Contributors

Laura Pfeifer (Editor, Contributor): Has an M.Sc from McGill University focusing on urban environments and is currently in her first year of a M.U.P. program at the McGill School of Urban Planning. She has worked as a planning assistant in a mid-sized New England town and is the head organizer of Jane’s Walk for Regina. Her interests include design and use of public spaces, complete streets design, citizen engagement in planning and development, and social-ecological systems.

 

 

 

 

Martin Gourlie (Contributor): Has a BA in Geography from the University of Regina, focusing on urban issues.  He is interested in neighbourhoods, topophilia, downtowns, shops and soccer fields. What is facinating about these features is how they combine, change, and engage with all the pieces of civic life through time.

 

 

 Sabrina Cataldo (News Roundup Contributor) is an award-winning writer and communications strategist who is also working on her MA in English and professional communications accreditation. She is a proud resident of North Central Regina, where she’s owned a home for ten years. Sabrina is active in People for Animals, an organization that focuses on rescuing and finding homes for abandoned tame cats and kittens, as well as reducing the high stray population in the inner city through a trap/neuter/release program for feral cats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest Contributors

Jeff Dudar (Guest Contributor): Has an MA in Sociology from the University of Regina. His thesis examined the development and maintenance of community among bingo players in Regina, Saskatchewan. Jeff’s interests in community development are rooted in his education, as well as eight years of related experience working with community based organizations in Regina, Saskatchewan and Halifax, Nova Scotia. He loves people that do funny things, dogs, hooked rugs, and sitting.