Enabling sustainability policy and planning at the local level : Faciliter les politiques et la planification en matière de durabilité à l'échelon local: l'exemple de la politique alimentaire

Food Community services: (e.g., libraries and policies influence opportunities to grow food in community centres), community gardens, the ability of all citizens to Economic development: (e.g., land use access nutritious and affordable food at grocery decisions about the location of industrial areas stores or farmers’ markets, and the ability to and the movement of goods in and out of manage f [...] From a mandate for food policy by calling for the creation of a “just and sustainable food system.” This mandate staffing perspective, it may be equally effective to enabled the creation of the City’s first Food Action Plan integrate responsibility for food system issues into (Action Plan for Creating a Just and Sustainable Food the mandates of existing positions in a way that System - 2003)2 and [...] STAFFING SUPPORT AND LOCATION OF FOOD POLICY WITHIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT The “location” of food policy within a local BUREAUCRACY government bureaucracy is an important factor to consider because it may impact the support available Few local governments in Canada – big or small – for implementation, and types of food policy issues have staff positions entirely dedicated to food policy. [...] For example, the City Kaslo and Vancouver of Vancouver’s Food Systems Steering Committee is an interdepartmental staff team that meets monthly Another example of integration of food policy into to discuss and problem-solve on food policies and regulatory and legal frameworks of a local programs ranging from community gardens and government can be found in the creation of Municipal farmers’ markets [...] In spite of the challenges, food food system policy has emerged as a policy innovator for Type of policy or Example proposing a range of integrative policy tools that not plan only bring together a range of sustainability issues, Sustainability City of Vancouver’s Greenest but also involve non-governmental stakeholders in Plans and Health City 2020 Action Plan (GCAP) their formulation and implemen