Matthew Lewes Gaskell

The Town of Whitby's Community Strategic Plan for 2023-2026 outlines a roadmap to maintain and enhance Whitby as an exceptional place to live, work, and explore. It is built upon four strategic pillars: safe, healthy, and inclusive neighborhoods; a connected and resilient natural and built environment; an innovative and competitive economy; and an accountable and responsive government. The plan envisions a community characterized by its natural beauty, vibrant waterfront, thriving downtowns, and safety, with a focus on delivering services through innovation, collaboration, and fiscal responsibility.

The Official Plan for the Town of Whitby serves as the primary policy document to guide the physical development and redevelopment, aiming to create a healthy, sustainable, and complete community. It outlines goals and strategic objectives across five key areas: urban development form and structure, sustainable development, growth management, community character, and natural environment protection. The plan emphasizes balancing residential and employment growth, maintaining quality of life, and enhancing cultural and natural heritage attributes, with a planning horizon extending to 2031.

The 2026-2027 Intelligent Cities Action Plan for the Town of Whitby serves as a strategic roadmap for advancing municipal innovation through the application of data, technology, and collaboration. It focuses on enhancing municipal operations and service delivery for residents and businesses. Key initiatives include the implementation of five priority projects: WhitBEE - AI Virtual Agent, People Counters, Sustainability Dashboard, 3D Building Inventory and Analysis Tool, and the Smart Growth Transit Planning Project. The plan aims to improve service delivery, strengthen data and planning tools, support economic growth and investment readiness, and position Whitby as a connected, competitive, and future-ready community.

This Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan establishes a five-year framework (2026-2031) to guide the Town of Whitby in tracking corporate energy use, managing energy demand, and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The plan supports the Zero Carbon Whitby framework and advances the Town's long-term sustainability and climate objectives. Key initiatives include electrification, energy efficiency improvements, deep energy retrofits, net-zero new construction, fleet electrification, and renewable energy integration, all aimed at achieving a 40% reduction in corporate GHG emissions by 2030 and progressing towards the net-zero by 2045 goal.

This Final Summative Report provides a consolidated overview of the outcomes achieved through the Town of Whitby's 2023-2026 Community Strategic Plan. It highlights key achievements, measurable results, and enduring impacts realized over the four-year plan period, outlining how actions, investments, and partnerships collectively advanced strategic priorities. The plan is structured around four strategic pillars: Whitby's Neighbourhoods - Safe, Healthy, & Inclusive; Whitby's Natural & Built Environment - Connected & Resilient; Whitby's Economy - Innovative & Competitive; and Whitby's Government - Accountable & Responsive.