Council approved a formal review and updating of the City's 1996 Community Strategic Plan (CSP) on June 27, 2005.
Municipal Staff Workshop (February 2006)
Managers, supervisors, front line staff from across the Corporation attended a workshop led by Dr. Bob Woodburn on February 3, 2006 at Mackenzie Hall and re-examined the vision, mission, themes and objectives of the 1996 Community Strategic Plan.
City Council Workshop (February 2006)
Members of City Council participated in a special workshop at City Hall on February 8, 2006 led by Dr. Bob Woodburn designed to revisit and update the 1996 Community Strategic Plan.
Community Leaders Workshop (March 2006)
A group of approximately 50 community leaders participated in a workshop on March 7, 2006 at the Cleary Auditorium led by Dr. Bob Woodburn to discuss updating the Community Strategic Plan.
Draft CSP Update (May 2006)
On May 23, 2006 Council endorsed, in principle, draft revisions made to the CSP's vision and mission statements, strategic themes and objectives.
Communication Strategy (October 2006)
A communication strategy was launched in October, 2006 to provide further public review and commentary opportunities on the CSP updating.
Council Workshop (December 2006)
In addition to the updating activities summarized above, Council participated in a strategic planning workshop facilitated by Dr. Bob Woodburn on December 14, 2006 to identify city-wide and ward specific priorities, aligned with the draft approved 2007 Community Strategic Plan pillars and objectives for the 2007-2010 term of office.
Public Ward Meetings (January 2007)
A series of People-Based Community Strategic Plan ward meetings followed the week of January 22-27, 2007 for the purpose of informing the community of the draft plan, presenting Council's proposed strategic priorities and obtaining feedback.
Final Community Leaders Workshop (February 2007)
A final workshop was held with community leaders on February 1, 2007 to discuss the CSP updating progress, Council's implementation priorities and ideas for an annual progress report to the community.
