Cultural Plan Public Open House

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A Cultural Plan for a Creative Nanaimo is now available to the public as a draft.  The public is invited to provide feedback at a public open house on Thursday, November 28, 5 – 8 pm, at the Nanaimo Museum (100 Museum Way). We value your input.

The Cultural Plan for a Creative Nanaimo was developed by the creative spirit of the people and organizations that have helped build and will build our city for the future. Over a thousand residents gave their input into this process, expressing their vision for a successful and culturally vibrant Nanaimo. The community developed a vision that “Nanaimo will be a healthy, vibrant and prosperous community that recognizes the importance of cultural vitality for quality of life and place”. The Cultural Plan supports this vision by outlining many goals, strategies and recommendations in four key areas: Strengthening the Creative Sector, The Creative Economy, Connectivity and Cultural Spaces and Places. Implementing this plan over the next 5 to 7 years will help to ensure future success as a city – a city that residents are proud to call home, and that is truly a great place in which to visit, live, work, play and invest.

In 2012, the city developed and adopted a Corporate Strategic Plan which identified Cultural Vitality as one of the four pillars of sustainability. It is the goal of this Strategic Plan to balance social, environmental, economic and cultural perspectives for our future success as a city. These four pillars will guide ongoing municipal commitments and decisions in the coming years. To assist in the implementation of Nanaimo’s Corporate Strategic Plan, the “Cultural Plan for a Creative Nanaimo” gives a comprehensive look at Nanaimo’s cultural and creative community and offers timely and important recommendations to enhance and develop it in the future.

With ongoing community support and participation, Nanaimo’s Cultural Plan will provide strategic direction and a clear vision for advancing the cultural and prosperity agendas and opportunities. It is an exciting time to see Nanaimo’s future emerging and to envisage the opportunities and possibilities that can shape our city for years to come. As the city increasingly looks at those through the cultural lens, and as our artists, artisans, creators and architects of the future participate fully in the planning and development of our city, Nanaimo’s future is bright. After further community consultation the Cultural Plan will be presented to City Council for adoption in the New Year.