Places & Spaces Ideas Workshops hosted by City of Victoria
The City of Victoria is updating the Official Community Plan (OCP) to meet the needs of a growing population and address the housing and climate crises. The City wants to hear your thoughts on the proposed OCP update to help shape how Victoria will grow into the future.
Of special interest to the GVPN is Place-based Planning. Four Places & Spaces Ideas Workshops are open to anyone who lives, works, plays, or has a keen interest in the future of these areas, which have been identified for place-based planning as a part of the Official Community Plan update. Read on for ways you can get involved.
Places & Spaces – Place-based Planning
As part of the OCP update, the City will consider key directions from current neighbourhood plans to ensure each area of Victoria can grow and maintain its special charm while still aligning with the OCP framework. James Bay, Oaklands and areas in Jubilee, Fort Street and Oak Bay Avenue are without recent neighbourhood plans. Learn how you can help shape how each of these areas will grow and change into the future at engage.victoria.ca/places-spaces.
Update – because of huge interest, there are now two workshops scheduled on Saturday, June 8:
James Bay Community School
140 Oswego Street
- Morning workshop – June 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Refreshment break from 1:00-1:30 p.m.
- Afternoon workshop – June 8 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Please note: while these workshops are reaching capacity, the City is making space for people who bring diversity of age, perspective, lifestyle and background. Contact Marc Cittone <mcittone@victoria.ca> or add your name to the waitlist here and the City will contact you with details shortly.
These Places & Spaces Ideas Workshops have ended:
Oaklands Area
- Saturday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Oaklands Elementary School on
Update – this workshop ended on May 25, 2024
Jubilee-Fort Street-Oak Bay Ave Area
- Saturday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at École Intermédiaire Central Middle School
What to expect:
Explore ideas to help shape the future of these areas: James Bay, Jubilee-Fort Street-Oak Bay, and Oaklands. Participate in collaborative planning sessions with community members to brainstorm the future of building design, public spaces, urban villages and community connection in the area. The workshop is open to anyone who lives, works, plays, or has a keen interest in the future of these areas. Lunch and kids’ activities provided.
Registration required: engage.victoria.ca/places-spaces
Also see:
More ways you can get involved in the City of Victoria Official Community Plan
You can download Meeting in a Box, your toolkit to help lead community conversations and collect written feedback on the 10-Year Official Community Plan update. Have your say by taking the OCP survey, attending an open house, or attending an online information session. Check for new engagement opportunities on the OCP Events page and sign-up for the OCP Newsletter to keep up to date on OCP engagement activities.
Places & Spaces Ideas Workshops in Oaklands, Jubilee-Fort Street-Oak Bay, and James Bay
Guest Author Bio
Jessica Hum (she/her) is a third generation Ojibway/Chinese visitor to the unceded and ancestral territories of the W̱SÁNEĆ, Esquimalt, Songhees Nations and Lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking Peoples (this land, known as Victoria, BC).
Visit Jessica’s Blog / Website: www.talkingcircle.ca
