Mowachaht Muchalaht First Nation Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2025-2026 | Mowachaht Muchalaht First Nation Territory | Gold River, BC Climate Resilience Rooted in Place For Mowachaht Muchalaht First Nation (MMFN), climate resilience is about more than protecting infrastructure. It is about protecting the lands, waters, cultural places and values, traditional knowledge, and relationships…
Asset Management Prioritization Tool 2022-2024 | North Vancouver, BC Supporting Data-driven Infrastructure Planning in North Vancouver As the District of North Vancouver continues to maintain and upgrade its water system, annual watermain replacement decisions require a clear understanding of risk, performance, and long-term needs. McElhanney partnered with the District to redevelop a critical GIS-based application…
Inclusive Climate and Disaster Risk Planning 2025-2026 | Philippines, Provinces of Bohol and Samar As climate impacts intensify, communities in British Columbia, Alberta, and around the globe are increasingly focused on climate-resilient planning and emergency preparedness. McElhanney’s involvement in the Governance for Climate and Disaster Resilience (Gov-CDR) project in the Philippines demonstrates how inclusive, evidence-based, climate-risk…
Bridgeland Mainstreets Streetscape Improvements 2020-Ongoing | Calgary, AB The Bridgeland / Riverside community in Calgary stands out for its active streets, diverse local businesses, and engaged residents, creating a dynamic urban environment that reflects both community pride and a spirit of renewal. The City of Calgary’s Bridgeland Mainstreets Streetscape Improvement project focused on transformative streetscape…
Smithers maintained a strong mountain town identity and sense of place, and wanted future growth to be managed by an OCP that respected community values.
In the face of that seasonal population growth, the Village of Tahsis recognized that an updated Official Community Plan (OCP) was needed.
Port McNeill recognized that an updated Official Community Plan (OCP) would establish guidelines for the future of the community.
McElhanney supports small and medium-sized municipalities by providing planning services so that they are ready for development.
To accommodate community growth, the Town of Ponoka engaged McElhanney to lead a review of their Municipal Development Plan in mid-2022.
In 2020, KFN embarked on a multi-year improvement program to help them do their infrastructure management business in a different way.
