CREATING AN INCLUSIVE & SUSTAINABLE OFFICIAL COMMUNIT Y PLAN 2016-2017

Social & Cultural Well-being Workshop Presentation

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

¡ Sustainable Salmo Update ¡ Presentations ¡ Break-out Sessions ¡ Next Steps

AGENDA

A planning process to update the Village’s Official Community Plan in a way that is sustainable & inclusive. The new plan will shape our future.

WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE SALMO?

ü  Successful federal gas tax grant of $75,000 (Jan 2016).

ü  Columbia Basin Trust convening grant (April 2016).

ü  Formation of Sustainable Salmo

Technical Working Group.

Adopted at the Regular Meet ing of Counci l . Commits V i l lage to ear ly and ongoing consul tat ion wi th res idents and stakeholders .

OCP CONSULT-ATION POLICY

Over 80 sur veys completed. G low - in - the dark bracelets handed out .

2016 CANADA DAY LAUNCH

¡  Identify key strengths and assets.

¡  Priority visions for the future. ¡  Establish opportunities,

challenges and actions.

COMMUNITY SURVEY

NEW: SUSTAINABLE SALMO.CA

SALMO LIFEST YLE PHOTO CONTEST 40 submiss ions Over 2200 votes cast .

Winners posted to V i l lage of Salmo websi te . $150 Salmo bucks & g i f t basket .

Q3: Which three of Salmo's assets do you most value? * Data used in v ideo together wi th Salmo l i festy le contest photos .

KEY COMMUNITY ASSETS

SUSTAINABLE SALMO VIDEO

Over 100 Vi l lage par t ic ipants . V ideo representat ion of the sur vey resul ts & Salmo l i festy le photo contest submiss ions .

VIDEO

TECHNICAL ASSET INVENTORY

Asset inventory

• Collation of Salmo reports, policies, plans • Identification of key strengths & assets • TWG prioritization of key Salmo assets

Community survey

• Identify key strengths and assets • Priority visions for the future • Establish opportunities, challenges and actions

Visuali-zations

• Compile & integrate data and maps • Identify ways to address community capital & priority assets • Create integrated, science-driven visualizations

4 monthly workshops f rom September – December. Ref ine v is ion and asset pr ior i t ies for each theme. Establ ish v is ion and land-use themes for Sustainable Salmo plan.

CALL TO JOIN PUBLIC WORKSHOPS

¡  Rapidly changing conditions such as climate change and

social inequality §  e.g. planning for projected changes in environment and

demographics

¡  Evidence of the influence community planning has in shaping behaviours §  e.g. suburbs=cars, sprawl=isolation, slope/riparian dev’t=risk,

walkability=traffic for small business, parks/nature=well-being

WHY IS A SUSTAINABLE SALMO PLAN IMPORTANT?

Image credit: David Flanders, UBC-CALP

¡  Community capital: the natural, social/cultural, built and

economic capital from which a community receives benefits and on which the community relies for continued existence.

¡  Community assets:

§  strengths of the community (to be maintained and encouraged over time)

§  priority things or qualities that deliver community benefit (contribute to livability, sense of place & overall well-being over time)

COMMUNITY CAPITAL: WHY IT’S IMPORTANT?

Soc ia l l y connected V ib rant Wel l -be ing for peop le and env i ronment Robust economy Works together Bu i lds a fu ture that i s th r i v ing , hea l thy and susta inab le fo r fu ture generat ions .

A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY

Social & Cultural Well- Being

Economic Development

Environment, Parks & Recreation

Land-Use & Infrastructure Planning

Sustainable Community

SALMO’S GREATEST ASSETS

¡  Survey Duration: July 1-17, 2016 ¡  Total Survey Response: 134

¡  Total Responses: 117 Skipped: 17

Today

October 11

November 8

December 8

COMMUNITY CAPITAL SNAPSHOT

SALMO’S PRIORITY ASSETS

RANKEDCOMMUNITYASSETS1.Environment,Parks&RecreaAon•  RecreaAon-Trails,skihill,pool•  Environment-cleanwater,air,river2.Social&CulturalWell-Being•  Social-Volunteerism,communitygroups&events•  Culture-goodpeople,sociallyclose,knowneighbours•  AmeniAes-library,farmersmarket,communitycentre,schools3.Land-Use&Infrastructure•  AmeniAes-parks,pool,skihill,smallbusiness•  Culture-small,friendly,connected4.EconomicDevelopment•  Localbusiness-smallbusinesses,entrepreneurs,grocerystores•  Keyindustries-forestry,tourism

TONIGHT

Key Assets : Socia l [C I ] Cul tural [CC] Ser v ices [AM] Recreat ional [RC] * Captures over hal f of respondents

SOCIAL& CULTURAL WELL-BEING

Community involvement

33%

Amenities 25%

Recreation 14%

Community Culture 28%

What creates social connectedness and well-being in Salmo (f=148)?

