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Next Town Council Meeting: August 18, 2009
Next Standing Committee Meeting: August 11, 2009

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COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
CITIZENS ADVISORY GROUP
Purpose of a Citizens AdvIiory Group:
A Citizens Advisory Group is a group of citizens who (collectively) will act as
champions to engage the public to participate throughout the development of the
Community Sustainability Plan. The leadership of the committee will ensure that
the process is transparent, collaborative and inclusive so that the plan provides
representation of Hinton and area.

Position: Citizens Advisory Group — Committee Member I.

Role & Responsibilities:
As a committee member you will:
• adopt and champion the MSP process;
• provide leadership and be respectful and inclusive of the community; I
• actively participate in gathering community input and soliciting citizen
participation;
• be a visionary;
• be action/solution orientated and a decision maker;
• use expertise and/or knowledge in one or more of the 5 pillars; and
• commit to working through the entire planning process (12 to 18 months).

Qualifications:
Being able to participate in a committee, where you:
• are committed to achieving a sustainable community;
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• are able to bring people to the process; BLOCK PARTY 2008 -

• have the desire to see a vision implemented despite any barriers;

• synthesize community input on a vision using the five pillars of sustainability;
• create, define and/or adopt principles of sustainability that are the “right fit” for
our community;
• are able to identify areas of concern that need to be addressed in order to Get the Toolkit from the
achieve the vision; and Town of Hinton web site at
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perform his or her role with trust, respect and integrity
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‘(our contribution will provide community input to the needs and long-term
interests of Hinton and area. The success of a Community Sustainability Plan includes: Tips & Ideas,
is individuals committed to engaging the community in the understanding of the Organizing & Planning
consequences of our actions today on the future.
Checklists, Sample Survey
This is a volunteer position with group meetings starting in fall and will have a term Flyer & Sample Invitation
of 12 to 18 months.
For more information
If you are interested in joining this committee, application forms are available on
the Town of Hinton web site or at the front desk. Any questions can be directed ontact Larissa or Joan
to the Municipal Sustainability Plan Coordinator, Wendy Lesser at 780-865-6077 at 780-865-6026 or
or by e-mail at wlesser@hinton.ca.
commdev@hinton.ca
Draft Terms of Reference are posted on the web site: www.hinton.ca
Deadline for Applications is August 13, 2009.