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Rory Baksh

B.A.A., MCIP, RPP
Board of Directors / Business Unit Strategist / Partner
E: rbaksh@dillon.ca
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Bio

Rory has nearly 24 years of experience in land use planning, strategic planning, and management consulting. His experience includes leadership over numerous community/regional plans and strategies, service delivery reviews, and institutional strengthening/capacity building for government agencies. In addition to his cross-Canada projects, he has worked internationally in Latvia and the Caribbean on Dillon projects. Rory is a recipient of a Member Service Award from the Ontario Professional Planners Institute and is the Strategist for the Community Strategies Business Unit. He has a Bachelor’s of Applied Arts (Urban and Regional Planning) degree from Ryerson University.

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