Geoff Garbutt

The Official Community Plan for the City of Courtenay serves as a long-range policy plan, guiding decisions on growth, development approvals, housing, and infrastructure until 2041. It is structured around four cardinal directions—climate action, reconciliation, equity, and community well-being—and aims to realize a vision of a responsible future that supports a high quality of life with a low-carbon footprint for all. Key objectives include valuing land as a precious resource, expanding housing choices, fostering strong neighborhoods, providing functional transportation options, increasing access to nature, promoting local culture, ensuring an inclusive city for everyone, cultivating economic success from community values, and investing in relationships.

This Local Area Plan aims to guide comprehensive planning for the Arden Corridor, addressing development pressure and growth while maintaining the community's rural character. Key objectives include ensuring environmentally responsible new developments, protecting ecological features, and managing land use and servicing in alignment with community values. The plan is structured around primary areas such as Environment, Mobility, Land use (covering Housing, Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Parks, and Greenways), and Servicing.

This Official Community Plan outlines the long-term direction for the City of Courtenay, serving as a roadmap for managing urban growth and development with a vision for a high quality of life and a low-carbon footprint for all. The plan integrates core directions of climate action, reconciliation, equity, and community well-being, addressing key areas such as land use, housing, transportation, the natural environment, municipal and social infrastructure, arts, culture, food systems, and local economy. It guides decision-making and fosters long-term resilience, with population projections extending to 2041.

This Accessibility Plan for the City of Courtenay outlines its commitment to creating a barrier-free, inclusive, and accessible community where all residents and visitors can fully participate, thrive, and belong. The plan focuses on four main goals: identifying and removing existing barriers, preventing new barriers through accessible design and inclusive policies, engaging the community to guide improvements, and continuously tracking progress and adapting the plan. It addresses key strategic areas including the built environment, transportation, service delivery, employment practices, communication, and housing.

The meeting included a remembrance statement for a former fire chief, an acknowledgment of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, and a detailed review of the 2026-2030 financial plan. Key discussion topics focused on operational and capital planning, budget management, surplus allocations, RCMP resourcing adjustments, and factors impacting municipal expenses such as wages and statutory contributions.