E-Bulletin - March 2005
Welcome to Smart Growth BC's inagural e-Bulletin. This edition features information for two upcoming events that you won't want to miss, and an update on work in Squamish.
Forum 2005 On-line Registration now open
On June 17th, 2005, Smart Growth BC is convening a leading edge forum highlighting the costs, benefits, challenges and solutions of "Financing Smart Growth". This strategic forum will consider the role of local and provincial governments, as well as the development and financing community. Interactive sessions will review barriers and solutions including regulatory practises, innovative financing schemes, and case studies to determine the key components of successful and financially viable smart growth.
Register on-line, or call 604 915 5234.
Comox Valley Farmland Forever? Workshop
Vancouver Island is one of three regions in BC that together accommodate more than 80% of our population while generating 80% of the province's $2.2 billion in annual farm gate receipts. A daylong workshop highlighting key perspectives, useful tools and local examples, Farmland Forever? will encourage a critical understanding of the role of the Agricultural Land Reserve in growing communities.
Information and registration
Smart Growth on the Ground: Squamish
In February 2005, Squamish residents and stakeholders attended a learning session and a series of small group workshops to set targets on priority growth issues. Using the results of these workshops, the SGOG team will develop a set of instructions to guide an intensive 4-day planning and design charrette in April. The charrette is pivotal in the Smart Growth on the Ground process. Based on detailed community input and review, a team of community representatives, local government staff and officials, and invited experts will spend about 40 hours together creating a neighbourhood concept plan for the downtown Squamish study area. This concept plan can then inform policy, design and building decisions to make smart growth a reality in Squamish.
Find out more at the Smart Growth on the Ground website
Smart Growth BC is a provincial non-governmental organization devoted to fiscally, socially and environmentally responsible land use and development. Working with community groups, businesses, municipalities and the public, we support the creation of more livable communities in British Columbia. |