Upcoming community event: Dec 5, 2025

The City for All Women Initiative & Peoples Official Plan are hosting a training workshop

Our Neighbourhoods, Our Say: Planning Basics for a Caring City

Learn how planning and zoning shape your life. Join CAWI and Peoples Official Plan (POP) for a one-day, hands-on workshop for community members who want to understand how planning and zoning decisions affect their neighbourhoods and daily lives.

In this training, you will:

  • Learn what planning and zoning are, and why they matter 
  • Explore how city design can make life easier or harder, depending on where you live and your needs
  • Understand the history of planning, including how zoning has been used to exclude communities and reinforce inequalities
  • Look at city planning through a feminist lens, addressing historical power imbalances andprioritizing the needs and experiences that have often been marginalized
  • Discover tools you can use to influence city decisions and take action at City Hall
  • Learn about planning with care at the center


Details:

Date: Wednesday, Dec 5

Time: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Location: Rideau Community Hub, 815 St. Laurent Blvd.

Food and beverages provided!

This training is open to everyone! Save your spot here!

Friendly note: This training will be offered in English only. We hope to see you there!