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January 23, 2008
The group Citizens for a Livable Downtown has a new website. You may find it at
www.livablekelowna.org.
November 1, 2007
CRCP is participating in a talk "Dowtown Redevelopment and the Milroy Plan: A Critical Appraisal," Saturday,
Nov. 19 at 1:30pm in the meeting room of the Kelowna Library, 1380 Ellis Street. The public is invited to
come and learn about the problems with high-density, high-rise development; hear about alternative
development options; and participate in a public visioning session for the area and the downtown. For more
information about high-rises, please check our website page
'Why highrises are undesirable.
September 26, 2007
CRCP has serious concerns with the downtown redevelopment plan being proposed for the Lawrence and
Leon Avenue area. Click
here to see a news releases detailing those concerns.
March. 21, 2007
CRCP has issued a press
release regarding the announcement by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans ruling on Lawson Landing.
Dec. 13, 2006
Click on the
Letters page for two new letters on the Building Sustainable Communities Conference and Inclusionary
Housing.
Oct. 31, 2006
Citizens for Responsible Community Planning (CRCP) is reiterating its long-held support for "inclusionary housing" and is recommending this
to the Task Force on Affordable and Special Needs Housing as a priority solution to Kelowna's affordable housing problem. In this regard
CRCP has prepared a
fact sheet on Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning, what it is, how it has been used elsewhere, and the authority and
precedence for its use in Kelowna. CRCP is recommending to the public that it support the implementation of mandatory inclusionary zoning
and reject the Task Force's recommendations involving density bonusing. CRCP is distributing this fact sheet at the open houses to be held
on the Task Force's recommendations this week.
Sept. 29, 2006
CRCP will present "Sprawl, Smart Growth, and Rapid Population Growth," a video on sustainability by the Growth Education Movement of
Washington, D.C. on Thursday, October 19 at 7:30 pm in the Meeting Room of the Kelowna Library, 1380 Ellis Street. For info
phone 868-0786.
Sept. 12, 2006
CRCP is urging residents to sign the Alternate Approval Process forms to bring the Mission Aquatic Centre issue to a public referendum
and is holding a public meeting on this matter at 7pm, Sept. 14 in the second floor meeting room of the Rotary Centre for the Arts. Click
on
news releases for more.
Sept 8, 2006
The Town of Okotoks has become a world leader in sustainability by setting a maximum population beyond which the city
cannot grow based on its carrying capacity as it relates to water supply. Please follow this
link to learn more. Also please go to our forum page for a
discussion of
Okotok's vision of sustainability.
August 17, 2006
Click on the
Letters page for a letter by Robert Cichocki on alternative solutions for an aquatic facility.
Aug. 10, 2006
On the
Articles and Links page we are providing a link to an exciting new U.S. website
The Small Town Project which is a community-based site with a
philosophy very similar to CRCP.
July 11, 2006
Click on the
Letters page for a letter by John Zeger on the effects of growth on 'social capital'.
June 11, 2006
Click on the
Letters page to see a recent letter to the editor by John Zeger on the subject of giving developers of the
downtown and Rutland tax breaks.
Past News
A message from the Chairman:
Despite promises of "change" from Kelowna's new mayor, there haven't been any meaningful changes in the pace and type of development that the city has seen in recent years. Kelowna is still on a path of rapid, uncontrolled growth with highrise development spoiling the city's majestic natural skyline. The quality of life here continues to decline as traffic congestion worsens and the crime rate remains high. Furthermore, social cohesiveness is becoming weaker as residents are becoming less involved in their community.
Citizens for Responsible Community Planning is committed to preserving the quality of life
of Kelowna residents through sensible policies of controlled growth. Furthermore, CRCP believes that important
policy decisions should not be made behind closed doors by a few politicians and non-elected bureaucrats, rather decisions should
be more open to the public through increased participation in the planning process. It is only through the re-ordering of civic priorities
and greater public participation in community planning that residents will be able to save the paradise that is Kelowna.
John Zeger
Citizens for Responsible Community Planning