The City's first Culture Plan was approved, by unanimous vote, on Tuesday, Sept. 21 by City Council.
This document, which will guide the cultural development of Kingston over the next decade, was the result of year-long process lead by the City's Cultural Services Department that engaged the Canadian Urban Institute to facilitate a wide range of consultations both inside City Hall and within the community to look at ways to support cultural vitality to benefit local residents as well as visitors to the area.
Between September 2009 and May 2010 numerous meetings, workshops and discussions were held with key stakeholders in the visual, performing, and literary arts as well as museums, the heritage community, social services, local business and those involved in the creative economy. The purpose of these sessions was to identify a shared set of needs, aspirations and values to shape the cultural development of the Kingston community going forward.
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