Letter re: Capital Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Indicator Report

RE: CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY INDICATOR REPORT

I am pleased to inform you that the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board has received its annual Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) Indicator Report. As directed by resolution of the CRD Board, the CRD is providing you with a copy of the RGS Indicator Report to share with your municipal council.

The RGS Indicator Report was developed in 2019 to support consistent annual reporting on RGS implementation. The report consists of 20 indicators that measure progress towards achieving RGS targets and objectives. Over time, the indicators will help identify progress being made toward RGS implementation or alert the region to a need for change if progress is not being seen.

It is important to note that changes in year-to-year performance do not always equate to a long term trend. It may take several years of data collection to reliably identify a trend. Please see the accompanying staff report that discusses implications for the region. Should you have additional questions, please contact. Kevin Lorette, General Manager, Planning & Protective Services at klorette@crd.bc.ca.

Achieving RGS objectives requires collaborative partnerships between local, regional and provincial levels of government, each with specific jurisdictional authorities. On behalf of the Board, thank you for your ongoing implementation of the RGS. I look forward to our continued implementation and achieving the vision we have set for our region.

Sincerely,

Colin Plant Chair, Capital Regional District Board

Attachments:

• Regional Growth Strategy Indicator Report – Staff Report
• Regional Growth Strategy Indicator Report – Appendix A

cc:

• Municipal Corporate Officers
• Robert Lapham, Chief Administrative Officer, CRD
• Kevin Lorette, General Manager, Planning & Protective Services, CRD