CUC Hosts "Lacombe2040" Focus Group

The City of Lacombe is in the process of developing its Municipal Sustainability Plan (MSP) that will articulate the community's shared vision for a successful and sustainable future.  To ensure citizens of Lacombe provide input in the development of the MSP a number of focus groups were scheduled.  The City of Lacombe thoughtfully scheduled a Friday afternoon session at CUC to ensure the Adventist community could participate in the planning process.

Friday afternoon, September 21, Cheeying Ho, a focus group facilitator from the Whistler Centre for Sustainability meet with 13 representatives from the CUC and College Heights SDA Church community in the Sunrise Room.  The group provided feedback and ideas related to the following aspects of life in Lacombe:

• Our natural areas: air, water and land (e.g. flooding concerns)
• How we eat: food and agriculture (e.g. where our food comes  from, and food safety)
• Where we live and work: homes and neighbourhoods (e.g. affordable housing)
• Our economy: work and skills training (e.g. preparing for the jobs of the future)
• Our buildings and sites (e.g. preserving our heritage and building for the future)
• Our community well-being: health, connections and safety (e.g. availability of health care professionals and health services)
• How we get around: transportation and mobility (e.g. provision of regional public transit)
• Our infrastructure: energy, water and waste (e.g. responsible use and preservation of our natural resources)
• Who we are: culture, education and leisure (e.g. bringing the world to our community)