NEWSLETTER

From the Department of Geography & Planning

Monday, September 10, 2018 Volume 2, No.1

DEPARTMENTAL EVENTS:

Wednesday, September 12; 2:30 p.m.; MC E229: Departmental Meeting.

Thursday, September 13; 2:30 p.m.; MC E230: GPPL Special Presentation: Robert Matthews, Partner at N45

Architecture will speak on his experience creating the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. The

presentation will be followed by an OPPI tour of the Isabel at 5:30 p.m. that evening.

OTHER EVENTS:

Thursday, September 13; 1:00 p.m.; MC D214: SNID Seminar. Professor Gerald Chikozho Mazarire (History,

Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe) will speak on The Elephant in the Room: Zimbabwe’s

Interregnum and Its Build Up, 2017-2018.

Friday, September 21; 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Robert Sutherland Hall: Queen’s University launch of the

Indigenous Mentorship Network Program with Queen’s-IHN Lead: Dr. Heather Castleden. Any questions?

Contact indigenousmentorshipnetwork@queensu.ca.

Congratulations to Kasmine Forbes who passed her Qualifying Exam on Monday, August 27th. Proposal title:

Exploring Diaspora Pathways to Food Sovereignty. Supervisor: Dr. Beverley Mullings.

Congratulations to Alexandra Pedersen who passed her PhD Oral Thesis Examination on Monday, August

27th. Thesis title: “¡Somos La Puyaǃ (We Are All La Puya): Community Resistance to Canadian Mining

Company Operations in Guatemala. Supervisors: Dr. W. George Lovell and Dr. Catherine Nolin.

Congratulations to Emma Webb who passed her Master’s Oral Thesis Examination on Friday, August 31st.

Thesis title: Best Case Utilization of Residual Forest Biomass Streams in the Pulp and Paper Industry.

Supervisor: Dr. Warren Mabee.

Congratulations to Gentry Hanks who passed her PhD Oral Thesis Examination on Tuesday, September 4th.

Thesis title: “Are You High?”Emotional Geographies of Everyday Life with Diabetes. Supervisor: Dr. Joan

Schwartz.

Friday, October 19, 2018; 10:30 a.m.; MC E314: Christine Grossutti’s PhD Oral Thesis Examination. Thesis

title: Walking Towards Respect: Historical Geographies of Nature and Possibility in UNESCO MAB’s

Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve. Supervisor: Dr. Laura Cameron.

CALENDAR

CONGRATULATIONS

UPCOMING THESIS EXAMINATIONS

Congratulations go out to all graduate students in the Department of Geography and Planning who

received new or continuing award funding in 2018-2019, including those listed below who gave

permission to announce their success in our Departmental Newsletter. We only announce new or

continuing awards valued at $10,000 or greater (with the exception of Queen’s Graduate Awards or

Teaching Assistantships, which we do not announce).

LAST

NAME

FIRST

NAME

PROGRAM AWARD NAME

Armstrong Natalie MPL - SSHRC CGS-M

Bazely Sue PHD - SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship

Bonta Carolyn PHD - Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship

Braybrook Christina MSC - NSERC CGS-M

Deloyde Carolyn PHD - Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Deng Xiaojun PHD - China Scholarship Council Award

Evans Katherine MPL - Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Feng Yao PHD - Ontario Trillium Scholarship

Fior Kassidee MPL - Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Forcione Melissa PHD - Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Goodbrand Nicole PHD - Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Hughes Olivia MPL - Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Hung Jacqueline PHD - NSERC PGS-D

Li Yuan PHD - China Scholarship Council Award

Nelson Elizabeth MA - SSHRC CGS-M

Plumb Kyle PHD - Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Sage Morgan MA - SSHRC CGS-M

Skands Seraphina MA - Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Snow Gabrielle MPL - SSHRC CGS-M

Tanner Kyla MPL - Arthur B. McDonald Prize for Academic

Excellence

Webster Victoria MPL - SSHRC CGS-M

Graduate students are encouraged to apply for all awards for which they are eligible. Check out the following

web pages for some upcoming awards deadlines for Geography graduate students and for Planning graduate

Students.

