2040 Official Community Plan

The Official Community Plan is primarily a community

vision and a road map to getting there. Earlier plans

emphasized short and medium term growth manage-

ment, at a time when the entire Lower Mainland was

confronted with challenges brought about by rapid

suburban expansion. The 1998 OCP moved beyond

growth management and aimed for a livable and sus-

tainable community. This OCP further advances that

vision with more defined attributes, better and more

comprehensive data, improved technologies and latest

best practices. More importantly, it recognizes that

the ultimate goal of planning is not confined to build-

ing a sustainable and livable physical environment, but

addressing individual and communal well-being – as

expressed in terms of health, both physical and men-

tal. It also underscores that community health entails

the participation of all community stakeholders, and

the OCP represents only one of the key components.

The OCP envisions achieving high livability through

compact, complete community development, and pru-

dent management of its natural environment and val-

ley floor agricultural landscape. It aims to develop a

vibrant economic base that creates local, career-build-

ing jobs and ample opportunities for leisure and partic-

ipation in community life and out-of-town commuting

is minimal and by choice. It fosters a community path

toward inclusivity, equity, collaboration and resilien-

cy. It encourages Chilliwack to attain a great capacity

for envisioning achievement, and resolving issues and

conflicts, to embrace health through active living and

continuing learning and growth.

The following summarizes this vision, and presents five

supporting high level goals, a framework for the poli-

cies and actions set out in this OCP.

Vision and Goals

VISION & GOALS -

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