Brad D. Bricker, A. A. Dipl., BA, M.Sc.
Principal & Certified Senior Ecologist (ESA)
bbricker@planbnh.ca

Brad is the Principal of PLAN B Natural Heritage. He is a Certified Senior Ecologist with over 40 years experience in environmental planning, impact assessment and natural resource management in Southern Ontario. Brad has acted as the project manager and ecologist for the natural heritage component of over 750 projects, including sub-watershed studies, secondary plans, environmental impact studies, environmental implementation reports, resource management plans, environmental monitoring programs, and environmental assessments for Municipal/Provincial infra-structure. This experience has enabled Brad to develop innovative standards and solutions to evaluate, protect and enhance natural heritage features.

Brad has acted as a senior environmental advisor for over 50 macro-scale land use planning studies in Southern Ontario, including Official Plan Reviews, Secondary Plans, Community Plans, Waterfront Master Plans and Park Master Plans. His project experience includes key participation in the following studies:

• North Brantford and Tutela Heights Secondary Plan Comprehensive EIS (City of Brantford)
• Brantford Official Plan Review (City of Brantford)
• Brantford Waterfront Master Plan (City of Brantford)
• Town of Collingwood Official Plan Review (Town of Collingwood)
• Town of Midland Official Plan Review (Town of Midland)
• Southwest Kitchener Master Plan (City of Kitchener)
• Kleinburg-Nashville Focus Area Study (City of Vaughan)
• Carrville District Secondary Plan (City of Vaughan)
• North Oakville Natural Heritage Inventory & Analysis (Town of Oakville)
• City of Brampton Sub-Area 1, 3 and 5 Block Plans and Environmental Implementation Reports (Landowner Group)
• Area Training Centre (ATC) Meaford – Natural Resource Inventory, Environmental Assessment and Natural Resource Management Plan (Department of National Defense)
• Keswick Business Park (Town of Georgina)
• Keswick Secondary Plan (Town of Georgina)
• Sutton Secondary Plan (Town of Georgina)
• Georgina Waterfront Master Plan (Town of Georgina)
• Innisfil Park Master Plan (Town of Innisfil)
• Orchard, Alton and South Aldershot Community Secondary Plans (City of Burlington)
• North Hespeler Secondary Plan (City of Cambridge)
• Box Grove Secondary Plan (Town of Markham)
• South Guelph Business Park (City of Guelph)

Brad has designed and undertaken long-term environmental monitoring programs to monitor the effectiveness of stormwater management measures in maintaining the health and function of aquatic and wetland ecosystems, including a 10-year program for the Southcreek Community in the City of Guelph.

Brad was also part of a design team led by Gamsby & Mannerow Ltd. that created the “treatment train” and “greenway system” of stormwater management in the City of Guelph (Pine Ridge West Subdivision).  The greenway system of stormwater management, and the supporting EIS, is referenced in the MOE Stormwater Management Planning and Design Manual (Ministry of Environment 2003).