Guess what ! A youth committee has formed in West Point Grey and has been meeting since November of 2005, with the intent of participating in something called a Community Visions Process. (We'll tell you more about Community Visions in just a second). The cool thing is that these youth aren't just talking about participating… they're getting down and dirty ! They're acting on it ! CityPlan Community Visions staff in partnership with the Youth Outreach Team and the Youth Community Asset Mappers are supporting these youth to identify what the needs are in their community from a youth perspective.

NEW - Check out some recent media by V6T News, who ran a story on the Youth Committee's involvement in the planning process. The story cab be viewed in theApril 2006 edition of V6T NEws - available online at www.v6tnews.ca. Or download the story here.

The following articles are the chronicles of youth and their take on what it's been like to get involved in their community. The articles talk about: How they got started - Why they're still involved - What it's like presenting at a conference - What youth engagement means to them. So take a read !

Community Visions:

Like we said … the community of West Point Grey is currently in the midst of a Visions process. What's that ? Well… In 1997, the Community Visions Program was launched to bring CityPlan ( a city-wide plan that provides a framework for deciding City programs, priorities, and actions over the next 20 years) to the neighborhood level. This program entails communities working with City staff over a two year period to create their visions for the future of their community, based on CityPlan directions and community needs and aspirations.

To Learn more about the West Point Grey Visions Process / Timeline visit the Cityplan Visions website.

To get involved, contact Beverly Podlecki at beverly.podlecki@vancouver.ca or telephone 604.871.6326.