Strategic Plan

2023 - 2026 Strategic Priorities

The Council Strategic Plan is guided by the Official Community Plan and the Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) which provide the long term vision and path for the decision making of the Council.  

The District’s 2023-2026 Strategic Plan outlines the priorities for the Council term and projects the resource needs and planning required to complete the priorities within available resources and time. 

Current 2023 - 2026 Strategic Plan

Prior Years Strategic Plan

2019 - 2022 Strategic Priorities

Reviews will be conducted annually to ensure progress is being made, changing circumstances are responded to and opportunities are considered.  As well, the financial implications of the strategic priorities are thoughtfully reviewed in conjunction with the District’s annual and longer term financial planning process. You can review the revised timeline for Council's identified strategic priorities through this link:
https://www.highlands.ca/DocumentCenter/View/7957/Timeline-Update-Jan-2022
 
2019 -2022 Strategic Plan


2015-2018 Strategic Priorities

The District’s 2015-2018 Strategic Priorities document responds to these changes by evolving from year to year planning, to a longer term, representing the newly established four year terms for Council. This enables longer term thinking toward strategic priority setting. Reviews will be conducted annually to ensure that changing circumstances can be addressed should that be desired. As well, the financial implications of this strategic decision making can be thoughtfully reviewed in conjunction to our annual financial planning process.

 There are a number of overarching objectives that were identified during the strategic planning process. These include:

• Protecting Highlands Rural Values
• Reduction of Green House Gases
• Climate Change Adaptation and Resiliency,
• Public Health,
• Public Safety
• Environmental Protection
• Customizing and Implementing the Right to a Healthy Environment Resolution
• Improving Internal and External Communications

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2013-2017 Strategic Priorities


The 2013 Strategic Plan document resulted from discussion that took place at Council's Strategic Planning Workshop held in December, 2012.  The 2012 document added graphics and links to existing District OCP and ICSP policies in order to transform the document from a simply listing of Strategic Priorities into a more comprehensive product that connects the OCP and ICSP visions to the actual Priority Areas and resultant tasks.

District of Highlands 2013 Strategic Priorities