The task of restoring the park after the extensive damage caused by the December 2006 storm was long and complex, requiring the dedicated efforts of staff, consultation with forestry, geotechnical and ecology experts and input from community stakeholders and partners. Several committees were struck to guide and support the restoration process.

Staff Team

Led by Jim Lowden, the Stanley Park Restoration Team developed principles and process around the recovery and restoration of the park. The restoration plan involved damage and hazard assessments, procedure choices, safety programs, resources required and strategies for implementation. As well, the group considered the community's vision for the damaged areas of the park.

Jim Lowden, Director of Special Projects
John Brossard, Business Analyst
Tim Chow, Project Manager
Carol DeFina, Communications Cooordinator
Michel Desrochers, Planner
Yuna Flewin, Research Assistant
Eric Meagher, Stanley Park Supervisor
Ofer Marom, GIS Technician
Brian Quinn, Foreman of Stanley Park Gardeners
Bill Stephen, Urban Forestry Technician
Patricia Thomson, Executive Director (Stanley Park Ecology Society)

Steering Committee

The steering committee was composed of geotechnical engineering (to help address the issues of drainage and slope stability in the Prospect Point area), forestry and ecological experts drawn from the academic, consulting and industry fields who advised the staff team.

Jim Lowden (Chair), Director of Special Projects, Vancouver Park Board
Paul Lawson, MBA, RPF (Project Manager), Manager of Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, University of British Columbia
Bob Cavill RPF, Manager of Watershed Division, Greater Vancouver Regional District
Mike Currie M.Eng., P.Eng., President, Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.
Dr. Hamish Kimmins, Professor of Forest Ecology, Department of Forest Sciences, University of British Columbia
Ken Lertzman, Ph.D., Professor, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
Ron Van Oord, Superintendent of Watershed Operations, Greater Vancouver Regional District
David Smith, P.Eng., Principal, Thurber Engineering Ltd.
Rick Slaco, RPF, Vice President and Chief Forester, International Forest Products Ltd.
Dwight Yochim RPF, Director of Professional Practice and Forest Stewardship, Association of BC Forest Professionals

Partners and Stakeholders Committee

British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects
Parks Canada
Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter
Squamish First Nation
Stanley Park Ecology Society
Tourism Vancouver
Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
Vancouver Natural History Society

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