More Notes from the Council Meeting of October 4th

• Council approved the proposal from Citizens for a Livable Cranbrook, Trash to Treasure Day, October 23rd, as part of Waste Reduction Week with sponsorship in kind

•  Deer Survey Results are in and the full report can be read at:

http://www.cranbrook.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=349:urban-deer-resident-survey-results-released-monday&catid=58:2010-news&Itemid=547

•  ICSP,  Integrated Community Sustainability Plan otherwise known as Cranbrook Connected or Cranbrook’s Integrated Sustainability Plan

Here is an opportunity for you, as a Cranbrook resident, to have input. This plan along with The Growth Management Strategy could become a very important document for Cranbrook.

Chris Ayling, Committee Chair introduced the committee consisting of himself, Dave Butler, Dave Hall, Gord Johnson, Linda Holmes, Mike Pearson and Laurie Cordell, a Sustainability Coordinator, hired part time from The Fraser Basin Council. All Committee members with the exception of Laurie Cordell are from other Committees previously appointed by Council.

Cranbrook was obligated to undertake an Intergrated Sustainability Plan as part of the conditions for receiving the Gas Tax Initiative Funding. The committee has renamed The Integrated Sustainability Plan Project Cranbrook Connected in an effort to make communication easier and also to represent what the committee will attempt to do – connect as many different citizens and groups as possible in the process of forming some long range goals for Cranbrook. The purpose of this committee is to examine planning and policy issues facing the city from a sustainability perspective. Environmental, Economic, Social and Economic aspects of planning issues will be examined. Chris spoke of how phase one of five phases is now complete and it was obvious from the presentation that the committee has worked hard to set in place a thorough process, which will see the work completed by June 2011. The committee will now embark on the consultation process, which will involve talking directly to different Cranbrook residents and organisations. It is anticipated The Cranbrook Connected website will be up and running the week of October 12th. We urge any members of the public who have opinions about the future sustainable direction of Cranbrook to contact this committee or Laurie Cordell and let them know about those sustainability issues.

A more detailed description of The Integrated Sustainability Planning Initiative can be found at:
http://www.cd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/intergov_relations/library/ICSP_Backgrounder.pdf
This is a good background document to read.

Don’t waste this chance for your say.

And for your information from the Fraser Basin Council Contact Sheet:

Laurie Cordell, MCIP

Kootenay Office: Cranbrook

T: 250 489-4860

E: lcordell@fraserbasin.bc.ca

Laurie Cordell brings to the Smart Planning team 10 years of planning experience at the federal, regional district and municipal levels. With a strong interest in sustainability, Laurie has extensive experience related to planning processes, public consultation, facilitation and mediation. She has conducted many local workshops and enjoys working with people. Laurie appreciates the communities and natural beauty of the Kootenays where she lives in an off-grid, solar house.