Mycelium Consulting works with you to support community-driven planning processes.

Mycelium is the part of the fungus that grows under the forest floor connecting plants of all species through an underground web. Mycelium aids in the exchange of information between plants and the breaking down of material to create new life.

image of a forest of trees, a lake in the foreground, mountains in the distance and a cloudy sky.

Mycelium is a metaphor for the values that drives my work with communities.

  • Building strong and trusting relationships and supporting dialogue between community members

  • Working with you to understand previous work, preserve what is most important, enhance and build on strengths and share knowledge, resources and tools to support your work

  • The strongest plans are built on a foundation of effective, relevant and inspiring community engagement and dialogue

Sarah Gillett, MCIP, RPP

Sarah Gillett (she, her) is a settler of mixed French and British ancestry currently living in the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Sarah is an engagement specialist, facilitator and community planner with 15 years of experience in diverse contexts with a specialization in community-driven planning with Indigenous communities.

As a registered planner, Sarah has had the honour of spending most of her career focused on working with Indigenous communities on community driven plans ranging in topics from Land Use Planning, Comprehensive Community Planning, Climate Change Planning, Economic Development Planning or Health Planning. Sarah has also worked on planning projects for municipalities and public serving agencies spanning diverse topics including land use, housing, health, economic development, transportation, recreation, waste management and safety.

Sarah has a passion for facilitating innovative and impactful processes that build stronger organizations and communities, backed by an academic background in community planning, conflict resolution and community economic development. Sarah brings to her work a passion for capacity building and learning and was part of a team who developed the award winning (PIBC 2020) Land Use Planning Handbook Our Sacred Land.

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Services

  • Sample projects:
    shishalh-BC Land Use Plan
    Pacheedaht First Nation Land Use Plan
    Pacheedaht First Nation Comprehensive Community Plan
    Lower Similkameen Indian Band Comprehensive Community Plan
    Pikangikum Comprehensive Community Health Plan
    Klahoose First Nation Comprehensive Community Plan
    Taku River Tlingit First Nation Comprehensive Community Plan

  • Sample projects:
    Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council Land Use Planning Training and Handbook
    Indigenous Services Canada Sustainable Infrastructure Workshops
    TransLink Inclusion Diversity Accessibility and Equity Framework Workshops
    City of Surrey Community Engagement Framework Workshops

  • Sample projects:
    City of Port Coquitlam Climate Action Plan Engagement
    Britannia Community Centre Renewal Engagement
    Koksilah Watershed Planning Engagement
    TransLink Surrey Langley SkyTrain engagement
    Metro Vancouver Climate 2050 Engagement
    City of Vancouver Single Use Item Bylaw Engagement
    District of Squamish Brennan Park Recreation Centre Engagement

Contact

 

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