Townsite Neighbourhood Review

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A bird's eye view photograph of Townsite taken by Paul Galinski

Project Updates

Archaeological, heritage, and cultural use work is complete! Staff worked with Aquilla Archaeology and Tla'amin Nation to better understand the archaeological, heritage, and cultural uses in the area, and how that might inform future land use designations. Please see here.

We also set up a booth at Townsite Day on July 16. You can see the materials we shared here and in the Document Library.

The Phase 1 Engagement Summary report is available in the Document Library, along with the Phase 2 Engagement Summary report.


Help us create a community vision!

Since adoption of the 2014 Sustainable Official Community Plan Bylaw 2370 (SOCP), the City has purchased more than 230 acres of former mill land in the Townsite designated in the SOCP as Employment Centre, Resource, Waterfront Commercial/Industrial, and Agriculture. Acknowledging public ownership of these significant land holdings, the purpose of this project is to conduct an SOCP neighbourhood review to develop a community vision for these lands and update the land use designation map and Townsite policy sections in response. The engagement process will result in an updated Schedule B Land Use Designations map and revised objectives and policies for section 3.6 Townsite (originally tiskwat) for Council's consideration.

Land Use Designations from SOCP


To learn more, check out the backgrounders in the Document Library and our project overview video.

Share your ideas by clicking:

  • Maps - add your ideas for the future of Townsite on a map
  • Ideas - write and share an idea
  • Questions - explore frequently asked questions and ask your own

Project Updates

Archaeological, heritage, and cultural use work is complete! Staff worked with Aquilla Archaeology and Tla'amin Nation to better understand the archaeological, heritage, and cultural uses in the area, and how that might inform future land use designations. Please see here.

We also set up a booth at Townsite Day on July 16. You can see the materials we shared here and in the Document Library.

The Phase 1 Engagement Summary report is available in the Document Library, along with the Phase 2 Engagement Summary report.


Help us create a community vision!

Since adoption of the 2014 Sustainable Official Community Plan Bylaw 2370 (SOCP), the City has purchased more than 230 acres of former mill land in the Townsite designated in the SOCP as Employment Centre, Resource, Waterfront Commercial/Industrial, and Agriculture. Acknowledging public ownership of these significant land holdings, the purpose of this project is to conduct an SOCP neighbourhood review to develop a community vision for these lands and update the land use designation map and Townsite policy sections in response. The engagement process will result in an updated Schedule B Land Use Designations map and revised objectives and policies for section 3.6 Townsite (originally tiskwat) for Council's consideration.

Land Use Designations from SOCP


To learn more, check out the backgrounders in the Document Library and our project overview video.

Share your ideas by clicking:

  • Maps - add your ideas for the future of Townsite on a map
  • Ideas - write and share an idea
  • Questions - explore frequently asked questions and ask your own
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Map the future of Townsite

almost 3 years

Add pins to the map to share ideas about what should happen on City-owned lands in Townsite. 

The Sustainable Official Community Plan is the City's highest bylaw and a broad policy document that sets out what land use should take place within city boundaries. 

  • The orange area is the study area for the neighbourhood review. All the land within this boundary is City-owned land.
  • The yellow area indicates land within the Agricultural Land Reserve, and therefore subject to Provincial requirements.
  • The teal area shows the parks and greenspace buffer around Townsite from the SOCP Schedule B land use designation map.
  • The red area is the Cutthroat Creek Riparian area.
  • The grey area is the Consolidated Waste Water Treatment Plant.
  • Trails with data from TrailForks are marked and align with the Parks and Trails Master Plan.
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Page last updated: 08 May 2023, 10:36 AM