Apr 12, 2022 | ICSP, local government
UBCM has launched its third intake for the Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) for the first time in many years. The SPF Capacity Building Stream provides 100% grant funding for local government capacity building projects including integrated community sustainability...
Apr 15, 2015 | Community Planning, ICSP, local government, OCP, Shared Vision
Which of these scenarios best describe your community? Your ICSP is rocking your community; your whole organizational culture and decision-making processes are aligned with the goals; your monitoring efforts show that you’re making steady progress towards the goals;...
Mar 18, 2015 | Community Planning, ICSP, Integration, local government, Neighbourhood, OCP, Sustainability
Local governments have a responsibility for undertaking community planning to ensure the community’s needs are met in the present and future in areas ranging from land use, housing, transportation and economic development (among others). In recent years,...
Jun 3, 2014 | ICSP, local government, MDP, Shared Vision, Sustainability
Reviewing your MDP goals and policies every five or so years, and undertaking a complete MDP update every ten years is generally considered to be best practice. Recently, leading municipalities are updating their MDPs to align with their community sustainability plans...
Nov 19, 2013 | Alignment, Community Planning, ICSP, OCP, Yukon
Municipalities in the Yukon are required to update their Integrated Community Sustainability Plans (ICSPs) every five years and to update and align their Official Community Plans (OCPs) with the ICSPs. ICSPs are comprehensive, long-term plans to guide communities...
Mar 25, 2013 | Action Planning, Collaboration, Community Planning, Engagement, Facilitation, ICSP, local government, Shared Vision
Your Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) is finished and you’re taking care of these important next steps: embedding it into decision making; implementing some immediate actions; and establishing systems to track performance. That’s it right? Well, not...
