Please take a few minutes to fill out two surveys and gives us your feedback on what you want downtown Terrace to look like.

• Survey 1 - Downtown Vibrancy
• Survey 2 - Moderate Residential Density

The surveys close on Monday, August 25, 2025 and each only takes a couple minutes to complete.

In our first round of engagement, residents have told us how important downtown Terrace is to them. This round of engagement and these surveys will help us get a better idea of what you want downtown to look like in the future.

Thanks for your input! It's so important to this process.

(FYI. Printable PDFs of the surveys are also available under the 'Documents' section on the right side of this Engage project page.)

Look for us at the Skeena Valley Farmers' Market (External link)again Saturday, July 6.

We want your input and feedback on the the Official Community Plan (OCP) Update.

Our booth will have info and handouts about the OCP and update process. That includes two surveys, which only take a few minutes to fill out, and close on Monday, August 25.

• Survey 1 - Downtown Vibrancy
• Survey 2 - Moderate Residential Density

We aim to be at the farmers market later in the summer again too!

Fall 2025 Community Open House

We also plan to host a community open house in the fall of 2025 so we can get more of your feedback on the Official Community Plan update. Stay tuned for more info!

In the meantime, check out the feedback we've got to date!

What community feedback have you received so far?

In the fall of 2024, the City of Terrace launched “Our City. Our Future. A 20-Year Vision”, a community-wide engagement process to inform our Official Community Plan update. Over the course of two months, the City connected with community members through:

• 10 working groups with ongoing meetings (More info about working groups)
• 2 Farmers’ Market pop-up booths (110 attendees)
• Interactive map (238 comments) (More info about love map)
• Project website (425 visits)
• Fillable postcards asking residents what they love about Terrace (5,200 sent, 103 completed and received)

Topics we heard about from you!

What key themes emerged from the feedback?

• Love for the outdoors: This is a town made up of outdoor and nature enthusiasts! Majority of comments received value the aspects of nature and the ability to access and recreate outdoors. Nature, and access to it, is a significant attribute to the well-being and livability of this community.
  
  
• Love of parks: From the comments received, people value our neighbourhood parks, walking trails, destination parks and recreation facilities! The data collected from the love map provides valuable insight into what areas people use for outdoor recreation needing protection and enhancement, and notes areas where we could expand parkland dedication.
  
  
• Downtown love: The downtown, specifically George Little Park and Farmers Market is the heart of our community. Despite some critical feedback received, it is mirrored with love for its local entrepreneurs/shop owners, historic features, beautification, meeting spaces, and is where the social and institutional spaces people value most are located.

How is community engagement and feedback considered in the OCP Update?

Community engagement is an important and valued part of this planning process. Input received from all audiences enables Mayor and Council to make informed land use decisions across the Terrace.

Input received through community engagement introduces ideas and perspectives that may not be explored through technical planning work alone.

The results of the OCP Update will ensure that the recommended land uses and policies respect community values, within the scope of the provincial legislative requirements.

Planning consultants and city planning staff are walking around downtown Terrace today and tomorrow (February 6 and 7) assessing commercial and residential buildings. This is part of a project to identify opportunities to increase residential housing downtown.

The City is aware of housing challenges and the need for higher-density, affordable, market housing near services and amenities – for example, townhouses or apartments in downtown Terrace. Our consultant, Urban Systems, is conducting a zoning and commercial-demand analysis to support discussions about land use policy changes that support more housing options being built downtown Terrace.

This study is part of the City’s Official Community Plan Update and efforts to increase housing in Terrace.

Show and tell us what you love about Terrace on our interactive love map

Place a point and comment on the map.

Here's how it works:

1. Go to the interactive love map
2. Use the 'zoom in', 'zoom out' and 'pan' options to find the location on the map that you love
3. Click on 'What do you love about Terrace?'
4. Click on 'Place Point'. (You'll need to do this a few times before a comment box shows up.)
5. Tell us the location you pinned and what you love about it.

What if you love a lot of things about Terrace? Then put a bunch of points on the map. The more points and comments on the map, the more information we have to inform the OCP update.

Join us at the Complete Communities Assessment Open House!

• Thursday, November 7
• 4:30pm - 8pm
• Sportsplex Banquet Room (3220 Kalum Street)

Drop in anytime to learn more about the City of Terrace's Complete Communities Assessment. Deliverables from this assessment - including baseline data and maps, and future growth scenarios - will inform the Official Community Plan Update.

The Complete Communities Assessment analyzes Terrace through the following lenses and proposes recommendations.

1. Housing
2. Daily Needs
3. Transportation, and;
4. Infrastructure

This assessment and the resulting recommendations are in anticipation of future growth, to address current and emerging needs in the community, and in response to new BC provincial land use legislation.

On Saturday, October 5, and Saturday, October 12, City of Terrace Planners will have a booth at the Skeena Valley Farmers' Market with info and handouts about the Official Community Plan (OCP) Update.

We want to know what you love about Terrace!

We'll have postcards and posters for you to write on and give us your input.

We'll also have OCP Overview print outs with info for you to take home.

Come say hello!

The process of updating the OCP began in Spring 2024 with the formation of subcommittees/working groups to review and recommend changes and updates to policies and objectives for specific topics, including:

• Abundant Food Systems (Agriculture)
• Compact and Complete Neighbourhoods
• Diversified and Coordinated Economy
• A Vibrant Downtown
• Natural Environments, Outdoor Activities and Access
• Visible and Vibrant Arts, Culture and Heritage
• Social Well-Being and Accessible Recreation
• Integrated and Active Transportation Network

Working groups are comprised of invited stakeholders as well as members of the general public who were selected through an expression of interest process.

The working groups are actively meeting and it is anticipated that their policy reviews will be complete by early Fall 2024.

Periodically, throughout the year, there will be public opportunities to review draft maps and documents.