Imagine Halton Hills Draft Visions of Sustainability…We Need Your Input

An exciting path is being taken by the Town of Halton Hills and its residents! It is a path towards a more sustainable future, with a great quality of life for all. A blueprint for achieving this future will be outlined in the Community Sustainability Strategy.

Speaking about the Community Sustainability Strategy, Mayor Bonnette said: “The Community Sustainability Strategy is a very unique and exciting project. It is taking a long-term view to imagine a more sustainable future for Halton Hills and to develop a blueprint for how we can get there. Our residents’ input is key to making this a Strategy that is truly based on community input.”

To date, significant progress has been made in working towards the Strategy. Building on the valuable insight gathered through the Imagine Halton Hills survey, with over 1,000 responses, discussions with local community experts, presentations to about two hundred youth, countless committee meetings, and research and analysis of similar journeys being undertaken by other communities, members of the Town Sustainability Advisory Committee have arrived at draft visions of sustainability and priority focus areas.

Now, we need your feedback to confirm, refine and improve the proposed visions and focus areas. Residents are encouraged to provide their feedback through a brief 8-question survey. A separate survey is available for each of the four areas of sustainability: social wellbeing, environmental health, economic prosperity and cultural vibrancy.

Social Wellbeing
The proposed draft vision for the social wellbeing of Halton Hills is:
“A healthy and safe community which promotes an ethic of caring and inclusiveness.”

To learn more about social wellbeing, and provide feedback on the draft vision and focus areas, visit: www.surveymonkey.com/s/HHSocial_Wellbeing

Environmental Health
The proposed draft vision for the environmental health of Halton Hills is:
“A community where residents are actively engaged in shaping the quality of community life for the present and the future; and where there is a thriving natural system in an around built-up areas which is being actively preserved, improved, enhanced and protected for long-term health and enjoyment.”

To learn more about environmental wellbeing, and provide feedback on the draft vision and focus areas, visit: www.surveymonkey.com/s/HHEnvironmental_Health

Economic Prosperity
The proposed draft vision for the economic prosperity of Halton Hills is:
“In 50 years the economic health of Halton Hills will be defined by:

1. A mixed economic base in the Town’s urban areas that includes advanced manufacturing, a strong service sector, and extensive community economic activities such as community-based small businesses, home based businesses and other entrepreneurial initiatives;
2. A vibrant land-based Food Cluster in both the urban and rural areas that includes the maximization of food production from local agricultural lands, food processing, and food industry research and development;
3. An active Cultural Industry cluster;
4. A dynamic Tourism Industry Cluster including eco-tourism, agritourism, cultural tourism and sport tourism;
5. A focus on knowledge-based industries, with exciting life-long learning as well as research and innovation opportunities”; and
6. The maximization of Live-Work opportunities.”

To learn more about economic prosperity, and provide your feedback on the draft vision and focus areas, visit: www.surveymonkey.com/s/HHEconomic_Prosperity

Cultural Vibrancy
Our proposed draft vision for the cultural vibrancy of Halton Hills is:
“A community where:

1. culture is a prominent, integrated, accessible and primary source of community economic and social well-being, and where
2. each community member has a sense of fulfillment and connectivity through creative expression whether via active or passive involvement.”

To learn more about cultural vibrancy, and provide feedback on the draft vision and focus areas, visit: www.surveymonkey.com/s/HHCultural_Vibrancy

For additional information on the Community Sustainability Strategy as well as the sustainability initiatives of the Town of Halton Hills, explore: www.haltonhills.ca/sustainability

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