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Integrated Community Sustainability Planning: UBCM Workshop

Integrated Community Sustainability Planning: UBCM Workshop. Presenters : Alan Osborne Ministry of Community Services Esther Speck Whistler 20/20 Mayor Calvin Kruk Dawson Creek Cheeying Ho Smart Growth BC Jim Savage Quesnel Community and Economic Development Corporation.

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Integrated Community Sustainability Planning: UBCM Workshop

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  1. Integrated Community Sustainability Planning:UBCM Workshop Presenters: Alan Osborne Ministry of Community Services Esther Speck Whistler 20/20 Mayor Calvin Kruk Dawson Creek Cheeying Ho Smart Growth BC Jim Savage Quesnel Community and Economic Development Corporation October 26, 2006 Regional Growth Strategies in BC: A Decade of Lessons Learned

  2. Workshop Outline • Introduction-Alan Osborne • Whistler– Esther Speck • Dawson Creek – Mayor Calvin Kruk • Smart Growth BC– Cheeying Ho • Quesnel– Jim Savage • ICSP Questionnaire– Narissa Chadwick • Next Steps– Alan Osborne 8. Questions – Alan Osborne Regional Growth Strategies in BC: A Decade of Lessons Learned

  3. Integrated Community Sustainability Planning (ICSP) Dawson Creek Mayor Calvin Kruk

  4. Background Context Community Consultation: • Sustainable Community • Renewable Energy • Reduce Emissions

  5. Sustainable Dawson Creek • An ICSP provides a framework • for decision making and planning • Economic • Environmental • Social • Cultural • Governance

  6. Sustainable Dawson Creek Our ICSP process… • Review Vision to incorporate sustainability principles • Working groups develop Strategies and Actions Vision + Strategies and Actions = ICSP • Integrate strategies and actions into existing and new plans • Monitor and update ICSP

  7. Sustainable Dawson Creek Benefits of completing an ICSP • Better integration of all plans • Maximize benefit • Minimize duplication and conflict • Integration of sustainability into all aspects of planning • Meet our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to do the same…

  8. Smart Growth on the Ground

  9. 8 Guiding Principles

  10. Process

  11. Charrette Collaborative Integrated Multi-disciplinary Community-based Proactive Research-based Inclusive Representative Consensus-based Flexible

  12. Charrette Team • Business • Developers • Landowners • Educators • Community • Recreation • Environment • Residents • Industry • District staff • Council • Squamish Nation • Government • Transportation • Market / cost analysis • Other experts • Designers • Facilitators

  13. Project Results • Research (e.g. green infrastructure costing; market opportunities) • Policy alignment and revision (e.g. zoning and OCP changes, environment by-law) • Developer and partnerinterest • Capacity building • Institutional change

  14. Squamish – on the ground! • Community support – changing mind set; shifting community identity • The District is preparing a Downtown Sub-Area Plan for the OCP • New downtown developments are being reviewed against the recommendations of the Concept Plan • Land owners involved in creating the plan • Capilano College is exploring their options for an expanded downtown Squamish campus • West Coast Environmental Law will assist Squamish with new by-laws and engineering standards • The Bridging to the Future project will assist Squamish with energy planning for a growing population

  15. Integrated Community Sustainability Planning: City of Quesnel

  16. Innovative/Different Approach to Economic Development • the right thing to do • pine beetle motivation: a ten year gift • Quesnel 2020 visioning process: "Connected, green, active" • many development opportunities

  17. What is this Approach? • "sustainability inventory:" much progress already • educate "influencers“ • use pine beetle adjustment funds to build green infrastructure; tie to quality of life • seek business niches with competitive advantages

  18. City’s Broader Sustainability Goals and Processes • Air Quality Roundtable • trail development • new buildings

  19. Capacity Building for Community Sustainability Decision Making Evaluate Monitor • Implementation • Build Social Networks - Investing in Green Infrastructure- Sustainable Agriculture, etc… Supporting ICSP Integrate Plans OCP/RGS • Sustainability Principles • Targets Align Internal Operations Engage Community and Partners

  20. Next Steps Everyone Except GVRD: • You can Use Community Works Funds for ICSP • $5 million in pooled funds for ICSP GVRD • Ministry will provide funding for ICSP Other funding Partners include: • Real Estate Foundation of BC Workshop will be held Nov/06 – Jan/07 Regional Growth Strategies in BC: A Decade of Lessons Learned

  21. Discussion Regional Growth Strategies in BC: A Decade of Lessons Learned

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