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Imagine Invermere Integrated Community Sustainability Plan May 11, 2011 Prepared by: © 2011, District of Invermere. All Rights Reserved. The preparation of this Integrated Community Sustainability Plan was carried out with assistance from the Green Municipal Fund, a Fund financed by the Government of Canada and administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Notwithstanding this support, the views expressed are the personal views of the authors, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Government of Canada accept no responsibility for them. 2 Imagine Invermere – Integrated Community Sustainability Plan Table of Contents Imagine Invermere Integrated Community Sustainability Plan .................................................................... 5 1.0 Background and Process ................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Purpose of Community Sustainability Planning .................................................................................... 5 1.2 What is an ICSP? .................................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 The Quick Start Integrated Community Sustainability Plan .................................................................. 5 1.4 Quick Start ICSP - Outcomes .................................................................................................................. 6 1.5 Quick Start ICSP Process ........................................................................................................................ 6 1.6 The Community Sustainability Action Team ......................................................................................... 8 1.7 Shared Understanding of Sustainability ................................................................................................ 8 2.0 Sustainability Objectives ................................................................................................................... 9 3.0 Invermere’s Four Community Priorities ............................................................................................ 9 PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................. 10 ENSURING ECONOMIC VIABILITY .............................................................................................................. 11 ENRICHING COMMUNITY LIFE ................................................................................................................... 12 PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS ....................................................................................................................... 13 4.0 Sustainability Strategy Areas .......................................................................................................... 14 5.0 Descriptions of Success ................................................................................................................... 14 6.0 Current Reality ................................................................................................................................ 15 7.0 Invermere and the Columbia Valley ............................................................................................... 16 8.0 Moving Invermere Toward Success and Sustainability ................................................................... 16 8.1 BUILDINGS AND SITES ......................................................................................................................... 17 8.2 COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH ............................................................................................. 18 8.3 ECONOMY AND WORK ........................................................................................................................ 19 8.4 EDUCATION, ARTS, CULTURE AND RECREATION ................................................................................ 20 8.5 ENERGY ................................................................................................................................................ 21 8.6 FOOD ................................................................................................................................................... 22 8.7 LAND USE AND NATURAL AREAS ......................................................................................................... 23 8.8 TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY ...................................................................................................... 24 8.9 WATER AND WASTE ............................................................................................................................ 25 9.0 Action Planning ............................................................................................................................... 26 10.0 Indicators and Monitoring .............................................................................................................. 27 11.0 Targets ............................................................................................................................................. 28 12.0 Sustainability Decision-Making Tools ......................................................................................... 28 13.0 Continuing along the Sustainability Journey ............................................................................... 28 Glossary of Terms........................................................................................................................................ 29 Appendix A: Current Reality ........................................................................................................................ 31 Buildings and Sites ...................................................................................................................................... 31 Community and Individual Health .............................................................................................................. 35 Economy and Work ..................................................................................................................................... 38 Education, Arts, Culture and Recreation .................................................................................................... 41 Energy ......................................................................................................................................................... 44 Food ............................................................................................................................................................ 47 Land Use and Natural Areas ........................................................................................................................ 49 Transportation ............................................................................................................................................ 53 Water and Waste Systems .......................................................................................................................... 55 3 Imagine Invermere – Integrated Community Sustainability Plan Appendix B: Proposed Initial Actions Recommended for Consideration by CSAT ..................................... 58 Appendix C: List of all Action Ideas ............................................................................................................. 63 Appendix D: Action Monitoring Tool .......................................................................................................... 76 Appendix E: List of Recommended Core Indicators .................................................................................... 78 Appendix F: List of All Potential Indicators ................................................................................................. 84 Appendix G: Monitoring and Reporting Spreadsheet – sample indicator .................................................. 97 Appendix H: Sustainability Decision-Making Framework ........................................................................... 98 Appendix I: Next Steps: Ensuring Ongoing Success and Sustainability in Invermere ............................... 100 Appendix J: Imagine Invermere Partnership Agreement (sample) ........................................................... 104 4 Imagine Invermere – Integrated Community Sustainability Plan Imagine Invermere Integrated Community Sustainability Plan 1.0 Background and Process The District of Invermere (DoI) engaged the services of the Whistler Centre for Sustainability to assist them and the community to develop an integrated community sustainability plan (ICSP) using a Quick Start process. The DoI had undertaken a number of sustainability-related initiatives, and had many sustainability policies in the current Official Community Plan, but had not previously undertaken a comprehensive community sustainability planning process that would create a shared vision for the community and integrate existing policies. 1.1 Purpose of Community Sustainability Planning Sustainability planning helps communities gain insight into their long-term goals for success – the goals then shape and inform investment and infrastructure decisions, reducing potential costly short-term mistakes. Significant benefits accrue to communities moving in the direction of long- term success. As an energizing and motivating conversation for the community, sustainability planning