1. 1 Building a Creative Economy: A Cultural Plan for Lambton County Community Forums March 2011

2. 2 Overview 1.Why Should We Care? 2.What Are We Talking About? - Municipal Cultural Planning - Culture and cultural resources 2.The Cultural Plan Process 3.Questions 4.Breakout Group Discussion 11/25/2015

3. 3 Overview Municipal Cultural Planning (MCP) is about shaping, developing and enhancing the economic future of your municipality. It is about place and place-making. It is about identifying and harnessing all of the cultural assets and resources in your community. It is about strengthening and developing the arts and artisans. It is about changing how communities do business and make decisions. It is about becoming a Creative City. »“Cultural Planning for Creative Communities” 2009 11/25/2015

4. 4 Social and Economic Benefits *Urban Revitalization and Renewal. Cultural Tourism. Quality of Place – Quality of Life Culture as an Economic Engine Building Community Identity & Pride Local Food issues and opportunities Addressing Social Issues – Youth, Diversity, Education, etc. Personal & Social Development of Youth 11/25/2015

5. 5 New Expectations of Municipalities

6. 6 11/25/2015 Ontario Plans 11/25/2015 Larger Urban Centers *Toronto Mississauga Mid-Size Cities *London Kingston Barrie Oakville Vaughan Regional Municipalities Region of Niagara Mixed Urban/Rural Areas Chatham-Kent Innisfil Smaller Communities and Rural Areas Orillia Prince Edward County Northern Municipalities Thunder Bay Dryden

7. 7 Cultural Resources 11/25/2015

8. 8 Project Overview 1. Start Up - Steering Group Meeting 2. Where Are We Now? - Review of planning documents + Interviews + Municipal staff meeting 3. Where Do We Want to Be? - Community Forums > Vision and strategic directions 4. How Do We Get There? - Prepare draft Cultural Plan > Review with Steering Group > draft Plan to County Council - Post for community comments and input 5. Final Review and Approvals - Present to County Council - Launch at Town Hall Meeting 11/25/2015