Our Plan is approved! We are pleased to share the first-ever Arts & Culture Master Plan for Wilmot Township. It is intended to cover a five-year period, approximately from the year 2019 to 2023. The Arts & Culture Master Plan was unanimously endorsed by the Steering Committee and was presented to Council and approved on Monday, November 5, 2018. Wilmot Township is now part of the 16% of municipalities that have an approved municipal cultural plan. Many thanks to everyone who provided comments and were involved in the process to help shape the final document.
Background: This project was identified within the approved Township of Wilmot’s Strategic Plan (2013), and Ten-year capital forecast. The Arts and Culture Master Plan is an integrated community and Council/Staff plan that considers all aspects of tangible and intangible cultural assets within the Township of Wilmot. On September 11, 2018, TCI Management Consultants hosted an open house at the Township of Wilmot with these recommended actions Wilmot Arts & Culture Strategy Potential Recommendations. Thank you for your participation.
Why did we need a Plan? The purpose of the Arts and Culture Master Plan was to define the goals, objectives and priorities for the municipality for a five-year period, which will also serve as a community development tool for planning and for developing a better understanding of the needs of our residents and cultural community. The Plan broadly examined all the arts and cultural activities/features that are available in Wilmot Township by the gathering of community and stakeholder feedback to identify aspirations and gaps, and ultimately develop the action framework to address future needs. Community and Business surveys, along with open houses were conducted. Our main objective was to encourage all residents, community and business leaders of Wilmot to fill out this short survey, attend information meetings and to let us know their thoughts about Wilmot's arts and culture scene. The contribution to Wilmot's Arts & Culture Master Plan was important to us and the feedback we received helped us support and grow the arts and culture scene in Wilmot.
The Township of Wilmot will continue to develop, nurture, support and celebrate its vibrant cultural community and the diverse arts and rich heritage which together form a cornerstone of its unique rural identity.
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