LOOKING FOWARD TO 2030

Looking Forward to 2030

With a rich past and a powerful present, Canmore’s future will see changing demographics, a continuing focus on environment, and new growth and development – all leading to a disruption that can be creative and dynamic. This will make room for spontaneity, a chance to be open to ideas wherever those may come from, which will in turn foster greater creativity and growth in culture.

The Cultural Master Plan 2020-2030 plan identifies culture as an interconnected and interdependent element of the larger civic planning framework. It sets long-term direction and provides a lens through which appropriate decisions can be made and resources allocated.

The plan’s vision, strategic focus areas, and recommendations call for a transformative change as well as a shift in the town’s social, economic, and environmental policies, practices, and allocation of resources. It is based on the premise that culture is fundamental to building an inclusive, innovative, and sustainable community.

Vision

In 2030, culture is at the centre of Canmore’s economic, social, and environmental development in a way that inspires, empowers, and connects community members and visitors alike.

Values

Access – There is broad and equitable distribution of, and participation in, cultural activities throughout Canmore.

Rights – There is acceptance of the rights of all people to participate in, create, and celebrate all histories, cultures, and creative expression. The role, contribution, leadership, expertise, and the right to self-determination of all communities is recognized.

Inclusion – There is just and fair inclusion.

Collaboration – The cultural sector is connected and thriving.

Accountability – There is a clear and transparent process to measure success. Community voices are heard.

Responsive – The Cultural Master Plan is a responsive, living document.

The Planning Framework

The planning framework recognizes that recommendations and related activity can be considered within four domains to enable and achieve the desired endpoint of a sustainable community. These align with the four focus areas that arose from community input: Governance (Leadership), Social (Inclusion), Environment (Space), and Economic (Investment).

Each of these includes articulation of a relevant desired outcome (what would we want our community to say and what we want our community to look like) associated with proposed recommendations.

See the Diagram ‘The Planning Framework’ on page 17.