared and presented reports to HRM Council and advisory committees.Prepared reports for Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board hearings, and for potential to appellate court.Conducted field evaluations and assessments.Provided professional and technical assistance to staff, the public, and elected officials on a broad range of planning matters.

Halifax, Canada Area

Taught graduate seminars on presentation techniques, legal research, and legislative drafting.Marked and graded papers and served as academic assistant to graduate student projects.

Halifax, Canada Area

Conducted research and negotiations related to policy development, specifically new homeowner protection, the Nova Scotia Building Code, condominium registry, and residential tenancy.Engaged with other provinces comparing relevant laws, regulations, economic profiles, and best practices with regards to overall housing policy and market activity.Drafted Ministerial briefing notes, discussion papers, research documents, and policy analyses.Head of the team developing a comprehensive policy for the Government of Nova Scotia to design and implement a legislated new home warranty program.Developed policy and regulations for deposit protection for new home and condominium sales.Advisor to the Director of Condominium Registration.Served on a Building Code committee reviewing construction industry practices and acted as Department liaison to the Provincial Building Code Coordinator.Served as the provincial representative on the Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group) technical and regulatory committees defining Canadian industry standards for the home inspection service sector.Represented the Province in discussions with the insurance industry evaluating products relevant to the province's construction sector.Led external stakeholder negotiations with consumers, legal regulators, real estate regulators, property managers, and the residential construction industry.Led internal stakeholder negotiations with other ministries, departments, agencies, and the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Vancouver, Bc

Team leader as part of the national, Visual Post communications reorganization.Interpreted operational systems to employees in concise, practical and consistent formats.Worked with senior logistics planners as communications liaison contributing to strategic planning.Successfully re-designed and unified the corporate communications structure, reducing idiosyncrasies in product and information flow.Restructured systems for collection and delivery operations as part of the constant improvement model.Responsibilities included identifying problems and solving them using communications and organization design tools to improve logistic efficiency.Coordinated all improvements using new and traditional media.Managed and trained staff on implementation of new communication models, administrative processes and routes.Health & Safety Committee assignment.Arbitration representative.

Vancouver, Bc

Oversaw design, editing, publication of newsletter.Member of the Communications Committee.

Prince George, Bc

Planted ~350,000 seedlings across British Columbia.Supervised and trained treeplanting crews.Worked with management on piece work bidding of new cut blocks.Fought forest fires as necessary.

Master Of Planning, Faculty Of Architecture And Planning

Career Development, Writing, Editing & Publishing Program

Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Theatre

Bachelor Of Arts, History

Diploma, Peace And Conflict Studies

University Transfer, Liberal Arts

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