Reports & Resources
Here are links to background documents, maps, workshop materials and other documents. Check back frequently for the latest resource materials.
Surveys | Community Events | Newsletters | Resource Documents | Meeting Notes | Links
Craft Fair Voting Results
The OCP Update Committee booth at the BICS Craft Fair attracted over 200 people. Community members of all ages cast their votes for their top three topics for the OCP Update. The results of the committee's fun, friendly (and highly unscientific) activity are as follows:
| Topic | Votes Cast |
| Affordable housing and population diversity | 106 |
| Community facilities | 98 |
| Natural ecosystems and biodiversity | 82 |
| Options to increase transit, walking & cycling | 76 |
| Managing future growth | 70 |
| Local food production | 65 |
| A healthy/non-toxic environment | 60 |
| On-island, year-round employment for residents | 42 |
| Local hertiage and community character | 37 |
| Energy self-sufficiency | 36 |
Don't miss the upcoming Community Event on March 12 and 13 at Cates Hill Chapel. Check "What's New" for more details.
IDEAS Forum
Group Submissions
- Abbeyfield
- Bowen Community Housing Association
- Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce #1| #2 | #3
- Bowen Island Horse Owners and Riders Association
- Bowen Island Eco-Alliance
- Bowen Island Community Hall and Arts Centre Action Committee
- Bowen Island Conservancy
Bowen Island Arts Council & management structure diagram- Bowen Island Gymnastics Club
- Bowen Island Heritage Preservation Association
- Bowen Island Improvement Association
- Bowen Island Memorial Garden Society
- Bowen Island Ourselves
- Bowen Island Recycling Depot (to come)
- Bowen Island Yacht Club
- Bowen Youth Centre
- Coast Animal Welfare & Education Society
- Cape Roger Curtis Trust Society
- Living Bowen and Others
- OneDayBowen/BowFEAST and the Bowen Agricultural Alliance
- Snug Point Property Owners Association
- Tourism Bowen
TRUE GREEN: Solutions for Bowen
Individual Submissions
- Dee Anderson
- Anne Ayre
- Elizabeth Ballantyne
- Fitch Cady
- Bill Granger
- Rob Grant
- Sarah Haxby
- Deborah Kirby
- Dominique Kluyskens (Rain Water Collection Systems)
- Ellen Macintosh
- Don Marshall
- Shasta Martinuk
- Marion Moore
- Wynn Nielsen
- Margot Pindivic
- Josephine Riley
- Ed Sanders
- Steven & Lori Snyder
- Tess Taylor
- Edna Thomson
- Richard Underhill
- Itay Wand & Noa Rabin
- Alan Whitehead
- Dennis & Bonnie Wilson
Development Community Submissions
- Bowen Island Properties Ltd./Cates Hill Joint Venture
- Belterra Cohousing/Armac Construction Ltd. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
- Monica McKinley, Royal LePage Northshore
Surveys
August 2009 Visioning Survey results
Background Papers
Background Paper #1 - Why an Update?
Background Paper #2 - Population Discussion
Background Paper #3 – Transfer of Density
Background Paper #4 - Water Transportation
Background Paper #5 - Development Cost Charges
Background Paper #6 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the OCP
Background Paper #7 - Smart Growth
Community Events
June Launch-related Documents
June 25: Community Launch Handout & Comment Form
August 2009 Visioning Workshop-related
Population, Housing, Land Use, Natural Environment, Transportation & Infrastructure
Community Visioning Workshop Summary
Greenhouse Gas Workshop-related
Workshop Flyer | Workshop Report | Workshop Presentation
March 12/13 OCP Update 'Exploring Options' Workshop
Newsletters
OCP Workplan — Community Information Exchange
Holiday Newsletter (December 2009)
Resource Documents
BC Ferries Corp. and Urban Futures
Bibliography of Bowen Island Documents Prepared by Whitehead Environmental Consultants
Bill 27: OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES FOR GREEN ACTION BY BC LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Bowen Affordable Housing Strategy
Bowen Island 2020 Vision and Sustainability Framework
Bowen Island Community Energy Use Profile
Bowen Island Community Energy Planning Options Report (Pembina)
Bowen Island Municipality Green Building Standards for Residential Re‐zoning
Bowen Island Greenhouse Gas Action Plan (Pembina)
Bowen Island Parks Master Plan
Islands Trust Policy Statement
Land Use Bylaw No.57 & Colour Zoning Map
Official Community Plan (Unofficial Consolidated Plan to April 2009) & OCP Map
Snug Cove: Action Plan – Master Plan – Village Plan
Sustainability Framework Working Group Final Report
The Population of Bowen Island
Meeting Notes
Steering Committee Meeting Notes
- January 23, 2010 Workshop
- November 30 2009
- November 19 2009
- November 4 2009
- October 14 2009
- September 2 2009
- August 5 2009
- July 7 2009
- June 10 2009
- June 3 2009
Links
Canadian Federation of Municipalities Sustainability Tools and Resources
Smart Growth BC sets out several principles to help guide sustainable planning and decision-making.
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