The Olds Institute for Community and Regional Development has a mandate to develop a long term Economic Development Strategy for the municipality of Olds Alberta.
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Economic Development and Municipal Sustainability
Committees with the Institute include Investment Attraction, Business Retention, Community Lifestyle, Finance, Marketing, Opportunity ID, and Technology.
Are you looking for a community to invest in? Look no further than Olds, Alberta.
The Institute supports local business in their expansion plans, and encourages business to remain in Olds.
We are engaged in initiatives that enhance the social and economic development of the community of Olds.
Thanks to the financial support of our economic partners, the Institute is able to support the community.
Promoting the Olds Institute to its residents and business investors, and marketing the community to the world.
The Institute researches needs in the community identifying opportunities that will make Olds sustainable.
Olds will be one of the first communities in Alberta to offer fibre to the premises for residents and businesses.
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Community Lifestyle Committee - Vision/Mission
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VISION
Olds is a community of citizens who value lifestyle by nurturing it through all economic and social growth.

MISSION
The Community Lifestyle Committee will provide valued input and have a meaningful impact on the Olds Institute's decisions and initiatives, resulting in positive lifestyle outcomes for our community.

SHARED BELIEFS

  • Responsible decision making today will be valued and appreciated by future citizens of Olds.
  • Our Mission will create a desire to be perpetuated through commitment well into the future.
  • Change is inevitable. We will embrace change as an opportunity to positively affect our community's future.
  • Our community has the potential to be recognized and respected as a leader in both community lifestyle and economic development.
  • Our citizens will have the opportunity to lead a balanced lifestyle.
  • We will seek first to understand, then to govern ourselves accordingly.
  • We value and appreciate diversity through the participation and contribution of our citizens.
  • A healthy environment will support the development of healthy citizens.
TERMS OF REFERENCE - Membership
  • Our membership will suport our Vision, Mission & Shared Beliefs.
  • Our membership will be dynamic, meaning open to change.
  • Membership will be capped at 12 members.
  • Decision making will strive for consensus.
  • Community input will be sought after.
  • A quorum will consist of 50% of the membership at any point int time.
  • The current Olds Institute board member on our committee will be our liaison, i.e. communication link to the Board.
  • The chair of our committee will attend of minimum of three Board meetings per year.
  • Our commitee will conduct an annual assessment of performance.
Essential Members   >>   Town of Olds | Olds & District Chamber of Commerce | Olds College | Olds Agricultural Society
Associate Members   >>   Chinook's Edge School Division | Mountain View County
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