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Community Recreational Needs Assessment
January 24, 2022
The Town of Goderich has completed a Community Recreational Needs Assessment (“CRNA”). The CRNA is a 10-year strategy to address needs for recreation facilities and programs in the Town of Goderich. Spanning the years 2022 to 2031, the CRNA contains a set of recommendations that direct ongoing investments in recreation facilities and guides the way in with the Town of Goderich delivers recreation services, including its role in working with community partners and volunteers.
Reasons for undertaking the CRNA include:
changes in the Town’s demographic composition that have occurred over the past 20 years;
- certain recreational facilities are aging and will require attention if they are to continue operating;
- the unique operating agreement with the YMCA is set to expire in 2023 and there is a need to review the role of each party in delivering recreational services moving forward;
- a need to respond to changes in trends and preferences of residents for recreation and sport; and
- ensuring that affordable and inclusive choices are available while municipal operations are being delivered in a cost-effective and sustainable manner.
To view the Community Recreational Needs Assessment please click on photo above.
December 17, 2021 – The Draft CRNA is available for public review and comment! Please provide us with any comments using our online feedback form by clicking here or alternatively you may drop-off or mail written correspondence to Town of Goderich 57 West Street. A Recreation Facility Needs Assessment Report and an Organizational & Service Model Review Report contain more detailed information should you wish to review these as well. Public comments will be accepted until 5:00pm on January 7, 2022.
October 26, 2021 - Thank you to everybody that participated in the first round of community consultations for the Community Recreational Needs Assessment! We received nearly 700 survey responses along with great input from our workshops with local recreation stakeholders and teens. We are now set to begin the needs assessment phase of our work plan.
The Community Recreational Needs Assessment (CRNA) will provide a refreshed vision for recreation in the Town of Goderich. The CRNA will identify recommendations on the types of recreation facilities that could be implemented by the year 2030 along with ways that the Town can provide them in a financially responsible manner.
The CRNA is being led by Monteith Brown Planning Consultants Ltd. and overseen by a Recreation Review Ad Hoc Committee consisting of elected officials, Town staff and Goderich residents. The planning process involves considerable research including the Town’s demographic characteristics, the current state of existing recreation facilities, and needs across Goderich. Public and stakeholder engagement is a critical component of the CRNA and we want to know how you use recreation facilities, along with your ideas about how we can improve for future generations.
Community Recreational Needs Assessment Consultations are Underway!
- CRNA Virtual Public Open House – Click here to review information panels describing the CRNA in greater detail.
- Community Survey – Our Survey is now closed..
- Recreation Stakeholder Summit for recreation and sports providers was held September 14 to help inform the vision for recreation as well as understand the needs and perspectives of recreation facility user groups
- Draft CRNA Public Review & Commenting Period – the Draft CRNA is available for public review and comment between December 17, 2021 and January 7, 2022 (see link above) so you can let us know what you think of it before it is finalized.
Project Timeline
- July 2021 Project Initiation
Recreation Review Ad Hoc Committee Appointed
- August Demographic & Trends Research
- September Community Engagement & Research
- October Recreation Facility Needs Assessments
Organizational & Service Delivery Model Review
- November Draft CRNA
- December Public Review & Commenting Period
- January 2022 Final CRNA
Questions & Comments
For questions about the CRNA or to provide feedback that you would like considered as part of the study, please send an e-mail to CRNA@goderich.ca.