Cul tural norms and ser v ices that generate connect ion and wel l -be ing

INTANGIBLEASSETS

Community Involvement (f=49)

Volunteers

Community events

Community groups

Community Culture (f=41)

Good people

Socially close

Know neighbours

Sense of community/place

Like a family

Self regulating

Inclusive

Barter system

P laces , spaces and fac i l i t ies that generate connect ion and wel l -be ing

TANGIBLE ASSETS

Amenities (f=37)

Amenities

Library

Farmers market

Comm. Centre

Schools

Youth centre

Legion

Local business

SCC

Recreation (f=21)

Non-profit rec.

Ski hill

Golf course

Trails

Fishing

Pool

Parks

Sports

Formal p laces (centres , schools , l ibrar y, cafes , c lub/group headquar ters , sk i h i l l , etc . ) Informal p laces (parks , t ra i ls , benches, soc ia l hubs, etc . )

TOP SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASSETS

Key Social & Cultural Assets (f=87)

Volunteers[CI-21]

Events [CI-17]

Good people [CC-17]

Groups [CI-11]

Socially close [CC-11]

Library [AM-10]

What creates soc ia l connectedness? Th ink about how to maintain these qual i t ies us ing community des ign pr inc ip les

EXPLORING A FUTURE VISION

HEALTH & WELL-BEING IN COMMUNITY PLANNING

Links of social connectedness to positive mental health

HEALTH & WELL-BEING IN COMMUNITY PLANNING

Abi l i ty to access amenit ies such as l ibrar y, recreat ion centre par t of dai ly l i fe  improve phys ical act iv i ty opt ions and shi f ts towards a heal th ier l i festy le and improved heal th  

HEALTH & WELL-BEING IN COMMUNITY PLANNING

Inter-generational activities improves social and mental health Photo: Richard Derwald

REGIONAL LEVERS TO FOSTER SOCIAL & CULTURAL WELL-BEING

PARKS, TRAILS & RECREATION ¡  Salmo and surrounding rural area provides inter-

connected parks & trails e.g. Great Northern Trail .

¡  Partnerships with Vil lage and community organizations, Salmo Trail Society.

¡  Informed by RDCK Recreation Master Plan in 2014

¡  RDCK Community Planning process, §  Currently underway

§  Collaboration with Village Staff and residents

§  Identify additional proposed parks, trails and recreation

programming.

REGIONAL LEVERS TO FOSTER SOCIAL & CULTURAL WELL-BEING

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE Access to loca l l y g rown food is an impor tant cont r ibutor to hea l thy communi t ies .

¡  RDCK A gr icu l tura l Area P lan adopted in 2011 .

¡  Recommendat ions d i rected to deve lopment o f a long te rm s t rategy to protect agr icu l tura l , p romote

farming .

¡  2016 completed A gr icu l tura l Land Use Inventor y (ALUI ) , A gr icu l ture Water Demand Model under way

fo r a l l RDCK water sheds .

¡  A Food Po l icy Counc i l w i l l be es tab l i shed by next year .

§  Interim Committee and FPC Program Coordinator in place.

§  Primary function:

1.  To serve as forums, discussing food issues;

2.  To foster co-ordination between sectors in food system;

3.  To evaluate and influence policy, and;

4.  To launch or support programs and services that address local needs

REGIONAL LEVERS TO FOSTER SOCIAL & CULTURAL WELL-BEING

EMPLOYMENT LANDS ¡  The Village of Salmo is ideally located for the purposes of commuting

distances to other regional hubs of employment including the City of Nelson, City of Castlegar and City of Trail.

¡  Public transit routes allow for commuting. Access to transit has been

identified as an important barrier to mobility within the rural communities of Electoral Area G.

¡  Ensuring an adequate land base for commercial and industrial

development in the areas proximate to the Village encourages local employment and economic diversification.

¡  The Rural Development Institute of Selkirk College with some

assistance from RDCK staff, developed an interactive mapping program called 'employment lands".

¡  Used to examine how land use regulation in the RDCK and member

municipalities contribute to local employment

¡  Sustainable Salmo project will inform land use regulations in the rural

area proximate to the Village for the Area G Community Plan Review.

¡  Sustainability is a concept that encompasses social, cultural, economic, and environmental aspects in how we live.

¡  It has been used in community planning over the past 10-15 years.

¡  Decisions and choices are based on integrating all the above elements, for the well-being of people and ecosystems.

¡  It looks to the long term – 25 to 50, even 100 years into the future.

