Communities

Issues:

• Citizens, local governments and community groups want to be involved in Crown land and resource decisions that will affect their quality of life.
• Community interests, as expressed in official community plans, rural land use bylaws and other plans, are not always considered in Crown land and resource decisions.
• Lack of collaboration between different orders of government can limit opportunities for community expansion or future infrastructure (e.g., solid waste disposal sites, fire halls, utilities).
• Threats to settlements and infrastructure from fire, floods and slides need to be managed.

Goals:

• Sustainable, economically healthy and safe communities supported by co-operative Crown land and resource management.
• Effective communications among all orders of government and community members regarding Crown land management near settled areas.

Objectives	Management Direction/Strategies	Measures of Success/Targets	Intent
1. Manage Crown land and resources in the community- Crown land interface area (see map) in a co-operative manner with consideration of community interests including:public safety;ecological conditions;infrastructure development;economic development;future expansion;sustenance use; andrecreation opportunities	1.1 Involve local governments, First Nations, community organizations, and individuals in Crown land and resource management decisionmaking, particularly in the interface area (see map)	Appropriate opportunities for community input into Crown land and resource decision-making (consistent with legislation, regulation and policy)Sharing of resource management information among all orders of governments, community organizations and the public Community and Crown land use plans available for consideration by all orders of government Adequate measures taken to minimize risks to communities from fire, flood, erosion, debris flows, and landslides due to resource development Consideration of community needs for future expansion and infrastructure before provincial reserves or single-use resource designations are established Sustenance and recreation opportunities for local residents continue Infrastructure improvements completed in support of 2010 Olympics
	1.2 Facilitate sharing of resource management information among federal, provincial and local governments, First Nations, community organizations and the public, particularly within interface area
	1.3 Promote consistent land use and zoning within the interface zone
	1.4 Ensure the establishment of provincial reserves and designations for specified resource uses do not arbitrarily preclude future settlement expansion within the settlement land – Crown land interface
	1.5 Maintain opportunities for non-forest uses (e.g., agriculture, community infrastructure, recreation and tourism) with consideration to environmental and social values in the vicinity of existing communities and agricultural areas
	1.6 Ensure operational plans contain measures that will minimise, as much as practicable, risks from flooding, erosion, debris flows, and landslides to adjacent settlement lands
	1.7 Reduce and control potential fire hazards threatening community settlement and infrastructure in the interface area
2. Support community-driven efforts to expand or diversify the local economies