DRAFT Submitted to: Municipality of Trent Hills Trent Hills, Ontario Trent Hills Municipal Cultural Plan Combined Report - FINAL - Prepared by: Novita Interpares Limited 79 Pelham Street Lunenburg NS B0J 2C0 T: 902-634-0403 1110 Yonge Street, Suite 200 April 1, 2011 Toronto ON M4W 2L6 T: 416-766-0403
[email protected] www.consultnovita.ca TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 1 CULTURE AS THE FOURTH PILLAR OF COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY 1 DEFINITION OF CULTURE 2 VISION STATEMENT 3 OVERARCHING RECOMMENDATIONS 4 SUMMARY OF INTERIM REPORTS 6 PART ONE REPORT: WHERE ARE WE NOW? 13 INTRODUCTION 14 WHAT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING TRENT HILLS A SPECIAL PLACE? 16 WHAT IS TRENT HILLS CURRENTLY DOING TO PLAN ITS FUTURE? 24 WHAT ARE THE PRESENT CULTURAL ASSETS IN TRENT HILLS? 39 WHAT ARE THE PREVAILING THEMES AND IDEAS TO BE PURSUED? 46 PART TWO REPORT: WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO? INTRODUCTION 50 COMMUNITY CONSULTATION 54 VISION FOR CULTURE IN TRENT HILLS 69 ACTION PLAN FOR CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 71 PART THREE REPORT: HOW DO WE GET THERE? INTRODUCTION 75 TIMEFRAME FOR THE CULTURAL PLAN 78 AGENTS OF CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN TRENT HILLS 78 FACILITIES FOR CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN TRENT HILLS 81 MONITORING AND EVALUATION TOOLS 82 TABLE OF CONTENTS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION 85 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 97 APPENDICES TO PART ONE APPENDIX A: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF TRENT HILLS 99 APPENDIX B: REFERENCES 101 APPENDIX C: CULTURAL INVENTORIES APPENDICES TO PART TWO 103 APPENDIX D: CONSULTATION INTERVIEWS AND ATTENDANCE 104 APPENDICES TO PART THREE APPENDIX E: