Growing Community Gardens in Waterloo Region
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Building Healthy and Supportive Communities
Growing Community Gardens in Waterloo Region
• Carol Popovic– Region of Waterloo
Public Health
• Bring Food Home, Windsor, Ontario – November 18, 2013
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Bi-level municipal structure
Policy steps
• City of Kitchener policy workshop - 1997• Network and partnership development
(1997 -2009)• Regional Official Plan (2009)• Municipal official plans (2011 to present)• Food System Roundtable (2012)
Building Healthy and Supportive Communities
Making the case
• Policy value
• Financial value
• Environmental value
• Social value
Building Healthy and Supportive Communities
Policy implementation recommendations
• New developments• Zoning and by-laws• Inventory• Incentives• Start-up and maintenance• Education
Building Healthy and Supportive Communities
Regional policy becomes reality
Municipality Official Plans (2011-2014)
Thank-you!
• Contact Region of Waterloo Public Health for more information,
519-575-4400 extension 5336 • Visit our website http://chd.region.waterloo.on.ca/en/
Building Healthy and Supportive Communities