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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO APPLIED!

The opportunity to apply for the working group was open from Sept. 19 to Oct. 24, 2023.

Successful applicants were notified on Nov. 14, 2023.

There will be a range of additional opportunities for anyone who is interested in getting involved. If you are interested staying connected and getting involved please SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES.

The West Elbow Local Area Planning Working Group includes people from a range of backgrounds who provide feedback, consider input provided by the broader community, and discuss concepts and ideas with city planners as the local area plan is created.

The working group include a range of people with diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences including:

24 general community members

  • Community members participate in dialogue as it pertains to someone who lives in the area and brings lived-in community perspectives and viewpoints to the table, and acts as a sounding board for The City as we develop a new policy plan for the area.

14 community association/BIA representatives

  • Community association/BIA representatives provide insight as community experts and bring forward the perspectives of their community association board.

5 development industry representatives

  • Development industry representatives are expected to bring knowledge and perspectives of the development industry as a whole and not to speak about an individual parcel(s) they may have interest in.

In total, there are 43 people on the West Elbow Communities Local Area Planning Working Group.

PHASE 1: ENVISION

Session 1: Asset Mapping & Core Values

Session 2: Validate Vision & Core Ideas

Session 3: Key Growth Areas

A summary of the feedback collected in each working group session above is shared in the Phase 1 What We Heard Report.

PHASE 2: EXPLORE

Session 4: Urban Form and Building Scale

Session 5: Key Areas for Urban Form and Building Scale Maps

Session 6: Urban Form and Building Scale Maps; Implementation Options

A summary of the feedback collected in each working group session above is shared in the Phase 2 What We Heard Report.

PHASE 3: REFINE

Session 7: Final Draft Urban Form and Building Scale Key Areas & Investment Priorities

A summary of the feedback collected in each working group session above is shared in the Phase 3What We Heard Report.

PHASE 4: REALIZE

Session 8: Final Draft Plan

This Working Group will provide feedback on a wide range of topics connected to the entire West Elbow Communities area.

This working group will include people from a range of backgrounds who provide feedback, consider input provided by the broader community, and discuss concepts and ideas with city planners as the local area plan is created.

This Working Group will participate in eight to nine focused workshops over approximately two years.

We’re looking for a broad range of people to join this working group, including:

  • Local residents including long-term or new homeowners and renters (balance of youth, young professionals, families, singles and seniors).
  • People who work in the area.
  • People who own property in the area.
  • Local business owners.
  • Members from the development industry.
  • Community users (from a recreation or customer perspective).
  • Education, Faith, Environmental, Cultural or Advocacy group members in the area.

The West Elbow Communities Working Group was selected through an application process. In order to stay neutral in the selection process:

  • All personal information was removed from the applications and community and industry members were selected based on the merits of their responses alone.
  • This is intentional as we sought to recruit a mix of owners, renters, youth and business owners in the working group, varying ages, genders and bring all of these perspectives together in the creation of the plan.
  • We utilized a rubric system aligned with the 4Cs at The City - The 4 Cs are the essential behaviours of our organization, which translates to our LAP working group efforts. We look for character, competence, commitment and the ability to collaborate when seeking working group community members.
  • A team of City staff reviewed the applications one by one – and each application was scored based on responses to the application, as outlined above. Those scores determined who would be selected and that is how the working group was formed.
  • Community members and industry representatives went through an application process, while community association representatives were allowed to select a representative of their choice from their board membership to join the working group.
  • The West Elbow Communities LAP working group is an inclusive group where people with diverse backgrounds, varied perspectives skills, abilities and experiences collaborate in the creation of the West Elbow Communities Local Area Plan.