Ken entered SCARP in the late 1960s. Watch his interview to learn about his perspectives on the School at that time and to find out more about regional planning through his personal trajectory as a planner. From the Sustainable Cities website:
Ken Cameron has 26 years of experience in senior planning and management positions in local government in the Greater Vancouver area, most recently as Manager of Policy and Planning with the Greater Vancouver Regional District. He played a key role in the adoption of the Livable Region Strategic Plan in 1996 with the formal support of the region’s 21 municipalities, an accomplishment that was recognized in 2002 by the UN Habitat program’s Dubai awards for outstanding contributions to the human environment.
The Greater Vancouver Regional District was a partner in CitiesPlus, the 100-year plan for Greater Vancouver that was Canada’s gold award winning entry in the World Gas Union’s international competition in sustainable urban systems design. Ken was the regional team leader for the project and a member of the team that traveled to Tokyo to present the winning entry in June 2003.
In September 2004, Ken made a career change to become Chief Executive Officer of the Homeowner Protection Office, a provincially owned corporation that licenses residential builders, oversees the operation of the privately provided home warranty insurance system and provides financial assistance to owners of homes subject to premature building envelope failure.
In addition to his role at the Homeowner Protection Office, Ken is the former Chair of the Advisory Council of Simon Fraser University’s Urban Studies Program and an Adjunct Professor of Urban Studies, Chair Emeritus of the International Centre for Sustainable Cities and past member of the Board of the Residential Construction Industry Training Organization. With former Premier Mike Harcourt and local writer Sean Rossiter, Ken is the author of a book titled “City-Making in Paradise: Nine Decisions that Saved Vancouver,” which was published by Douglas and McIntyre in September 2007.
