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We Are Cities
The Centre is the BC convener for the We Are Cities initiative. Coordinated by Evergreen Cityworks and funded by the McConnell Foundation, ‘We Are Cities’ …
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 …
Time to update your Municipal Development Plan? Consider an Integrated MDP!
Reviewing your MDP goals and policies every five or so years, and undertaking a complete MDP update every ten years is generally considered to be …
Spring into Action: It’s time to think about action planning!
Your Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) is finished and you’re taking care of these important next steps: embedding it into decision making; implementing some immediate …
The Importance of a Vision
Across Canada, the challenges faced by communities continue as a result of an economy trying to rebound to its pre-recession comfort level. When municipal budgets …
What happens to a community vision during challenging times?
I’ve got dreams on my mind – specifically community ones. With municipal elections on the near horizon and the current state of the global economy, …
Imagine Invermere and Economic Development
“Sustainability planning means using a different and more comprehensive lens for economic development,” asserts Susan Smith, the Executive Director of the Columbia Valley Chamber of …
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 …
Invermere: a small town with a big sustainability vision
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 …
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 …
Community Sustainability Planning – how to do it (part 2)
What will your ideal community look like in the next twenty-five years in a climate of rapid global change? How will you approach planning for …
Public Spaces Make Community
Aside from the amazing athletic events, the inspirational feats achieved, and the great sportsmanship displayed throughout the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, what was …