Sustainable Community Plan for the Town of Collingwood

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Strengthening Our Economy What are Some Actions you would like to see made in the Nottawasaga region to move towards sustainability? (priorities are identified with an (*) asterisk) BMWT Staff Council Committee Members Public Sustainability Committee • Fibre – optic “Get Linked” – for free • Improve transportation longer hours, more vibrant at night, • Regional options (i.e. bypass) night – walking with pedestrian mall at Employment Centre – grow, maintain and • Promote local food shops and services, be recognized and farmers’ patios, culture • Good wages / market and/or (parking and driving standard of living farmers during the cooperative day/walking • Strategic • Coordination pedestrian mall at investments between night) • Getting and keeping BIA/Chamber of • Sources of revenue the workforce here commerce/town – for the municipality – • Post-secondary, common not increasing taxes training, research leadership • Ensure affordable housing options for elderly and young families – changing requirements for nanny flats F-9
Enhancing Our Arts, Cultural, Heritage and Recreational Opportunities What are Some Actions you would like to see made in the Nottawasaga region to move towards sustainability? (priorities are identified with an (*) asterisk) BMWT Staff Council Committee Members Public Sustainability Committee *Complete accessibility * Facilities required to to recreation for all make these available income brackets (and (Arts Centre and/or age groups) • Limit golf courses recreation facility) * Develop a policy for (expensive use of arts, culture and large tracks of land) heritage – to make • Look at things happen – more environmental robust department impacts of our choices • No user fees for public facilities (museum, libraries, arenas) • Focus on positive heritage/skyline/thin k scale) • More public support for children’s arts/culture/program s and awareness • More visual art in public spaces/facilities – regional sharing? • Tradition – use brick – is that a good thing? • Connect recreation facilities with trails • More creative/cultural activity (performing arts) • Good recreation / tourism • Outdoor splash pad (children) • Improved pool • Master Plan (2031- Actions) • Need for a major attraction (theatre, recreation, mall, splash pad) • Festival, events (Elvis) – what else can we do? • Training and education • Establish a performing arts centre to bring people together • Farmers market – not great – more of a flea market – no market for it anymore – no supporting industry (local farmers) Multi-use, high performance recreational centre • Centre for the arts/theatre • Library (cultural component) • Institutes and festivals, centre of excellence, seminars (i.e. Banff Institute, - Aspen) - Attractions - Music • Continued leadership in recreation activities • Need to harness assets in Collingwood - Interests - Facilities - Athletes - Artists - Performers F-10 within the Town. *To be an economic generator * Arts, Culture and heritage should be recognized as being “as important as recreation” *Public awareness, create arts and culture identity, clear definition of arts and culture *Promotion of arts, culture and heritage to attract people * Utilize arts, culture and heritage to enhance downtown core * Maintaining built heritage How to develop new buildings, integrating new infrastructure into current to foster heritage? • Be recognized as a strong provider of *Increase parkspace/greenspace and use as venues for activities (i.e. music in park, outdoor events) • Have the services and amenities to keep people here and get people her, including attracting industry to increase economy • Access to water, paths and trails to get there • Keep improving trails • Washroom facilities on the trails • Performing arts centre (Regional) • Cultural heritage festivals, recognize and celebrate who we are • Community Garden Space (need people that are interested and willing to get involved) • Education and Mentoring on the importance of Arts, Culture, Heritage • Capitalize on community designs (i.e. patios) to people together • Public art – parks and trails • Trails – seating and art • Performance Arts building • Integrate culture, heritage into soclal curriculum – private and public • Youth programming – arts and music • Recreational facility/community centre • Waterfront – use for recreation, parks, opening it up and connecting it by trails, boardwalk opportunity – in front of Sobeys and Courthouse •
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