Most organizations have difficulty in communicating with governments. Fewer still have the established connections with elected officials and government employees so they can ensure that issues are effectively addressed. Art Cowie has a track record in achieving results for clients whether it has to do with development approvals or a special industry or business wants their concern elected official in Victoria or at a municipality. Art has 30 years of consultant planning experience in British Columbia working with the provincial government, regional districts and local governments on a wide range of land use, design, environmental, telecommunications and political issues. He has been a Commissioner and chair of the Vancouver Park Board, a councillor on Vancouver Council and a MLA representing Vancouver-Quilchena. He has also served on a number of public boards. He has volunteered and worked on a number of successful candidate election campaigns at the national, provincial and local levels and has a broad ethical approach to politics regardless of political interests. Because of his long and trusted involvement with government, Art has many useful contacts for exploring issues and advocating positions. Eikos monitors the provincial and local municipal political scene and has a current grasp on development policies and trends that are helpful to clients. He conducts political audits to determine the likelihood of pursuing a particular direction with a development or specific issue and will assist clients in getting a position understood. Eikos has associated resources for surveys and other analysis that will indicate support for a development. The company can also arrange for all aspects of a public presentation, discussion group or open house and can produce the presentation material needed to ensure an understand. Experience in this field to date has mainly been in the Greater Vancouver and Victoria areas. Some telecommunications advice has been undertaken in Calgary and Edmonton and Eikos has been undertaking a limited amount of market research for the memorial park business in the North-West United States. Client information is confidential, however we can discuss general governmental affairs findings in the fields that we have experience in.