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Municipal Cultural Plan MUNICIPAL CULTURAL PLAN INTERIM REPORT September 27, 2012 Prepared by: Planscape Inc. 104 Kimberley Avenue Bracebridge, ON P1L1Z8 The Township of Algonquin Highlands Municipal Cultural Plan Funding Provided By: Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture The Township of Algonquin Highlands Presented to the Steering Committee September 18, 2012 Revised & Approved by Council October 4, 2012 Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Purpose of the Municipal Cultural Plan .......................................................................... 1 1.2 Study Objectives and Work Program ............................................................................. 2 1.3 Steering Committee ........................................................................................................ 2 2.0 BACKGROUND RESEARCH ............................................................................................ 2 3.0 CULTURAL PROFILE ....................................................................................................... 3 3.1 Community Profile .......................................................................................................... 3 3.2 Community Trends ......................................................................................................... 9 4.0 PLANNING CONTEXT .................................................................................................... 10 4.1 Provincial Policy Direction ............................................................................................ 11 4.2 County of Haliburton Policy Direction ........................................................................... 12 4.3 Township of Algonquin Highlands Policy Direction ...................................................... 16 5.0 CULTURAL RESOURCES .............................................................................................. 18 5.1 Cultural Inventory ......................................................................................................... 18 5.2 Cultural Mapping .......................................................................................................... 20 5.3 Spatial Trends .............................................................................................................. 22 6.0 COMMUNITY CONSULTATION ..................................................................................... 22 6.1 Questionnaire Results .................................................................................................. 22 6.2 Stakeholder Interview Results ...................................................................................... 39 6.3 Public Workshop Results .............................................................................................. 43 7.0 PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS ..................................................................................... 48 Appendix A – Cultural Resource Sub-Categories ................................................................. 51 Appendix B - Draft Algonquin Highlands Cultural Inventory ................................................ 52 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of the Municipal Cultural Plan Although arts, heritage and the cultural community is subtle in Algonquin Highlands, culture is set to play a significant role in the future with new vitality and growth in cultural organizations, activities and community support. The municipality has supported a long list of cultural facilities, events, and businesses which form the foundation upon which culture can grow and thrive. Many local artisans are now able to make a living at their craft in home studios, small local galleries, online and with social media, and by association with the Haliburton School of the Arts. This cultural environment should be valued, supported, and protected as the social, environmental and economic benefits are immeasurable. According to the Ontario Ministry of Culture, culture is increasingly being recognized as essential to prosperous, livable and sustainable communities in the 21st century. The Ministry now recommends that when communities develop their municipal plans, they include culture as part of public planning and consider culture when planning for municipal priorities such as land use, tourism, youth engagement, economic development, transportation projects and downtown revitalization projects. In order to practice municipal cultural planning, municipal staff and elected officials work with the community to identify cultural assets. These cultural assets are then used to develop creative solutions to the community’s economic, social and environmental needs and goals. The Township of Algonquin Highlands recognizes the fact that creativity and culture has the ability to build the local economy. In order to achieve this goal, The Township of Algonquin Highlands has embarked on an initiative to complete a Municipal Cultural Plan which leverages culture much more effectively than it has in the past. This Plan fully understands the changing composition of local culture and implements appropriate strategies and measurable actions to ensure that the cultural sector receives the attention, direction, investment, infrastructure and support services it requires to effectively respond to community building goals and aspirations. The Municipal Cultural Plan examines statistics, planning policies, cultural mapping and community input to create a cultural vision, identify opportunities and recommend actions to implement the vision, and establishes measures to ensure success. Through this project, the Township of Algonquin Highlands is well positioned to grow culture and tourism, as well as expand business development and investment. Moving forward, the community must make culture central in the decision-making process, reorganize and improve cultural amenities based on existing strengths, and increase cultural collaboration and partnership. As outlined in this study, a focus on community cultural strengths will support a creative economy, market an amazing community to the world and will pave the way for numerous new and exciting community opportunities for the Township of Algonquin Highlands. Interim Report PLANSCAPE INC. 1 September 27, 2012 1.2 Study Objectives and Work Program The key objectives of the study were to develop a cultural inventory, engage the public, map cultural features and develop a Municipal Cultural Plan for the Township of Algonquin Highlands. The work program was structured around four (4) stages. These included: Stage 1 – Planning and Preparation Stage 2 – Background Review and Analysis Stage 3 – Community Consultation Stage 4 – Municipal Cultural Plan This report summarizes activities up to Stage 3. It will be amended to include the visioning session and work in Stage 4. 1.3 Steering Committee The Steering Committee for the project was composed of key members of the community who had positions or responsibilities related to culture in the Township of Algonquin Highlands. This group assumed a number of tasks including strategic guidance for the project, the distribution and collection of questionnaires, liaison with community organizations, identification of assets in the Township of Algonquin Highlands and providing feedback as the process evolved. 2.0 BACKGROUND RESEARCH In support of this project, it was essential to understand the history of the Township and specifically of the elements that have contributed to the cultural mosaic that currently exists. The consulting team was fortunate to have a strong appreciation of the area. Having worked as planners for the independent Townships of Stanhope and Sherborne, McClintock, Livingston et al., and Stanhope and subsequently for the amalgamated Township of Algonquin Highlands, we were familiar with the area. Over the years we have attended meetings and events and travelled around the Township. This gives us an appreciation for all of the area in all of the seasons. In addition to our current understanding of the municipality we did a literature review to ensure we understood the history of the area over time. The list of publications we referenced are included as a bibliography. In addition to the published volumes of history about the colonization roads, the logging industry and land grants, we were fortunate to have access to local histories prepared by associations and individuals that capture the local history that is often missed in larger works. Outstanding examples of these types of local resources include (but are certainly not limited to): Interim Report PLANSCAPE INC. 2 September 27, 2012 • Facts and Fables of Oxtongue Lake • Knox Notebook, a 100 year history of the United Church at Dorset • Kushog Lake Past Present and Future (and other lake plans) • Stanhope Heritage Driving Tour We spent time driving the municipality and exploring the well known and not so well known attributes that comprise the cultural fabric. This process has given us a start on understanding and documenting the cultural assets and attributes of the Township. Our explorations were enhanced by the extensive community consultations that occurred during August of 2012. We conducted interviews with selected Township residents from across the region, both long term and recent arrivals which provided us with an in depth understanding of the past and present and the attributes that attracted and retained residents in the Township. These residents
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