The 2020-2030 Iqaluit Recreation Master Plan
Role: Urban Analyst, Research and Planning, Graphic Design and Engagement Specialist Northern Land Studio, Calgary; This plan was developed for the City of Iqaluit by a consulting team led by George Harris, Senior Landscape Architect/ Partner, George Harris Collaborative Inc. Sub-consultants included: Jason Simituk and Lisa Reinders, Recreation Planners and Community Engagement Specialists, Quantum Recreation; Pitseolak Pfeifer, Inuit Community Engagement Advisor, Inuit Solutions, Ottawa; Chúk Odenigbo, Wellness and Youth Advisor, The Apple and The Poison, Montreal. The consulting team would like to acknowledge Julie Harris, Contentworks Inc. Ottawa, for assisting with writing editing. The team was guided by the City of Iqaluit Project Steering Committee led by Stephanie Clark, Director of Recreation, Conor Goddard, Program Manager and former Youth Coordinator, and Nic Chu, Fitness Centre Coordinator.
"It's a very sensitive, well-thought-out,
sophisticated tool, and so great to see.
The high quality of the infographic is
quite impressive".
Jury’s comments | National Award of Excellence 2022
The 2020-2030 Iqaluit Recreation Master Plan
Responding to a particularly complex social, environmental and economic environment, the Iqaluit Recreation Master Plan boldly brings into the municipal recreation conversation important matters: how to embrace and support the Inuit way of being, to acknowledge and proact to the role of recreation in gender inequalities, suicide and mental health, understand the spectrum of inclusivity, the use of local resources and sustainable practices, and building and supporting local capacity to sustain a circular economy.
With LocalsKnow, the highly innovative planning process led by a Landscape Architect, turned to the locals to learn about vernacular recreation practices, acknowledging that facilities are not only physical places, but also have cultural and spiritual dimensions.
Unearthing the underlying causes of low Inuit participation to programs and seasonal disparities in facility utilization, a unique, comprehensive Analysis identified key social, contextual, and economic determinants, as factors with decisive outcome on the performance of recreation programs and facilities in Iqaluit.
A set of implementation tools observing alignment between operations and plan goals, turned the Master Plan into a highly innovative decisional blueprint for Recreation in Iqaluit.
WHAT
Recreation Master Plan
AWARDS
The 2022 National Award of Excellence in Landscape Architecture for Research
WHERE
Iqaluit, Nunavut
WHEN
2019-2020