Courtenay Encouraging Residents To Help Shape Strategic Cultural Plan.

Courtenay residents with an eye on the arts are being asked to help shape the city’s Strategic Cultural Plan.

Paper copies of the survey are available at City Hall, the Comox Valley Centre for the Arts, the Museum on 4th, the Courtenay Library and at the Sid.

Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells said the survey is a key way for members of the public to shape the development of the plan.

He says the local arts and culture scene is ‘’truly community-based and driven by many passionate and enthusiastic artists, performers, and organizers,’’ adding they want to know how the community envisions the future of arts and culture, and how the City could help. 

Courtenay’s Strategic Cultural Plan will help identify key strengths, gaps, and opportunities in cultural services and infrastructure.

The plan, once complete, will help guide City processes, support core areas of services, and highlight where investment is needed in Courtenay’s cultural services and assets.

Courtenay’s new Official Community Plan adopted in 2022 identifies the need for a cultural plan to provide a foundation for partnership models, cultural development, asset investment, and management.

The completion of a strategic cultural plan is also one of Council’s strategic priorities.

Visit City of Courtenay to learn more.

Complete the survey by July 14, 2023 for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to the Sid Williams Theatre!

For a direct link to the survey visit Strategic Cultural Plan.