Justine Giancola

Justine Giancola

B.ES., MCIP, RPP, LEED AP
Partner
E: jgiancola@dillon.ca

Bio

Justine is a Partner, senior planner and project manager with Dillon’s community planning group. She has over a decade of experience managing a wide range of planning projects. Justine is a passionate land use planner who guides her upper and single-tier municipal clients through many of their toughest growth management and policy decisions. Her experience spans land use policy, municipal planning approvals, environmental planning and corporate sustainability. She is motivated by the opportunity to improve the health and sustainability of our communities; this shines through in her work and in her day-to-day life. Justine is a Registered Professional Planner, full member of the Canadian Institute of Planning and a LEED Accredited Professional. She is very active in the profession, having taken on many leadership roles, has served on Council for several years, and is currently the President of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI).

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Official Plan Review and Update - Barrie, ON

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Interim Control By-Law Land Use Study - Burlington, ON

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