B.C.C.P.

Text Box: Bonaparte Undertakes Comprehensive Community Plan Outline The Bonaparte Band is beginning the process of developing a Comprehensive Community Plan (CCP). Comprehensive community planning is a new approach to planning that involves the whole community. All community members will be invited to discuss how they want their community to be in the future. All areas of Band life are interrelated and will be included – governance, land and resources, health and education, infrastructure development, culture, social issues and economic development. Community members come together to determine strengths and issues, to create a vision, to develop an action plan, and to implement and monitor projects. The Band has received grant funding to begin the first phase of developing a CCP. This phase will involve developing a CCP Outline and will include holding meetings with band staff and family groups to identify strengths, issues and gaps between the future the community wants and where the community is currently. A discussion paper will be developed and presented to the community before the CCP Outline is completed. Lori Pilon, Deb Biddiscombe and Nancy Murphy of Kenuc’entwec Development Corporation have been engaged to work with the Band to develop the CCP Outline. Kenuc’entwec is an entirely First Nations owned multi-faceted development corporation providing planning and consulting services to First Nations communities. This is an eight month project and will begin in August 2010 and be completed by March 2011. A part-time Project Coordinator will be hired from the community to provide administrative support and assist in the development of the CCP Outline. Consultation with the elders, youth, community members and band staff will begin in September. Notices will be sent out in advance. All members of the community are invited to participate.

Comprehensive Community Plan Outline—update

Jenny Allen had been contracted as the part-time Project Coordinator for the Bonaparte Comprehensive Community plan Outline project. Jenny has a Certificate in ARC GIS and Diploma in Natural Resource Technology from NVIT as well as experience working with the Band as Fisheries Coordinator, Mountain Pine Beetle Program Manager and most recently as Referrals Coordinator. She is also currently a member on Band Council.

Jenny will work with Lori Pilon and Deb Biddiscombe, Kenuc’entwec Development Corporation consultants, and will be responsible for gathering data, arranging and attending meetings with the community, and assisting in the development of the CPP Outline.

Comprehensive Community Planning Family Sessions

· The C.C.P. has scheduled 8 family meetings in January

· Tentative dates for the family meetings will be on January 13, 14, and 15. Meetings will be 2 to 2 1/2 hrs each. Vi and Jenny will be arranging times convenient for the families and providing notice of the meetings. Please note weekend dates to accommodate no interference with the work week.

· If you are unable to attend the meetings there are other ways to have input:

1. provide information to a family members who will attend the family meeting.

2. contact Deb or Lori directly via telephone or email,

3. Submit your input in writing.

· Facilitators: Lori Pilon and Deb Biddiscombe of Knuckkentwecw development Corporation

· Please RSVP by January 10, 2011 by leaving a message with Vi or Wanda at the office.

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