Apr 18, 2011 | BC, Community Planning, Engagement, ICSP, local government, OCP, Shared Vision, Sustainability
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 is the ideal way for smaller communities to be introduced to a full-function,...
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...
Sep 13, 2010 | BC, Collaboration, Community Planning, Healthy Communities, Natural Step, OCP, Sustainability, Whistler, Whistler 2020
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 the community’s highest level policy, Whistler2020, in 2005. Whistler2020 is the first integrated community sustainability plan...
May 18, 2010 | Collaboration, Community Planning, OCP, Sustainability, Whistler, Whistler 2020
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 update will be a collaborative process lead by the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) and supported by the...
May 5, 2010 | BC, Community Planning, local government, Monitoring, OCP, Sustainability
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 emissions in their OCPs by May 31, 2010. While these targets can be specific GHG targets, they can also be...
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,...
