December 2024 Radium Hot Springs Draft OCP Presentation - Flipbook - Page 67
ELECTRICAL
Objective 79: Make our electrical
infrastructure more resilient.
5.6.28. Investigate opportunities for funding
to bury the electrical lines in the
Downtown, which will:
a) Reduce pedestrian interruptions
along sidewalks from electrical poles,
b) Improve mountain and scenic
5.7
views, and
c) Provide a better Downtown
experience.
5.6.29. Electrical poles shall not be placed in
the middle of sidewalks interrupting
the pedestrian experience.
5.6.30. Reduce our energy use by converting
Village-owned infrastructure to lower
energy appliances and 昀椀xtures,
where practical.
FOOD SECURITY
INTRODUCTION
POLICIES
Access to healthy food is a basic human right
and a key component to a healthy community.
Supporting access to food, and especially
healthy food, throughout the year is important
due to an increasingly number of food security
challenges faced by the Village and the
Columbia Valley region. Recent challenges
for Radium Hot Springs have included the
COVID-19 global pandemic, regional highway
closures and other supply chain disruptions.
The Village wants all of its residents to have
food that is healthy and available when
needed.
5.7.1.
Support community initiatives
which promote environmentally and
agriculturally sustainable practices,
such as community gardens, pollinator
planting, a community compost
program (e.g. compost pickup at
transfer station), promotion of backyard
composting, and rainwater collection.
5.7.2.
Continue to support food security
by supporting farmers markets,
supermarkets, and other retailers
that offer healthy food options and
fresh produce.
OBJECTIVES
5.7.3.
Increase access to healthy and
affordable food retail and services
within all neighbourhoods through land
use planning, and through connections
created by Active Transportation
networks and public transit.
Objective 80: Support access to sustainable
local food by encouraging
local food production and
access to locally and regionally
grown foods.
Community-Wide Policies
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