Official Community Plan (OCP)

Since the spring of 2021, 22 community members (OCP Focus Group) have worked with CIty staff to:

• Review the Revelstoke Sustainability Plan,
• Review the outcomes from the Vision and Community Priorities public engagement, and;
• Ask the community to provide their thoughts on OCP topics online, at Farmer’s Markets, and by engaging with various community groups (Soup ‘n a Smile, the Food Bank, classrooms, and the college ESL class.)

The work of the Focus Group resulted in the OCP Framing Document - a high-level table of contents for the OCP Update.

The team continues to seek feedback from the community and would like to hear your thoughts on the Framing the OCP document. You can provide your input HERE, or at one of our Pop-Up Engagement Activities located in the community.

If you can't make it out to an engagement activity and would still prefer to fill out a hard copy of the survey, they're available at the Library, Community Services Main Wall, and Development Services front desk. Completed surveys can be dropped off at:

Revelstoke City Hall (Development Services) by September 20, 2021.

216 Mackenzie Avenue, Second Street Entrance

These Snapshots will help inform the planning and land use considerations for the Official Community Plan as well as other Master Plans and strategies.

Employment Snapshot

The employment sectors in Revelstoke have evolved and changed over the years. This Snapshot provides a glimpse of Revelstoke's employment history and how current events have affected employment in the community. Employment will be a focus area under the goal of a Diverse Local Economy during the OCP Policy Review Phase in fall 2021.

Review the Snapshot HERE

Vulnerable Population Snapshot

Through responsive and caring social systems, Revelstoke has a strong history of taking care of its most vulnerable. However, over the years, socio-economic gaps have increased. This Snapshot provides a glimpse of where the community is at now and will be a focus under the goal of Safe, Resilient, and Healthy Communities during the OCP Policy Review Phase in fall 2021.

Review the Snapshot HERE

The Revelstoke Populations and Housing Projections report was presented to the Committee of the Whole on April 15, 2021. The report provides population projections for usual residents, shadow population, and visitors from 2019 to 2041. This will help inform the planning and land use considerations for the Official Community Plan as well as other Master Plans and Strategies.

**Note: The report presentation can be found at 37:22 in the April 15, Committee of the Whole meeting recording**

Read the full report HERE

Read the snapshot report HERE

Review the council presentation HERE

Between October 2019 and June 2020, many of you participated in a “pop-up” event, visioning party, or online engagement to have your say on updating the Official Community Plan Vision for Revelstoke. A Vision video has been created to celebrate the community, the vision, and YOU!

View the video HERE

The OCP project team asked local students what they thought was important to include in the OCP. Here's what the grade 4/5 class at École des Glaciers had to say!

View the video HERE

The Official Community Plan (OCP) Focus Group is comprised of community members that represent a diverse set of council committees, community organizations, businesses and social agencies.

The responsibilities for the OCP Focus Group include:

1. Provide advice, feedback, input and ideas from a community perspective to the project team
2. Co-create and champion the engagement process, tactics and events with their organizations, networks and the public
3. Model open and respectful dialogue at the FG table, with their networks, and in the community

We thank them for their time, enthusiasm and commitment to making the City of Revelstoke a great place for ALL residents to live and work.

Meet your Focus Group HERE!

What We Heard Reports: Vision Check-In engagement October 2019 to July 2020 now posted in "Documents".

1. OCP Vision Check-In Report: January 2020 - Reports on the results of OCP Vision and Priorities Check-In community engagement from October to December 2019. Over 950 residents were engaged.
2. OCP Vision Focus Group Results and Staff Recommendations: July 2020 - A focus group of diverse community representatives were engaged to help refine the results of the 2019 OCP Vision and Priorities Check-In process. The result? An updated Vision and Priorities for the OCP. Staff presented the results and Council supported the updated vision and community priorities for adoption into the OCP.

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"There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." - Margaret Wheatley

Cathy English, Curator, Revelstoke Museum & Archives, and OCP Focus Group member, explores how the Revelstoke community has historically come together to address growth and development.

As Revelstoke embarks on the path towards updating the Official Community Plan (OCP), there is a renewed opportunity for the community to come together once again, and help Shape our Future!

View the Presentation HERE