Communication and Community Engagement - Theory and application within a cottage association for the purpose of developing and implementing lake plans and other community based stewardship initiatives

Communication and Community Engagement - Theory and application within a cottage association for the purpose of developing and implementing lake plans and other community based stewardship initiatives

Garrah, Katie

Kennisis Lake Planning Committee
Host contact: Butcher, Ron

Sager, Eric
Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies

TP-569

2007

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Kennisis Lake

Implementing a lake plan - part two
Environmental Studies

Building on previous research (TP-557), this project identifies a method for further consultation with the lake community. The report focuses on community engagement, methods of communication, and dissemination of reports.

The Kennisis Lake Planning Committee would like to focus their efforts on bringing the Lake Plan to the attention of cottager owners. This report aims to offer insights on how best to present the package and communicate the information so that it encourages active reading and discussion of the plan within the community. The report also aims to provide methods for optimizing feedback from he residents, as well as offer several strategies for the committee to provide feedback to the community.

The project looks at: 1) existing methodology that can facilitate community engagement with the lake plan, 2) methods that can be used to effectively exchange feedback between a community and a committee, and 3) publication and distribution strategies the committee could use to further the community engagement plan.

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