Official Community Plan Update
The City of Chilliwack is continuing to update our Official Community Plan (OCP)!
This plan, called Chilliwack 2050, will guide how the city will grow and develop over the next 25 years. Through a phased process of planning research and community engagement, the updated plan will reflect a renewed vision for Chilliwack's future.
Phase 3 is coming soon! Don’t miss your last chance to participate, sign up to be notified when Phase 3 launches.
The City of Chilliwack is continuing to update our Official Community Plan (OCP)!
This plan, called Chilliwack 2050, will guide how the city will grow and develop over the next 25 years. Through a phased process of planning research and community engagement, the updated plan will reflect a renewed vision for Chilliwack's future.
Phase 3 is coming soon! Don’t miss your last chance to participate, sign up to be notified when Phase 3 launches.
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Phase 3 Engagement - Coming Soon
Share Phase 3 Engagement - Coming Soon on Facebook Share Phase 3 Engagement - Coming Soon on Twitter Share Phase 3 Engagement - Coming Soon on Linkedin Email Phase 3 Engagement - Coming Soon linkOur final round of engagement reviewing the draft Official Community Plan (OCP), running until September 28, will include:
- Online questionnaire
- Open houses
The feedback gathered will help us refine the draft OCP. Check back on this page for details when Phase 3 launches!
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Phase 2 - What We Heard
Share Phase 2 - What We Heard on Facebook Share Phase 2 - What We Heard on Twitter Share Phase 2 - What We Heard on Linkedin Email Phase 2 - What We Heard linkIn phase 2 of engagement, the City collected feedback on draft policy concepts, which will be used to direct the policies to be included in the updated Official Community Plan.
Click here to read the full summary report.
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Phase 2 Engagement - Concluded
Share Phase 2 Engagement - Concluded on Facebook Share Phase 2 Engagement - Concluded on Twitter Share Phase 2 Engagement - Concluded on Linkedin Email Phase 2 Engagement - Concluded linkPhase 2 of engagement has concluded. We will be reviewing your feedback and look forward to sharing a summary of what we heard later this summer.
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Phase 2 Engagement - Coming Soon
Share Phase 2 Engagement - Coming Soon on Facebook Share Phase 2 Engagement - Coming Soon on Twitter Share Phase 2 Engagement - Coming Soon on Linkedin Email Phase 2 Engagement - Coming Soon linkPhase 2 of engagement will include the following activities, running April 25 to June 1:
- Online surveys
- Futures Fair
- OCPizza parties
- Community pop-ups
The feedback gathered about the draft concepts and policy directions from these activities will help shape the future of Chilliwack. Watch this space as we update it with more details!
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Phase 1 - What We Heard
Share Phase 1 - What We Heard on Facebook Share Phase 1 - What We Heard on Twitter Share Phase 1 - What We Heard on Linkedin Email Phase 1 - What We Heard linkThe City collected a wide range of feedback during phase1 of engagement, which will be used to shape the concepts created for phase 2.
Click here to read the full summary report.
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Phase 1 Update
Share Phase 1 Update on Facebook Share Phase 1 Update on Twitter Share Phase 1 Update on Linkedin Email Phase 1 Update linkPhase 1 of the Chilliwack 2050 Official Community Plan update is wrapped! Thank you to everyone who participated by giving your input online, on paper, or in-person at one of our pop-up booths.
In total, we had:
- Over 7,000 page views on Engage Chilliwack and 600 interactions at our pop-ups.
- Over 325 completed questionnaires.
- Over 270 online ideas with over 1,200 votes, plus 180+ ideas at our pop-ups.
- Over 850 map pins of places people love, wish to see grow, want to keep the same, and wish to improve.
Over the next month, the project team will consider the feedback received to identify common themes and prepare an engagement summary. This information, along with background research, will be analyzed to create concepts for Phase 2, which will be shared with the community in late spring of 2025 for further input and conversation.
Additional online engagement, community pop-ups, and other exciting events for Phase 2 will be announced later in the year. Stay tuned!
Follow Project
Who's Listening
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Reuben | Madelaine | Stella
Phone 604-793-2906 Email chilliwack2050@chilliwack.com
Timeline
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Phase 1 - Listen & Learn
Official Community Plan Update has finished this stage(Late 2024)
Complete background research and engage the community about vision and priorities
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Phase 2 - Explore Concepts
Official Community Plan Update has finished this stage(Early 2025)
Develop concepts to explore with the community
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Phase 3 - Create the Plan
Official Community Plan Update is currently at this stage(Late 2025)
Prepare and review a new plan for Chilliwack
Documents
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Council Report - OCP Update Introduction (723 KB) (pdf)
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Council Report - Phase 1 Summary (1.14 MB) (pdf)
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Council Report - Phase 2 Summary (3.35 MB) (pdf)
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Engagement Strategy (1.68 MB) (pdf)
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Phase 1 Engagement Summary (1.68 MB) (pdf)
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Phase 2 Engagement Summary (1.54 MB) (pdf)
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OCPizza Party Workbook (8.85 MB) (pdf)