Salt Spring Island Complete Community Assessment Final Report

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SALT SPRING ISLAND COMPLETE COMMUNITIES ASSESSMENT FINAL REPORT 1 
 
 
Salt Spring Island 
Complete Communities 
Assessment 
Final Report 
 
March 12, 2025 

SALT SPRING ISLAND COMPLETE COMMUNITIES ASSESSMENT FINAL REPORT 1 
 
Contents 
 
1. Project Context _________________________________________________________________ 1 
What is a Complete Communities Assessment? ______________________________________________________ 1 
Salt Spring Island’s Complete Communities Assessment _______________________________________________ 1 
2. Project Overview _______________________________________________________________ 3 
2.1 Project Objectives ___________________________________________________________________________ 3 
2.2 Key Deliverables ____________________________________________________________________________ 4 
3. Indicator Selection Process ______________________________________________________ 5 
3.1 Stakeholder Workshop _______________________________________________________________________ 5 
3.2 Indicator Refinement ________________________________________________________________________ 5 
3.3 Final Indicator Set and Map Development ________________________________________________________ 6 
3.4 Supporting the Engagement Process and Scenario Development _____________________________________ 6 
4. Engagement Summary __________________________________________________________ 7 
4.1 Summary of the Complete Communities Assessment Survey _________________________________________ 7 
5.1.1 Demographics ________________________________________________________________________ 7 
5.1.2 Key Priorities _________________________________________________________________________ 8 
3.1.3 Summary ___________________________________________________________________________ 16 
5. Master Integrated Scenario _____________________________________________________ 17 
5.1 The Scenario: Village-Centric Growth ___________________________________________________________ 17 
5.1.1 Housing Development Aligned with Infrastructure __________________________________________ 19 
5.1.2 Sustainable Water Resource Management ________________________________________________ 20 
5.1.3 Enhanced Transportation and Mobility ___________________________________________________ 20 
5.1.4 Equitable Access to Amenities __________________________________________________________ 21 
5.1.5 Environmental Stewardship and Conversation _____________________________________________ 21 
5.2 How this Scenario Leads to a More Complete Salt Spring Island _____________________________________ 22 
5.3 Conclusion: Achieving Completeness in a Rural Island Context ______________________________________ 25 
6. Appendix A: Map Book ________________________________________________________ 26 
6.1 Maps with Indicator Data Descriptions by Domain ________________________________________________ 26 
 

SALT SPRING ISLAND COMPLETE COMMUNITIES ASSESSMENT FINAL REPORT 1 
 
1. PROJECT CONTEXT 
 
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