Cochrane Five Year Strategic Plan | Page 3
Town of Cochrane Strategic Plan – Final Report October 2014
Table of Contents
Foreword ...................................................................................................................................................... 4!
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................... 4!
1.0 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 5!
2.0 Vision and Mission Development ........................................................................................................... 7!
2.1 Cochrane’s Vision ............................................................................................................................... 7!
2.2 Cochrane’s Mission ............................................................................................................................. 7!
3.0 Community Engagement and Commitment ............................................................................................. 8!
3.1 Public Consultation and On-line Surveys ............................................................................................ 8!
3.1.1 On-line Surveys ........................................................................................................................... 8!
3.2 Focus Groups ...................................................................................................................................... 8!
3.3 Interviews ........................................................................................................................................... 9!
4.0 Environmental Scan .............................................................................................................................. 10!
4.1 Socio-demographic Profile ................................................................................................................ 10!
4.1.1 Population Growth & Size .......................................................................................................... 10!
4.1.2 Age and Gender Distribution ..................................................................................................... 11!
4.1.3 Birth and Mortality Rates ............................................................................................................ 13!
4.1.4 Household Characteristics .......................................................................................................... 14!
4.1.5 Housing ..................................................................................................................................... 15!
4.1.6 Cultural Linguistic Diversity ....................................................................................................... 17!
4.1.7 Persons with Disabilities ............................................................................................................ 18!
4.1.8 Physical Health .......................................................................................................................... 19!
4.1.9 Health and Social Services ......................................................................................................... 19!
4.1.10 Community Resource Centres .................................................................................................. 20!
4.1.11 Poverty..................................................................................................................................... 20!
4.1.12 Leisure ..................................................................................................................................... 20!
4.2 Economic Profile ............................................................................................................................... 21!
4.2.1 Income and Earnings .................................................................................................................. 21!
4.2.2 Agriculture ................................................................................................................................. 21!
4.2.3 Small Business ........................................................................................................................... 22!
4.2.4 Employment by Industry Sector .................................................................................................. 23!
4.2.5 Forestry ...................................................................................................................................... 24!
4.2.6 Mining ....................................................................................................................................... 25!
4.2.7 Tourism ...................................................................................................................................... 25!
4.2.8 Utilities ...................................................................................................................................... 28!
4.2.9 Hydroelectric Station ................................................................................................................. 29!
4.3 Environmental Factors ... .................................................................................................................... 29!
4.3.1 Geographic Location and Climate .............................................................................................. 29!
4.3.2 Roads ......................................................................................................................................... 30!
4.4 Technology Factors ........................................................................................................................... 30!
4.4.1 Telecom ..................................................................................................................................... 30!
4.4.2 Applications ............................................................................................................................... 31!
4.5.Political and Regulatory Factors ........................................................................................................ 31!
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