Comox Valley Social Planning Society

INPUT WANTED- ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN SURVEY The CVRD wants to hear from you about how you move around the region in order to help develop an action plan that will encourage and support residents to walk, roll and cycle on their daily trips. Get Involved By:... Filling out an online survey (open until February 16): https://connectcvrd.ca/activetransportation Showing us how and where you travel on the online map: https://connectcvrd.ca/activetransportation Registering for a virtual information session: February 8, 2021 at 6:30 pm 8:00 pm https://connectcvrd.ca/activetransportation February 11, 2021 at 1:00 pm 3:00 pm https://connectcvrd.ca/activetransportation Your feedback will help identify priority routes and connections for active transportation infrastructure in our community. The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) with municipal partners and K'omoks First Nation, are undertaking a Regional Active Transportation Network Plan. The Plan will identify priority areas and routes for investment in active transportation infrastructure. The CVRD received funding for this project from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and would like to thank the Province for this support. "A key goal of the plan is to improve connections between municipal areas and rural areas in order to create opportunities that will encourage residents to use active transportation on their daily trips - to work, to school, to shop, and to recreate, explains Alana Mullaly, Senior Manager of Sustainability and Regional Growth Strategy.We want to ensure that safe and accessible transportation options are available for all residents regardless of their age, ability, or income as well as provide options to help reduce our community’s greenhouse gas emissions. Active transportation has many advantages including improved health, a lower environmental footprint, greater affordability, and social benefits on both a personal and community level. Active transportation includes: Walking (including people walking with service dogs, people jogging, and people using mobility devices such as wheelchairs, walkers, and strollers). Cycling (including the use of pedal assist e-bikes, bicycle trailers). Rolling (skateboarding, in-line skating). Other emerging modes such as electric unicycles or other personal mobility technologies

INPUT NEEDED : Regional Poverty Assessment & Reduction Strategy Regional Poverty Assessment and Reduction Strategy project is a partnership between the City of Courtenay, Comox Valley Regional District, K’ómoks First Nation, Town of Comox and the Village of Cumberland, as well as community partners including the Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness, Comox Valley Community Health Network, and the Comox Valley Social Planning Society. This project builds upon insights gat...hered through the Comox Valley Regional Housing Needs Assessment and Comox Valley Child Care Action Plan, as well as efforts of local service providers and organizations. Your voice matters and will help develop an action plan to reduce poverty in the Comox Valley by 25% over the next four years. Click on link to access to plan https://connectcvrd.ca/povertyreduction and access the survey https://connectcvrd.ca/povertyreduction For more information about this survey or the study, please contact: Alana Mullaly, Senior Manager of Regional Growth Strategy and Sustainability; [email protected](External link) or 250-334-6000. Why Reduce Poverty? Poverty is a major contributor to many other community challenges. By supporting and enabling more affordable housing options, better access to transportation, healthy and affordable foods, employment opportunities, and supports to transition out of poverty into the workforce, local governments and community organizations can start to not only alleviate the impacts of poverty, but begin to reduce overall poverty locally. The Importance of Community Voices - Whether You Experience Poverty or Not We're looking for stories and experiences from all people within the Comox Valley - whether you feel as though you experience poverty or not. This broad collection of voices will help us to understand the types of community supports needed within our region. When we plan to enhance social programs and services, everyone can lead more healthy and vibrant lives. Priority Areas for the Comox Valley Our community engagement and research will focus on these seven priority areas (more details on our engagement program can be found below): Housing Families, children and youth Income supports Social supports Food security Multi-modal transportation Social inclusion (e.g. access for all ages and abilities)

Such a pleasure to tell you I will be co-facilitating with Laura Gaaysiigad Cuthbert a revived certificate programme at SFU starting Feb 16th, 2021. I'm thrille...d to be undertaking new work with such a brilliant thinker and soulful changemaker to nurture community leadership. I'll be carrying poems, pictures, stories and songs into our Zoom classroom to support our learning journey together. SFU is offering the Community Capacity Building Certificate at no cost to participate. That's right. Free to attend but our 5-month course will cost you - the precious time and wholeheartedness it takes to invest in your visions for a world that works better. "It’s our aim that the Community Capacity Building Certificate will provide you with ... time to reflect, build deeper relationships with yourself, community and the land, and to move forward the change you’d like to see in the world". Please step in if this is timely for you now. We believe in you. Applications are due January 6, 2021, either online or by phone. https://www.sfu.ca//community-capaci/why-this-program.html