SPC Monthly Meeting Minutes
(draft)
June 26, 2017 - 11:30 am – 1:00
pm
Location: Community
Futures Office
In attendance (from
sign-in sheet): Kathie Vilkas, Diane Wright, Bruce Mack, Anne Burrill, Linda
Berg, Larry Stranberg, Carla Bullinger, Shannon Thom, Krystin St. Jean, Joel
Duntin and Jessica Dunn.
Accept Minutes
& Agenda
During lunch we:
· Reviewed meeting agenda for Jun 26, 2017
Motion to accept the agenda as presented - MFSC
· Reviewed meeting minutes from Apr 24, 2017
Motion
to accept the minutes as presented - MFSC
SPC Housekeeping items
1) Funding from Community Futures (CF) - CF reviewed and approved our
application for funding in the amount of $2500
for our Community Poverty Reduction project.
Action item - Send a thank-you letter to Community Futures for their contribution
Action item - Send a thank-you letter to CCPL for
their partnership on this Poverty Reduction project
2) United Way funding - The SPC applied for funding and will be receiving
$2500 from the United Way for the 2017 - 2018 year (operational funding). This is
less than half of what we applied for (see action item below).
Action item - strategize around how to increase SPC general funding in the fall.
Cariboo Strong Economic Development Plan
Presentation by Krystin St. Jean, Facilitator
for the region wide Economic Development Program entitled Cariboo Strong.
Strategic
partnership to find new actions for economic development. To build actions
based on opportunities that are identified to build community resiliency and
economic development.
Community
Development Institute (out of UNBC) was developed in 2004 and has worked in over
40 communities on more than 70 projects including in Tumbler Ridge, Mackenzie,
Kitimat and Clearwater.
Economic
context: Cariboo Economy based on four strong sectors: Forestry (declining),
Mining (declining), Agriculture and tourism, plus the retail and service
industries.
Ecological
downturn in the forestry industry and Annual Allowable Cuts in Northern
Communities are declining.
Economic
trend that Copper prices are also steadily declining.
How is
all this going to affect our region? Housing, vulnerable populations, education
services, recreation and quality of life services including the not for profits.
We need to think long term (e.g. preschool aged children, not those currently
graduating high school).
True
Resiliency includes looking at the whole picture.
Work
already completed in the region didn't move action plans forward, Cariboo
Strong intends to.
Key
Investments in the community:
-Foundational
investments (human capacity, infrastructure)
-Transformational
investments (information, expertise, leadership, networks, collaboration and
partnership)
What we want to achieve:
Short
Term (24 - 36 month) - expand economic base, show early results.
Long
Term (coming decades) - transform the economic equation.
Community
Action groups to focus on action and results, and achieve co-ownership, build
leadership.
How work will be completed in the Cariboo:
Engage
community and partners, create action "on the ground" and develop
metrics to track and measure progress.
Example
of South Cariboo Project - Pilot project started summer 2016
diagram
Community
Engagement --> Opportunities --> Cariboo Strong Action Groups
Operations Committee
overlaps (Marleen, Krystin)
Elected
Officials ----&---- Advisory Table provides support to the above
"Housing
Action Group" held a forum and distributed survey.
REPORT
of survey is on 100 Mile House website.
Questions
for our group:
What
are the challenges present in the community?
What
are the opportunities?
What
are the short term actions that can be taken to build momentum to long term
change and transformation?
Bruce -
what are the next steps (presentation was good, but now how could we participate)?
Carla -
brought up our Vancouver foundation discussion, and mentioned Accessibility Committee
(who is already working on projects like those described from 100 Mile House
example).
Jessica
- how could a group access project assistance such as those from 100 Mile?
Anne -
having Krystin at our table more often would be greatly valuable.
Huge opportunity
for "low barrier employment" (part of social entrepreneurism)
Action
- SPC discuss how we can participate in Cariboo Strong more at a future
meeting.
Roundtable Updates
Larry Stranberg - Venture Connect
programs in the fall, including breakfast for bankers, real estate agents and
accountants. Community Futures has been very busy and there are many great ideas
being developed locally.
Carla Bullinger - Communities That
Care (CTC) Apr 7th meeting focused on depressive symptoms. Very well attended
with diverse audience including youth engagement. A number of action plans have
been developed and much work has been already done. In the fall there will be a
presentation on these results.
Bruce Mack - IMSS is still ending
it's local services, but the CCPL will be taking over this contract and the office
and services will remain in our community.
Anne Burrill - Housing First has
been funded for another year (includes rent supplements and support for 15
people).
Linda Berg - Free activities this
summer with the Boys & Girls Club. Baseball on Tuesdays starting in July
and Mountain Biking is also very popular. Canadian Tire Jumpstart information
was also shared. (Details will be shared in updates).
Kathie Vilkas - First Hike for
Hospice (raised $3000 for the programs) and the weather was wonderful. This
event will be held annually. AGM will be in September.
Meeting adjourned. The next SPC meeting will
be held on Sept 25, 2017.
