The Town of Virden, Village of Elkhorn together with the Rural
Municipalities’ of Archie and Wallace have joined to form the
Trans Canada West Planning District.
The Planning District Board has completed background research on
urban and rural community issues.
The next steps in the planning process are to “define what kind
of community we want” and “how do we get there”. We need to hear
citizen’s views on these important questions if our plans are to
matter.
Making “plans that matter” creates the basis for action on
issues that are important to the community.
The District Board invited citizens to become part of the
planning process and to attend two broad themed workshops:
RM of
Wallace and Town of Virden Planning Area Smart Growth and
Community Vision
The Smart Growth Issues and Opportunities Workshop#1 was divided
into two parts. In first part of the workshop, the District’s
Planning Consultant reviewed the forces shaping development in
Wallace and Virden. This historical overview of trends and land
use characteristics provided an introduction to current
circumstances and reflected upon the question “Where are we
today?” The second part of the workshop involved dividing the
participants into four smaller discussion groups of
approximately 8 people. Each discussion group considered the
background information presented and based upon their personal
experience, views and perspectives on town and rural development
needs.
RM of
Wallace, Village of Elkhorn and RM of Archie Rural Development
and Quality of Life
The following discussion provides an overview of local planning
issues developed by workshop participants in the RM of Archie.
Issues examined related to “Rural Development” directions and
“Quality of Life” within the municipality. This workshop
represents the first of two workshops on Rural Development.
The workshop focus included discussion of issues which may
impact the development of strategies to guide rural economic
diversification, livestock siting and how participants view
their community’s current Quality of Life.
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