Dave Hardy, M.E.S., MCIP, R.P.P.
Dave Hardy is a Registered Professional Planner and a formally trained facilitator. He considers his professional strength as being able to work effectively and with sensitivity to the needs of clients and community stakeholders to achieve their goals.
He has completed more than 125 public consultation and 75 socio-economic impact assessment assignments for a variety of public and private clients, and has conducted multi-stakeholder consultation and mediation in numerous sectors. He has participated in 60 environmental assessment studies, facilitated over 1,500 public meetings and workshops, and has worked across Canada.
Dave has also provided expert testimony on socio-economic impact assessment, public consultation, land-use and environmental planning before the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Environmental Assessment Board, the Ontario Municipal Board (now TLAB), and the Ontario Energy Board.
He is the Executive Director for the Institute of New Suburbanism.
Anthony Hobbs, B.Sc. Geology, P.Geo
Anthony Hobbs is a professional geoscientist with a background in environmental management, hazardous waste operations, soil and groundwater remediation, and radioactive waste cleanup. Currently, he is the Project Manager supporting the Municipality of Port Hope during the implementation of the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI), which is one of Canada’s largest low-level radioactive waste cleanup projects being conducted in the Municipality.
He advises the Municipality on technical, socio-economic, and communications issues, and supports them on all matters regarding the PHAI project activities. He also manages a multidisciplinary team of technical reviewers to conduct independent peer reviews of detailed designs and supporting documentation related to the cleanup activities on behalf of the Municipality of Port Hope.
Anthony is directly responsible for liaison with Municipal Staff and Council to support the Municipality’s coordination with the Historic Waste Program Management Office, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, the Responsible Authorities (Atomic Energy Canada Limited, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission), and other governmental departments and agencies on PHAI activities.
Additionally, his areas of specialization focus on understanding complex environmental work, including site characterization, remedial techniques, risk assessment, regulatory constraints, and working with the various stakeholders to facilitate project objectives.