Growth and Economic Development Strategy

The primary objectives of the Growth and Economic Development Strategy are achieving the following:

• Understand the status of the County with respect to land uses, infrastructure, economic, and social considerations.
• Understand the current drivers and inhibitors of growth.
• Identify actions that could provide greater opportunity for the development of existing communities within the County.
• Form the basis for input and feedback in conjunction with other County documentation on the forthcoming Upper Peace Regional Plan under the Provincial Land Use Framework.
• Develop an implementation plan on actions required to lead the County towards greater economic sustainability.

Associated Engineering is providing the engineering review of the infrastructure required to sustain and enable growth, which includes major transportation infrastructure, existing sanitary treatment facilities and pipes, water supply and delivery, stormwater management, and telecommunications relating to cell phone coverage and access to wireless technology. We are also undertaking a high-level desktop exercise to map environmental considerations and provides some analyses in terms of the potential climate change impacts.