Many thanks to the wonderful Orientation Week Committee Members who welcomed our incoming

graduate students to the Department and who organized a memorable and successful week for

everyone. Thank you to Elizabeth Nelson who shared the following great photos from O-week. To

finish off the week of events, the orientation committee and new Geography and SURP students

headed out to Wolfe Island for a taste of fall at the corn maze.

CONGRATULATIONS: GRADUATE STUDENT FUNDING 2018-2019

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL ORIENTATION WEEK IN GPPL

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AN AMAZING WEEK!

John Andrew, Arts and Science, Geography and Planning: Maclean's Magazine: Why buying and selling

homes in the GTA is about to get easier. Dr. Andrew says the recent decision by the Supreme Court to release

more data will empower home buyers.

John Andrew is quoted in “Will publishing sold data open the door to real estate disrupters?” By Tess

Kalinowski. Toronto Star. September 5, 2018.

https://www.thestar.com/business/real_estate/2018/08/29/will-publishing-sold-data-open-the-door-to-real-

estate-disrupters.html. Dr. Andrew says the Toronto Real Estate Board wouldn’t have fought so hard if there

wasn’t a lot at stake.

John Andrew, Arts and Science, Geography and Planning: Ottawa Citizen: Supreme Court sets stage for

revolution in home sales. Global TV: Supreme Court decision clears the way for Toronto realtors to publish

home sales data; CTV National Network News: Greater Toronto Area realtors can now publish home sales

data online; Maclean's Magazine: What the TREB ruling means for GTA home buyers and sellers; CBC

Radio: The World at Six (Interview at 12:00); CBC Online: TREB loses Supreme Court bid to appeal release

of real estate sold figures ; CBC TV: The National (Interview at 12:40); NewsWatch: Greater Toronto Area

realtors can now publish home sales data on their websites; John Andrew spoke to outlets across Canada about

how a Supreme Court of Canada decision not to hear an appeal from the Toronto Real Estate Board regarding

home sales data could affect home buyers.

John Andrew quoted in “Why buying and selling homes in the GTA is about to get easier.” By Aaron Hutchins.

Maclean’s Magazine. August 24, 2018. https://www.macleans.ca/economy/realestateeconomy/treb-supreme-

court-ruling-gta-real-estate/

John Andrew: “media hits” – August 22 – 23:

Interviewed on CBC Television’s “The National” re: the Supreme Court of Canada dismissing the appeal of

the Toronto Real Estate Board re. realtors releasing data on home sale prices. August 23, 2018.

http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1305359939620/;

Interviewed on CBC Radio One’s “The World at Six” re: the Supreme Court of Canada dismissing the appeal

IN THE NEWS

of the Toronto Real Estate Board re. realtors releasing data on home sale prices. August 23, 2018.

Quoted in “Greater Toronto Area realtors can now publish home sales data online.” By Tara Deschamps, The

Canadian Press.

Quoted in “Greater Toronto Area realtors can now publish home sales data on their websites.” By Canadian

Press. The Vancouver Courier. August 23, 2018. https://www.vancourier.com/greater-toronto-area-realtors-

can-now-publish-home-sales-data-on-their-websites-1.23409655

Quoted in “TREB loses Supreme Court bid to appeal release of real estate sold figures.” By Susan Noakes.

CBC News website cbc.ca about the Supreme Court of Canada dismissing the appeal of the Toronto Real

Estate Board re. realtors releasing data on home sale prices.: August 23,

2018. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/treb-real-estate-sale-prices-1.4795903

Quoted in “Greater Toronto Area realtors can now publish home sales data on their websites.” By Canadian

Press. Ottawa Citizen. August 23, 2018. https://ottawacitizen.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-

pmn/newsalert-supreme-court-wont-hear-real-estate-data-publication-case/wcm/886c76df-eab1-4eb7-9c91-

7861496bf871

Interviewed live on the Kelly Cutrara Show on Global News Radio 640 Toronto re: the Supreme Court of

Canada dismissing the appeal of the Toronto Real Estate Board re. realtors releasing data on home sale prices.

