More inclusive community?
by Nathan Sudds
1. Opening programs/discussions to other cultures
2. Getting Ideas to Stick
2.1. Ideas are presented but don't gain traction
3. Cultural Diversity
3.1. Benefits
3.2. Grocery
3.3. Unique mix of people and music, styles
4. Is interest in multicultural cross cultural
4.1. Multicultural Services Summit?
4.1.1. What services exist
4.1.2. Where are the grants
4.1.3. Microcredit
4.1.3.1. Who would be responsible?
4.1.3.1.1. Province
4.1.3.2. Small business enterprise
4.1.3.3. Social Lending
4.1.3.3.1. Donor Matching
4.1.4. WEST
4.1.5. Grant writing
5. Multicultural Youth Programs?
6. Government
6.1. Is government building walls
6.2. organizations need to look at where the redundancies are --- wrong answer
7. Parking Downtown
7.1. Needs improvement
7.1.1. where?
7.2. Garages
7.2.1. Wheelchairs
7.2.2. Mothers / Strollers
7.3. Family friendly
8. Following Tradition vs New Directions
9. Downtown Market
9.1. Anyone can present their resources
9.2. Community expresion
9.3. Pathway to Potential?
9.4. Entertainment
9.5. Cross Promoting with other groups
9.6. Joint events with other groups
10. New Opportunities
10.1. Create more social interaction
11. Transportation
11.1. No car is very difficult
11.2. Only so many strollers on the bus -- getting passed by
11.3. Family
11.3.1. Expenses
11.4. August - New Fair Boxes
11.4.1. New fair structure policy
11.4.2. Low income bus pass program / half price
11.4.3. Day passes (2.5 x adult fair)
11.4.4. Transfers - open window transfers
11.4.5. Family Pass
11.4.5.1. 3x adult pass
11.4.6. Coming later - Monthly passes
11.4.7. Conference passes
11.4.8. Result of anti-poverty
11.5. Programs with larger employers
11.5.1. A bus pass significantly reduced rate