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<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW29159967 BCX0"><h2 class="SCXW156268300 BCX0"><strong>UPDATE January 15, 2024:</strong></h2><h2 class="SCXW156268300 BCX0"><img src="https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-canada/ae1c578ba95e5aac579e93f93b8393cab59b508f/original/1705342779/8e86a9cec82637cdf7c88f70721fa512_Asset_7.png?1705342779" style="width: 275px;" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dii"></h2><p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>This spotlights the Touchstones created through collaboration with the community in 2022, serving as guiding principles for upcoming policy development.</strong></span></p><p><br></p><table style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="fr-thick" style="width: 49.9482%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">&bull; <a href="https://www.letsconnectpa.ca/27362/widgets/111786/documents/121614">Active Lifestyle</a><br>&bull; <a href="https://www.letsconnectpa.ca/27362/widgets/111786/documents/108102">Climate Change</a><br>&bull; <a href="https://www.letsconnectpa.ca/27362/widgets/111786/documents/121586">Diverse, Balanced Economy</a><br>&bull; <a href="https://www.letsconnectpa.ca/27362/widgets/111786/documents/121611">Ecosystem Protection &amp; Leadership</a><br>&bull; <a href="https://www.letsconnectpa.ca/27362/widgets/111786/documents/121612">Healthy, Vibrant, Inclusive Community</a><br>&bull; <a href="https://www.letsconnectpa.ca/27362/widgets/111786/documents/121593">Livability</a></span><br></td><td class="fr-thick " style="width: 49.9482%; vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">&bull; <a href="https://www.letsconnectpa.ca/27362/widgets/111786/documents/108103">Population</a><br>&bull; Reconciliation<br>&bull; <a href="https://www.letsconnectpa.ca/27362/widgets/111786/documents/121594">Resilient Urban Growth &amp; Development</a><br>&bull; </span><a href="https://www.letsconnectpa.ca/27362/widgets/111786/documents/121595"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Responsible Infrastructure Management</span></a><br><em><span style="font-size: 12px;">(A <em>Reconciliation </em>Snapshot document will be created in collaboration with Hupača̓sath First Nation &amp; Tseshaht First Nation.)</span></em></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p><strong>P</strong><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">lease take some time to review the documents and bring your questions and comments to the upcoming engagement events in February.</span></strong></p><hr><h2 class="SCXW156268300 BCX0"><strong>UPDATE January 9, 2024:</strong></h2><h1><strong>We&rsquo;re gearing up to hear your ideas! </strong></h1><h3><strong>What is the Official Community Plan (OCP)?</strong></h3><p>The Port Alberni OCP maps how our community will develop over the next two decades. This plan shapes the everyday things you experience &ndash; like housing, economic development, transportation, land use, how we tackle climate change, and much more.</p><p><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-rv fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HMF0osMAwfM??si=2ejZsKIKGUMG3USk&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Upcoming engagement</strong></h3><p>To ensure the OCP reflects the community&rsquo;s vision and goals, the City will host activities like engagement events, surveys, pop-ups and Community Representative Team meetings to collect insights and ideas.</p><p><a href="https://www.letsconnectpa.ca/27362/widgets/111786/documents/121598"><u><strong>ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY DOCUMENT</strong></u></a></p><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>How to get involved</strong></h3><p>City staff will host the first round of community engagement policy discussions with in-person events and online opportunities. This engagement is being hosted to hear your ideas and questions about growth over the next 20 years and to understand what kind of climate action the community supports.</p><p><br></p><table style="width: 100%;"><thead><tr><th style="width: 49.9482%;"><h2><strong><img src="https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-canada/b3923f60deb888a26d24968030c858d671765e6b/original/1704826087/fb5333390dfd26f53ca803afbafabe1c_inperson_1.png?1704826087" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dii" style="width: 45px;">In-person engagement</strong></h2></th><th style="width: 49.9482%;"><h2><strong><img src="https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-canada/8547492b9aa88e8f9bcb9cfec69cf84d3727f39b/original/1704826135/dc7ef20a6e45ecf07bf9c6a5788b1451_online_1.png?1704826135" class="fr-fic fr-fil fr-dii" style="width: 66px;">Online engagement</strong></h2></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width: 49.9482%; background-color: rgb(247, 218, 100); vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Share your ideas in person.<br>February 14 or February 15, 2024<br>4:30 - 8:30 p.m. both days<br>Cedar Room, Echo Centre &ndash; 4255 Wallace Street<br>No registration is required.</span></td><td style="width: 49.9482%; background-color: rgb(247, 218, 100); vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Share your ideas online.<br>February 8 &ndash; 19, 2024<br>Access the online engagement here starting on February 8.<br></span><br><br></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><h3><strong>Next steps: </strong></h3><ol><li>In the coming months, there will be<span class="TextRun SCXW107558776 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-CA"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW107558776 BCX0"> two other rounds of engagement to hear </span></span>your ideas and feedback. The OCP project team also looks at technical studies, data, and discussions with the Hupača̓satḥ First Nation and Tseshaht First Nation to help create the draft OCP.</li><li>It is anticipated in November 2024, City Council will review the plan before adopting it through formal readings and a public hearing to hear from you again. This plan will guide Port Alberni&#39;s growth decisions for the next 20 years.</li></ol><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>The OCP timeline</strong></h3><p><img src="https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-canada/e7b6ed951cbea1a1ea2a4eeaae1f5621dbd5200d/original/1704826311/8b6c9f693620bc50fa39bd762f860354_2024Engagement_Timeline_Public.png?1704826311" style="width: 965px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>OCP Vision <img src="https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-canada/7c061c097f73a4c2ef0ff67b4b8cefedc8f1fc91/original/1704826514/2c5380b45b14ffe4b46d91ca0d74daa5_VISION_TS_2024_1.png?1704826514" style="width: 500px;" class="fr-fic fr-fir fr-dii"></strong></h3><p>The OCP Vision and Touchstones were developed with the community&rsquo;s input and collaboration in 2022. See the OCP Vision in the graphic to the right.</p><h3><strong>OCP Touchstones (Guiding Principles) </strong></h3><p>&bull; Ecosystem Protection &amp; Leadership</p><p>&bull; Resilient Urban Growth &amp; Development</p><p>&bull; Responsible Infrastructure Management</p><p>&bull; Healthy, Vibrant, Inclusive Community</p><p>&bull; Livability</p><p>&bull; Active Lifestyle</p><p>&bull; Diverse, Balanced Economy</p><p>&bull; Reconciliation (Note: A Snapshot document will be created in collaboration with the Hupača̓sath First Nation and Tseshaht First Nation.)</p><h3><strong>Snapshot documents</strong></h3><p>These Snapshots are located in the Documents Folder on the right and offer insights into Port Alberni&#39;s current situation and future considerations for each topic area. They spotlight the Touchstones created through collaboration with the community in 2022, serving as guiding principles for upcoming policy development.</p><h3><strong>Learn more</strong></h3><p>Stay updated on the latest OCP news here. Subscribe to the OCP newsletter (This page, upper right) for more information.</p><p><br></p><hr><h2 class="SCXW156268300 BCX0"><strong><span style="font-size: 24px;">UPDATE January 3, 2024:</span></strong></h2><p>The project team has updated the engagement strategy and will present it to the City Council on January 8, 2024, for their consideration. Once Council supports the engagement strategy, opportunities for the public to engage will be advertised on this page, through the City&#39;s social media channels, and in the Alberni Valley News.</p><p>The City is engaging with the Hupača̓sath First Nation and the Tseshaht First Nation to understand the best ways to engage with the Nations on the OCP project.</p><p style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:115%;"><strong>Touchstone Snapshots </strong></span></p><p style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 115%;">OCP Touchstone Snapshots will be released in mid-January. The Snapshots describe the touchstone, a brief overview of where we are starting from (baseline information) and some ideas on what the information means for the OCP. </span></p><p style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:115%;"><strong>Subscribe to this page (button on the top right of this page) for OCP project updates and upcoming opportunities to engage!</strong></span></p><p style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'><br></p><hr><h2><strong><span style="font-size: 24px;">UPDATE May, 2023:</span></strong></h2><p><strong><img src="https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-canada/f89c73feaaad941dc6dafbabdb987d033ef64499/original/1700861738/8c30af183680df822d1022fd6ac4d2c4_Asset_1.png?1700861738" style="width: 800px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"></strong><br></p></div><hr><h1><br></h1>