¡  The comprehensive approach includes governance and the four orders of Canadian government: local, provincial, First Nations, and federal.

¡  The elements of sustainability fall within one or more jurisdictions, calling for collaboration among agencies and cooperation with volunteer organizations and residents.

SOCIAL & CULTURAL WELL-BEING AND SUSTAINABILITY (JOAN)

¡  Local Government Act – an of ficial community plan is a statement of objectives and policies to guide decisions on planning and land use, respecting the purposes of local government

¡  The purposes of local government include good government, providing services, providing stewardship of public assets, and fostering current and future economic, social, and environmental well -being of the community

¡  Both direct and indirect connection to social and cultural well-being ¡  An OCP must include (among other things):

§  residential development to meet anticipated housing needs §  Institutional, agricultural, recreational, and public utility land uses §  Present and proposed public facilities including schools and parks

¡  While definitely related, not everything about social and cultural well -being belongs in an OCP – eg, volunteerism, being a good neighbour.

SOCIAL & CULTURAL WELL-BEING AND LAND-USE (JOAN)

¡  Salmo residents have a BIG sense of place with a lot of social & cultural capital

¡  There are significant assets

§  Cultural assets: good people, volunteerism, etc. §  Social assets: networks, comm. groups, non-profit recreation §  Built assets: library, farmers market, community centre

¡  Supportive programs, policies and infrastructure for social and cultural well-being is often supported across multiple levels of government (e.g. public health and safety)

¡  Tonight we want to think through a vision and specific content for how to plan the future of our community

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU AND THIS WORKSHOP?

At your table: ¡  Follow facilitator instructions ¡  Familiarize yourself with people and materials ¡  Explore the priority questions together ¡  Have one person from your table present high points to the

group

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTIONS (DIANE)

Q#1: PLACE & PEOPLE

1.1 PLACE: What types of amenities, services and/or infrastructure could support Salmo’s social and cultural well-being into the future?

1.2 PEOPLE: What types of policies and programs could support these priority assets into the future?

PrioritySocial&CulturalAssets

Social-Volunteerism,communitygroups&events

Culture-goodpeople,sociallyclose,knowneighbours

AmeniAes-library,farmersmarket,communitycentre,schools

Q #2: FUNCTION

OPPORTUNITIESGovernance 18 infrastructure/dikemaintenance;water/environmentalprotecAon;internet;

inclusion;getalong;riverenhancement;Employment 17 needjobs;youthemployment

Programs 15 supportyouth/children;affordableacAviAesforallages;educaAonandacAviAes

EducaAon 9 keeptheschools;goodeducaAon

Housing 3 affordablehousing;seniorshousing

RecreaAon 2 skatepark;moresports

Health 1 geriatriccare

2.1 FUNCTION: What policies, programs and/or infrastructure could help to activate Salmo’s key opportunities?

Q#2: FUNCTION

2.2 FUNCTION: What policies, programs and/or infrastructure could help Salmo overcome key challenges? CHALLENGESCulture 43 reputaAon;resistancetochange;communityacrimony;maintainingsmalltown

feelGovernance 31 leadership;internal/externalcollaboraAon;funding

Employment 25 localemploymentopportuniAes

EducaAon 18 schoolclosures;postsecondaryeducaAonopportuniAes

PopulaAon 14 smallpopulaAon;aKracAngfamilies;dwindlingyouth;agingpopulaAon

Health 8 poverty;addicAons;householdviolence

Housing 2 housing

Q#3: VISION

SUSTAINABLE Timeframe

SALMO 10 20 50Culture Promotecommunityevents,

communityprideEnsurecooperaAonamongresidents

BuildgoodrelaAonsandpromoteself-reliance

Governance EducateandengagecommunityindirecAngthefuture

AKendtofinances,maintainlowtaxesandsortoutpoliAcs

AdoptsustainablepracAcesandland-useandreduceVillageofficestaff

Programs PromoteeducaAon,acAviAesandgardens

EducaAonandskillstraining ProvideskillsandopportuniAesforyouthandseniors

EducaAon Supportlocalschools ImproveeducaAonopportuniAes Advocateforacollege

PopulaAon Growthecommunity PromoteSalmoasafamily-friendlycommunity

Housing Addresshousing Advocateforseniorshousing Health Createmoremedicalsupportfor

seniorsbansmoking

What is needed to support these priority Sustainable Salmo actions over 10-50 years?

¡  Highlights from each table have been recorded under each question

¡  You have 8 dots. Place 2 dots on your top two

priorities for each question.

¡  These will be used to help structure the hybrid OCP and plan for a Sustainable Salmo

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? (PLENARY)

¡ Next Workshop: Go to sustainablesalmo.ca

THANK YOU!