Inclusion and Diversity

Inclusion and Diversity

GOAL 1

INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING CITY

Objectives Actions
1. Facilitate partnerships and collaborations throughout the community. 1. Collaborate with various stakeholders in the development of an annual fact sheet for each priority topic (e.g. housing, mental health, food security, inclusion and diversity, education and training).
2. Enhance community awareness of inclusion and diversity. 2. Explore the process of establishing inclusive public signage (LGBT, impairments, languages, etc).
3. Evaluate and advocate for policies that are socially inclusive, in all City initiatives. 3. Collaborate with internal and outside groups to enable more affordable and accessible events, through subsidies and partnerships.
4. Support and collaborate in various initiatives under the cultural and immigration plans.  4. Host an annual Social Inclusion Summit.

GOAL 2

BUILD A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY BY CONTINUING TO SUPPORT SMART GROWTH

Objectives Actions
1. Ensure effective social inclusion strategies. 1. Facilitate and support in collaboration with community members, committee of a whole informational presentations.
2. Encourage the affordability and accessibility of public events throughout the year. 2. Facilitate and collaborate in the development of a Downtown Ambassador Program, in partnership with DMCI, ReConnect, RCMP and City staff.
3. Increase citizen engagement and awareness 3. Work with communications and various other stakeholders in the development of a semi-annual community events brochure to promote events and programs within the community that are socially inclusive.
  4. Work with communications and various other community stakeholders, in updating the community resource contact list, semi-annually for accuracy
  5. Evaluate existing policies and recommend changes so that they may be more socially inclusive.
  6. Facilitate city staff discussion around the implementation of drinking fountains in the urban core, trails, and highly populated parks
  7. Implement Water for All initiative, in partnership with the Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance.
  8. Develop and implement an interdepartmental dispatch protocol for vulnerable people in public spaces.
  9. Facilitate and support the delivery of street outreach awareness training in partnership with ReConnect for frontline City staff, DMCI, and other interested partners.
  10. Facilitate, develop and deliver a five year tri-community affordable transit pass pilot program.
  11. Present results of the affordable transit pass program, for permanent delivery