You can help shape a plan for downtown Courtenay at an open house next week.
The event is for the Downtown Vitalization Local Area Plan, a project to support the downtown by encouraging more growth, bringing civic spaces to life, and making it more accessible to the community.
The city says this plan comes as Courtenay’s population is expected to grow from 29,530 in 2021 to 42,415 residents by 2041, a 30 per cent increase.
“Eight-thousand-350 homes will need to be built in Courtenay over the next 20 years to keep up with demand,” said the city.
The city says you can give feedback to staff on early design concepts for Riverfront, Downtown Core, Fitzgerald Corridor, and Harmston Park, explore big moves to improve mobility and housing, and share what matters most to you.
The feedback from this event will help shape the plan, with staff putting together a final version of it this fall.
The open house takes place at Florence Filberg Centre on May 14, running from 4 to 7 p.m.