Official Community Plan 

<p>Strategic long-term planning, encompassing all of a municipality&rsquo;s infrastructure and programs, is an important tool used by Cities to ensure funds are spent where they are most needed, and to ensure that City governments attain and maintain the levels of service expected by their citizens.<br><br>This year, for the first time, the City is embarking on the development of series of comprehensive, City-wide strategic master plans that cover <strong><u>all</u></strong> of the City&rsquo;s infrastructure and departments. These plans will build on the Official Community Plan and past planning studies to provide the City with a road map of repair, renovation, improvement, and growth projects that are most needed in the next ten years, and beyond. </p><p>Citizen input will be critical during the development of these plans, to ensure that the City&rsquo;s projects and expenditures in the coming years reflect what is most important to the community. </p><p>The first master planning project, Parks, Recreation and Culture, will start by May, with the remainder to begin over the next four months.<br>Updates on each individual plan and additional documents will be posted here.</p><p>_____________________________<br><br>The following individual master planning projects will be initiated in the following order:<br><br><strong>Parks, Rec &amp; Culture</strong><br>All of our parks, trails, natural areas, and City buildings, as well as our recreational and cultural programs.</p><p><strong>Fire Services</strong><br>Our fire hall, equipment, training facilities, fire prevention programs, wildfire risk management, and the PAFD&rsquo;s functional roles within the broader Alberni Valley emergency response network of City, Regional and BC agencies.</p><p><strong>Stormwater </strong><br>Our storm sewers, combined sewer outfalls, sewer separation program, culverts, catch basins, and roadside ditches, as well as our development standards and by-laws for stormwater management.</p><p><strong>Transportation</strong><br>Including our roads, intersections, bridges, sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, bus shelters, street lighting, and cycling networks.</p><p><strong><strong>Watershed Protection</strong><br></strong>Protecting the safety, quality and quantity of our primary drinking water sources: the China Creek and Bainbridge Lake watersheds.</p><p><strong><strong>Climate Change Action</strong><br></strong>A comprehensive set of policies and project plans covering all City departments, programs, and assets, to guide Port Alberni&rsquo;s response to the global climate emergency.</p><p><strong>Wastewater &amp; Water</strong><br>Consisting of our sanitary sewers, sewage pumping stations, and treatment plant. Encompassing our drinking water treatment plant, pumping stations, reservoirs, fire hydrants, and our network of distribution pipes and valves. </p>

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