City of Chilliwack Launches Open Door Fridays

The City of Chilliwack is launching a new six-month program called Open Door Fridays, which empowers community members to share their needs and opportunities around inclusion, diversity and accessibility directly with Mayor Ken Popove over Zoom.

From April to September 2021, Mayor Popove has set aside two Fridays a month to meet virtually with residents. These meetings will help the City of Chilliwack understand how it can better support inclusion, diversity and accessibility in the community.

Please note, these are private one-on-one meetings with Mayor Popove via Zoom, with one staff member in attendance. The staff member will be there to take notes, so that in the fall, we can provide Council and the community with a final, anonymous summary report, to protect the privacy of participants.

An online booking form is now available online at chilliwack.com/opendoor for residents that would like to bring forward their thoughts and experiences about inclusiveness, diversity and accessibility in Chilliwack.

Open Door Fridays is an initiative of the Action Plan for the Mayor's Task Force on Inclusiveness, Diversity and Accessibility. It aligns with Goal #5 in the Plan, "Create opportunities for marginalized voices and identities to have access to City of Chilliwack decision-makers."