The City of Vancouver general manager of planning and development, Brian Jackson has announced his plans to retire at the end of 2015.

Brian Jackson has spent the last three years leading the most ambitious planning agenda the city has ever experienced. Under his leadership and through his ability to enable complex land use policy and related decisions, the City has delivered on both the development of and the implementation of key community plans including the West End Plan, the first ever Downtown Eastside Plan, the Marpole Plan, the Cambie Corridor Plan, and through the work which still continues on the Grandview-Woodland Plan has lead an unprecedented engagement using an innovative Civic Assembly methodology.

Over the next few months prior to his retirement date, Jackson hopes to complete key elements of his legacy Heritage Action Plan to ensure the preservation of Vancouver’s historic assets.

Brian Jackson will retire as of December 31 2015 and an international search will be undertaken to find a replacement.