Community Based Planner

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Community Based Planner

• Barbara Calderone
• Office 506-548-9211
• Work cell 506-549-0380
• barbaracalderone_at_hotmail.com
• www.pabineaufirstnation.ca

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What is Planning
Planning is about bringing together all the
pieces of our community
Planning is about understanding all the dynamics
of our community so that we can build on what we
know
Planning is knowing where we have come from so we
can understand where we are going
Planning never ends.
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Roles Responsibilities
I work with the community members to build
awareness, understanding and support for the
planning process
I gather information, organize it, and present it
to the community on a regular basis through
monthly submissions to the website, newsletter,
and workshops
I have deadlines that must be meet regularly with
INAC and APC (Atlantic Policy Congress)
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Roles Responsibilities
I am a member of the Atlantic Community Planning
Committee representing all of the planners from
New Brunswick
I sit as one of the board of directors for
Bathurst Sustainability Community
I am required to design our community planning
panels and our community planning document
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Roles Responsibilities
I am required to attend training sessions to
further my abilities as a planner. I am going to
be learning things such as

• how to understand, develop, and implement
  policies and procedures

• understanding of Aboriginal law, general law
  application, human rights law, labour standards
  and code of conduct

• Participate in the creation of the Atlantic
  First Nations Management Framework currently
  being developed by APC

• land management act / policies, Indian act
  roles/ powers, environment law, treaties,
  contract law, occupational/health and safety
  regulations, by-law / zoning training,
  facilitator training, anger management, manuals
  from all departmental programs, and so on

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ACPCAtlantic Community Planning Committee
The Mandate of this committee is

• Oversee and advise on processes supporting
  comprehensive community planning

• Work with governments, First Nations trainees
  and other key players to enhance community and
  institutional capacity

• Build awareness of community planning

• Coordinate Atlantic participation in national
  community planning work

• Advise on training and capacity building

• Raise and allocate funds to support the work of
  communities, the committee and other institutions
  and activities which support its objectives in a
  long term, sustainable manner

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Time frame for Plan
We are currently on Stage 4