MOOSE JAW — The City of Moose Jaw is inviting residents to an upcoming engagement session on Thursday, July 4, to provide input into the community’s cultural action plan.
This engagement session is the third phase of the project’s four-phase development. Once the city has acquired further feedback, it will implement suggestions and, based on the timeline, implement the new policy later this year and evaluate its effectiveness.
Residents will have two opportunities on July 4 to offer input into the cultural action plan, including at the city’s Sidewalk Days booth from 12 to 4:30 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Kinsmen Sportsplex.
At the latter location, the city and its consultants will offer presentations about the planning process and draft plan elements every hour, with participants encouraged to review and provide feedback.
With funding support from SaskCulture’s community engagement and planning grant, the city is working with Prairie Wild Consulting and the cultural planning team on the delivery of phase 3, which consists of continued engagement with the community and stakeholders to:
- Share the information from the first two phases and build on the findings
- Develop a vision, goals, and actions for Moose Jaw’s culture in the future.
The firm summarized the findings from the three activities and created a report grouping answers into 12 themes. The main themes included community building, diversity, heritage, arts and cultural enterprise, events and activities, venues, parks and natural spaces, cultural resources and support, accessibility, urban environment, downtown and municipal governance and leadership.
There are over 25 individuals representing more than 20 organizations on the cultural planning team who remain committed to advancing the shared core values with culture, diversity, and acceptance in Moose Jaw as the process moves into the next phases, the city’s website says.
