MP Planning - a step above the crowd.

Marie Poirier Planning and Associates Inc. offers clients a high level of professionalism. Services are delivered with the utmost attention to decorum in attending before Councils, Committees and tribunals including the Ontario Land Tribunal.

From office environs to deliverables to presentation in person and in materials, Marie Poirier Planning and Associates Inc. will represent you and your interest with clearly, concisely and with well-appointed detail.

The firm associates itself with a like-minded set of professionals, namely surveyors, engineers and biologists, to compliment and support planning services when they are required. Together we represent our clients with a professional face backed by an experienced, knowledgeable, and practical approach to achieving the success they expect.

Professional Planning in Lake of Bays, Muskoka

Why We're Different...

Our firm's approach to land use planning and development follows the "conservation planning" principle. This principle is based on balance and recognizes the need to maintain the integrity of the natural environment with sustaining economic growth which in some part, relies on physical development.

We recognize the distinct needs of local permanent residents and our neighbours that call Muskoka their second home as well as the businesses and services that rely on both. Climate, terrain, the economy and social needs all influence land use planning decisions and in Muskoka these are complex and diverse. An understanding of the complexity and diversity is what this firm brings to the needs of each of its clients.

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Marie Poirier, B.Sc., MCIP, RPP

Marie holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Brock University and is a member of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute and the Canadian Institute of Planners. Prior to establishing a consulting practice almost 20 years ago, she spent over 15 years as a Planner with the provincial and municipal governments in policy and current planning.

Eva Kerzel

Eva Kerzel, MBA

An Office Manager with over 12 years experience in purchasing for a large scale Jewellery manufacturer in Toronto. Subsequently working…

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Eva Kerzel

An Office Manager with over 12 years experience in purchasing for a large scale Jewellery manufacturer in Toronto. Subsequently working as a Licenced realtor in Muskoka for 8 years, assisting in well over 150 purchases and sales. A background in business led to the current position of Office Manager. The proud Mother of two girls and a lifelong Cottager to the area, Eva is well suited to meet all the needs of the job.

Amber Martin

With over 10 years of administrative and Customer Service experience, Amber is well rounded for her position coming from a previous role of an Administrative Assistant in the architectural field. Married to a contractor and raising my 3 beautiful children in Muskoka, where I was born and raised.

Amber works with Marie Poirier Planning & Associates and considers herself lucky to be involved with clients and their files. She loves assisting Planners in any way she can, and helping clients reach their goals

Ernest Yeung, B.Sc.

Ernest holds a Bachelor of Environmental Science degree from Queen’s University and a post-graduate certificate in Environmental Planning from Fleming College.

Prior to joining MP Planning, he had been working in the public sector as a Planning and Permitting Assistant at the Kawartha Conservation Authority. He reviewed a variety of land development applications, focusing on aspects with regard to Natural Heritage Features, Natural Hazards, and Conservation Authority Regulations, and assisting the public in acquiring the required development permit.

Currently working on the candidacy for becoming a registered professional planner, Ernest has completed a wide range of Planning applications, Municipal/Crown land disposition & acquisition applications, as well as the preparation of various development drawings for the Firm over the past 4 years working in the private sector with MP Planning.

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Peter B Hungerford, MCIP, RPP

A land-use planner with over 47 years of professional experience in both the public and private sectors, applying his education,…

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Peter B Hungerford, MCIP, RPP

A land-use planner with over 47 years of professional experience in both the public and private sectors, applying his education, experience and knowledge in the fields of land use planning and development, economic development and corporate strategic planning. After earning a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Urban Planning from Ryerson University as a member of the inaugural graduating class, and as a Registered Professional Planner and career-long member of both the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Ontario Professional Planners Institute, he worked for over 44 years in the public sector for Brampton, Lambton County and the City of Sarnia and it’s legacy entities. Positions held during this tenure included the Director of Planning and Development, the Director of Policy Planning, retiring after 21 years as the Director of Economic Development and Corporate Planning. Following retirement from public service, He has practiced in the private sector, both as a project and planning consultant, and as the Senior Planner with Marie Poirier and Associates. During my career he has acquired an expertise in the application of planning legislation, official plans, zoning bylaws, and a full range of agreements (e.g. Development Charges, Development, Site Plan and Subdivision) associated with the acquisition, servicing and development of lands.

Peter has been married to his lovely wife Katherine for over 47 years and they have 2 sons and three grandchildren with whom they enjoy spending their time on Raven Lake.

Claire Tusz, Senior Planner, MCIP, RPP

Claire is Registered Professional Planner and a Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners with over six years of experience working in the non-profit, municipal, provincial, and now private, sectors. She holds a Bachelor of Community Design with combined honours in Environmental Planning and Sustainability from the Dalhousie University School of Planning and the College of Sustainability.

Her most recent employment, prior to joining the MP Planning & Associates team as a Senior Planner, was with the Halifax Regional Municipality where she worked on a diversity of land development and subdivision applications, developed planning policies for the rural areas of the Municipality, provided professional recommendations on discretionary planning applications, and contributed to the long-range community planning program for the suburban areas of the Municipality.

Having grown up in Huntsville and recently moved back for the next chapter of life, she is keen to assist clients of MP Planning & Associates using her local knowledge and expertise to make the planning process as seamless as possible.