August 23, 2018.

Quoted in “'Decisive victory for competition': Supreme Court won't hear TREB appeal in real estate data case.”

By Naomi Powell. National Post. August 23, 2018. https://business.financialpost.com/real-estate/decisive-

victory-for-competition-supreme-court-wont-hear-treb-appeal-in-real-estate-data-case

Quoted in “Greater Toronto Area realtors can now publish home sales data on their websites.” By Tara

Deschamps. Canadian Press. August 23, 2018. https://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2018/08/23/supreme-

court-to-announce-whether-it-will-hear-gta-real-estate-data-case/#.W37dDc5KiUk

Interviewed on CBC Radio One re. The Toronto Real Estate Board’s challenge to the Supreme Court of

Canada re: the public release of data on home sales prices. August 22, 2018. (have audio clip).

Warren Mabee, Arts and Science, Geography and Planning: CBC Online: Alberta, oilpatch begin public fight

with federal government over new fuel regulation. Warren Mabee says that the Clean Fuel Standard is going

to be a concern for people in the oilpatch because it really asks them to put their money where their mouth is.

John Holmes, Arts and Science, Geography and Planning: Maclean's Magazine: What will happen if Trump

slaps a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian-made cars? John Holmes says that if the U.S. applies tariffs to Canadian

automobiles it would be a losing scenario for both countries; though Canada would come out as the biggest

loser.

IC-Impacts: Innovation in Design and Construction of Low-Cost, Resilient, Energy-Efficient, and Safe

Housing for First Nation Communities - Due: Oct 22, 2018

Internal call: Matariki Indigenous Student Mobility Program 2019 - Due: Proposal - Sep 26, 2018

UNESCO: International Geoscience Programme - Due: Oct 15, 2018

Natural Resources Canada Green Aviation Fuels Innovation Competition - Due: (Proposals) Feb 1, 2019

FACULTY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Between 13 and 23 August 2018, the department hosted 16 undergraduates (third year going into fourth year)

and several faculty members of the Faculty of Geographical Science from Beijing Normal University. The

group was here for a 10-day field course lead by Dr. Mark Rosenberg. Below you will see a few shots of the

group taken during their time in Canada!

The BNU Group with Warren Mabee and Mark Rosenberg.

Toronto was on the itinerary!

University of California, Berkeley: Tenure-Track Faculty Position - Goldman School of Public Policy

University of California, Los Angeles: Faculty Position in Metropolitan & Urban Studies in the Global South

University of California, Los Angeles: Open Rank, Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Public Health & Urban Planning

University of Illinois - Chicago: Geospatial Data Scientist

University of Massachusetts Amherst: Assistant Professor in Regional Planning

University of Minnesota: Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning

QUEEN’S GPPL / BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY EXCHANGE

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

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The University of Utah College of Social Work: Associate Professor

Congratulations to former GPHY graduate student, Sinead Earley and Jerrmey Campbell, who married on

August 25th, 2018 in the historic Notch Hill Hall in Sorrento, BC. The venue is the oldest community hall in

the Shuswap, built in 1910 and run by the community association ever since. A food truck -- run by long-time

friends of Sinead’s from school days in Kamloops -- served a menu of locally-sourced organic produce and

grass-fed meats. Peter Milley sent in the great photos below and, who, along with his wife, Chris Hornberger

participated in the celebration. Peter says “a wonderful time was had by all. (Smoke in mountains

notwithstanding!!)” PS: Sinead also gave us permission to share this great news and photos!

Sinead and Jerrmey

The Wedding Party

A CELEBRATION!

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EDITED AND PRODUCED BY JOAN KNOX