Mar 18, 2015 | Community Planning, ICSP, Integration, local government, Neighbourhood, OCP, Sustainability
Local governments have a responsibility for undertaking community planning to ensure the community’s needs are met in the present and future in areas ranging from land use, housing, transportation and economic development (among others). In recent years,...
Feb 26, 2011 | BC, Community Planning, ICSP, Integration, local government, Shared Vision, Sustainability
The Centre is working with the community of Invermere on their integrated community sustainability plan (ICSP), and I had the pleasure of being there for their public launch. What struck me immediately while working with the District of Invermere is how SMART and...
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...
Jul 6, 2010 | Community Planning, ICSP, Integration, local government, Sustainability
Community sustainability is a buzz term that can mean many things. Fundamentally, it is about creating communities where there is a resilient economy fostered by a vibrant community and supported within a healthy environment. One approach to community sustainability...
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,...
