Call For Candidates - BCSLA Board of Examiners

Appointments are normally made for a one-year term with the possibility of re-appointment for a two-year term, followed by a three-year term for a total of six years. Please contact the BCSLA office for details.
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HST in BC Information

Businesses in British Columbia that are registered for the goods and services tax (GST) will be required to collect the HST and will report their HST according to their current GST filing frequency. Retailers and service-providers should begin to upgrade their point-of-sale, cost and accounting systems as early as possible to ensure that they meet the implementation date of July 1, 2010. Visit the Revenue Canada website for details.
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BCSLA Board of Directors Meeting

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A Field Guide to Transit Debates Lecture

SFU CITY PROGRAM www.sfu.ca/city New Lecture: A FIELD GUIDE TO TRANSIT DEBATES August 4, 7 pm Venue: SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver Admission is free; reservations are required. Reserve at www.sfu.ca/reserve As transit becomes more popular, many cities are having intense and often bitter quarrels about what kind of transit to build or operate. Working from his 20 years of experience as a transit planning consultant, Jarrett Walker examines some of the most common confusions that affect debates about transit, and that often lead to disappointing outcomes. He then suggests strategies for clarifying transit debates, by recognizing the unavoidable “hard choices” that arise from transit’s intrinsic geometry and costs.
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BC Landscape Awards of Excellence

The BC Landscape Awards of Excellence recognize the year's best landscape installation and maintenance projects. If you are the landscape architect of a project that has been superbly installed or maintained, encourage your landscape contractor to enter today, and gain recognition for the both of you! As a landscape architect, you have the option to co-enter with your contractors; winning co-entrants receive added press coverage and a duplicate award to display. This is a great way to show the cooperative work being done between you and your tradespeople to complete quality landscapes, built to the BC Landscape Standard. For more information: > Download the complete entry package here (large PDF - please be patient): http://www.bclna.com/LAE_entry_package.pdf > Download just the forms (in Word for easy typing): http://www.bclna.com/lae_entry_forms.doc
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Carjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and its Effect on our Lives

7PM; Admission is free; reservations are required. Reserve at www.sfu.ca/reserve In their new book, Carjacked, authors Catherine Lutz and Anne Lutz Fernandez present their unprecedented, controversial yet hopeful look at car culture, while discussing the complex impact of the automobile and how to develop cheaper and greener relationships with cars.
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2010 CSLA Congress- It' Time

It’s Time! Congress 2010 will celebrate and challenge the professions scope and responsibilities as leaders in addressing urgent environmental, social and economic issues - both locally and globally. It will be a forum for exploring leading applied research, technology, regional scale planning, project design and implementation, and work within multi-disciplinary professional teams and communities. Topics such as Integrated Design, Sustainable Urban Systems, Contemporary Practice and Emerging Leaders will be explored through sessions, workshops, a Call for Papers , panels, tradeshow and tours. So come to Edmonton, enjoy the weather, have some fun and take part in a critical dialogue about the future of our profession. It’s Time!
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September 2010 C/LARE Administration - Sections A, B & D - Early Registration

Candidates should register by this date to avoid experiencing difficulty making an appointment at their preferred testing centre location. Visit https://www.clarb.org/Candidates/MultipleChoiceExams/Pages/default.aspx for more details.
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CLARB Annual General Meeting

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September 2010 C/LARE Administration - Sections A, B & D - Extended Registration

This is the las day to register for the exam. Visit https://www.clarb.org/Candidates/MultipleChoiceExams/Pages/default.aspx for more details.
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September 2010 C/LARE Administration - Sections A, B & D - Cancellation Deadline

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September 2010 C/LARE Administration - Sections A, B & D - Appointment Deadline

Appointments with Prometric should be schuduled as soon as possible but no later than the deadline to ensure availability. Visit https://www.clarb.org/Candidates/MultipleChoiceExams/Pages/default.aspx for more details.
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September 2010 C/LARE Administration - Section A, B and D

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BCSLA Board of Directors Meeting

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Design Exchange Awards

INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC: Location: Design Exchange, 234 Bay Street, TD Centre, Toronto Canada Early Bird Deadline: July 20, 2010 Final Submission Deadline: September 30, 2010 Contact: Noa Bronstein, 416-216-2120 or noa@dx.org Website: www.dx.org/dxa
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December 2010 Section C & E LARE Administration - Order Deadline

New exam candidates must go to www.clarb.org and create a unique Candidate ID before submitting LARE Order Form and payments to the BCSLA office. Exams will not be ordered unless the LARE Order Form and payments are received by the BCSLA office before the deadline.
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Board of Examiners

In the course of the examination, candidates will be expected to demonstrate a working knowledge of the Builders Lien Act, Contract Administration, BCSLA Standards of the Profession, BCSLA Bylaws and Procedures, and Insurance.
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2010 Power Smart Forum

BC Hydro’s annual Power Smart Forum is taking place this year at the Vancouver Convention Centre from October 25-27. The Forum is BC’s leading energy conservation conference, with this year’s theme focusing on Building the Green Economy. New to this year’s program is the opportunity to also attend BC Hydro’s Power Smart Excellence Awards on the evening of October 25. As in previous years, BCSLA members have the opportunity to earn Continuing Education credits for attending Forum sessions. This year, the Forum will feature internationally renowned speaker Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon as the Forum keynote, as well as prominent business leaders in the BC community such as Mayor Dianne Watts, BC Business Council CEO Virginia Greene, and President and CEO of Nexterra Systems Jonathan Rhone. Please visit www.bchydro.com/forum for more information. Registration opens August 19.
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BCSLA Board of Directors Meeting

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BCSLA Genius of Place - Landscape Architecture in BC and Everywhere Exhibition

The towering ceilings and atrium will provide an amazing backdrop for an exhibition that features everyday places where people live and work. All of us use everyday places like streets, parks, public squares, highways and greenways, and natural places like national parks and coastlines. This exhibition will help demonstrate the thought and design process used to create the spaces.
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BCSLA Board of Directors Meeting

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BCSLA Festive Party

Refreshments will be served. We encourage everyone to car pool using a designated driver or take public transit. Please RSVP by November 23, 2010 and indicate if you will bring any guests. Space is limited to book early to avoid disappointment.
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Cities Alive

Meet with over 1000 green roof professionals, learn about Green Roof Professional accreditation, network with colleges, take Green Roof tours and visit the trade show.
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Green Roof Social

Refreshments will be served. We encourage everyone to car pool using a designated driver or take public transit. Please RSVP by November 23, 2010 and indicate if you will bring any guests. Space is limited to book early to avoid disappointment.
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December 2010 LARE Administration - Section C

LARE Order Form and payments must be received by the BCSLA office before 12:00 noon PDT Friday, October 1, 2010 before an exam will be ordered.
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December 2010 LARE Administration - Section E

LARE Order Form and payments must be received by the BCSLA office before 12:00 noon PDT Friday, October 1, 2010 before an exam will be ordered.
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December 2010 LARE Administration - Section E

LARE Order Form and payments must be recieved by 12:00 noon PDT Friday, October 1, 2010 by the BCSLA office before an exam wil be ordered.
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