Plan & Progress

The path to rural resilience

Resilient Rurals consists of many components and deliverables, which we've outlined below. You can follow along with our progress—if you want more details or are interested in joining us, Get In Touch!

About the Resilient Rurals Regional Resilience Plan

The Regional Resilience Plan is our final deliverable. From there we will decide as a group how to move forward and pool resources to address our shared risks. The plan will outline the climate forecast for our region, identify potential risks and opportunities and propose actions for the next steps.

Communication may be our communities' most powerful tool to build awareness, promote preparedness and create resilient futures. Communication will be a primary method of delivering the priorities and objectives of the Regional Resilience Plan.

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Priority Areas of the Regional Resilience Plan

Social Priorities

Public preparedness
Mental health
Support for vulnerable populations
Home insurance implications
Local crime reduction

Environmental Priorities

Flooding
Icy and extreme cold conditions
Water supply shortage
Extreme windstorms
Wildfires
Difficulties seeding / harvesting crops
Air quality
Extreme heat

Business Continuity Priorities

Municipal infrastructure inventory
Critical passwords safely accessible
Critical files scanned to digital formats
Critical maps digitized
Files and records back-up
Critical procedures mapped out

Progress Breakdown (Updated November, 2021)

Innovation	Still to come; our planning has brought up a number of innovative processes and ideas. We will share details as things progress.	50%
Regional Resilience Plan	A plan outlining the climate forecast of the region, identifying risks and opportunities and identifying actions for next steps.	95%
Implementation Plan	Tailored implementation to different municipal roles; we are working together to assess how programs and services will be impacted and define relevant actions.	Complete
Networking Plan	Reaching out to other small communities in Alberta and Canada to share in progress and innovation.	75%
Plan, Policy & Bylaw Review	Each community will perform an independent review process of plans, policies and bylaws to include resilience processes. Communities will share language and plan structures wherever possible.	75%
Resource Hub	A relevant one-stop-shop Resource Hub on the Resilient Rurals website for other communities to access.	Complete
Communications Toolkit	The communications toolkit will provide communities with the right tools to inform residents of risks and resilience actions, and allow them to communicate immediately in an emergency.	75%
Business Continuity Strategy	Maintaining critical operations and services to our residents. Ensuring back-ups, necessary access and having a plan in place for emergency.	Complete
Community Assessments	We are examining our human resources, financial resources, communications resources, infrastructure needs, disaster preparedness and readiness for business continuity.	Complete

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