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    UNDERSTAND WHY THE LIVABLE REGION STRATEGIC PLAN MATTERS: “We have one system of local government in BC, not two like in other provinces. Some things in a regional district are done by agreement at a regional level. And some are done by agreement at a local level,” stated Ken Cameron, co-architect of Metro Vancouver’s Livable Region Strategic Plan in the 1990s


    “When I was manager of policy and planning at the Greater Vancouver Regional District, I would tell my staff that we have been put in charge of the planning for the life support system for this region. We cannot own it but we can leave it to our children. And to build a better place, we need people who are interested enough to understand the state of mind that lay behind the success of the Livable Region Strategic Plan. It had four pillars: a Green Zone, complete communities, a compact region, and increased transportation choice ,” stated Ken Cameron.

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    MONEY IS LIMITED, ATTENTION SPANS ARE SHORT, AND CHOICES MUST BE MADE: “Society needs balanced perspectives and alternate viewpoints. Give voices to other perspectives. And then whatever the decision is, at least those viewpoints were part of the consideration,” stated Pete Steblin, former City Manager in the Metro Vancouver region


    “My career in local government began in era when money was really tight and we had to fight so hard for every nickel. We have to return to the ethic of solutions being affordable and effective. Otherwise, a seismic shift will occur in local government because of overall politics. The mood in society has changed and blunt instruments are going to come down. That is my fear. Now more than ever communities need to learn from past experience. And society needs balanced perspectives and alternate viewpoints,” stated Pete Steblin.

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    WHEN AN ELECTED LEADER IS THE CHAMPION, THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS: “By being an informed and educated elected leader, you are going to get the best decisions. But if you don’t know the lessons from the past, you risk unintended consequences. That is why memory loss is now a big concern,” stated Darrell Mussatto, former mayor of North Vancouver City


    “Politicians know how to get elected. But do they know all that other stuff that they need to know? Once upon a time, you had well-respected community leaders who everybody trusted,” stated Darrell Mussatto. “In the old days, voters elected community leaders to municipal council because those people brought certain skillsets with them. Today, the people getting elected know how to use social media to get people to vote for them. But do they know and care about what matters in local government? To ask the tough questions, you must be informed and educated about what matters.”

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