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Community Engagement
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tmorantearona@bousfields.ca

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Community Engagement
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choang@bousfields.ca

Senior Project Manager

Community Engagement
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lwalker@bousfields.ca

Senior Project Manager

Community Engagement
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asmiciklas@bousfields.ca

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Community Engagement
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shodgson@bousfields.ca

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Community Engagement
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jdeeks@bousfields.ca

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Please join us in welcoming our amazing new interns - Alley, Lianne and Myah! Welcome to the team! Looking forward to getting to work together over the next several months.
Please join us in welcoming our amazing new interns - Alley, Lianne and Myah! Welcome to the team!

Looking forward to getting to work together over the next several months.
Big congrats to Rayah Flash, the recipient of the Bousfields Graduate Entrance Award at TMU, honouring future planning leaders. Rayah’s dedication of planning, place-making, and creating vibrant communities inspires us all! Bousfields Senior Associate Alex Savanyu (and TUM alum) was in attendance to present Raya with the award at the TMU ceremony.
Big congrats to Rayah Flash, the recipient of the Bousfields Graduate Entrance Award at TMU, honouring future planning leaders. Rayah’s dedication of planning, place-making, and creating vibrant communities inspires us all! Bousfields Senior Associate Alex Savanyu (and TUM alum) was in attendance to present Raya with the award at the TMU ceremony.
Bousfielders had a great time attending a number of Jane’s Walks last weekend all around the city. From Little India to Bathurst & Harbord, it was fun to run into fellow urbanists and continue to learn even more about our neighbourhoods and communities.   Walk With Us was the 2025 theme of Jane’s Walk Toronto —an open invitation to explore, connect, and share stories through walking. Centered on belonging, curiosity, connection, and change, it invites everyone to reimagine the city together.   Thank you to all of the organizers and volunteers for the walks! To learn more about the Jane’s Walk Toronto Festival visit: www.janeswalkfestivalto.com
Bousfielders had a great time attending a number of Jane’s Walks last weekend all around the city. From Little India to Bathurst & Harbord, it was fun to run into fellow urbanists and continue to learn even more about our neighbourhoods and communities.
 
Walk With Us was the 2025 theme of Jane’s Walk Toronto —an open invitation to explore, connect, and share stories through walking. Centered on belonging, curiosity, connection, and change, it invites everyone to reimagine the city together.
 
Thank you to all of the organizers and volunteers for the walks! To learn more about the Jane’s Walk Toronto Festival visit: www.janeswalkfestivalto.com
What should U of T’s St. George campus look like by 2040? The University of Toronto St. George Campus Plan 2040 is set to guide the long-term growth and transformation of U of T’s urban campus. We’re thrilled to announce that our Community Engagement team is leading the engagement process, guiding conversation around the future of the St. George campus! We’re excited to partner with ICE (Indigenous and Community Engagement), a 100% Indigenous-owned firm, leading the Indigenous engagement efforts. Together with @uoft University Planning, @gehlpeople (the Public Space and Public Life Study team), as well as the Public Realm Plan design team, we’re looking to build a vision for a vibrant, sustainable and inclusive campus!
What should U of T’s St. George campus look like by 2040?
The University of Toronto St. George Campus Plan 2040 is set to guide the long-term growth and transformation of U of T’s urban campus. We’re thrilled to announce that our Community Engagement team is leading the engagement process, guiding conversation around the future of the St. George campus!

We’re excited to partner with ICE (Indigenous and Community Engagement), a 100% Indigenous-owned firm, leading the Indigenous engagement efforts. Together with @uoft University Planning, @gehlpeople (the Public Space and Public Life Study team), as well as the Public Realm Plan design team, we’re looking to build a vision for a vibrant, sustainable and inclusive campus!
Bousfielders had a great time last night as one of the table sponsors for the annual ULI Meet the Chief Planners Event! This year, we were also thrilled that Emma West, Bousfields Partner and Chair of the Women’s Leadership Initiatives Americas, was invited to present the ULI Americas Annual Awards for Excellence to the team behind the ‘Canary Landing - Maple House’ project. Thank you to @uli_toronto for organizing this fantastic event full of great conversations and connections.
Bousfielders had a great time last night as one of the table sponsors for the annual ULI Meet the Chief Planners Event!

This year, we were also thrilled that Emma West, Bousfields Partner and Chair of the Women’s Leadership Initiatives Americas, was invited to present the ULI Americas Annual Awards for Excellence to the team behind the ‘Canary Landing - Maple House’ project.

Thank you to @uli_toronto for organizing this fantastic event full of great conversations and connections.
March was International Women’s Month, and International Women’s Day was celebrated on Saturday, March 8 this year. This year’s theme was ‘Accelerate Action’. This past month we asked women at Bousfields to share some thoughts on #IWD / #IWM and ways to #AccelerateAction. Be sure to swipe through to read what some of them shared! International Women’s Day is a globally celebrated day to recognize the social, economical, cultural, and political achievements of women worldwide. Focusing on the need to Accelerate Action emphasizes the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality. It calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face, both in personal and professional spheres. #internationalwomensday #internationalwomensmonth
March was International Women’s Month, and International Women’s Day was celebrated on Saturday, March 8 this year. This year’s theme was ‘Accelerate Action’.

