Oct 26, 2015 | Alignment, Community Planning, Events, Strategic Planning
Are you ready for 2016? Know what your priorities and key projects are? Whether you’re new to strategic planning, want a quick refresher, or have some questions about the process, join us for our Strategic Planning ‘How To’ for Local Governments webinar...
Nov 19, 2013 | Alignment, Community Planning, ICSP, OCP, Yukon
Municipalities in the Yukon are required to update their Integrated Community Sustainability Plans (ICSPs) every five years and to update and align their Official Community Plans (OCPs) with the ICSPs. ICSPs are comprehensive, long-term plans to guide communities...
May 13, 2012 | Action Planning, Alignment, Community Planning, Engagement, Healthy Communities, local government
I recently saw some stats showing that over 400 communities in Canada have launched long term planning initiatives. No doubt, many of the plans articulate a place in the future with a thriving successful community where the once apparent trade-off between community...
Oct 18, 2010 | Alignment, BC, Community Planning, Engagement, ICSP, Integration, local government, OCP, Shared Vision
After winning FCM’s top planning award for Imagine Our Future, the Integrated Community Sustainability Plan for Williams Lake led by the Whistler Centre for Sustainability and The Natural Step Canada, it would have been tempting to assume that most of the...
Mar 18, 2010 | Alignment, BC, Community Planning, ICSP, Integration, local government, Neighbourhood, OCP, Shared Vision, Sustainability
A draft framework for the Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) is nearing completion and will be available soon for review and feedback by Williams Lake community members. The ICSP Framework, based on The Natural Step planning process and Whistler2020,...