OCP

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  • April 15, 2015

    Still moving towards your community goals? At a standstill? Or not sure?

    Which of these scenarios best describe your community? 1. Your ICSP is rocking your community; your whole organizational culture and decision-making processes are aligned with …

    Community Planning, ICSP, local government, OCP, Shared Vision
  • March 18, 2015

    Aligning your OCP with an ICSP – Why and How?

    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 …

    Community Planning, ICSP, Integration, local government, Neighbourhood, OCP, Sustainability
  • July 22, 2014

    Time to update your Official Community Plan? Consider an Integrated OCP – funding available

    Reviewing your OCP’s goals and policies every five or so years, and undertaking a complete OCP update every ten years is generally considered to be …

    Community Planning, OCP
  • November 19, 2013

    Yukon Community Planning and the Funding to Support it

    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 …

    Alignment, Community Planning, ICSP, OCP, Yukon
  • December 6, 2012

    How to align your Official Community Plan with an ICSP

    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 …

    Community Planning, ICSP, OCP
  • December 6, 2012

    Public Engagement for Fernie’s OCP Update

    The Centre is assisting the City of Fernie with their OCP update and alignment with Forever Fernie, the City’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan. Community engagement …

    BC, Community Planning, Engagement, Events, Facilitation, OCP
  • April 18, 2011

    Quick-start your community’s plan for the future and learn from Osoyoos

    Working with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), the Centre for Sustainability has created the Quick Start Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) process. Quick Start …

    BC, Community Planning, Engagement, ICSP, local government, OCP, Shared Vision, Sustainability
  • October 18, 2010

    Williams Lake: Beyond Imagination

    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 …

    Alignment, BC, Community Planning, Engagement, ICSP, Integration, local government, OCP, Shared Vision
  • September 13, 2010

    Use of the TNS Principles in Whistler’s ICSP, Whistler2020

    The first chapter in Whistler’s use of the Natural Step began in 2000 with our adoption of the TNS framework, which was then embedded into …

    BC, Collaboration, Community Planning, Healthy Communities, Natural Step, OCP, Sustainability, Whistler, Whistler 2020
  • May 18, 2010

    Whistler’s OCP Update

    Over the next 12 months, Whistler’s Official Community Plan (OCP) is being updated and community engagement is crucial every step of the way. The OCP …

    Collaboration, Community Planning, OCP, Sustainability, Whistler, Whistler 2020
  • May 5, 2010

    Bill 27 The Importance for Local Governments in BC

    Bill 27 in BC is the Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, which requires all local governments to include targets, policies and actions for reducing GHG …

    BC, Community Planning, local government, Monitoring, OCP, Sustainability
  • March 18, 2010

    Draft ICSP Framework Nearing Completion for Williams Lake

    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 …

    Alignment, BC, Community Planning, ICSP, Integration, local government, Neighbourhood, OCP, Shared Vision, Sustainability