This past month we asked women at Bousfields to share some thoughts on #IWD / #IWM and ways to #AccelerateAction. Be sure to swipe through to read what some of them shared!

International Women’s Day is a globally celebrated day to recognize the social, economical, cultural, and political achievements of women worldwide. Focusing on the need to Accelerate Action emphasizes the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality. It calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face, both in personal and professional spheres.

#internationalwomensday #internationalwomensmonth
We’re proud to share that Bousfields is part of an amazing team that recently received Zoning By-law Amendment approval for a mixed-use development strategically located near Ontario Tech University (UOIT) and Durham College in Oshawa! This 10-storey, mixed-use development will offer a range of high-quality housing options, including student geared housing aimed at addressing the critical need for student housing in the area. This @6ix_dev.inc development will integrate Niagara Station as part of the proposed Aerial Cable Car Transit line, as well as a variety of retail spaces including a grocery store and commercial gym, designed to meet the needs of the local community. Bousfields is excited to be part of a project team that includes @6ix_dev.inc, @wspcanada and Nextrans Consulting Engineers, all working together to create a modern, sustainable, and community-focused development in Oshawa.
We’re proud to share that Bousfields is part of an amazing team that recently received Zoning By-law Amendment approval for a mixed-use development strategically located near Ontario Tech University (UOIT) and Durham College in Oshawa!

This 10-storey, mixed-use development will offer a range of high-quality housing options, including student geared housing aimed at addressing the critical need for student housing in the area. This @6ix_dev.inc development will integrate Niagara Station as part of the proposed Aerial Cable Car Transit line, as well as a variety of retail spaces including a grocery store and commercial gym, designed to meet the needs of the local community.

Bousfields is excited to be part of a project team that includes @6ix_dev.inc, @wspcanada and Nextrans Consulting Engineers, all working together to create a modern, sustainable, and community-focused development in Oshawa.
Last month, Bousfielders Ashley Paton and Simon Horner, participated in the TMU MPGSA (Metropolitan Planning Graduate Associate) Speed Networking night. The event included 35 students and 35 professionals from a diverse range of educational and professional backgrounds, contributing to insightful and thought-provoking conversations about the industry as a whole!
Last month, Bousfielders Ashley Paton and Simon Horner, participated in the TMU MPGSA (Metropolitan Planning Graduate Associate) Speed Networking night. The event included 35 students and 35 professionals from a diverse range of educational and professional backgrounds, contributing to insightful and thought-provoking conversations about the industry as a whole!
We’re #Hiring! We are currently recruiting for a Planner. Visit bousfields.ca/careers for more info and email careers@bousfields.ca to apply!
We’re #Hiring! We are currently recruiting for a Planner. Visit bousfields.ca/careers for more info and email careers@bousfields.ca to apply!
Bousfields is thrilled to have sponsored the 7th Annual ULI Winter Social alongside our colleagues at @rwdiwestcoast and @costar ! A big thank you to the @uli_toronto team for organizing such an amazing event. The evening was full of insightful conversation, knowledge sharing and fun! 📸 Photographs by Shiraz Ali | www.shirazali.ca
Bousfields is thrilled to have sponsored the 7th Annual ULI Winter Social alongside our colleagues at @rwdiwestcoast and @costar ! A big thank you to the @uli_toronto team for organizing such an amazing event. The evening was full of insightful conversation, knowledge sharing and fun!

📸 Photographs by Shiraz Ali | www.shirazali.ca
It’s always fun to get to chat with students about the work we do! Bousfielders from our Community Engagement Team, Simone Hodgson and Lewis Walker, spoke to students at @uoft this week as part of Professor Aditi Mehta’s (@aditimehta12) Introduction to Urban Studies course. Thank you to Professor Mehta and the students for welcoming us, and asking lots of engaging and insightful questions!
It’s always fun to get to chat with students about the work we do! Bousfielders from our Community Engagement Team, Simone Hodgson and Lewis Walker, spoke to students at @uoft this week as part of Professor Aditi Mehta’s (@aditimehta12) Introduction to Urban Studies course. Thank you to Professor Mehta and the students for welcoming us, and asking lots of engaging and insightful questions!
Congratulations to Timurul Hoque Kazi, the 2024 John Bousfield Bursary recipient! In recognition of John’s visionary work in professional planning, the bursary is awarded to a student whose work and research promotes innovation and advances planning practice.
Congratulations to Timurul Hoque Kazi, the 2024 John Bousfield Bursary recipient! In recognition of John’s visionary work in professional planning, the bursary is awarded to a student whose work and research promotes innovation and advances planning practice.

