Infrastructure

The District owns and operates a wide array of physical infrastructure assets, ranging from civic buildings and facilities (libraries, recreation centres, fire halls, municipal hall) to roads, utilities (water, sewer), and parks and public space improvements.

A significant portion of our infrastructure is reaching the end of its useful life and planning for replacements needed in the next 20 years is underway. To provide a sustainable level of service for future generations, asset management planning needs to factor in appropriate service levels, the life-cycle of infrastructure, and long-term replacement and maintenance costs.

Our objective is to maintain our municipal infrastructure in good working order to sustain the public health, safety and economic wellbeing of our residents.

2030 INFRASTRUCTURE TARGET: Available funding accommodates both again infrastructure and the demands of growth

Infrastructure planning and the Network of Centres

 Most of our future growth will be directed to centres and corridors. Efficiencies can be achieved and use of municipal assets maximized by focussing these in centres where they are most easily accessed by the greatest number of people.

Reaching our infrastructure planning objective

Our objective is to maximize infrastructure efficiencies. Infrastructure, roads, and land use strongly define the urban structure of the District.

We plan to achieve it by taking these actions:

  1. Focus infrastructure investment within Town and Village Centres and strategic corridors connecting them
  2. Limit infrastructure extension beyond the urban containment boundary
  3. Reinforce community pride and sense of place through sensitive design of public facilities and infrastructure
  4. Identify opportunities to co-locate services and infrastructure to realize both capital and operating efficiencies
  5. Design facilities and infrastructure to respond to the various and changing needs of District residents and to changing technologies

Utility and service provision and environmental integrity

Reducing the energy consumption and enhancing efficiencies of municipal infrastructure and services makes good financial sense and is beneficial for the environment. T

Reaching our utility and service provision objective

Our objective is to lead by example by providing infrastructure that is energy-efficient and promotes environmental stewardship.

We plan to achieve it by taking these actions:

  1. Design new District facilities and infrastructure to be energy-efficient with low greenhouse gas emissions
  2. Encourage low impact development and stormwater management best practices to protect local watersheds and stream hydrology
  3. Utilize the ecological services provided by natural systems (such as rainwater interception, water quality treatment) and restore or “day-light” culverted sections of creeks wherever practical
  4. Integrate and co-locate infrastructure and facilities to take advantage of energy and resource system opportunities such as capturing waste heat, heat exchange, energy generation and stormwater reuse