Official Community Plan Review
Solicitation number BC177733
Publication date
Closing date and time 2023/09/20 15:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clearwater had a population of 2,388, an increase of 2.8% from its 2016 population of 2,324.
The District lies on the unceded territory of the Símpcwemc, who have been caretakers of this land since time immemorial. The Clearwater region has long been a home to the semi-nomadic Simpcw First Nation of the Secwepemc Nation, who moved through the North Thompson Okanagan region hunting and fishing in harmony with caribou and salmon migrations.
Forestry, tourism and agriculture form a diversified economic base for the area. While Forestry remains a dominant industry sector, tourism is the most rapidly expanding sector. The phenomenal growth of tourism is characterized by a substantial increase in tourism based businesses throughout the area and the recognition of the region as a destination vacation spot. Agriculture, though small in scale, still represents substantial importance to the local economy.
Clearwater last conducted an OCP update in 2012. Since then, climate change, reconciliation, housing, accessibility and emergency preparedness have increased in importance, and incorporation of these considerations will be critical to a relevant, updated OCP.
One of the most valued aspects of Clearwater is its high quality of life brought by proximity to parks, shorelines and open space, and the connection to nature that it provides. Future growth will require a balance of effective stakeholder engagement strategies and realistic, sustainable development standards to manage growth successfully.
The District of Clearwater will embark on an Official Community Plan (OCP) update process with realistic expectations that help the District responsibly provide services at levels that the people the District serves are willing to pay. The OCP will refine a vision for how Clearwater will plan for and manage its growth and changing demographics over the coming decades.
The OCP process will be used to educate and engage with residents regarding the infrastructure burden and plans to address it. The OCP will refine the District’s vision and goals for its future development pattern.
Establishing what a complete, energy efficient and climate change resilient community means for Clearwater involves consideration of:
- the legislative context in which OCPs are crafted.
- future development and change.
- recognition of regional contexts and neighbouring communities’ impacts on Clearwater, especially in terms of transportation infrastructure.
- connecting land use and transportation policy.
- exploring different building typologies and housing forms to address a range of housing needs with an emphasis on affordability and housing security.
- developing an understanding of how new development can fit with the existing context particularly considering the transitions between different building forms, land uses and densities.
- commercial land use designation distribution.
- attention to the details of design and how they contribute to placemaking within Clearwater as it continues to evolve.
- existing servicing and infrastructure capacity plans within the Land Use Designations.
- the spaces required for Clearwater residents to meet their daily needs for recreation, gathering, learning, working, and shopping.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 10 month(s).
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Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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District of Clearwater
- Address
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209 Dutch Lake RdClearwater, British Columbia, V0E 1N2Canada
- Email
- cao@docbc.ca
- Address
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209 Dutch Lake RdClearwater, British Columbia,Canada
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