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Revelstoke will be a leader in achieving a sustainable community
by balancing environmental, social and economic values within a local,
regional and global context.
Building on its rich heritage, this historic mountain community
will pursue quality and excellence. Revelstoke will be seen as vibrant,
healthy, clean, hospitable, resilient and forward-thinking. It will be
committed to exercising its rights with respect to decisions affecting
the North Columbia Mountains.*
Community priorities include: opportunities for youth; economic
growth and stability; environmental citizenship; personal safety and
security; a responsible and caring social support system; a first-class
education system; local access to life-long learning, spiritual and cul-
tural values; and diverse forms of recreation.
All residents and visitors shall have access to the opportunities
afforded by this community.
*An area roughly bounded by Eagle Pass (W), Donald (E), Mica (N)
and Trout Lake (S).
Figure 6.1
Revelstoke's 1994 vision statement
in achieving sustainable development by balancing environmental, social
and economic values. Feedback from the resident public on the draft vision
statement was sought via a communitywide survey plus the results of a
research team comprised primarily of Earthwatch volunteers (Mountain
Town with a Vision Research Project) who interviewed over 300 individuals
(including residents and visitors) to obtain their comments on the visioning
process. Based on the information received, the draft vision statement was
revised and submitted to the city council, which ratified it in February 1994.
CD objectives can be seen within this community-based vision (Figure 6.1).
Strategy making, implementation and monitoring
Developing a CBT plan requires consideration of the community devel-
opment goals to which tourism is being applied. Scheyvens (1999) describes
four types of community empowerment (economic, psychological, social and
political) that provide an insight into some types of community-oriented
outcomes that tourism planning might seek to achieve (Table 6.1). Exploring
preconditions for successful CBT in the developing country context, Dixey
(2008: 15) notes two important aspects: 'Enabling policies and supporting
coordinated framework for implementation' and 'Proper monitoring and
evaluation and the judging of outcomes based on the contribution to local
economic development and poverty reduction (e.g. employment creation and
income generation)'. A major impediment to effective tourism planning has
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