Bowen Island Official Community Plan (OCP) Update
Invitation to Bowen island-wide volunteer groups and societies to contribute to an IDEAS Forum
Thursday October 22nd, 7:15 – 9:30 PM Bowen Island Community School
The IDEAS Forum will be an opportunity for active island-wide volunteer groups on Bowen Island to speak to the future of the Island from their perspectives. The purpose of the IDEAS Forum is to provide an opportunity for organizations and groups to articulate their priorities and interests to the OCP Update Steering Committee, the OCP Update consultants (CitySpaces), and community members. The Steering Committee hopes that the IDEAS Forum will provoke conversations about Bowen’s future. The OCP is integral to Bowen Island’s evolution representing an important opportunity to visualize possibilities and manage change. The existing OCP is 15 years old and in need of an update. The OCP Update process will build on the existing OCP and address emerging issues and needs. Your volunteer group/organization is invited to get involved! The OCP Update Steering Committee is seeking input from volunteer groups and organizations, who serve and represent island-wide interests, to share their thoughts with fellow groups and the OCP Update Steering Committee. Bowen is fortunate to have a large number of dedicated volunteers and NGOs who deliver programming or offer services to our residents. This letter invites your organization to join the Steering Committee and members of the public at an IDEAS Forum.
What is required?
Each organization/group is asked to provide a written submission describing the group’s priorities and interests about Bowen’s future. Submissions should not exceed five pages double-spaced and are
to be sent by email to cgrundy@bimbc.ca or by mail to Municipal Hall 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, V0N 1G0 no later than Sunday October 11th. ( PLEASE NOTE: email submissions in Word.doc or pdf are preferred). The IDEAS Forum submissions will be posted on the OCP Update website (www.bowenocpupdate.ca) and hard copies will be made available at the Library for review prior to the October 22nd meeting. The submissions will form the principle content for the IDEAS Forum on October 22nd where meeting attendees will be asked to consider the collective desires, ambitions and thoughts about Bowen’s future in roundtable conversations facilitated by Steering Committee members.
Key dates
Groups and organizations who wish to participate in the IDEAS Forum should register their interest by September 25th 4PM at cgrundy@bimbc.ca. Submissions must be received no later than Sunday October 11th. Join us on Thursday October 22nd at BICS (7:15PM-9:30PM). Thank for your consideration of this invitation. Please direct any questions to Casey Grundy (4255) or cgrundy@bimbc.ca. Please visit the website www.bowenocpupdate.ca for more information about the OCP Update.
Sincerely,
Dave Witty, Chair, OCP Update Steering Committee and
Committee Members: Libby Beck, Peter Drake, Sue Ellen Fast, Neil Gray, Casey Grundy, Robert McGilvray, John Rich
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