Teresa Morante Arona

Project Manager

Community Engagement
416‑947‑9744 x 258
tmorantearona@bousfields.ca

Teresa Morante Arona is an urban planner with a deep passion for shaping vibrant, sustainable and inclusive communities through her knowledge and expertise in urban development, data analytics and social planning. Teresa joined Bousfieldsí Community Engagement Practice as a Project Manager in January 2024. 

After graduating from the Master of Science in Urban Planning program at the University of Toronto in 2021, Teresa worked in the non-profit sector as an education and research advisor, working with not-for-profit landlords and tenants. Since joining Bousfields, Teresa is using her experience and proficiencies to work on sustainable and resilient community engagement plans and public consultation strategies, while ensuring accessible spaces for community building and city planning. 

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Christina Hoang

Project Manager

Community Engagement
(416)-947-9744 x 233
choang@bousfields.ca

Christina Hoang is a Project Manager on the Community Engagement team at Bousfields. She is an urban planner with an interest in the storytelling of personal and urban histories through maps, recipes, data visualization, and other mediums. She is passionate about community engagement and participatory planning within city-building processes.

A Master of Urban Planning graduate from McGill University, Christina is also a McCall MacBain and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSRCH) scholar where she received funding for her Supervised Research Project on equity-forward cultural planning in North American cities. Prior to joining Bousfields, she was a Junior Planner at Jay Pitter Placemaking, an award-winning, bi-national practice mitigating growing divides in cities across North America. 

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Lewis Walker

Senior Project Manager

Community Engagement
416-947-9744x263
lwalker@bousfields.ca

Lewis joined Bousfields’ Community Engagement Practice in October 2022 as a Project Manager. Originally from Singapore, he moved to Canada for his undergraduate studies and to explore living abroad. During his studies, Lewis worked in the non-profit sector as an engagement practitioner specializing in youth, newcomers, and lower-income groups, while finishing his BA (Hons.) in Urban Studies and Human Geography at the University of Toronto.

Since joining Bousfields, Lewis has worked on developing and implementing engagement strategies for development projects in the City of Toronto. Key to Lewis’s work is ensuring that engagement strategies both align and build on the context of the community. Through his work, Lewis has experience employing a variety of engagement strategies, ranging from tenant-related communication to public open houses. Lewis’s passion for making planning and city building more accessible has ensured that he finds new and creative ways to create spaces for the public to be involved in city building.

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Alex Smiciklas

Senior Project Manager

Community Engagement
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asmiciklas@bousfields.ca

Alex joined Bousfields in November 2020 as a Project Manager in the Community Engagement Practice. Originally from Vancouver BC, he moved to Toronto in 2018 to shift his career path and learn in a bigger urban playground. Prior to joining Bousfields, Alex worked at Swerhun Inc. as an Engagement Specialist while completing his Master of Planning at Ryerson University.

Since joining Bousfields, he has been involved with creating and managing stakeholder engagement plans and public consultation strategy reports for development applications across the GTA. Experienced in communications and facilitation, Alex diligently works to ensure that the engagement process is specific and meaningful to the needs of every community. Passionate about how communication and planning intersect in everyday life, Alex aims to find innovative and creative ways to ensure that dialogue around urban issues is made more accessible.

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Simone Hodgson

Associate

Community Engagement
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shodgson@bousfields.ca

Simone is an Associate at Bousfields and a key member of Bousfields’ Community Engagement Practice. Simone develops, manages, and implements community and stakeholder engagement strategies for private and public sector clients with projects across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

Simone is experienced in spearheading and facilitating engagement and communication approaches at a range of scales and using a variety of methods. She is an expert in virtual engagement, including how to use project websites, social media, and other creative means to reach broader and more diverse audiences. Drawing from her experience, Simone aims to generate dynamic approaches to engagement that spark meaningful and constructive dialogue, as well as inspire those who may not traditionally participate to do so.

Simone holds a Master in Urban Planning (MUP) degree from Harvard Graduate School of Design. She has presented at a number of conferences, including the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) North American Conference, Public x Design Conference, and the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) Annual Conference. She also holds a Certificate from IAP2 in Foundations in Public Participation.

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Jocelyn Deeks

Partner

Community Engagement
416-947-9744x284
jdeeks@bousfields.ca

Jocelyn Deeks is a Partner at Bousfields and leads the Community Engagement practice. Jocelyn is a Registered Professional Planner and brings several years of experience working at the intersection of planning, development, and community engagement in the public and private sectors. She has developed and executed stakeholder engagement strategies for some of the GTA’s most complex and challenging development projects. Jocelyn also has experience developing strategic plans for Ontario municipalities.

Jocelyn has a Master in Planning (M.Pl) degree from Queen’s University.  She is a member of the Ontario Professional Planning Institute and the Canadian Institute of Planners. She is a regular presenter at conferences including those hosted by the International Association of Public Participation and the Ontario Professional Planners Institute, speaks on panels, and enjoys sharing ideas with peers on podcasts. 

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