Official Community Plan

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Policies

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The City of Courtenay commits to deepening relationships and partnerships with organizations that represent Métis and off-Nation Indigenous residents.

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The City of Courtenay will create, promote, and implement a Reconciliation Framework in which concrete actions are identified in partnership and consultation with the wider community with guidance from K’ómoks First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who live within the region. The Reconciliation Framework will be guided by UNDRIP and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action. The City of Courtenay supports the federal and provincial governments’ intergovernmental initiatives and Canada’s reconciliation process. The City of Courtenay will seek opportunities to establish engagement processes and implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action . The City of Courtenay will incorporate Indigenous perspectives into its work and decision-making process. The City of Courtenay commits to ongoing respectful government to-government relationships with K'ómoks First Nation that nurtures trust and resiliency.

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The City of Courtenay will collaborate with all regional

partners and sectors of society wherever opportunities exist and will strive for regionally consistent approaches to reconciliation. The City of Courtenay will invest in ongoing learning opportunities between the City and all Indigenous partners. The City of Courtenay will provide learning and capacity building opportunities for City employees to build better awareness, understanding, and accountability Commission of Canada’s Official Mandate as well as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. by following the principles of the Truth and Reconciliation Indigenous partners and service providers in the community in providing educational opportunities for the general public. The City of Courtenay will seek to support K'ómoks First Nation economic development aspirations in accordance with the policies in this OCP. The City of Courtenay will collaborate with and support

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City of Courtenay Official Community Plan