Featured Projects
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Cowichan Place Community Concept
Preparation of a site plan to accommodate the education and recreation needs of Vancouver Island University (formerly Malaspina University-College), the District of North Cowichan and School District No. 79 (Cowichan Valley) on a single centrally located
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Flood Hazard Management Study
Province wide evaluation of the available flood hazard management tools resulting from legislative changes in 2003/2004. Development of detailed survey for provincial and local government officials as well
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Regional Greenways Water Crossing Feasibility Study
This comprehensive three part study consisted of a detailed analysis of non-vehicular water crossing options of the Fraser River involving all regulatory agencies, both Fraser River Port Authorities, TransLink
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City of Richmond Museum Feasibility Study
This Feasibility Study is the next step toward establishing a dynamic destination museum in the City of Richmond, where cultural, museum, and heritage activities of the past and present can be supported and celebrated into the future.
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District of Hope Land Use Analysis
The objective of this study was to research industrial land supply and demand for the District of Hope. The study was undertaken following a controversial application to remove a large site within the Agricultural Land Reserve. Tasks included a complete
Arlington Group Planners
Planning Staff
Graham Farstad, M.A., M.C.I.P. , Principal, Planner
Graham Farstad is an award winning professional planner with over 30 years of successful experience undertaking a wide range of community planning projects. Overall, his experience has been divided equally between work as a public sector planner and as a planning and land development consultant. It includes a strong background in community plan preparation, land use analysis, policy development and impact assessment with several municipal governments, the Government of B.C. and the private sector.
Graham Farstad has excellent communications skills and a successful record of public consultation. He has been a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners since 1980. In 2001, he received an Award for Planning Excellence from the Planning Institute of B.C. for his contribution to the innovative land use plan for North Fraser Port Authority.
Graham Farstad has been a principal with the Arlington Group since 1992. During that time, he has successfully undertaken a wide range of land use and planning development studies for both public and private sector clients throughout British Columbia.
Prior to his consulting practice, Graham Farstad served as a municipal planner for the City of Prince George from 1976 to 1988. In 1988, Graham Farstad was appointed the City Planner for New Westminster, where he served for over three years.
Sally Elford, MA Planning – Assistant Planner
Sally has been part of the Arlington Group since 2008 and previously worked as a Resource Management Consultant in New Zealand. While Sally’s previous planning experience was transportation focused, her planning interest has always been at the community level. Sally recognizes community ownership and a participative process as the key elements to any successful strategy, plan, or similar long-term planning document. Her work for the Arlington Group involves land use analysis, preparation of development applications, planning research, and public consultation. Sally conducts both qualitative and quantitative research and analysis for projects, using census data, business reports, and applicable documents to determine historical, current and projected socioeconomic trends.