Our Official Community Plan

Our Official Community Plan has now been adopted.

NOTICE: A Public Hearing for Bylaw 1290 was held on February 23, 2021 via Zoom.

Cover photo by Melody Charlie

Overview

The current Official Community Plan (OCP) was drafted in 2013 and as our town expanded, as did the need for an updated vision. Development began in 2018 for a new OCP document that better reflected the community's values and evolving needs. The development consists of a four-sided framework: the District’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan - Vision 2 Action (V2A); Call to Action 471 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final Report; input from the community about growth (or not), and the constraints of Tofino’s existing water infrastructure and supply. More detail on this framework can be found in the overview report.

The Plan in Motion

Over the summer of 2018, staff began working on many land-use projects that helped to inform and guide the Plan; such as the Multi-Modal Transportation Plan, Cox Bay Area Plan, Industrial Lands Review, Flood Plain Mapping, and Coastal Risk Assessment. To ensure maximum opportunities for local input, the development process was broken down into five phases, throughout which we've hosted a number of consultation events. The gathering of information and direct community feedback has continued to guide the vision and provided a current view of expectations around growth.

Details of the current phase can be found in the timeline on the right panel of this page. Review the full document via the link below.

Final Steps

As we near the final drafting stages, we are asking the community to participate in reviewing the full plan once again to ensure important considerations have not been missed. We hope the array of engagement tools on this platform make it easy and convenient for you to share your feedback. For more information or questions regarding the OCP development, you can also email the Manager of Community Sustainability, Aaron Rodgers, at arodgers@tofino.ca.

Stay Informed

Requests for input on this important bylaw will be rolled out via newsletter and on our social media accounts (Facebook / Twitter / Instagram). Bookmark this page for all project updates and current information or you can stay informed by subscribing to the mail list (link bottom right).